Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-26
CITY OFFICIALS CONVINCED
OF PUBLIC SCHOOL
DEFICIENCIES
continued from paGe /

portant problem Is the building or new
schools and schools that will be OF the
proper kind. Just how or where the
money necessary for this undertaking
is to come from IL what has puzzled all
those interested In the project. This
Ia the puzzle that remains to bel
solved and once tho solution has been
attained then all else will be easy, the
city officials say.
Entertained by william Coyns.
The wilmington party reached this
city last night shortly before . o'clock
after tho long and uneventful trip
from Detroit, which city they left mt
10 o'clock Tuesday night. after n most
strenuous day. The last number on
tho program there was the banquet
Mt tho Hotel statler. given the Wish
tors by William Coyne OF tho du Pont
Company. who proved most gener-
GUS provider and a genial host. THE
dinner was excellent throughout. Mr..
Coyne presided and Mayor Leroy
Harvey 81 Wilmington was toast
master.
| Frank Cody, the genial and efficient
superintendent OF the public schools
of Detroit. was the first speaker. He
welcomed tho visitors TO tho city
that, as no expressed It. manufactures
more Ford automobiles than any other
city IN the world. He launched into
his subject of schools by stating that
| the people OF Detroit had realized
that to maintain the proper Ideas OF
! Democracy In a city where the
foreign population is more than so
per cent they had to keep the public
schools AmericaniZed and that this
explained the intense loyalty and
/ patriotism and American spirit which
the visitors had seen during the day
in all the schools they had visited. He
explained that before they started
upon their new program they had for
mulated their project and mapped out
their plans before one single school
was built. He said they, have built
up a school system which has served
not only the children but also the
adults, for the parents have been edu-
Gated up to the idea of interesting
themselves in the public schools quite
as much as the children are interest
ed In them. He told the visitors that
IL the school authorities OF Detroit
could be Of service to them In any
way they would appreciate 1t II they
would call upon them at any time.
DIR. j. II. Odell. through, whose
courtesy. as head of the Delaware
School Auxiliary Association, the trip
was made possible and whose fore
sight and efficiency made II possible
for the local officials to enjoy every
minute of the tour. made a ringing
plea for a better school system in
Wilmington. He explained In detail
the first trip to Detroit, some weeks
lago. and how developments led up to
the tour by the entire Council and the
Board of Education. He brought
homo TO the Wilmington officials es-
pecially the necessity that something
be done 10 improve conditions here
when he said that only one out OF
every six children In this city has
n desk 10 sit at In school and that
many are without a roof over their
head.
DR.. Oden Pleads for the Children.
DIR. Odell said the responsibility Is
upon them, for the children canno,
help themselves. He declared that Il
the older generation does not fac
the responsibility for the care and
welfare OF the younger generation
then our boosted civilization must In.
evitably come TO catastrophy. He said
the great cities are the ones that pro.
: vide adequate educational facilities fol-
, the boys and girls. II does not matter
what the people may think OF thoe,
in authority. for It Is too serious 8
, matter TO deny the children the ad
, vantages equal to those enjoyed by tn,
boys and girls in Detroit. for ever
, child has the right to equal opportuni
~. Some children, he explained, ar,
, not getting their equal rights He sal,
Wilmington puts them in building
that undermine their health and tina
the city is unfaithful TO them and I.
the United States. I'VE are rebels,
declared DIR. Odell In emphasizing hi
point that those IN authority must d.
their full share toward the children
: and that II is grave mistake !
they fail TO do so.
3 DR.. Odell said Il is not entirely
1 local question, but one OF building tn
e foundation for our civilization. He ex
S pressed the belief that the Whining
< ton men would return home dedicate
y 10 the determination TO do the RICH
thing, the only thing honorable cit
zens can do for the boys and girls /
Delaware. He said they did honor I
? Detroit for pointing the. way and fc
putting the city at their disposal I
q held them attain their end
For the sake Of all our schoolles
U children let US forget all our differ
o ences and work for a system that wi
. be second 10 none In America" d
!, Odell pleaded.
Charles l.. Spain, deputy superb
tendent OF the Detroit schools. sal
II they in Detroit felt It an honor I
a have the Wilmington officials com
9 there TO see what they are trying
a do In their efforts to put Detroit
!, front in the way OF education for til
children. He said they want to pr,
= pare their boys and girls for the Iii
they are TO lead In the future an
: give all OF them an equal opportunii
- for equal advantages. He espresso
the hope that Wilmington would sta,
at least one school under the new sly,
tenn and he said they were at the di.
posal Of this city to help in any wa
: they could.
!. Howard NJ. Ward, president OF III
a Wilmington City Council, said d
; Odell had struck the keynote of III
whole problem. He thought he wa
= right TO demand OF Council an EXPIRE.
sion OF approval and he thought the
should get busy at once, lay aisle
rel craftsmanship and get back of this ne
II undertaking, which means so niue
for the welfare of Wilmington.
u Warner Jr prasi1apt Of 81