Evening journal., 1922-04-10
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In the near future several new
high school buildings will have to
be built in Delaware in each OF the
several counties. Milford and Dover
/ are two OF the most urgent cases.
and 1t is a serious problem to con-
slider. II must be studied well from
the needs OF education. as well as
the needs OF the communities Il is
not good judgment or wise 10 con-
slider the individual demands OF the
various towns, before we consider
and settle upon a plan 10 develop
and put into effect. a system for high
school education. which will be OF
the greatest benefit to all the chill
dren OF Delaware. The cost OF main
tanning high schools Is several times
| the cost OF maintaining the other
grades. The cost Is made up in
higher salaries for the instructors.
the cost OF books and the equipment
generally used in the higher grades,
and the totals range from one hun
dred dollars in some OF the schools
now operating as high schools. to
one hundred and fifty dollars In
others. for each pupil enrolled and
attending. with the new road sys-
tenn rapidly coming into use in all
, parts OF Delaware. It will be eco
nomical to cut out many OF the high
school courses maintained in almost
all the larger towns, and to concep-
trate the students into fewer high
schools. where the overhead cost for
instructors. for janitors, for books
and for supplies can be brought
down to the minimum. To accomplish
J this Il will be necessary for the Stat,
to take over high school education
and maintain the necessary schools
under direct control OF the State
Board Of Education. The number OF
schools devoted 10 high school work
should not be over nine in the en-
tire State-as we outlined In thes'
columns several weeks ago. It is q
waste for towns OF one thousand
population. or even larger, to inves
, large sums OF money In high schoo
buildings. when by proper location
OF few buildings the entire Stat
needs can be taken care OF. and thl
pillng up OF unnecessary buildings
, be eliminated. In commenting OF
the suggestion made by the Chron
icle to create a comprehensive sys
tenn for all high school education
= the Dover Index in a recent issue
D said;
, Under the Public School sys-
tenn OF about every State in the
Union the High School has
sprung up in towns, usually as
matter OF local pride and has
become so fixed that Il cannot
! be distributed. Thus we have
high schools a few miles apart
and large territories without
high schools, and many more
high schools than the State can
support. The cost per pupil in
our high schools Is more than
double what il should be. rang
ing from $50 to SEQ. we believe
as against $50 TO $40 for pupils
in other grades. Any one who
has investigated the matter has
been compelled TO the conclu-
sion that sooner or later the
high school system must be re-
5 organized. why not now and
& before so much money has been
4 spent on buildings that are not
Il located AZ proper places? We
= agree with the Chronicle that
we already have far too many
and that about nine high schools
Y in the State would accommodate
our children and are as many
as we can afford"
= It will be well for those interested
either for or against the problem, Il
discuss and argue the points in
volved-for this purpose. we will b.
glad to print articles discussing tn,
= question in the columns Of the Mil
ford Chronicle. II anything is TO b.
accomplished. at the next session o
J. the Legislature. Il win be best tina
the subject should be well set be
fore the people, so that general un