Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-09
SENATOR BALL COMES
TO THE RESCUE OF
NEWPORT SCHOOL
Continued from page I,

Speaking of the situation today. DR..
T. r. Brown. president OF the State
Board of Education, declared that
tho State Board had done its best. but
now was tied hand and foot" and
would be unable TO do anything fur
ther to relieve existing conditions.
I'VE would be only too glad to give
them the janitor service" said DR..
Brown, speaking in behalf of the State
board. but we have nothing TO do
with the taxes and the matter now
rests entirely with the people Of the
communities concerned"
Board Not Entirely to Blame.
Relative to the action of the Legis-
lature at it's last session TO fail TO pro-
vide a sufficient amount in the school
budgets for the maintenance of janitor
service, DR.. Brown declared that the
blame could not entirely be placed on
the members OF that body. inasmuch as
the people failed TO advise the men,
bers of the Legislature OF the exact
amount needed for the maintenance
of the county schools.
"As a matter OF precaution," contin-
ued DR.. Brown. "a definite program
should be outlined prior TO next August
and submitted TO the Legislature as
Il guide. Because Of the antagonism
toward the new school law, the Legis-
lature, at its last session. practically
ignored the State Board. Because of
this feeling the members of the Legis-
lature were left ignorant of the neces-
sary and important wants of the
school," he said.
AS the Legislature does not con-
vene again until 1928, nothing can he
done TO remedy the situation in the
meantime unless a special session is
called said DR.. Brown. on the other
hand, however, il was explained, the
trouble could be remedied by the CO.
operation OF the parents OF the school
children.
| Obligation on Parents.
Another phase of the situation is
the compulsory school atuanda nee
clause of the new school law, which
provides that every parent. guardian,
or other person in the State having
| control of child between the ages
CT seven and IA is required to, and
shall send such child to free public
school each day of the minimum school
year of 100 days"
What good is the compulsory school
law when We have no one to enforce
it?" Mr.. Lyman remarked to reporter
tor Every Evening. we have no Of
| iicers in the community and as far as
can remember, nothing has ever
been done relative to enforcing the
law"
1t was then pointed out by Mr.. Ly-
nam, speaking of the action OF the
Newport School Board to close the
doors of that particular school, that
the people of the community had beer
misled
These people know that the Legis-
lature is unable to act for the next
two years, but they seemingly fail tC
realize the true facts of the case.
The attitude of the people at New
port is unwarranted," said MIR. Lyman
In one square, comprising a total O.
90 pupils of the Newport school, not
even five cents was contributed toward
the maintenance of janitor service"
According TO Il. Simpson, chairma
of the Board of School Trustees fol
1.-THE Marshallton district, g. special meet
ing of the trustees for that district
N'iA 10 iaNAb NNti ~ A1NN MtCht at NtlRtf
time some definite action will be takeI
concerning the ianitor service in tn,
Marshallton schools.
Mr.. Souder's View.
Ellwood Souder, Wilmington mem
Der of the State Board of Education
and president of the Wilmington
Board of Education, declared that III,
State Board had done its best, through
committee appointed for that pur
| pose To explain TO the nafrnns nf III