Evening journal., 1921-08-23
AUXHIARY AND
SCHOOL BOARD
NOW AT ODDS
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sregated, ss.604425 Taxes on
real estate for education IN Delaware
outside Of Wilmington, from 1853
and up to and including 1919,
amounted TO $3.652,621.10.
The break between the Auxiliary
and the State Board of Education
was announced this morning 1t Is
contained in a letter which DR.. Odeil
has addressed TO II. V. Holloway,
secretary of the State Board and
State superintendent Of Public In
struction, at Dover.
IEllwood Souder Amazed.
When Ellwood souder. OF this
city, who Is one of the four mem
bers composing the new State Board
OF Education, was asked his opinion
OF the situation. he exclaimed;
IT'S ncomprehensible. / can
hardly bring myself to believe Il.
most certainly shall do everything in
my power TO have the State Board
seek a renewal Of relationship with
the School Auxiliary"
Mr.. Souder indicated he would try
to get the State Board together as
soon as possible to consider the situ-
alton.
! "Why," he continued, this action
Of the auxiliary deprives the State
Board of every dollar for school bet
terment. The Legislature barely al
lowed US enough to run the school
system as II is. and we have nothing
with which to make least improve
ments. And If we should spend a
dollar more than the Legislature has
allowed us in our budget, we, the
members of the School Board. would
have to make it up out Of our own
; pockets"
When asked what he thought of
!. the auxiliary's declaration that II
s would divert the p. S. DUPONT funds
z from the state to upbuilding the
Z school system OF Wilmington. Mr..
Souder responded that he thought
the State needed the money and
should not be deprived OF IL.
Mr.. Souder. incidentally. Is In a
peculiar position, inasmuch as not
only is he a member of the State
Board of Education. but also is
president of the new seven-member
City Board OF Education. He did
not doubt, he said, that the city
board would be glad to have the aid
OF the Auxiliary and its funds. He
also expressed the belief that the
City Board would be prompt to avail
itself of the opportunity offered ir
event the State Board refuses to ap.
peal to the Auxiliary that a new
relationship be formed.
DR.. T. r. Brown, president OF the
State Board of Education today ir
commenting on DR.. Odelrs letter
said:
Il wish to state frankly that ths
State Board Of Education has beer
organized less than two months ans
we have had a number OF meeting
and at no time have we been able 4
definitely settle all problems befor'
us at any one meeting. II has al
ways been our plan to deal with sit
uatiors we considered imperativ
and which had to be settled befor
the opening OF school.
III DR.. Odell has bcen iaborinl
under the impression that the stat
Board OF Education wouldf Blind.
approve or accept any offer from any
source because of the personality
offering it rather than the merit OF
it. he has been laboring under a mis-
apprehension. Therefore, IL would
seem that the. difficulty that Or.
Odell feels has existed between the
two bodies. has been due not so
much to a lack Of disposition on the
part of the State Board 10 accept any
aid which after due consideration
they may decide for the good OF the
children throughout the State but
because Of an insistence on the part
of Dr. Oden that the State Board OF
Education 60 along hirdiy cn any
line which he might dictate. Tn,
attendance campaign and studen
enrolment OF which the article men
tions were passed by the State Boar
Of Education on Saturday Afternoon
and published in the newspapers
Also permission to build a numbe
OF school buildings was authorize
at this meeting and a list Of thes
buildings published In the news
papers,"
When DR.. Odell was seen at n
office OF the School Auxiliary an
the Service Citizens. in the Publ
Library Building. Eighth and Ma
ket Streets he said he believed
had made his position very Gle.
in his letter, and did not care
add anything 70 it. at least at pre-
ent. DR.. Odell remarked. howeve
that the letter had not been mere
considered and penned between la
Saturday and yesterday, but that
was the result Of weeks OF caref
Consideration OF the whole situatio
DR.. Oder said he had receiv,
two letters today from Mr. Hon
way at Dover. adding that they a
on file"
The letter, sent by DR.. Odell TO Il
state secretary. follows:
August %. 1921.
State Department OF Public Instru
tion, Dover, Delaware
DR.. II. V. Holloway. Secretary.
Ny Dear DR.. Holloway:
Please allow me to review the 81
uation as It exists between the Sta
Department of Public Instructic
and the Delaware School Auxilia
Association. On Saturday last. A
gust z0th, I felt compelled TO nofi
the State Department OF Public L
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