Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-02
GRANCERS CR|nC|SE
STATE SCHOOL LAW
Some OF the New Castle County
Patrons OF husbandry Dis
like the Statute.

,titiclsm of the state school law
-nlNonod secret session of the New
Castle Pomona Grange. Patrons OF
i'ushandry. held AZ Talloyville yester-
dnN afternoon. Horace l.. Diworth. |
chairman ~ the educational commit'
tee, declared said law does not provide
fof the vital needs Of the rural school
districts and complained Of scarcity
uf qualified teachers an insuihciency
uf sehuu, supervision and an inoqui-
,ahlo distribution Of school funds. Mrs.
Nellie snyder and Frank y. Ncarsley
also pattiClpatgd IN the discussion and
Expressed like opinions. Desiring Go
allay oppualtion. Arnold Naudain. Jr-
rrpsvntrd resolution saying the
county Grange approves the school
law With fow minor amendments
and uiglng every Patron of iiusbandry
20 uphold said law. The resolution
waa rvftrrcd 90 tho educational COM
mtltce. cont sting OF Horace l.. Dill
worth, Prank 4. Nearslcy. William l..
Naudaln. Mrs william Mccoy ana
Mira Frank Mcgginson. who win re-
port thereon az the next meeting Of
the county Grangc. which VIII be held
IN Wilmington on March .. 1922. Mr..
Nsatsley, who is chairman of the State
Oranges educational committee. will
soun begin the preparation Of its re-
port 90 tho state organization. which
will ho presented during the session at
Dover December 1915. but has not
yet decided what recommcndat tions he
will make.
Previous TO tho recent session OF the
county Grange Patrons OF Hushandry
cOnHror ted In front of Grange Hall
ana publicly discussed school matters.
somc Grangers said the school law
benefits only tho special school dis
trictn Others stated Il increases
school taxes. but does not improve
school conditions. one Granger sug-
rcsted that tnNablcs dcmand (not re-
aupsD that taxes be decreased 90 per
cent Another told ~ Negroes in
cenalng whites az llockrssin. The
school for white children is over
crowded he said. and the school COM
hiauloncra recently supplied q demand
for extra desks and seats by obtain
ing furniture discarded by a school
formerly maintained for Negroes
White children were taunted by Negro
children, he stated. and the mothers
~ the white children demanded the
removal ~ tho additional furniture
threatening to throw Il out 70 the COM
miFsiuneAi did not heed the demand
Tho cumfsissioners complied at mid
night he eSaid and tho fathers of tn,
white children provided necessary
furniture manufactured by themselves
After diacusslne the school law the
county Grange transacted misccllane.
Gus business.
hesumtlons adopted recommends
imprisonment besides fine. for vio.
lailon of the Eighteenth (Prohlhltionl
Amondmcnt of the Federal Constitu.
tiun and urged strict enforcement OF
the law relating 90 intoxicated per-
sons operating automobiles.
The foliowins resolution was also
adopted,
Whereas. There are many so-caliet
milk substitutes on the market thai
are menace 20 the health OF IN,
rcorle and 90 tho dairy industry
q nrofore be n
'lissolved That the New Cast,
County Pomona Grange. Patrons O
nushandrs', strongly urges Delaware
Senators and Representative IN Con
sfess "a work for and vote for IN
Nulsht illl, which would prevent inter
state shipments of the so-oalled mill
rnbsil,utss"
III an interesting address Stat
1Ne'uror Edward A. Evan. reviewe
Grange work
A nne dinner wns served durlnI
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