Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-07
SERVICE CITIZENS
HELP FINANCE THE
CITY LABOR BUREAU
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The state Board Of Education re-
aupHtod your director to call together
Rn organizations that might cooper
ntr Zoo medical inspection in>the public
pehuols of the state. At our last meet
inr you voted an appropriation of
$500 t'r this purpose, and the Del
aware school Auxiliary Association
unprud the equipment and personnel
al thrr Dental Unit for use in the
Trho0ls IN cooperation with the
0hNd welfare Commission. the Del
aware chapter of the American Red
gpnss and the Anti tuberculosis So
tlpty. plan was worked out which
pfnVrd satisfactory 20 the state Board
ui Education and a committee of ply
Hlrmna was appointed by the State
Medical Association 20 act with the
state Hoard ~ Education in all mat
tors usrtaining 20 the health OF the
shudfen of the schools. DR.. William
! rrcnch. the Director Of the Child
Welfare Commission. was put entirely
~ chargc of the work. Examinations
have already hcsn begun and pro-
Nress thus far made Is satisfactory.
Delaware school Auxiliary Association
Alnro our last meeting the follow
tnn prhoola IN Kent County have
bcun completed and turned over to the
State Roard of Education; One room
solafcd schools al FIX Branch, John
Wesley and Willow Grove; two room
SCHOOL at Union; and a five room school
Ri Milford has been turned over 10 the
N1fnrf Special District. A FIVE room
s0lorud school az smyrna has also been
completed.
IN Sussex county, two room colored
wrhools az Frankford. Selbyville, Mil
ton and Millsboro have been completed
and turned over 20 the State Board
and fia room school at Laurel has
hpcu completed.
We are engaged upon a colore6
school building program of about 4o
schools 90 be completed in the next
wear az a cost of approximately s4TS,'
500. over half have been approved by
the state Board of Education and worl
viii hc commenced in the immediate
future.
We have also begun work at the
State College for Colored Students in
order a. make the buildings sanitary
and hahiiablc
Employment Bureau.
NhNtA AHfk'N ftuOfrNtt
your director 60 take up the work OF
establishing a bureau to find employ
ment for the unemployed Of Whining
ton. In this request and in the con-
ferencos which led up to il, Mayor
Harvey anticipated by several day:
the decision Of the Employment Con.
ference recently held in Washington
and President Harding's proclamation
hased upon the findings OF that con
ference. The basis Of work agreed
upon IL that the Federal Government
rhall supply all forms and blanks and
franlsing privileges in the mail, alsC
furniture Tor the Office; and alread,
the Department Of Labor has sen
Miss smith. an experienced worker il
office organization for the unemploy
ed, 90 get the bureau started Wher
the request OF the mayor was followe,
rc quickly by the appeal Of the Presi
dent Of the United States, your Di
rector felt that he had no option an,
was compelled 10 take the position
The Delaware Historical Society ha
very generously granted US the us
u The old City Hall at Sixth and Mar
het for an office. As such an enter
( ltiiEiorical ETAOI SH RMFWYI
rris. IL entirely new, l am not able t
present budget. We shall have I
heat the building and engage severa
employees some for inside work sue
a. Interviewing and recording. an,
Hune % keep in touch with the open
inrH for work that lie within reach
lut yuur director has feeling tina
this task, while IL is urgent becaus
pt the almost desperate conditions o
Unemployment in our city at the pres
sni time, may lead 70 something o
permanent value in our civic life.
have already taken the liberty o
contracting some minor obligations
hut it is Tor YOU 10 decide whether
am al liberty 10 draw upon the un
expended balance Of the Service Citi
Henn which is IN our treasury an
which was left unexpended at the be
ginning ~ our fiscal year with a vie,
a. meeting any emergency whicl
might arise.