Evening journal., 1921-01-06
NEWS GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Board of Education Dis
cusseS Crowded Condition
of City School
NEGROES URGE
NEW BUILDING
Special 10 The Evening Journal.

special 10 me Evening journal.
NEW CASTLE, Jan. 6.-The Board
OF Education last night discussed Su-
perintendent Snavely's report OF con
gesied local school conditions.
II was the opinion OF the members
present that a new building or TEN
porary buildings, should be provided;
10 was reported that in the nth and
seventh grades there are 80 and 50
pupils enrolled, respectively. These
grades have one teacher each, and the
opinion OF the members OF the board
was that each grade and teacher was
OvertaXcd and some relief should be
given. In the High SchOl department
there are Y students, an increase OF
over 30 per cent. in the past two
years.
Facilities for caring for this excess
number were considered inadequate
because Of the small space afforded
In the assembly room ald the narrow
ness OF the Railways, through which
pass 10 and from the class rooms
every i5 minutes. 10 was said there
had been some complaints, owing TO
teacher being used in the. study
assembly room during the study per-
iOds. Professor SnaNely said IL was
necessary for the teachers TO take
their individual turns in spending
! these periods In supervising the
classes during this period.
70 wa. decided to allow the student
OF the High School Athletic Associa-
tion the privilege Of holding a bake
/ In the James L. Challenger and sons
drug store next Saturday morning, be-
ginning at $50 o'clock
| Charles II. King, treasurer OF the
/ High School Athletic Association made
his first report 10 the board as fol
lows Dues received $40; received from
, the game Of basketball played last
Saturday evening, Si16S; total, 21GS,
less the amount Of bills paid and out
standing Indebtedness, Si7.57 leaves a
balance OF SiOti.
The secretary was ordered TO secure
bids for The proper lighting Of the
nflh and seventh grade rooms, light
In these rooms being inadequate dur
ing the closing hours Of school.
The following bills were ordered
paid John +. Cloud, insurance.
si7.35; J.T. and L. r. Eliason, mis-
cellaneous supplies. sli22S; West Dis
injecting Company, supplies, siO3O
George l. Unger, electrical supplies
and labor. S2l03; B. T. Lank, for slor-
age and gasoline, S705; IioughtOn-
Mfflin Company. supplies s2.53; Mann
mor, Schlemmer e Co, ~ Y city, sup
plies. S362; Beckley-Cardy Company
Chicago. supplies, s270i. and Milton
Bradley Company, Wilmington, sup
plies c..
Delaware Negro Civic League last
evening discussed the problem Of fur
nishing proper facilities for the edu-
cation Of the children Of that race
Mr. Dover. chairman, said that at a
needing held on December by tht
league I'm the Williams street school
those present were unanimous ir
their support OF the establishment ol
, a graded school 10 be erected on q
centrally located site. He said sine,
thai meeting a number OF persons who
seemed 20 have been satisfied Will
this plan had shown a spirit OF an
lagOnism and made efforts TO thWar
the plans and supplant IL with two
school plan. II has been suggested
hy some, he said. TO establish a schoO
large enough for high school grades
This he said, Is not the desire OF th,
p league All they want is an adequat,
graded school for Negro pupils, anC
have not even considered the advocacy
OF a high school department.
While the league is opposed to the
erection Of two schools. The loca
81 Board or Education ana Negro resi-
dents OF Buttonwood. are pronounce,
In their opinion that one school woul,
b prove a detriment rather than an adj
vantage. A petition circulated amonl
the residents OF Buttonwood has beer
5 signed by iOt residents OF that section
which is practically the entire Negrl
o population 10 will be sent lo th
state Board OF Education and a cop,
of IL sent 10 the Delaware SchOo
Auxiliary Association. The peiltio
sells forth The fact that the Negr
population OF this city is located d
o practically two ceniers, one at But
= ionwood and the other in the cit
proper. therefore the conditions war
rant the erection Of two and not on
e school building for the accommodd
iion OF the Negro children Of the city
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders OF the New Castle Trust Con
n pany the following directors wcr
elected: James p. Biggs, George
Capelle Ezekiel Cooper. a. V. !