Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-10
AMERICAN FLAG
OVER EVERY SCHOOL
Continued from page l.

of her part In this project. for she was
the one who wrote the letter to me,
and to her the credit for this work Is
due.
"Thc great lesson Of this school
is not It's four walls. but. instead. II
is the lesson OF cooperation. The pub
lie school system of America is what
has brought this nation into leader
ship among nations. We must all
have within us a desire for better
things. IL merely handful OF people
wanted better things they would not
get them. They must have tho desire.
hut. to see that desire materializo,
they must cooperate"
AZ the close of Mr.. du Points ad
dress Miss Elizabeth Ingram. daugh.
ter Of Thomas II. Ingram. of tho Lewes
School Beard. took 10 the speakers
platform large sized photograph Of
Mr.. du Pont. which, at the little
girls request. he autographed.
In opening his address. Mr.. du Pont
said. MIR. Register said we should
give credit where credit Is duo. / be-
licvc that should be done | have al
ways felt kindly toward Lewes. a
number Of years ago when l first
came % this town To visit II. Il.
sharp. who later became my brother
ln-law. | became acquainted with a
number OF the citizens of Lewes. l
grow To like them. and. through them.
the town"
Then came the real surprise. the
presentation OF the beautiful silver
loving Cup to Mr.. du Pont by the
pupils of Lcwes. referred to in Every
Evening yesterday. This was done by
Miss Elsie Beebe, n daughter OF James
Beeho. e tho Lcwes School Board
The cup standing II inches high and
measuring inches In circumference
at the top and 4 inches at the bottom
was purchased with the voluntary
contributions OF tho pupils. each oi
whom gave one cent for each year OF
their lives. The cup was suitably in
sCribCd, referring to MIR. du Pont as
an educator and benetactor. TIL,
principal q the school. Ira s. Brinser
! then presented MIR. du Pont with {
souvenir program. and thanked him
together with Dr. Joseph Odel anc
Alexander Taylor. consulting engineer
of the school Auxiliary.
Dr Thomas r. BROWN. president O
,hy State Board Of Education. said:
/ We are fortunate I'm Delaware, II
having among us people who can d,
/ things which we can not we'll do our
selves, and who do what they can FOR
us Ter the love Of doing it. The build
, ing ~ adequate schools is Just started
and q; viii not I've completed unit
every hoy and every girl I'm the stat
has a decent and respectable school
To- go TO"
He paid a tribute To Mr.. du Pont
the next speaker. introducing him t.
the audience as the very best frien,
that YOU ever knew"
Figures showing the money spen
In Sussex county during the past yea
for better school facilities formed tn
main part Of the address by On Odel
During the past eighteen month
he said, 100000 has been expeno
ed In better school facilities I'm tn
lower county. which is uneuualle,i I
any other part Of the United State
Tho state School Auxiliary, he sal,
had given SsS4.9es. Laurel had rails
ed $4,000. Lewcs had raised s50. 90
and Stokely had raised $4,000. Fc
the Colored schools. seas. .657 had bee
expended.
Following a short address by ID
u. V. Holloway State Superintender
of Public instruction, the afternoo
exercises were hurriedly complete
To enable the out-of-town guests
catch the S.42 north bound train froi
I,ewes.
The evening program proved qui
. as popular with the people Of II
, town as the afternoon program.