Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-07
prnA ron BETTER SCHOOLS.

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pr,nA ron BETTER SCHOOLS.
Snesk,ng Of teachers from the Penn
sylyania State Normal School, the Mary
land Normal School and teachers from
pelaware College. Mr.. Jump said: 1T is
unnecessary to state that these teachers
cannot be secured unless the condition
Of the schools is changed. II is expedient
for tho people Of New Castle county 20
house their children properly and you
rrptleruen in attendance at this meeting
already know the deplorable condition
~ the schools.
In discussing the bond issue, Eugene
ehallcross. another large taxpayer of the
county said: II feel that we are on the
verv brink of education in Delaware and
II ia evident that the people don't want
10 take n step backward at this time. Are
we going to allow Delaware 10 60 back;
are We going TO allow her to build fine
roads. puhlic institutions and then allow
her educational institutions TO 60 back
wards? II so. education must and Will take
a back step. | believe the people of New
Castle county viii get out and work on this
bond issue and which will have great effect
on the school law
The school" he said, "is carrying the
burden OF lots Of things which Il should
MOI carry The school law isn't TO blame
foT the 50 per cent increase IN the salaries
ofthe teachers and it is the same way with
othef things which the law is supposed
- be accountable for. The schools IN
New Castle county are disgrace 10 the
State and myself. as well as YOU gentle
men. must certainly feel ashamed OF these
schools II = time for every man here
to nut his shoulder 10 the wheel and float
a. to- 4hn hnnnF4 nf tho
children of the schools Of the county"
" Truxton Boyce. also interested in
the Droper housing OF children suggested
that the bond issue be fioated at once
because of the condition Of the rural
schools am obliged TO send my children
to this city for their education, he said
"I am heartily IN favor of what Mr..
Shallcross has said and therefore am
ANXIOUS TO see this thing through to the
end
At this point Superintendent Jump took
up tho question of the II schools IN tho
county. referred to- The Richardson Park
school. he said. was most IN need of better
ment This school comprises a portable
building and an old store. Part of the
building. he said. was built in 1850, nearly
I4O wears ago. There are 233 pupils
attending the classes in Richardson Park
and they occupy space suitable to ac-
commodate only l64
Nlr Jump based his space on the floor
standard Of Is square feet to each pupil. AT
MarshalltOn the school comprises port
able building. club house and one ad-
ditional room IN one of the old acadamies
about 90 wears old. There 100 pupils
with space for only 20s At Mt. Pleasant
223 pupils occupy a space suited for lS4
and two additions have been made to
this building Superintendent Jump also
mad, a report on the schools at Rose Hill
Brandywine Springs, Delaware City.
Elsmere, Newport and Townsend. OF
the rural schools, few are Of later model
and the newest was built 70 years ago.
The total value of six of the rural schools
is placed at s75760
A r. Spaid State Commissioner Of
Education. made a strong appeal for the
million dollar bond issue He told how he
visited the schools in 1908 on foot At a
salary Of 81 900 year, as county super
intendent he said, all the schools in the
county were visited from 10 TO 30 times
annually He gave statistics of the schools
from 1898 until the present year Ii was
pointed out that the schools of Delaware