Evening journal., 1921-09-10
medical AID
FOR CHILDREN
State Educators to Turn
Work of Inspection Over
to DR.. French
PLANS MADE FOR
TRANSPORTATION
Special to The Evening Journal.

Special to The Evening Journal.
DOVER, Sept 10 - The State
Board Of Education held an all-day
meeting here yesterday in the su-
preme Court room when much i'm
portant business was transacted in
connection with the schools under
the new school law.
The plans for transportation and
also for medical inspection of pupils
throughout the State were agreed
on.
Transportation can be either by
contract or by private means.A The
former has been arranged for by the
State Department and will be paid
for direct TO the parties with whom
the contracts are made on the pres
entation OF proper bills The latter
will be by railroad, trolley or pub
lie bus and will be paid for direct TO
the person on the presentation Of
monthly bills.
As to the medical inspection Of
pupils. the following method as sug-
gested was adopted:
LAS each agency or auxiliary has
only a limited amount of assistance
| TO offer. our effort was to avoid
duplication. IL was therefore agreed
/ that instead of engaging a separate
medical director, that we should ac-
cept Dr. 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 reg
ular and agreed intervals to the
state Board Of Education upon the
work done.
It was agreed that as the Child
Welfare Commission already has
nine nurses in the field. and will
soon have eleven nurses, that these
nurses should work with the direc.
tor, both in the schools and in the
follow-up work in New Castle and
Sussex counties. and that as the Del
aware Chapter of the American Rec
Cross have the nurses necessary the
Red Cross should take over all the
school inspection work that could b,
done by nurses. under their own su
pervision in Kent county; and tina
follow-up work should be done b.
the Child Welfare nurses already es
tablished in that county.
A resolution was adopted by tn
board requesting that the several or
ganizations above mentioned coop
crate with the following committe
appointed by the State Medical So
ciety: DR.. Edward Vaughn. Middle
, town; DIT. John w. James, Dover
DR.. James Beebe. Lewes, in carryin
out the plans provided for this worl
The Board authorized the ar
pointment Of Misses Ruth Jones an
Miss Elsie M. Waller as visitin
!, teachers
The secretary OF the Board wa
authorized to seek legal advice
comforting with the Levy Courts q
New Castle and Kent counties as t
the collection of back taxes.
The secretary was also instructe
ito explain through the press tn
reason for the non-payment Of oil
b bills is the failure TO collect tn
b school taxes.
That the public should be full
informed as TO the work Of the stat
, Board the secretary was instructel
to give TO the press after each meet
ing of the board all matters of in
terest 10 the public.
: The board considered a petitio
( from the big oak" district in Ken
- county for a separation from tn
smyrna Special School District. Th
( following resolution on the subjeS
?. was adopted;
"Inasmuch as Smyrna Specis
school District has issued bond
upon the district as a whole and n
separation Of Big Oak district woul
lessen the collateral upon whic
bonds we're issued, and
'Inasmuch as the State Board
Education is already short OF funt
for maintenance OF schools thu
must be carried on, and
'Inasmuch as Smyrna Speci
\ school District has provided amp
\ means for transr ortation of childr'
n OF said district and agreed TO n
y school buses over any roads that u
peopie Of said district may dasi'
the state Board Of Education deer
IL inadvisable TO ask for a refsre
in dunn TO decide upon separation
1e Big Oak district from Smyrna sp
az cial school District"
The consolidation OF Dagsboro a
m omar Negro school districts. as W
he as Wharton's Branch and Millsbo
\, Negro School districts in Suss
"a county, we're approved. with the u
ve derstanding in the latter case II
or transportation from W h r n
or Branch to Millsboro district be fl
20 nished as requested.
~ The board also approved the sta
Az ing of the school buildings for Nel
10 schools at Parker's Chapel and Loo
- woods Chapel. in West Dover.
- The contract for transportation
oh four school busses TO the Middleto
schools for one year was awarded
m r. NJ. Shallcross. OF Middleton
~ consideration S4SO0.
a. The secretary Of the board was
IN structed to reopen Woodland Bes
~ School.
- The board adjourned subject
~, call Of the president which v
N. likely be in October.