Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-19
NEW SCHOOLS PLANNED
FOR LOWER COUNTIES
Kent and Sussex Delegations Here
Today in Conference With
School Auxiliaries.

Kent and S,isscx county school authori.
ties, who are desirous OF new school build
inEs, today conferred with the Delaware
School Auxiliary Mt the headquarters OF
the latter in the Public Library Building.
Lewes delegates came requesting $3.50
600 for n new composite school in that
town. Auxiliary purchased 32-acrc tract
near Lcwcs and for a nominal considcra-
tion decided ten acres Of il to the Lcwcs
citizens for the New school building.
The Lewes folks were offered $3.50, 600 il
they would raise an additional 500, 900.
In the Lcwes delegation were Thomas
K. Ingram, president Of a special board 81
education; DIR. Joseph M. Martin, Her
bert ). Rausch, superintendent of schools,
and N. B. Register. One Of the members
said IT was impossible 10 raise 500, 900,
but said he thought they could get half
of it.
The Lewcs citizens have their plans
worked out for the new buildings and
hope to start work some time next month
The Kent county delegation included
Herbert Richardson of Dover, president;
c. NJ. Simpler of FELTON,; Edward c. DAILY
of Hartley and III. v Holloway of Dover,
county superintendent OF schools.
These men came up TO talk over at
length their plans for 25 new school build
ings to be scattered all over the county
They have building plans that call for an
outlay of approximately xS0o,oO0 and
they are looking to the School Auxiliary
for at least half that sum, one of them
stated
The conference started about II
O'Clock and was resumed after the lunch
con hour The meeting will probably
take up the remainder of the day and
may overlap tomorrow.
The claims of Cesar Rodney district
interviewed during the conference with the
Kent county board This angle of the
matter may result in slicing the amount
OF money SO that Kent county viii have
to get along with less than originally
counted on. The Kent county members
were not ut all unmindful OF the business
OF the Caesar Rodney claims To bounty,
inasmuch as the taxable basis of that dis
trict is large and the educational needs
urgent. The board even went so far az TO
tell the committee IL had no desire TO
stand in the way of the advancement of
the Casar Rodney district
Some time this afternoon IL will prob
ably be possible to adjust the two claims,
IL was predicted The COMMITTEES felt that
this adjustment was necessary in fairness.
first 1T Will bc determined what amount
Cgsar Rodney is to be given. Then it
will be easier, it was pointed out, TO set
aside a definite sum for Kent.
The Kent members were as good as told
that In the event of a cut In the allowance
to them they would have to curtail their
plans. They were perfectly
willing 10 do that. they said. II was
suggested that they go over their plans
agains and see what could be done with
the $500 900 they propose TO raise by
bond issue. plus 100000 or more. and
hat the committee would then allot 90
hem all it could to add 90 that sum.
The Jewes delegation went into con-
erence with the committee right after
he Kent members came out. The Lewes
,itizens were confident of putting their
claim through and getting its allotment
n time to catch the afternoon train back
nome Naturally. everybody was happy
,ver the prospect