Smyrna times., 1921-05-04
OF EDUCATION WANTS
a883,994 FOR SCHOOLS
h TAKE THIS AMOUNT. TO
! SCHOOLS FOR NEXT 2 YRS.

n n cCHUULO run NEAL Z I RS,
C. ". W. Schantz Joins Mem
Of the State Board and Legis-
a,e Committee in Going Over Fig
.,sintendt C. w. w. Schantz, of
s Smyrna Special School District;
= sm L. N. Price, Hervey P. Hall,
State Board of Education; AS
man John E. Wilson, and 9TH
hum Smyrna, went to Dover Fri
md joined with the special COM
\ Of the Legislature and the
Board of Education in discuss
he school financial budget to be
UPON by the Legislature on Mon
nxt, May 9th. After receiving
Snsidering school budgets for the
sstc years 1922 and 1929,
sneral Assembly's joint commit
. education Friday afternoon ad-
BED until next Wednesday morn
With probability also meeting
hursday, when the committee will
a consider the budgets and pre-
for presentation to the Legisla-
On May 9 bills making State ap-
cations for school purposes. Ar
ID according to the general items
new school law, but not includ-
ncOuragement Of consolidation of
Us by State appropriations for
buildings and grounds, the bud
hr 1922 amounts to $2,826, ,665
for 1928 to $2,916,789; includ-
acOuragement of consolidation of
rs by State appropriations for
huildings and grounds the budget
2l-22 aggregates 1886, ,9O5 and
lS2-23 totale S3,9S7,O89. Sena-
Alice, Bennett, Handy and Price
representatives Brown, Clark,
sniel, Medill, White and John E.
b, members of the committee, at
d the meeting at which the bud
we're received. All the members
b State Board of Education, A. R.
State commissioner of educa-
and Wilbur l.. Jump, H. V. Holl-
and John Shilling, superinten-
8sf the county schools, were also
II. The meeting was held in the
chamber of the State House,
enator Alice presiding and Rep
ztive Clark serving as secretary.
ssioner Spaid, on behalf of the
Board of Education, presgented
budgets based upon the budgets
Eted by the county Boards of Ed
b, the Boards of Education of
Eecal districts and the Board of
ziOn of Wilmington. He later
report which he had made to
nate Board of Education and
ahstructed to also present to the
a1ee. The budgets cover two
zsa sheets and nine smaller sheets.
Calaint Comes From Frederica
PHIGs to the presentation of the
@'saM. L. Hydorn, superintendent
dnlnderica schools, complained
amlz School la wreducing 70
NW N Mpil the basis of State aid
hE ShOols. He declared the re-
a@a aeates a condition whereby
antOry p miles long and nine
-S Nuth Of Camden to a point four
-s norh of Milford will not have
h school and the children therein
lave no educational opportunity
y ne elementary grades. He
a trederica, which now has 81
: will not be able because of re-
State aid to furnish high school
llues for the rural districts. Men
Jug that the population in this
a.0fy Is scattered many families
ing seven miles from school CEN
ne deplored the discontinuance
S'ate appropriation for transpor-
y. Senator Alice suggested as a
-'uy increasing the tax on real es-
GeOrge B. Miller, president of
Sla'e Board of Education, thought
'lannent of the new School law
y Oe necessary to afford relief.
sur Bennett said his districts in
y county, is similarly affected.
sl,sOcated school consolidation and
St.ed that Sussex county, exclu-
VI special districts, pays $4,000
'sily 70 high school teachers. He
slat sussex should have but four
Nc nigh schools, instead of 13.
nydon explained that many per-
ieslolng near Frederica rent
~. = and cannot pay for the trans
Aaaon of pupils.
''Ao Issue For Consolidation
,saa marking 7 that the budgets are
'nan anticipated Senator Alice
]. !" possibility of the State paying
L. sportatiOn. He thought a State
~ ssue Tor school consolidation
~ ue !. the next proposal and pre-
n. : mat an Inheritance tax would
\ ,..,... ~ MI. Jump cited the congest-
4 MUTTON Of the high schools in
d E.s 'on and the need of addition