Milford chronicle., 1921-03-11
THE SCHOOL SYSTEM
PUT UP TO ASSEMBLY
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budget must be passed on by the Lee
islature and not cent can pc use
not appropriated by the Legislature
If the people are not safeguarueu d
toexpenditures of money IL Will
the fault of the Legislature. we nav
attempted to give you a system Una
is better than what you nave IOua
and one that will grow and lmproV
from wear to year. We have also al
tempted to make your revenue sur
for the schools.
'GVhat we offer you is much Dette
than going back to the old schoo
laws. There has been complaint aDou
attendance officers yet under the OH
school laws, the power is there TO ap
noint attendance officers under the ol'
truancy law. If you did go back u
the old law. it would not last long Iol
the state Board which, under that olC
law has broader powers than undel
This bill. would be driven to take care
of the schools of the State, Win the
result that taxes would be raised ano
the state asked to make large appro-
priatiOns. A.. ,,,,os
"Some people may prefer the pres
ont law I don't. It is not as demo-
cratic. and the financial system is not
nrovided for. The State would De
compelled under it to scrap the treas
nrv for every cent that could be rals-
cd tn support it and make large ap-
nronriations as was done at the spec
ial Session of the legislature last year.
We have written better schooI law
and Drovide means of supporting IT,
representative J. e. Wilson 1nqulr-
ed of Mr.. Hughes if it would not De
nossible under the bill being conslu-
cred to appoint attendance othcers
under the section which gives the
county boards authority to name WhaC
clerical force is necessary.
Mr. Hughes replied that 1t Woul9
he possible. but pointed out 1t coulo
not be done without the assistance
of the legislature, as the salary would
have to be provided for in the budget
which would be passed on Dy tne ies-
islature. a,-od Mr.
Representative White asKeu MI
Hughes what is meant in the corpoI-
alton tax provision by doing business
in the state?' ,.5o o,,, oor-
poration engaged in some sorC O-
business in the State.
Not Block to Charter BUSINESS
At this point Mr.. Hughes sald CnaI
if the objection is made that the Dill
might effect those corporations Sc
cnrina. charters in Delaware but nav
ing their business outside the state,
he had prepared an amendment anu
given to Representative Clark chalI-
man of the House committee on edu-
cation to clarity the matter. Ine |
amendment, he said, would provide
that no company that has no part
of it's capital stock invested IN the
State of Delaware shall be taxed un-
der this bill 81,
Mr.. Hughes said there was no idea
of the trainers of the bill to tax cor
variations that simply secure tnelr
charters here but do no business IN
the State. He said he had been IN
the corporation business for many
wears. that he helped to draw the gen
eral corporation law while Secretary
of state in 1899, that he had Travelled
over the country hunting corporation
business for the State and that IN ms
oninion such business will not be al
fected by the proposed tax provision.
He added that Delaware will get this
business as long as the State does the
business cheaper than other states.
Representative Wilson also. by a
question brought out that railroads
are exempted from this tax provision
under the bill. Mr.. Hughes said there
are some corporations that pay taxes
in a lump sum to the State, but that
there are other corporations that
should but do not pay tax and will
not even to schools unless forced to t
DO so.
Senator Short, as a concrete ex-
ample asked if the Ford Motor Com {
Oany, under the corporation tax pro-
vision wouldbe required to pay tax ]
IN cars sold in the State. u
Mr. Hughes replied that it would {
lot unless the cars were manufact- 7
lred and assembled in the State, but 3
hat the agencies buying the cars and il
elling them in the State would have
o pay the tax.
School Laws No. 6
1.-TWO thoughts were always in the z
minds of those considering this bill,
)r. Cooper said in opening his re-
larks. "These two things were, first,
D give the State the most efficient
chool system and secondly to devise
ne means of supporting it. This bill II
oes not represent my views nor the ri
Jews of Mr.. Houston orMr. Hughes, w
represents fusion of our thought Fl,
nd study as to what would be the o,
est plan for Delaware's schools. on
"The bill is not our bill, it is your nj
Ill. We drafted it for you at your II
-, fn
,main here with you night and day "
} aid you in your consideration of b1
Ie bill N
1--WE have reached a point in the Il;
of the future of our m
.hoOls, which means the future Of 70
LII children where any man who OPP na
,ses and finds fault with this meas -
e or any part of it without offering he
workable substitute is dislOyal to M
e State and its citizens. oh
DR.. Cooper then explained the prob wi
lie cost of the new system and Sa
owed that it was virtually impos- ie
BILE to go back to the old laws in fo-
e hope of obtaining a reduction in tn
e cost of the State school system.
the item of teachers salaries alone in
pointed out that the cost this year
Is $750,000 compared with $420,OOO MI
ur years ago. GAS these salaries are ho
It above the averages paid by other or
ates, you could not hope to obtain
achers for less amount" he said. is
When House Monday morning took
consideration of the bill Mr.. Hous- ri,
q was the first to discuss the bill
d he explained how the work was tai
lrted by the hold-over senators last Wi
Il calling q rnaetine and annninting