Evening journal., 1921-05-06
UPLIFT WORK
In DELAWARE
IS Detailed

lie its first real insight into the real
scope Of the upbuilding welfare pro
gram the Service Citizens have un-
dertaken.
Heretofore the Service CitiRns
have kept IN the background and
permitted other organizations and
institutions to have the credit FOR
experiments carried through or pub
lie betterments initiated. we thought
that greater gains would accrue II
we hid ourselves entirely from view
and remained content that other or
ganizations and institutions should
receive all the praise said Dr.
Odeu.
consequently the extent of our
activities has never been known TO
the public
Dr. Oden stated that 1--WE owe the
means of doing this public service
almost exclusively 20 Pierre $. du-
pont'. as all but $500 "of our fnan-
cial resources have come from this
one far-sightcd and distinguished
citizen OF Delaware"
Among the outstanding features OF
Dr. Odelrs report which is printed
ln page 10 OF The Evening Jour
nal today. is that showing the ac-
.ompnshmcnts Of tn O. Delaware
chool auxiliary association. an ud-
mnct of the service citizens. 300 its
program OF building new schools and
| remodelinr old schools in rural Del
| aware. This phase OF the report
details that of the f3.4l9.00o pro-
uded by Pierre S. DUPONT for that
purpose. s1.OS1. .54S has been eXpond-
ed to date. "a new schools having
aeen erected and 10 more being un-
lcr construction. 1.-THE Delaware
school auxiliary association has put
Ten dollars In the rebuilding of Del
aware schools for every one dollar
which Delaware has spent Dr.
Ddeu said. He raised question of
| whether the school auxiliary associa-
| zion can continue its program OF
| school building unless there Us a
arror willingness on tho part of the
state 20 do somethinr cooperative.
Members Of the service citizens
rom an parts OF the state attend
d the annual meeting, which wal
ieid in the headquarters. institute
uiding. Eighth and Market streets
Henry P Scott, a vice-president o
] the association. called the meeting q
order. and announced that =. $. du
pont. the president. had expressed
much regret that he could not b
present. owing TO important busines
engagements tn the West.
Mr.. Scott next read the annual re
port OF the treasurer. John J. Rai
cob. Thi sreport showed total r'
CENTS Of s196.2OS1l and cXpend
turcs OF s163.97794. leaving a ba
lnce on hand of s32.230. Estimate
receipts for the fiscal year 1927
are placed al 100000. which wit
The balance on hand will provide
" total OF S122.230.17. The tot
3 AMOUNT OF the budget FOR tho CON
- ing fiscal year as compiled by Oh
various committees amounts 90 SOS
n 1902.
" Among the general appropriation
- made by the Service Citizens 10 m
past fiscal year were S479.S6 for ih
summer school for Colorcd STU
- lents. S9.25O for teachers training
e. $4,000 for vocational education
5 and S319S.75 for the University
d Delaware extension department
c Following the presentation Of th
D. t~easurer's report. DIT Odell read D.
N -onort as director.
3d. Question Of the relationship OF Oh
'i Service Citizens TO the movement u
he Citizens school Committee
it fcct a ticket OF candidates for u
9 even-member Board OF Educate
O. vas brought up by a letter VIII,
D lanes O'Kane asked TO be read. NJ
t- O'KaNe was member OF the deli
le cation appointed by the Service CIT
te zens TO represent il on the Citizen
il school Committee. Charles Warn
es headed the Service Citizens oommi
he tee TO the school committee, and W
I'd chosen TO represent the Service Cil
ad zens on the executive board OF u
tn school committee.
Mr.. OKanc's letter reciteu that
k had attended the meeting OF c
his lCitizens' school Committee last Mo
ht day night, that only six names
e. candidates were endorsed, and th
no report was made on candidal
re whose names were not selected
M the ticket by the subcommittee
NJ nominations The letter furtf
.as charged that "autocratic" methC
.or were used at the meeting OF
school Committee and urged sol
action by the Service Citizens
protect its name and object"
Reading OF the letter Great
something Of stir Mr.. Okla
moved that the epistle be refer
= TO the executive committee OF
Service Citizens and that the exec
tive committee be called In meet
A tomorrow morning to- consider IL
Dr. Odeu replied that one-h
the membership OF the eNecut
committee resided down the sta
,ns and the other half was usually
of town. He doubted If meet
I'm could be held even by Monday.
es- John C. Saylor moved that
ith letter be referred 20 "a special co
ON mittee. but later withdrew his
tion. John p. Niclds said he thoui
his the issue should be settled by
Of meeting today without further r
lnc erence.
Asking DR.. Odeu to take the chs
is Henry p. Scott supported Dr. ode
Pc. assertion that It would be difficult
IA not impossible to get the eNecut
n, committee together. He said q
ibove all things he did not wish
.ia. see the Service Citizens get into q
b, tics. and moved that "it be
,il. fense Of this meeting that the me
ate acrs Of the Service Citizens. as su
ac Individually or collectively, do
wv. .onsider themselves bound TO s.
ga lort any candidates for the Board
OBJ education"
This motion was carried uns