Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-10
MEDICAL INSPECTION
TRANSPORTATION
AND OTHER DETAILS
important Matters Considered
by State Board of Education
at Dover Yesterday.
WORK OF CHILD WELFARE

Special Correspondence Every Evening
Dover. Sept. io.--The state Board
Of Education. yesterday. adopted the
plans for transportation and for medi-
cal inspection OF pupils throughout
the State. as set forth In resolutions
previously adopted. In part they in
clude transportation. either by con-
tract or by private means. The form
er has been arranged for by the State
department and will be paid for di-
rectly to the parties with whom the
contracts are made, on the presenta-
ton of proper bills. The latter will
be by private conveyance, railroad,
trolley or public bus, and viii be paid
for directly to the person on the pres-
entation of monthly bills. In the case
of private conveyance, or in case Of
other means, reimbursement Will he
given on the presentation of monthly
bills. accompanied by proper vouchers.
As TO medical inspection of pupils,
the following method was adopteds
As each agency or auxiliary had
only a limited amount Of assistance
to offer. our first effort was to avoid
duplication. 1t was therefore agreed
that instead OF engaging a separate
medical director. that we should ac-
cept DIR. French. the Director of the
Child Welfare Commission. and that
he should direct all of the work of
medical inspection and the dental unit
throughout the State, receiving his
instructions from the State Board of
Education and reporting at regular
and agreed intervals to the State
Board OF Education upon the work
done.
1t was agreed that as the Child
Welfare Commission already has nine
nurses i'm the field. and would soon
have eleven. that these nurses should
work with the director. both In the
schools and I'm the follow-up work in
New Castle and Sussex counties. and
that as the Delaware Chapter of the
American Red Cross had the nurses
necessary, the Red Cross should take
over all the school inspection work
that could be done by nurses, under
its own supervisor in Kent county
and that follow-up work should be
done by the Child Welfare nurses al
ready established in that county.
A resolution was adopted. request
ing that the several organizations above
mentioned cooperate with the follow
ing committee appointed by the State
Medical Society: DIR. Edward Vaughn.
Middletown. DIR. John w. James
Dover; DIR. James Beebe. Lewes, all
of whom have been approved by the
State Board of Education, in carrying
out the plans provided for this work.
The board authorized the appoint
ment of Miss Ruth Jones and Miss
Elsie NJ. Waller as visiting teachers.
The secretary instructed to seek
legal advice in comforting with the
Levy Court of New Castle and Kent
counties as TO the collection of bank
taxes. Also to explain through the
press the reason for the non-payment
failure to collect the school taxes
That the public should be fully in
formed as to all the workings of the
State Board, and to show to the public
lie that it has nothing whatever to
conceal or suppress. the secretary was
instructed to give to the public press,
after each meeting of the State Board
all matters of interest to the public.
The Board having received the petit
ton of the big Oak" district, in Kent
county, for a separation from Smyrna
special school district, after consider
ing the proposition adopted a resolu-
ton declaring IL inadvisable to ask
for referendum to decide upon sep
aration of Big Oak district from Smyr-
ma special school district.
The consultations of Dagsboro and
Omar colored school districts, and of
Wharton's Branch and Millsboro col
ored school districts. in Sussex county,
were approved. with the understand
ing in the latter case that Transports
ton from Wharton's Branch to Mills
boro colored school district be fur
nished as requested.
The Board also approved the start
ing of school buildings for colored
schools at Parker's Chapel and Lock-
woods Chapel, in West Dover.
The bid for transportation for four
shool busses to the Middletown
school busses to the MiddIetown
r.. M. Shallcross of Afiddletown, at
81, 500.
The secretary was instructed to re-
open Woodland Beach school.
The board adjourned subject to the
call of the president