Evening journal., 1921-10-22
WANT TPUPiLSN
School NOV. |.
State Board of Education
Plans for Observance of
Attendance Week
GOVERNOR WILL
MAKE AN APPEAL
specIaI o rhe EvenIng journal.

Special to The Evening Journal.
DOVER, oct. 22.-The state
Board OF Education held an all-day
meeting here yesterday. during
which matters OF vital importance
were discussed and disposed OF.
The site for the Negro school al
Harrington was approved by the
Board The site for the Negro school
at Middletown was left with the
superintendent and the Mlddletown
Board OF Education to decide on.
The application from Smyrna
school district. for additional allow
ance for transportation for that dis
trict. was disallowed as there were
no funds available.
Rules were adopted for the busi-
ness manager in allowing expense
accounts.
Recommendation for approval Of
tho sites for the following Negro
schools in Sussex county were made.
Warwick. (colored and Moors)
Friendship, Hollyville. Nassau. Rab-
bits Ferry.
II was decided to close these
schools in the State during the ses-
sion OF the State Teachers" Associa-
ton to be held in Dover November
10, II and ~. This includes both
white and Negro schools.
The recommendation OF tho ap-
pointment OF A. b. Anderson as
State Supervisor Of Trades and In
dustries at $4,000 per year. $4,000 OF
which is paid from State and Fed
eral Smith-I1ughes funds by the
State Board OF Education. and the
remainder by Wilmingtn Board Of
Education. was approved subject to
the further approval OF tho VIII
mington Board OF Education.
r. L. Totten was selected by tho
Board to supervise school attend
ance. He win be provided with a
clerical assistant
The publication Of a State School
Bulletin monthly. was discussed. but
no action taken. The Junior Red
Cross Roll Call was approved by the
Board.
Attention was called to the OBJ
servance OF attendance week. the
first week in November IT is under
stood that Governor Denney viii is
sue a proclamation or request that
an effort be made 10 have all chill
dren Of the required age to be in
school beginning the first week in
November which starts the 100 day
attendance law OF the State.
The following visiting teachers
for the State were approved; New
Castle county. Miss Ruth Jones;
Kent county. Miss Della Thomas;
Sussex county, Miss Laura Rich
ards and Mrs. Mabel Riggin.
The Board granted the request
for a teacher at Sunnybrook cottage
near Hope Farm.
The question Of Special District;
paying 40 cents per day for eduoa-
tion Of Negro High School students
and charge the sums to High School
instruction Service, was dismissed by
the Board.
A petition from Dagsboro for a
ninth grade, was discussed but no
action taken2
The report OF the teacher situa-
/ tion In the State was presented and
I discussed by the Board.
The Boards attention was called
to the destruction by fire last Thurs
day OF the John Wesley Negro school
near Frederick The matter OF re-
placement was left with the business
manager.
The decision OF the Attorney-Gen-
eral in regard to the disposition OF
uncoiected taxes? payment OF old
bills and disposition OF funds coming
to the state Board from other
sources than legislative appropria-
tions. was read and discussed. The
opinion provides that the money.
raised In one county cannot bs
used to pay existing debts in another
county. and that said taxes do no
become a part OF the $2,000,000 ap.
preparation for school purposes fol
the years 1922.