Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1921-06-29
NEW STATE SCHOOL
BOARD HAS PRE-
LIMINARY MEETING

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are to determine the amount to be
assigned to the various schools. To
carry these provisions out in such a
way as to be fair to all schools in the
Interpretation of the conditions will
require very full information regard
ing each school plant.
The members of the new State
Board are Minos E. Culver of Laurel,
DR.. Thomas R. Brown of Wyoming,
Eugene H. Schallcross of Middletown,
and Ellwood Souder of Wilmington.
The temporary organization effected
last week, which VIII doubtless be
made official on July 1, is DR.. Brown,
president; Mr.. Culver, vice-president,
and Mr.. Schallcross, secretary. Dr..
Brown is bacteriologist and chemist
with offices in the Equitable Building,
Wilmington, but his home is in
Wyoming, his wife being a daughter
Of former Governor John Hum. For
some years he has been keenly inter-
ested in school affairs and was one
of the leaders in bringing about the
consolidation of the Wyoming and
Camden districts in Kent county some
years ago which resulted in the estab.
lishment of the Caesar Rodney school
Doctor Brown is we'll prepared
from an educational standpoint. HI
graduated from the University Of
Michigan in 1901, and got his A. M
degree there in 1902. He then cam,
to Delaware and was State bacteri
ologist under the State Board o:
Health, with offices at Newark, from
1902 to 1905. He then went t.
Europe and took his M. D. degree a
the University of Berlin. From Their
he went to Panama, where he was il
charge of meteorological work unit
1910. He took his Phi. D. degree a
Johns Hopkins College, and wa
State bacteriologist for Ohio for NOR
than two years. Since returning t
this State from Ohio, he has conduct
j ed private practice as bacter1
e ologist.
l Mr.. Souder is prominent bushes
Z ' &c yrhn
{ term on the Wilmington Board Q
u Education as one of the progressiv
{ members elected on the ticket at tn
II time George B. Miller was electe
t president of the Wilmington Boar'
{ Mr.. Souder has had new vote
confidence from the people of Wi
mington in his recent election as
member of the new Wilmingto
Board of Education, which will ais
operate under a new law. If he go'
It through with the full term undo
both new laws, he will doubtless
=. prepared to stick to public educatic
> as his life work. He has the CO.
: fidence of the people in his underta
y ing.
n Mr.. Culver, of Laurel, is a We
D. known business man of Sussex cou
# tv. He has been interested in educ
IS ton and brings to his new position
O. vice-president of the State Board,
n experience and acumen in the deta
of successful business operation
al which the State can we'll expect
If benefit.
is Mr.. Shallcross is one of the prom
IS nent farmers of the State. He IS
" Board. The terms of the Coun
n Superintendents also expire June
ce Applications have been received I
It's the position of State Superintende
he under the new law, but there is
o. indication as to the choice to be ma
le- by the new board.
"a The matter of distributing and
Is portioning the State money
re schools is the first problem to
nd undertaken this summer. The n
ice law specifies several conditions Wh