Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-21
NEWARK SCHOOL VOTE
PROBLEM ON SATURDAY
District Residents to Decide
Issue Of $165, 900 ::
Bonds.

a modern school building will hc de-
cided on SATURDAY. Then vote Will
be taken on tho proposition OF bond
ing the school district for si65, 900 with !
which 20 erect. NJ least. a part Of the |
proposed building.
More than year ago the district
voted In favor OF n similar bond is !
sue for tho same purpose but. owing
90 conditions over which the local
Board OF Education had no control, !
the bonds were never issued and moth !
ms done towards tho new building |
proposition. The necessary land for
the building and school grounds. I'M
cluding athletic field. had been Sc
cured at that time on South Academy
etrvet below Delaware avenue and II
is on that site that the proposed build
ing Will be erected
After the Taxpayers OF tho district.
moro than year ago. voted for tho
bond issuc the financial market
was IN such shape that the bonds
could not be disposed ~. The voto
was also taken with the understand
ing that the Delaware School Aux
ilary. In addition to the sleS 900 would
provide s225.0OO extra towards the
building 20 make Il one -of the most
modern and complete school buildings
IN tho state. The conditions that made
A. impossible 70 satisfactorily market
tho proposed bonds had similar c,-
feet on securities of the AUXILIARY so
that funds from that source would not
have been available at that time.
Under tho law In effect whom The IN q;
vote was taken only taxpayers voted
and they had one vote for each dollar
of tax paid. That law has sinco been
changed and on Saturday every man
and woman IN the school district who
Is entitled 10 vote AT general
election will he entitled 10 one
NUte regardless OF whether ur
not ne or she is a taxpayer This
election on Saturday Will be what Is
gcnoally known as a straight rcferen-
dunn. Contrary TO the general opinion
the voto is not restricted 10 those who
were registered az the last general
election, All that Is necessary is for
tho voter 20 satisfy tho school clcc-
tion officers on that day that he or
abe IL qualified 20 vote IN tho dis
trict az a general clecthn regardless
~ whethr they were registered or
Tho election will be conducted by a
board 81 five officers 20 be named hy
the local BOARD OF Education. Or
Walter II. steel. who has been rrcsi-
dent of the Board ~ Education for
tho past year was reelected last sat
urday tor three year term rs "a mem
her ~ tho board The fact that no one
filed against Dr. Steel IN accepted as
on Indication that his work rs a board
membCr has been satisfactory.
There Is no locality in the state
where tho need Of a modern school
60 house all departments OF the public
school system OF tho town - moro ur-
gent than IN Newark and especially rs
90 the high school. What is known as
tho old Academy is now used for the
nish school. This building IS made
quatc in every particular.
The Academy Is simply loaned foi
school purposes by the Academy Trus
toes. This property was a grant from
tho penns 60 be used perpetually 70
school purposes. II is rich as 10 his
tory as three signeTs of the Declara
tion OF Independence attended tn,
school nearly $50 years ago but tn,
building, while it might have bee!
modern In those dayS. is not adapta
hle 20 educational purposes Of today
outside OF the many other criticism
uf the building the most serious Is III
fact that 81 - considered moro or les
fire trap.
Dr. Walter steel. president Of IN
tsnard. at the Commencement exercise
last Friday night, explained the plan
az the board IN case the bond iSsu
should get a favorable vote. He sal
that the board had been promised h
the School Auxiliary that Nowar
would be the first distrio; 10 secur
financial aid from the association whe
the market was such that It's securitis
could be disposed OF without a sacrl
flce.
Dr. steel said that IT was the inter
tion @: the board II the vote is favor
able for the bond issue 10 70 ahea
and build as soon as possible at lea'
a wing % tho proposed school
house the high school and posdhl
thu two upper grades Of the granlne
school and then when the Auxiliar
Association funds are available
finish the building lie said tn,
while IL was uncertain as 10 whe
those funds would be secured yet
was possible they might be availab
before tho sI65. 900 would be expende
The matter Of taking care OF L
bonds 10y the school district was al,
discussed by Dr. Steel at the san
time and he explained that the iss,
ing of the bonds would probably n
suit IN q raise os the TAX. OF AZ cents
the 800 Of assessed value OF proper
in the school district while the bon,
were being paid for.
one phase Of the matter howeve
that was not touched on by DR. Ste
ts important For two years the Sta
Board OF Education has been anxio,
for the Legislature TO make provisic
Tor n state vide echoo, building pr
gram by the issuing OF state bond
This proposition will. no doubt, be p
before the Legislature by the sta
school authorities again next wint
and should favorable action resi-
there II no doubt but what the b
would take care of outstanding bon
such as would exist In the Newai
District As woll as make provision {
| the issuing of bonds in other distric
should this De brought about tn
tho local cMtr1~f would ho relieved