Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-08
SCHOOL AUXILIARY
SUBMITS REPORT
ON LOCAL SIv1VEY
City and State National Edu-
cationaI Centre in Ten Years,
Prediction.
PLATOON SYSTEM POPULAR

Wilmington and Delaware bs the
educational centre of the country so
far as public schools are concerned,
with a system i'm effect here that will
attract the interest and admiration
of educators from all over the United
states is the glowing picture mem-
bers of the Board OF Education were
able to visualize last night at n special
meeting called TO hear the report of
the Delaware School Auxiliary As
ISOLATION which had been asked by
the board TO make n survey of the
school situation In this city, This
report was submitted by DIR. j. II.
odell and A. j. Taylor, tho latter the
engineer OF the auxiliary and with
his explanations aud DIR. Odslls clabo-
ration on the report he read tho school
authorities We're able TO see that IL
VIII be but short step from the
conglqmeration existing at the pres-
ent TIME in the public schools In this
city TO comprehensive building pro-
gram with the platoon system adopted
for the new buildings which everyone
is hopeful win be constructed.
In ten years from now Delawa re
VIII be leading by long way every
other state in the Union in its edu-
cational facilities" was the terse ex-
clamation OF DIR. Odell during n brief
discussion of his report after he had
concluded the reading. He made /,
clear that the Delaware School Aux
iliary Associations survey and report
was not submitted to the school board
as hard and fast rule 10 be followed
by that department, 1t was not even
submitted as recommendation. he
explained. Rather, 1t was intended
he said, TO serve as foundation from
which all interested parties could work
Tor the common advancement of the
city's school needs and on a -co-opera-
tive basis that would be sure to re-
suit in much general good. He made
1t clear ahat the auxiliary never
thought of and did not intend to At
tempt 10 tell the Board OF Education
what it should do i'm this or any other
matter pertaining to its work but he
did make strong plea for co-opera-
ton for he pointed out that the city
would never get anywhere without
thorough good fellowship and the get
ting together Of all parties interested
so they should proceed In the right
spirit.
To this end and as a proper begin
ming the school board decided TO ask
Tor a conference with the mayor and
CITY Council next Monday evening. To
this conference in addition to the
school auxiliary representatives will
be invited the city solicitor, city trea
surer. mayor and representatives of
the press. DR.. Odell invited the board
to hold the conference in the club
room in the Hotel du Pont as his
guests and he will there entertain
them at a dinner before taking up the
business of the gathering. He was
authorized TO make the arrangements
for the conference and the hour. OF
beginning was fixed at $50 O'Clock
which will give them ample time 10
go thoroughly into the project OF
building new schools and to consider
from every angle the problem now
confronting the city.
Last nights conference was har.
monious and not ripple of dissent
was evidenced so far as the proposed
plan to install the platoon system in
the public schools of this city is con.
cerned. DR.. Odell in his report point
ed out that in the opinion OF the
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