Evening journal., 1920-05-08
P. 5. DU PONT
DETAILS some
CODE CHANGES
conilnued from FIrnt pare.

erendum vote when approved by the
State and county boards.
In this connection Mr.. dupont stated
Wilmington was an exception and that
the commission felt Is should always
remain a special district as IL is too
large TO think OF going INTO we
county system. He stated that the
section OF the code which provides
that Wilmington, unless 10 accepts the
code shall go into the county system
Will be recommended by the commits
sion for repeal.
II was al this point that Mr.. du-
pont stated that II Wilmington comes
in voluntarily under the code. IL had
been suggested that provision be made
for seven member board for the city.
elected at large and that a meeting
would be arranged 10 discuss the mat
1 ter with Wilmington people. lie cX-
pressed the hope that Wilmington
would come In under the code and
/ thought n would be TO the advantage
OF the city TO do So
II was brought out that the tax
matter Is one subject that the COM
mission has not reached a decision
on as yet. was also intmated mat
/ the proposition advanced last week by
Henry p Scott that the State be
bonded for Si00O0000 TO carry out a
school building program was a mat
ter that The commission stlll has un-
der consideration. one thing that the
commission has decided TO DO which
Mr.. dupont did not touch on lasi night
is the elimination OF the word code
from the act. This word seems 10 be
especially. objectionable 70 many. per
sons so the redraft OF the act TO be
presented win be known as the
"schoOl laws or Delaware
Mr. dupont was introduced 10 the
audience by Professor A. II. Berlin OF
the Wilmington High school. presi-
dent OF the teachers conference as The
chancellor Of education for Delaware
In opening his remarks Mr.. dup0n
said ne desired 10 talk on what The
school code commission has been do
ing. He said the code "has now beer
with us over a year and has been un
, der constant discussion during tha
y time. ] doubt n any subject has eve
, retained such general interest for
Z year which only shows our great In
r. terest I'M education"
y The speaker said the commission
Z was not trying TO get a perfect lay
y but one that win suit the people O
! Delaware. II, he said. the people q
= Delaware want an amendment ina
4, does not meet the views or the bes
ss educators. that is their right 10 ca
,e be tried and If the people find IL wi
not do. Il can then be amended. II
m spoke OF the public meeting held b
o. the commission In ah three cOuntit
sc and stated that the criticisms heard
s. these meetings has given the commits
sion an idea OF what the people wan
or Most OF these criticisms. he said al
N | tangible and something can be gotte
lu out OF them 20 satisfy the people.
s. The fact that there has been no cri
icism Of the organization rs broug
together by the school code, MT. q
pont considered was encouraging. I
o. stated that before the code was pass
the state from time 10 Time had TAX
nm some az the features such as U
= state Board OF Education, state Cor
no mission. county boards, ETC. hut q
nd strong point In the code from D
vieNpOint WAS the bringing togeth
ho OF these features and their rclatio
IN 10 each other.
,is Mr. dupont went over the vario
M tentative amendments agreed on
Ia Inc commission and which were pu
iished from day to day during q
si- sessions OF the commission last wee
one amendment that the comm
ias sion agrccd on yesterday 10 rccoi
Ire mend TO the Legislature Mr.. dupol
re- stated was 10 reduce The cOmpulso
attendance feature from $50 TO
re. days 4 year. Mr. dupont said in [
-ih rural districts and especially Suss
county. Il was contcnded That I
On children are needed In the spring al
ara fan for work on the farm and that
lss iS0-day compulsory provision work
M an Injustice He said u had be
agreed that the parent who wants