Milford chronicle., 1921-02-25
SCHOOL GIFTS EXCEED
TAXES OF Is YEARS
WITH MILLIONS TO COLLEGE EXCLUDED,
mr.. DUPONT'S GIFTS ALMOST EQUAL
QUARTER CENTURY TAXES.
STARTLING SUM REVEALS
The WONDERFUL AID MIR. DUPONT HAS
GIVEN TO The PUBLIC SCHOOLSAND
EDUCATION GENERALLY.

That Pierre S. du Points gifts for
educational purposes in Delaware Tar
exceed the taxes collected on real es-
fate in Delaware outside of Whining
ton during the past 25 years, has been
revealed by an examination OF the ng-
Even with Mr.. du Points donations
of two million dollars more to Della
ware College excluded, his gifts to the
cause of education in rural Delaware
are almost as much as all the taxes
collected on real estate in rural Dela-
ware for education during the past 70
years.
These startling comparisons empha-
size the wonderful aid Mr.. du Pont
has given to the public schools OF ru-
raj Delaware and to the cause Of edu-
cation generally.
While hosts of citizens realize IN
a general way, the vast extent of Mr.
du Points benefactions for the general
GOOD of the State, very few possibly
had an idea that his gifts to education
in ruraI Delaware (nOt including his
Gift of millions to Delaware College,,
almost equal the amount of taxes col
lected in Delaware (outside of Will
ninetOn) for education in, a quarter
of a century.
In the report of then Governor John
G. Townsend to the General Assembly,
now in session, he expressed for the
State of Delaware, it's gratitude to
Pierre S. du Pont for his generous
benefactions to the Educational inter-
ests of the State. The amount of Mr..
du Points contribution as reported by
the Governor, included the gifts to
Delaware College and to the WomeaAs
College of Delaware.
It has been reported at times that
citizens in some sections have said
that the State could take care of the
financing of the schools without the
assistance of Mr.. du Points money,
which would seem to indicate that the
schools could have been maintained,
buildings erected and teachers paid
with money furnished by the State up
to this time.
Investigation shows that in the past
25 years the taxes collected on real
estate in Delaware outside of Will
mington for education exceed IN |
amount the gifts of Mr.. du PontIs1nce
July 1, 1919 to public educatioh, exT
elusive of the gifts to the colleges at
N6WdIhs ny Ouly POUyYOOs 1AC AOAASS 4 /
ing statements gives some interesting |
details of what Mr.. du Pont Its Civ I
en- to the cause of educatiOt, not
counting the gifts to Delaware Col
lege and the Women 5 Colleg9i !
Surveys and Investigation 4: IL F'.-
Surveys of Delaware Schools; n nting
aration of Standards and Plans, I
Amounts Paid Through TrealtTy OF u
Operating deficits of certain school dis
TO State Board of Education for vocatio
Maintaining Educational Bureau of Sc
publicity --.- - -.---.-.---------
Americanization; night schools in l9l
menting work of State Board -----.--
Establishing and maintaining Teacher
Delaware College, 1919-20l l92O-2l
Supplementing State allowance for Sun
1919-2O; 1920-21 l l-,------.-------
Delaware School Auxiliary Association:
Original gift for school construction:
White - -...-
Colored -. -.4
Second gift for colorad schools .-v--
First supplementary gi!t .------.-.--------
Second supplementary gift --.--