Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-23
DISCUSS NEW SCHOOL
MATTER THIS EVENING
Council Members Of Joint Com
mittee May Reach Some
Decision.

The question OF n bond issue OF
81 900, 900 for new school purposes is
stu as far from solution as Il
was at the conclusion of the mass
meeting last Monday night. when
large number OF taxpayers voiced
their opinions relative TO the matter.
Howard Nj. Ward. president OF City
Council and the chairman OF the
Joint Council and Board OF Education
committee named to ascertain public
sentiment relative TO the advsabiiity
OF making the bond issue, stated this
morning that there has been nothing
new developed in the situation since
Monday.
Mr.. Ward expects 10 have a meeting
tonight with Councilmen Abrahame
and McNshb. the other Council mem
hers Of the committee, to consider the
matter and possibly TO determine on
what their next step shall be. Further
action depends upon what they think
should be done. In the event they ar
rive at any conclusion they will call
n meeting of the whole committee and
board members of the committee and
then the whole committee may de-
eide on what to do.
DIR. Victor d. Washhurn, a member
OF tho Board OF Education, this morn
ing thought there were some things
that should be done before any de-
cision 10 reached relative to the bond
issue. In the frst place he said they
Will md out how many non-res esident
children are attending the public
schools in this city. The next thing
VIII be 20 familiariza themselves with
the provisions of the new school code
OF the State and how IL would affect
Wilmington and its public schools 4,
the city decided 20 constitute itself a
special district. He thinks the school
board should then formulate q recon-
mendat,on TO City Council for the bond
issue and II this is rejected then the
board should be prepared with tenta-
tive recommendation OF some kind that
would be step forward for the better
ment OF the schools.
DIR. Conwell Banton, another mem
ber OF the school board, is Of the opin
ion that the people want a referen
DUN on the bond issue and he think
they should have a voice in the matter
He said the people are groaning undel
taxes now, but II Is too bad, he said
they started 10 groen when the Ques
ton OF education came up. He imag
ined the next move in the bond prob
lem would have TO come from tn
Board OF Education, but he did no
favor definite action without Cit.
Councils knowledge OF what was be
ing done before hand. because he be
lieved it would be discourteous to then
and place them at a disadvantage I,
force them into the open without let
ting them know what was contemplat
ed
Sherman II. Stradley, another mem
Der OF the echool board. does not thinl
the sentiment OF the public Is in favo
of the bond issue. He bases his opinion
on the expressions at Monday night
meeting and the expressions he ha
heard from individuals since the meet
ing.
James T. Chandler of the Board Q
Education repeated today his oft re
peated statement that he Is sold
10 the new school idea and he is 1
favor OF a new 100000 school a
once. He thought the next step shoul
be some kind OF a recommendatio
from the Joint Council and schot
board committee.
/ The whole problem Is therefore un
; settled and the varied opinions eve
, OF the members OF the special con-
! mittee TO sound public sentiment.
: not tend TO straighten out the tangl
= However II is very probable the scho'
2 board Will take UP the subject at the
next meeting and possibly arrive {
> some definite conclusion as 10 whs
a should be dnne