Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-25
LOCAL COMMITTEE
Of LAYMEN AGREES
Executive Subcommittee IN
dorses Federal Report and
Urges Improvement
REQUEST MADE FOR
NEEDED LEGISLATION
Approves Small Board OF educa-
iion TO Comprise Seven
Members
APART FROM CITY COUNCIL
Suggests That tie City Become
Part OF the State Educa-
tIonaI System.

~ . VIVA ,,n.,e >rte OF everybody
er one. the general COMMITTEES on sur
vey OF public school Nndiions In THIS
city last night accepsod TIE recon
rnendatiou Of its executive committee
hat bills oe pepared for Hufmission TO
tho present Legislature and Trovioeo
for enactment. based on the repor q
the "Clax:on" survey OF school copdi-
tions in Wilmington. which has Just
been submitted
The dissenting voice, when IL came
20 a vote. was that of Samuel II. Say
nard. whose record Of long and faithful
work for city schools - weH known.
but who, a. he explained is as an
adanant rock on. the question OF
small va. a large membership on the
Board of Education. and who also feels
that too little time has been given for
consideration of the report presented
last night George II. McGovern ana
samuel Blake expressed themselves also
a against precipitate action for various
reasons. but yielded TO the will OF the
majority when IL came 20 vote
The meeting OF the committee was
called to order by Chairman Charles
Forwood. a member OF City Councn.
and after approval of the minutes OF
tho previous meeting. the report and
Recommendations OF the executive COM
nlitttes. which included five out of the
nfty pages of the Claxton committee
report, was read by the secretary
Joseph Bancroft. The reading occu-
pied more than an hour. and on its con-
elusion A =. Reed moved that II be
adopted
Mr. Ravnard explained the reasons
.hich would impel him to vote no
On the question. and his views were
agreed 70 on various grounds oy
A.sssrs. AfcGovern and Blake.
on the other hand. immediate action
~--.o urged by Councilman James g.
Rrearns. OHIO Rowland. Dr. Victor D.
washhurn. a member Of the Board OF
Education. and others.
In reply TO a question as 10 the nature
~ Part Two Of the Claxton report, not
yet submitted.
secretary Bancroft explained that
i, "a concerned only with the educa-
tionaI features Of the school system
ana does not touch the administrative
side. which is dealt with, in Part One
as submitted The vote was the-l
taken. with the result detailed above
Report of Executive Committee.
Following is the text Of the report
OF the executive committee, which an
alvzed the Federal report and made
recommendations thereon:
What the Report Shows.
In accordance with your resolution
OF August ., 1920. your executive COM
nittes secured the services Of the
Bureau Of Education Of the Depart
uent OF Interior TO make the survey
.. the School System of Wilmington
under the terms ard conditions as set
forth IN the opening paragraph Of its
report.
This report. Part I. as is also Part II,
which consists OF the more strictly
educational aspects of the problem. Is
now In the hands Of the Government
Printing Office. and sufficient copies for
general distribution will. we hope. be
avaiia ble in a few days. In the mean
time your executive committee has re-
ceived ten copies Of the galley proof
for study and consideration. one for
zach member OF the committee and
one sent TO the president OF the Board
OF Education, and il is from these that
your committee has prepared its report
and recommendations. which il here
with presents for your consideration
and action.
The survey shows. first. that it ''is
uncompromising in it's consideration OF
all existing public school buildings in
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