Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-04
SCHOOL. OFFICIALS
MAKING SURVEY OF
SHELLPOT DISTRICT
house-to-House Canvass There
Today to Ascertain Edu-
cational Needs.
WANT SCHOOL RESTORED

In connection with the movement
~ re-establish the public school az
Shalipot. which was inaugurated some
time ago by persons living in the lower
end az Brandywine hundred, sur
tev az the district is "a be made to-
dav by Wilbur III. jump. assistant di-
rector of education. representing the
state Board Of Education. and Charles
=. Wsldin, representing the district.
4 report of the survey viii be made to
the state Board of Education at a
meeting OF that body in Dover to-
morrow. when. il is expected. some
action will be taken on the request
that the school be re-estahiished-
Two years ago, as result Of con-
solidation of the Mt. Pleasant and
Sheupot districts. the building in the
Iatter was closed and the children
were sent 10 the enlarged school at
bellevue. Transportation was paid
.Yor a time. but as a result Of an
amendment TO the school law, this
was subsequently discontinued. II
was then that residents of the Shell
not ncfxhborhood. which includes, al
-. Hillcrest. Gordon Heights, Mon
frese. Penny Hill and other settle
n.ents in that locality. petitioned the
state Board Of Education for restora-
ton Of the Shellpot school. Since that
time the school laws have again been
changed and a new Board Of Educa-
tiun has been appointed, and incl
. denfally there have been generally
changed conditions. However. the re-
ouest made OF the State Board has
never been lost sight OF, either by the
board or the people of the district. and
an effort j. being made TO find a way
20 satisfy the community served.
on Monday. In company with Mr..
weldin. n. V. Holloway. state direc-
TOR Of education, made a study of the
situation there The old building,
which has been used for other pur-
poses since il was closed as a school,
was examined and various sugges-
tlons were made as 10 what might be
done 10 place ii in shape for use as
school. one thought was to repair il
and remove a partition, thus con-
verting the two rooms into one, there
hy placing II in shape SO that it
might be used by children under 10
years of age.
However, according to Mr.. Weldin,
this does not solve the problem. judg
ing by the sentiment of the community
as he mas learned IL. He says larger
building is needed. What the people
want, IN his opinion. is building
large enough TO accommodate al least
g. children and the age limit for atr
tendance raised from 10 TO 16 years,
thus making il unnecessary to send
the iarger pupils 10 the Bellevue
school 'He believes this could be done
for s. 900. and says il has been sug-
vested that transportation money.
which he understands will be avail
able. be- used for this purpose, il it
s. possible 10 do so.
In today's survey it is proposed TO
learn the sentiment of every family in
the district. also how many children
would be sent TO the Shellpot school If
II should be reopened. II Is also pro-
posed 10 measure the distance of each
house from the Shellpot school and
the one at Bellevue. This is the data
thai will be presented to the State
Board at its meeting tomorrow, when,
in All probability, a delegation from
SneIipot Will be in attendance.