Evening journal., 1921-01-08
MILLION SCHOOL
LOAN FAVORED
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ed. and that we will find way to pay
the bill. There is no doubt about this
Cites States Enterprise.
"ren years ago, II anyone had sug-
gested that Delaware could take part
in raising war funds that we did we
would have said 10 was Impossible
We would have said ten years ago
that 1t was impossible to spend as
much on roads as we have. II, ten
years ago, someone had said that the
United states could undertake a bond
ed debt OF 81 billions Of dollars, we
would have said IL was impossible. In
the war, we undertook the burden be-
cause we believed it was worth under
taking Good roads were built, be-
cause we believed they were worth
building, The same thing is certainly
going to be true in our schools.
Il want TO call your attention TO
another interesting point. | happened
TO be looking over a list Of the auto
mobiles In use in the United States
IL appeared on that list that Califor-
MIA and Iowa led dali the States in TIE
number Of automobiles per capita.
IN both States there is one autOmO-
bile. TO every six persons That means
''+'t VI. 'hAAN INHuAoti'H CNuiN u
seated in their automobiles at one
time.
NJ. Spaid just called my attention
TO the fact that California has recent
ly passed a new law regulating a
state expenditure OF $50 per child for
The elementary schools. These two
states have been eXtravagant in buying
aulOmObils, and then have gone In
and spent enormous sums for schools
IF we want TO do IL, we can do the
same thing. Those communities have
done this thing simply because they
wanted to- We also can carry on
Delaware is about midway in the
use OF automobiles ! cannot see any
reason why she should not be at leasi
midway in the schools This bono
issue VIII not raise it any further
than that. so we are only going up tC
our extravaganza in automobiles
which we surely can afford
we have in this county people Of
wealth, but by contributing alto
gelher we can pay this bill yer,
easily.
quite recently we have had I
drive TO help the children I'm Europe
| understand they raised something
over 100000 for this purpose. Tht
bond issue will mean only about $50,
OO0 per year.
81 think, II you will all carry tha
kind OF a message to the people o
your communities, and make then
believe that What we want to do w
can do. IL will help a whole lot. Evel
If you can't pay the bill yourself
there are people in the county VIII
can. Those who can't do, can pay
and those who can't pay. can do, an
II they will all do what they can, W
certainly can win out. There is n
question about IT,"
First Duty TO Children.
Prof. A. r. Spaid State Commits
sioner of Education, reiterated Tn
statement ne made at the cOnferenc
on Thursday in which he said h
! hoped that the school situation par
ticularly applied to buildings an
equipment, would soon be relieved
There Is no reason why the State O
Delaware should not do as well b
its school children as. the States q
Iowa and California" he said "W
must be up and doing, and thin
constantly OF our duty TO our chil
dren and their welfare in the fu
lure."
Superintendent Jump described IN
OvercrOwding Of school buildings an
how, in many Instances, outsid
buildings were being used to accom-
p modate the overflow Of pupils He ais
D told Of the cost and the scheme n
{ helping pay or the interest and th
, m9tured bonds partly by means
] the poll tax, levied on women for IN
% FIRST time this year.
The question OF taxes was discusse
1 by the assembly and il appeared to h
2 the sense Of opinion that the raj
} would not be raised more than. 70 g
- 20 cents per 500 valuation. At m
s present time the tax books OF Ia
county tax collector show the az
! praised valuation OF property in Me-
Castle county to be approximate
Si6i 100000 A flve-cent Increase
: the school tax rate on this vamatio
J., would net a return OF $50. 500. {
! enough to pay the interest on the mi
o | liOn-dOllar bond issue at a ; per cen
;, rate and leave a balance OF $4,000
G the end OF the first year. This valu;
tiOn includes the tax lists for the cit
r OF Wilmington.
|. or the s2,5OOOOO fund given b
. Pierre 5. dupont for school purpos,
in Delaware s250,0O0 has been allotts
to New Castle county contingen
however. on the county raising a con
7, mensurate sum for schools itself.
r. Miss Ella w. Johnson, OF NewpOr
n presided at the luncheon yesterda
n George l.. Medill, president OF q
county board, welcomed the guests.