Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-03
SANITATION SHOULD
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mcuts IN a number of the school build
iHSa. of this amount only S40,000 was
expended. he declared and instead OF
using IL for the purpose intended the
Board of Education now proposes 10
purchase musical Instruments.
Members of city Council" continued
/ Alr Stradley. 1T would be- by far wiser
to return this money to city Council
4 than 10 waste it. Council needs tho
/ money ami | am sure IT could be used
| to a better advantage than buy ing
! grtphaphouca aud pianos"
Air. Stladlcy then pointed out that
I ne thought II rather peculiar Circum-
! stance that the Board of lGducationa
/ finance committee should specify a cor-
tain make and model uf graphaphone
instead "f asking for competitive bids.
| Ihts. he declared Is unfair To dealers
who could not supply tl,o make speed
fled. but who were taxpayers and an
titled 10 consideration.
Tho Board Of Education has duty
TO fulHli towards tho children" con-
unuod Air, Shadley." and tho fret duty
oi the board is to keep the achcol build
ing IN first claga condition"
At Nos. S 80. o. 6. z. 10. ~. Ia. rs. II
Rnd E. conditions were termed au "uu-
spcahnhy bad" city Council save this
money T. tho Board of Education to
remedy such unaauituy conditions as
exists There. I;vtn though these funds
rest in your hands" ha declared. YOU
and tho people oC Wilmington s;ilI have
close contact with the iuald of Isdu-
cation. ] believe there are i've mcm-
hers OF tho BOARD opposed 10 IL. ana
II required min" votes to transfer tho
money or two thirds Of tho yotoa for
the transfer pf course tho iurutltuE
OF tho d"bt cannot ho stopped
The resent survey Nj St,djcv said.
has proven that the t'uard ur t.ducatiou.
with judicious infringement. can i'm
fTove conditions in these old Ecb,pI
buildings urtu such time aa thp, san
build new ones
Unless his $4,000 Is spout before tho
end of THE uscaI YEAR ho niid h viu
revert 70 IA" city, tut j." omphatiraly
expressed The opinion That Tho isnari
of Edu, atiou iuet,ad ~ trying "a ti-.
up the amount sul uu.xpeulod ia Tho
pur' hstse ~ must, ~ INSTRUMENTS. should
g ahead with the work The nrne4 was
intended fn
In reply 70 query fIum Councilman
F0rwood. MI. &tIadla, stated iiI, tl.
pianos We're oC standard nstu ANA
thar stated that ho hal svors, an,de,ir4
that these ton pianos had nc,n ia st.o.
fo' several months waiting foi tl,c ttoaid
~ Education t. purchase thoIn iu spitasr
the rule that th. board must ad.otttts
for biaa far purNhaEea amounting tn
over Sl00
tShere present At tho meeting and
who voiced thoir ohie,tIon 10 the fnr
cha sing q the musical Fl strrlmo4ltz weIa
Mrs 81 ~ EridEha5u. repre- rtiuE tho +.
edhcR5t"nn committee of the New Cen
tlmly club Wright & Diz.r aud. WI
liam Nj trnnelly. former reprcRoiltativa
i3y these three tlzena Mr Stra,ilay WA
backed III hie contenuou that tho aa
tary conditions in the p, hoola phouId be
looked after dTst-
Mr7- lIidghan de@y-riIai fh0 cordi
.i'n of tho schools AZ "uugpeakautv
inna oitary and she made cape, III men
lou ~ thn condition Of NO "a s. b.al
p believe hoaith comes flrat. said Mis-.
}ri1g ham even before eiucation or
eseona ! ain not ovpoand t. music hut
he anhoola should nrat 10 n,ade safe
81 The honsinE and hoalth Of the Chu
lren, she aaid
Nj. I]ize1 said sanitary conditions had
'ot heou improved IN some ~ The
.rhoais for over IS years lie deacrIbad
conditions ar horrible and voiced hia
Injections tc tle purchasing of musical
Instruments
Councilman FCrwood then gave
gHres showing that last year The
oar'i's appropriation was S49e csc. This
ear It waa $50. $50 ar Increase ~
100000 which with an Increased ar
ropriation from tho state. gave the
'oard of Education n total approprta-
Ton Of SqSS 900
William y Connolly IRened the phon-
graph to canned music" ana sa!a
e saw 20 need Tor mue'c teacher or
phorog7 aTh 70 teach q CNild how "a
ins. Mr. Ccnnelly said II wae an ont
age t. consider purchase ~ musical
inatead of soins ahead with
chool inprcv e51ents IN the face oF up-
rard Of 10000 men walking tho streets
1okinE for work.
THE money" he continued. could 10
Sod 70 sood advantage ty those mon
nd at the Same time the schnoIa could
Q placed IN condition for the safoty
the purila" Il think" no declared
L Is time FOR CITY Council 10 s,tor The
card of Education from fooiins with
10 city's money"