Smyrna times., 1921-06-15
GOVERNOR DENAEY NAMES
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

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DR.. THOMAS r. BROWN, WYOM-
ING, SUCCEEDS HERVEY P. HALL
ElwOOd SOuder, Wilmington, Eugene
ShalIcrOss, MiddletOwn and Minos
Culver, Laurel, the other Member
Governor Denney, Saturday, ap-
pointed new State Board of Educa-
ton as required by law passed by the
recent session of the Legislature. The
new board which assumes Office July
is entirely new board. The member
of Kent County is DIR. Thomas R.
Brown, of Wyoming, who succeeds
Hervey P. Hall, of Smyrna. P. S.
dupont and George B. Miller, who
were so active in the old board, de-
clined reappointment. The member
from Wilmington is Elwood Souder
who has the unique distinction of be-
ing a member of the Wilmington
Board of Education as well as the
State Board of Education. He was
elected a member of the Wilmington
board by 8,166 votes at the school
election on Saturday. Mr.. Souder an
nounced Saturday night that he will
remain on the Wilmington Board OF
Education. Announcement from Dow
er by Governor Denney Of the new
State Board of Education, which is to
take Office on July 1, was as follows:
Fllwood Souder, TIA Washington
street, Wilmington, Republican. Eu-
, gene H. Shallcross, of Middletown,
< Democrat. DIR. Thomas R. Brown, of
:. Wyoming, Kent County, Republican.
. Minos E. Culver, Laurel, Sussex coun-
: ty. Democrat. Under the law the
!, Governor is required to appoint two
Republicans and two Democrats to the
r Board. They are named for five-yeal
f terms each and are allowed $25
It meeting as pay, but the meetings fol
d which pay can be received are Limited
II to II in any one year. The new Boart
l. will have considerable more authorit.
,s under the new law than the presen
# Board has had because of the fact tina
IT the new law abolished all count
ID boards and county superintendent
al The State Board with State superin
i tendent will have direct charge of a
e. schools in the State outside the spec
ial districts and Wilmington. Ellwoo
Souderwho is the Wilmington membC
of the new board, is a widely know
Oh merchant who is interested in man
No civic activities. He is college bre
ne man a former member of the Wi
N mington Board of Education. EugeI
vi H. Shallcross, of Middletown, is a 81
III of the late James 7. Shallcross, wi
'ce was active for years in Democrat
% politics and served several terms
pn the House of Representatives from
q Georges hundred. Mr. Shallcross is
graduate of the University of Del
ware and is one of the foremost scie
tifc farmers of Delaware. He h
i, served on the New Castle Coun
'"e Board of Education for two years a
is active in grange affairs. DIR. Th'
the r. Brown, of Wyoming, while not
the native of Delaware, has lived here
yr- about twenty years. He is SOM
"a law of former Governor John HUI
Ose with whom he and his wife live at "
ach oning. He was one of the leaders
and bringing about the consolidation 81
or eral years ago of the Camden q
las Wyoming school districts which
of suited in giving that community
ose Caesar Rodney high school. Doc
hey Brown graduated from the Univers
.lub of Michigan in 1901, and got his A.
,ors degree there in 1902. He then ca
rna to Delaware and was State bacteria
ons gist under the State Board of Hea
air" with offices at Newark, from 1902
lool 1905. He then went to Europe ;
J in took his M. D. degree at the Univ
live sity of Berlin. From there he W
ould to Panama where he was in charge
rear meteorological work until 1910.
Your took his Phi. d. degree at Johns h
pal kins College, and was State bacteri'
etin gist for Ohio for more than two ye
:. to Since returning to this State fl
Ohio, he has conducted private pl
tice as bacteriologist. Minos E.
AY yer, of Laurel, the fourth member
the new board, is also college
Fx- man, a progressive farmer, f
- grower and merchant. He owns
&c. eral farms in that vicinity. Mr..
w. w. yer comes from an old Sussex fan
t~rt ' and has been long active and inter
pires eu IN ploeIessi e .'.o1 pno,.d &c I
cation and director of a Laurel b
ame-
le at TOWN COUNCIL IN SESSIO