Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-20
EDUCATORS IMPRESSED
WITH DETROIT SCHOOLS
Board Of Educ alton and City
Council Invited to inspect
Them Next Month.

Visions of a school system IN the
city OF Wilmington, modern In every
respect and second to none in cf-
ficiency. could easily be conjurcd nj |
the meeting OF tho Board of Educa- |
ton last night when those members |
who inspected tho schools OF other |
cities including Detroit, which they |
characterized as having the best |
school system in tho United States, |
reported on the result of their tour.
DIR. Joseph II. Odell. director of tho'I
Delaware School Auxiliary, extended
an invitation to the Board of Edu-
cation and City Council to make an
other trip to. Detroit for the purpose
OF inspecting tho schools, as the
guests of the auxiliary.
| The members of the board who went
! to Detroit last week were James Il.
/ Chandler and DR.. Victor ID. Washburn
and superintendent David a. Ward
/ and Alexander ]. Taylor, engineer OF
the Delaware state School Auxiliary.
/ These men showed much enthusiasm
for the school system OF that city
and expressed determination to en-;
body the same principle in the cdu-
Z. cational work of Wilmington. 81 am
sure we are going to build schools,
said Mr.. Chandler while DIR. Washburn
said he came away from Detroit
> better American citizen.
Alexander j. Taylor. representing
3 the Delaware School Auxiliary. today
, arranged with President of city Coun-
ell II. NJ. Ward 10 confer with Coun-
Gil Thursday night. Al that time
. he L.
|. ton from DR.. Odell that the latter
extended to the Beard of Education
last night Mr.. Ward told Mr.. Toy-
lor that he thought the idea was OK
= ccllent and he believed as man1
5, Councilmen who can make the triI
e will do so and that the invitation vii
be accepted by Council.
President Ellwood Souder in behal
Is of the board, accepted the invitation
-el The trip will probably be tske'
70 about the middle OF January. In cX
tending the invitation, at tho Boar
Of Education meeting last night, d.
" O0cll said: when you asked us {
:. help IN this important matter W
is realized almost instantly that IL wa
n, not q case for someone 20 make a
investigation and mako an arbitrar
report 10 the board and say You oueh
o. TO do this and you ought 10 do tina
ID We felt from the beginning that th'
IS. ought TO be q. cooperative movemer
- and everyone concerned, the pubf
the Board OF Education and Cit
~ Council ought 10 understand ever
is step taken"
sc lie Said he was not satisfied wit
or the systems in vogue in Pittshurg an
!, Sewickley, Pa. ut was not until v
~ reached Detroit that we. and ! &c
'e' that I am speaking for all OF us, th'
nk We were on sure ground he sal
''The work, study, play plan OF ed'
cation is carried on there successful
and efficiently in buildings built {
that purpose. What we were tryii
i'u to find out was whether this pl;
an would fit the needs OF the city OF w
- mington.
ns "Wo have reached a point IN {
+ city of Wilmington where we cam
afford TO make mistakes; what We a
doing now will stand for half ce
tury. a false step now will be fat
at The school buildings of Detroit We
or & revelation. never believed q pJ
md lie school system could be so efflciC
ely and attractive and splendid a. IN [