Evening journal., 1920-01-17
CODE OPPONENTS STOP
POINTING WITH PRIDE
To WILMINGTON SCHOOLS

year. This year they will pay teach
ers s22 800, an Increase OF sI,9ii. or %
per cent. Milford school taxes last
year white and col0red) amounted TO
sii,j26. The single item Of teachers
salaries this year Is almost double the
total amount OF Mllford's school taxes
OF last year. From this 1t is perfectly
clear that Il would have been impos-
sible to have operated the schools here
this year on any less taxes than are
being levied.
The Milford school district taxes this
year will be siS,55a. The Milford
school teachers will receive S22 300. So
3 the community OF Milford VIII not
raise as much in school taxes this year
as 1t viii receive in the form OF wages
. for teachers, which will be spent IN
Milford. The Milford school budget THIS
year calls for $3.50 for fuel, Si.i45 for
ianltors' wages and supplies, and $3.50
for repairs. All OF this money viii be
paid out in Milford and spent In Milford.
Together with the teachers salaries THIS
means that for those four Items the
community OF Milford will receive In
cold cash over $1,000 more than II raises
In school taxes. In other words, IN
stead OF the public schools OF Milford
being a financial burden TO the COM
munity. they represent TO Milford
clear net cash profit OF over ss,OOO.
II any OF the money appropriated IN
the Milford budget for school supplies,
text hooks. rent, clerical help and mis-
cellaneous items (none OF which Is IN
cluded In the above four itemsl IS
snent In Milford. its cash profit or OF
its public schools Is that much greater.
In other words. Milford is raising sls-
55i this year in school taxes. For TINS
money n is getting its children edu-
Gated In schools the equal OF any IN the
state. and IL is getting back In school
expendlulres paid for by the state
, over 5000 more money than II puts
into is schools. Milford is getting us
children educated and 5000 In sold cash
for an investment OF sis,5Ji.
Vel to hear the opponents OF the
I School Code, one would suppose ile
people were being robbed by ule puDilo
I school system under the Rew Code. III
; this connection. the Milford Chronicle
{ commenting ediiorially upon the de-
siructive attutde OF those who are op-
posing ehe Code, says:
AT no point have those In opposition
10 The new school laws presented any
policy or plan 10 supplant the laws
! which they condemn. Do they purpose
/ 10 sweep away all public school edu-
cation-if they can? DO they believe
that the fathers and mothers want their
( children deprived OF education at ahe
hands OF the Stateg Il is easy 10 pull
down. but we must have something TO
take the place Of that which Is Destroy
! ed. Il costs money 10 do anything IN
these days. Farm labor, travel, FOOD.
wearing apparel all take extra sums
from the pockets OF the people, and
/ education is taking more each year.
What course do the opponents OF the
new school laws propose 10 pursue. II
/ they are able TO block the operation Of
/ the present new school laws We want
schools. and our children are educded
for much less money through the pub
( lie schools than they can be educated
4 for by private schools, even II all the
people could afford TO pay for private
schooling for their children. What is
the solution Of this problem? Unless
YOU can offer something 10 take the
! place OF the present system. then IL
would be well 20 shout about less op-
! position. Ask the objector TO state his
plans for better schools, and see where
he gets of"
Until ahe revelation Of conditions in
Wilmington, the School Code obiec-
, tors have been referring 10 Whining
ton as an example OF how 10 run
; schools without the Code Now they
are al sea. As the Milford Chronicle
observes: Ask the objector 10 the Code
10 state what he has to Offer that is
better and see how he is embarrassed.