Evening journal., 1921-08-06
SHELLPOT WILL
NOT GET SCHOOL
IS Families Oppose and Is
Favor Proposition, Mr..
Jump Reports
STATE BOARD
MEETS AT DOVER

Special to The Evening Journal
DOVER, Aug. 6.-Another lengthy
and important meeting of the State
Board OF Education was held yester-
day Afternoon.
The board gave a hearing to
members of the Lewes Board of
Education who asked for relief on
account OF a debt service. for which
the Legislature failed to make any
appropriation. The board took the
matter under advisement
The board also gave a hearing to
ehe trustees of the State College for
CoIored Students at which the trus-
tees in accordance with the provi-
sions of the new school law offered
the use Of the institution for the
organizatioan OF a high school sys-
TEN for colored students in the
State. The State board would be
required TO get the students to and
from the school. or provide for
their board at the school IL neces-
sary for them to remain at the
school.
The board subsequently decided 70
present to trustees the standard pre-
viously adopted and to ask the trus-
tees to conform to this standard and
promised to give to the colored stu
dents of high school grade in the
State, the same amount for trans
portation as should be provided for
white students under the same cir
cumstances.
The matter of approving plans for
Stockley school and a school in
Raymond's Neck. was deferred until
complete Specifications could be OBJ
tanned.
The secretary Of the board was
authorized TO communicate with the
Clayton Board of Education rela-
tive to moving the building offered
the board. TO the school ground and
to fix it up in accordance with plans
which might be submitted by the
State board architect The matter
of teaching the ninth grade in the
Clayton school was left with the su-
perintendent with power to act
Assistant superintendent JumT
presented a detailed survey OF a num-
Der Of children who might attend
Shellpot school in case IL is re-estab-
lished. The survey shows about Il
families in favor OF opening the
school and 35 opposed. The State
Board of Education decided not tc
open the school but to request the
parents OF the district to send theii
children to the most convenient
schools.
Relative to Harmony school In
New Castle county. the secretary was
instructed 10 make a study of over.
crowded school conditions and re-
port back to the board
Otis jefferson appeared before tht
/ board and called attention TO over
crowded conditions at Dagsboro
Sussex county. and asked the board
to provide another teacher at thai
school The matter was left to the
secretary OF the board. The secre-
tary announced that the Delaware
School Auxiliary had apportionec
an extra $500 for assistance in help
ing teachers throughout the State.
The secretary was also Instructed
to notify the Delaware School Aux
iliary Association to proceed with
the construction Of the coloreC
school at Newport.
superintendent Holloway reported
that he had gone over the coloreC
school situation at Delmar to be fur
nished by the Delaware School Aux
Hilary Association He also reported
inspecting a site at Delaware ity anC
approved the same.
The superintendent was instruct
ed to enter into contract with tn
county school commissioners OF Car
ollne county, Nd, for continuanc
of joint schools at Marydel ant
Whiteleys, and for payment o
teachers OF Delaware pupils VIII
might live nearer Maryland school
than those in Delaware.
The secretary was instructed Z