Smyrna times., 1921-03-16
EllL BILL SEEMS SURE
m MEET DEFEAT At DOVER
l., VOTE SCHEDULED FOR
Il MORNING OR AFTERNOON

#H NUM-
4 ..0l Bill is Defeated, a Repeal of
i. Present Law Will Be Passed
and Old Law Restored
.,bool bill occupies the center
\. stage in the Legislature pro-
VS. at Dover. After rejecting
~ amendment, the House is sched-
4 n take a final vote on it late this
\ .Dc or early this afternoon. If the
i y ..Sool bill is killed which now
4 almost assured, an effort will
4 ,.is TO pass Representative Schn-
3 I. bill repeating the present
q laws and re-enacting the old
q 4 nrevious to 1919. The clique
A ,.5 TO both the new bill and the
& Il school laws and favorable to
A hack to the old school laws have
..d to put through the repeater
n ,.ble and it is now generally re-
4 4 that Governor Denney would
q SIGN the repeater if passed by a
d .,ntial majority. The plan of the
u .rbOOl law group, however, does
Il am there. They hope not only
n ID the repeater but also to ap-
rate from the general funds ST.
u NO for schools and turn down
Il t,ally every other demand now
n y tbe legislature in the form of
n for appropriations for various
& The situation as it now stands
n allied to be dangerous. If the
q .shOOl law group have their way,
bey are strong in both Houses, all
gsntiOns outside of the State Hos
II at Farnhurst will likely be cut
s. There is seen in the movement
"a tempt to cut down materially the
wnatiOn asked for Delaware Col
The Child Welfare proposition
Naher's Pension Bill, in addition
-ny others would likely suffer. Be-
81 nssing bill calling for a large
y natiOn from the general fund,
ri-school law group will make an
to pass the tax provisions of the
bill including the proposed 3
Il. tax on business of corpora
Delaware, to combine with the
school laws. If successful in
re would not be the necessity
a large State appropriation.
nsnts Rejected Right and Left
SlOwing amendments were also
& Providing that the county
Indents of schools shall be ap-
for a term of two years, in
# one year. Providing thai
derived in any special schoo
L from the sale of bonds for the
said district, instead of being
ted by the county treasurer IL
ismers' Bank, the legal deposi
State Moneys, shall be deposit
"a banking institution or institu
oi said district. Authorizing tn
d Board of Education, instead o
Sste Board Of Education, to fix tn
Of clerical assistants in schoo
as Providing that the schoo
shall be of children from 5 t
ars of age, instead of from 6 t
taking from boards of schoo
hes, and conferring on the Coun
bard of Education, authority t
ase necessary furniture. Elimi
g provision that the appoint
Of school funds shall be base
e grade and standard of schot
ngs, school grounds and schot
lnent. Eliminating section q
says: "No contract shall b
to extend beyond the period COY
BY the budget, provided that
Board should exceed the amour
budget or the amount appropr
ior items in the budget they sha
q themselves personally liable fC
Indebtedness so created.
ing at Delaware Oppose Teacher
ondlng for the training of teacl
f rural schools in the teacher
ag department of the Universal
.laWare, whereby any pupil ms
NE fourth year Of his high scho
at that institution and take
auon herewith such profession
pg as may be agreed upon !
Ss'e Board Of Education in co
-'h with the president and boa
@'ees Of the University of Del
and providing for the maint
Aereof, go cents per day to
f" .ne parents or guardian of t
'aklng such training, and fu
providing the conditions und
such training shall be allowt
'nlents Adopted by Lower HOu
house adopted the followil
lents' ae Providing for the pub
~ u the annual report of t
~ OOard o Of education in Augu
u July. Providing that t
DOard Of education, at les
Year, "rna,, - ;,,,4ol r. ss.1.I