Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-26
THREE MILLIONS
FOR EDUCATION
IN SCHOOL BUDGET
More Than a Million Set Down in
the Estimate for New
Buildings.
FIGURES OF ATTENDANCE

Staff correspondence OF tsNei9 fsfsh'iitt
state House. Dover. Feb. 2s.
Tho school budget report for tho yonre
1923. which was adopted by the
state Board of Education yesterday.
viii be presented "a the Legislature, |
Monday.
Following is n summary OF school |
budgets and recommendation for state
Number of pupils-Wilminston. H.
0O4: New Castle county. 4.bfs: Kent.
37a0: Sussex. 1890: Clnymont. aga;
Alexis |. du Pont. 1873: Newark, 603
New Castle. 44s: Smyrna. 694, Dover,
679: Cesar Rodney. 420. Harrington,
4t6. Milford 600. Georgetoval. Sd2
I.awcs, 4O4: seaford a09 aurcl, $50;
total 33.a74.
Elementary aid neoded-Wilmngtnn.
s2e7. SOC New Castle county, $it4.43o.
Ker,t $g5.7bO; Sussex. siaa,25o: Clay
mont, $9.s2G. Alexis l. du pont, .t3.45o,
Newark t1b.075: Now Caetic. st.200:
Smyrna, St7. $50: Dover. $t6.975: CGusar
Rodney, $1O.5OO. Harrington. siO.40o:
Milford. $l2,650 Georgetown, Ss.bbO:
I.awes. 91O.I0O Scaford. SlO.22b. Laurel.
SI2.o0o total. $sl9.3h0
High school mid needed Wilmington,
81 500. New Castle county. $4,000 kent,
81. 200 sussex. $500. Alexia !. du
Pont Newark New castle. smyrna.
Dotcr. Cacsa, Rodney. harrington,
Milford GeorRctown. I.ewes, Seaiord
aud Laurel $2.Eoo each total. $56.Goo.
smith Hughes aid needed Whining
ton $4,000 New castle county. 81. 300
Kcrt S. 600 sussex $4,000. Claymont
$500. AleNts l. du ront New Castle
Caesar Rodney nnd Lrwcs. $1,000 oarh
Newark 81 500 smyrna Dover. Har
,ington. Milford. Georgetown. Seafoid
ana Laurel. @l100 each total. Ss6.lon
Transportation New castle county.
Si5 200. Kent $g.ao0. sussex. $4,000
I'layinont. Si.i0N Newark sl6o No1v
castle. S95o Smyrna $1,000 Saeaar
Rodney S2.5oo Harrington. S2.ooo
total. $4,000.
lscal estate assessment wilmington
S1OC sos. .025 N,w CaRtl, county, $40
coo 900 Kent $tl 0oou0o eubio,i to in
croaaey sussex. &23uooooo Ciaymont
sG146.722 Alexie du pont. s2.421.7so
Newark. $34U4u39 New Castle $2.@4t.
rs SMYRNA. Sl62S0Oo teuhlcct 60 ~
,reaH.,t, harrington. si.li6.6il tHHl-
,roasei Dover. 22.SEi.S2t tEub1ect t.
/ Increase caesar Rodney. *t.4SS229
f, subjc.t % increased Harrine
1 ron. ti.fl6.6Il tsuhicct to In
ercasel Milford SI.ssl.o2s taub-
ic,t to lncrrasot. Georgetown. ST
/ IlN.Ags. aurel. Si.J6b.3$9 total. 500
7 70a.6
| probable t4A rate on each 500 OF real
estate assessment New Castle county.
81 cents sussex. 80 tlaymont. 50
4 Alexis / au ront, 5a \owaIk, New
/ caste and Ifeorg, town. ,6each Ls'w' 3.
( -o Scasord. So Iaurci. 20
Prop,rt, tax Sew Castle county.
St5N.aoi -6. l>rut S3u.u00, sussex. Sli".-
uoa ,Iaynl.ni $4..4-o -A!,Nis l. du
Pont. st6S5t <cwark. s25.s1o, New
castle. slS0o0. smyrna. $iS.42o. Dover
$4,000. ga, .ar Rodrey $l6,.Io. IIar-
riagton. $!4sSa. Milford $l4,t19.>e
C4eorgetowu $Sa19 Lcwcs. S'.49S.eo.
sa.ford SQ.aas: Laurel SI2.Is0.
POI tnx-Ncw castle county. s2S.000i
Kent $4,000. sussex. $5..9st, Clay
mont. 81 200. Alexis /. du Pont. s615
Newark S. 600 New Castle. $4,000
smyrna. $4,000 Doy,r $4,000 Caesa,
Rodney. s4.2o0. Harrington. S.,G0p. Mi
ford. s4.Ssu. Georgetown $3.50. Lcwes
s6.6.0, Scaford. $4.640 Laurel $1,000
Other incoInc--S, ,4as, \ county. $s,5on
f ~IAyYlont. 1872 500 Alexis l. du Pon'
yll.2o0: Newark. S3Ss.605. Now Caste
$e.200. Smyrna. s172 GOO Dover. 1872
, Caesar Rodney $4.50O. Harrington
$500. Milford $4,000: Georgetown
s.. o7s; I>svves. s252.90o. Seaford. $4,000
: Laurel $25645o
The total amount asked for per annuI
is about 10 per cent III excess u tina
= actually paid out By the State for IN
? year 1920 This excess does not repre-
: sent an actual tncI ease ~ expenditure
: but Is 70 cover amounts that are no
E being supplied from private funds.
To CARY on efficiently the work Of II
Office OF the Department Of Educate
its budget Of slF 900 Was supplement-
- by 81 coo from private funds. There
= at present in the office one profession!
: assistant whose salary IS paid from tn
; private source. The State is asked
= take over THIS additional expense.
To assist the large number Of schoo
= that applied for Smith-Hughes voc.
- rIonal aid for high school teachers n
aries. the Service Citizens Of Deiawa
i donated annually for two years $1,000
= The state Is asked to carry on III
4 most necessary work
y To complete the program Of Amer
4 canization which had been IN operat ~
= IN Wilmington it was necessary for 1
- Service Citizens 70 supply s25.000
= supplement the $4,000 paid by I
State II is thought fair for the Sta
- 10 do all of this very vital work.
= 5000 is included for rehabilitation
= persons disabled in industry and otht
: wise This is the only new item of
- program. There is a Federalsappropr
- ton of $1,000 now in The hands OF
- state treasurer which will become ava
able as soon as House Bill No. 63 pat
es 10 match the Federal money.
$4,000 is included for medical
spection in the schools This is TO &C
q tinue the work that ie now being dc
~ by the State Board OF Education. "
the assistance Of the United States Pt
:, lie Health Service. the Red Cross,
Anti-tuberculosis Society and priv'
50 funds
The amount included for elenaenta
- teachers salaries is $25 per pupil
the number Of pupils III 1920. T
was the intention Of the General
sembly IN 1926. but two factors p
vented the state board from cornplet
carrying out that purpose first,
,,ur,(er III Dluils was slightly III exec