Milford chronicle., 1922-09-15
NEGRO COLLEGE
HEAD RESIGNS
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essential in such reorganization. ]
made application for principals GER
tificate and was informed that to Sc
cure such a certificate a special exam
ination was necessary. The examina-
tion was attempted and proved unsat-
isfactory. Because of advanced age, or
inadequate technical training, or the
numerous other duties incident to nv
position as president of the school, or
for some other reason, was not con-
sidered proper person to be so hon
ored.
my next concern was to secure a
faculty. After a year of effort 1 am
unable to present full corps all of
whom are satisfactory. For example:
A teacher of household economy who
has given excellent service for sever
al years cannot qualify because not a
college graduate and Hampton grad
uate in charge of mechanic arts de-
partment is disqualified for the same
reason. Both of these were secured in
response to demand for efficiency in
service and have met expectations.
With a greatly increased attend
ance, our board of trustees would feel
warranted in asking for a larger ap-
preparation in order to pay the much
larger salaries necessary to attract
specialists in these and other lines of
instruction. The present enrolment
does not justify a great increase in
expenditures.
"The matter of attendance is the
most important of our cares. Solely
for the benefit of the colored children
of the State does the State College ex-
ist. 1t cannot function if the children
and the school are not brought to-
gether.
There is no high school south of
Wilmington to which colored children
may go except the State College. Many
of the rural schools do not offer sub
jects above the sixth grade. All stu
dents of high school grade and many
in grades seven and eight, except
those in or near the City of Whining
ton, must look toward this school for
further study or go without school ad-
vantages if they remain in the State.
"That they might avail themselves
of the facilities here offered, aid in
the form of transportation has been
given to a few for two or three years
but last year the funds available for
this purpose failed when the year was
half over. Those unable to meet the
full cost of boarding were compelled |
to create a debt or leave school. Some |
of the special districts paid for their |
colored students, others paid moth |
ing.
"I am receiving daily letters from
children in different sections of the
State, stating that having completed
the work offered in their local school
they would like to attend the State
College, and asking if there will be
any help offered by the State. So far
have been unable to gain any in
formation which would enable me to
answer this question.
"It is an illogical situation that
children should come under the pro-
visions Of compulsory school law
with no schools available near their
homes and no means provided for
reaching the one school which they
could use.
"It is the axiom that anything which
ought to be, can be. If these conditions
ought to be changed, some way can
be found to change them.
"This briefly is the situation: The I
pledge of an equal opportunity to all
children requires high school for s
the colored children in lower Della i
ware. Such a school has been author t
lied by law but is as yet unorganized
(1) There is no legally quail !
flied principal; (2) The faculty does {
not in all respects meet the require
ments of the State Department of Ed s
lcation; (3) No provision is made for I
he attendance of pupils for whom the
school is intended; (4) There seems '
@ be no one working on the problem a
who has both the will and the power a
o effect solution.
''In the name of the children who t
most need and justly claim your con- t.
I appeal to you for imme-
late action of some sort-any sort v
which promises relief. o
aside from all questions of right F
II justice, beg of you as men, to
10 something quickly" fl
Respectfully yours, n