Evening journal., 1921-06-11
STATE SCHOOL
BOARD NAMED
EX-GOVERNOR
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serve on both city and State boards.
Mr.. souder said he accepted ap-
pointment to the State Board with
the understanding that II he is
elected a member OF the Whining
ton Board and his remaining a mem
ber OF that Board Is necessary TO as
sure a majority for the progressives.
he would serve as a member
OF the City Board, but II he should
be elected and the citizens ticket and
progressives should elect a majority
in addition to him. then he would
resign from the City Board.
The new Board will have consid-
cradle more authority under the
new law than the present Board has
had because Of the fact that the new
law abolished all county boards and
county superintendents The State
Board with a State superintendent
will have direct charge of all
schools in the State outside the spe-
cial districts and Wilmington.
The members OF the outgoing
board who were appointed by
former Governor Townsend shortly
after the 1919 school code was pass
ed are: George b. Miller OF Will
mington, president: Pierre S. du-
Pont, vice president; Hervey p. Hall,
Smyrna; A. p. Poet. Milford. and
Harvey +. Marvil. Laurel. State
Commissioner Of Education A. r.
Spaid resigned several months ago
and his term also will end the last
Of this month.
Ellwood Souder. who is the Will
mington member OF the new board
Is a widely known merchant who is
interested in many civic activities
He is a former member Of the Will
mington Board OF Education from
the Ninth Ward and is a candidate
on the Citizens ticket for the new
seven member Board Of Education
at today's election.
Mr. Souder has been greatly in
terested in the educational move
ment and his three sons and daugh
ter are all graduates OF the Whining
ton High School. He Is engaged IN
the decorative furnishing business
Is prominent in Masonic circles an'
in Episcopal church affairs. He
, member Of the Rotary Club an
Chamber OF Commerce.
Eugene II. Shailcross, OF Middle
town, is a son OF the late James 7
lShalicross. who was active for year
in Democratic politics and serve
several terms in the House of Rep
resentatives from St Georges hun
, dred. Mr.. Shallcross Is a gradual
OF the University Of Delaware and
one Of the foremost scientific farm
ers Of Delaware. He has served o
the New Castle County Board OF Ed
ucation for two years and is activ
in grange affairs.
DIT. Thomas r. Brown, OF Wyon
= ing. while not a native Of Delaw a.
l. has lived here for about tweni
a years. He is a son-in-law Of TO- Ed
y Governor John HUM with whom
:. and his wife live at Wyoming. 7
= is a bacteriologist and chemist, an
has Offices in the Equitable Bur
IT ing. this city He was one OF Il
Il leaders in bringing about the CO.
solidation several years ago OF q
y Camden and wyoming school di
J. tricts which resulted in giving IN
e community the Caesar Rodney his
school.
y Doctor Brown graduated from n
Il University OF Michigan in 1901, ar
l. got his A. NJ. degree there in $50
d He then came TO Delaware and WI
n state bacteriologist under the sta
l. Board Of Health, with Offices at New
N ark. from 1902 to 1905. He the
!, went to Europe and took his M.
~ degree at the University Of Berli
"a From there he went to Panam
where he was in charge OF bacteri
logical work until 1910. He took h
Phi. d. degree at Johns Hopkins CO
4. lege, and was State bateriologist 4
- Ohio for more than two years. Sin
(. returning to this State from Obi
~ he has conducted a private practi
as bacteriologist.
Minos f. Culver, of Laurel, q
fourth member Of the new board,
a progressive farmer. fruit grow
and merchant He owns sever
farms in that vicinity. Mr.. Gully
comes from an old Sussex famil
n and has been long active and inte
! ested in progressive education.
is president Of the Laurel Board
"a Education and director OF a Laui
bank.