Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-08
oot>ool AUXILIARY
oUoAnlTo REPORT
on LOCAL SURVEY.
csssssnusd from pAss 1


oysstm and wherein II could bc prop
rry lnnusu,w,ed aud operated and hc
W~s>le reference "a three pcaAlble aitca
eu a ncw schcol. giving the estinAtcd
ccat. the number uf children II would
scremncda,e. tho number Of present
scho<As II would do 'wwHy with and
ether advantages 60 bc derived from
this modern plan ot education.
I, w~s openly stated hv one member
" the hs,ri that he did not have to
h" convinced rcaarlinx thu Vrope~~d
IMPROVEMENTS for he is plvrady sold
~ tn. ls,.~ ~. -aid he had been scnt
there hv rvupc who wanted school
improvements and who expected him
tr vote for this object. Other members
w.i. appwr.jn,l, reluctant to discuss
ihe auhicct 81 this time hut this may
have been due somewhat To pr. ohclls
vies that they mako M attempt now
"a reach a decision IA the matter for
A. l4 entirely too hig Go hr dSpo~ci
rf NTH htlvf consideration FOR the
rnuinty nf the undertaking requires
tim. tn dig.~t tho idea and timo TO
slt. n ample and mature considcra.
tinn AMI study, ile aimply aske that
,hs mvfnherH take hume the report he
suhmlttvd o. them and give II their
careful ana thorough pcruml and
s'udy before attempting 60 come to
anY definite decision.
Nj Taylor had prepared FOR the
seheO heard man of the entire city
showing every city block and the cx-
net number ~ children of schcol age
in each block, n alac shows the lo-
ss,ilvn ~ the preacnt echoolS and the
rfornsri uf eusScated location Of new
schools that may ho built In the fn-
tur~ FOR the platoon system, n shows
how the city could be divided into
districts fur tho proposed new schools
ANA how lhcse would serve every sec
tlon Of Wilmington 20 tho greatest
advantage Tho map was presented
to The echool hoeld TOR their informa-
tlon, nr, oicil's report was accompa-
nlvd With blue prints OF suggested
nuur plan of "a new school building
the present sites VI the public schools
and the adjacent properties that have
hneh or might be acquired and an
other print showed tho properties that
shnuld he acquired
Regarding tho sueswatcd slte~ FOR
tho firt ~ the new schools as set
forth M the school auxiliary report
IN odeii said he personally did not
carv whore this nrs, new school would
I've built Just as long "a Wilmington
\ rni the first platoon school construc-
ted And In operation here Hc said
lihrv were simply bringing out the
fsria OF the situation In order TO help
them ~ their conclusions. His per-
eunel belief, nr p,ell explained. was
that attractive schools are most need
sd in athe conec~tcd sections nf anv
city ana the last place 10 begin. he
thought was IN tho well 20 do parts
az n city, showing that tho beginning
should he made whore the children
have the leasi advantages rather than
wherc the children have every con-
Nenlcnco and comfort.
"'rhe future generations and the
vel being ~ our nation do not de-
pend on few great mon" Dr. odcu
cflspy remarked but they do d.
pfnh upun our ability 10 elevate the
average level and n We bring /, up
ono Inch We are accomplishing some
thlns"
lir urged hearty cooperation OF
all city branches concerned and said
the only way to proceed Il TO have the
cooperation ot city Council Tor they
would set no whore without good fell
luwrhlr. Al this junclure the aues-
tlon ~ tho provision % the law rela-
tive 10 special tax assessment for
school purposes was discussed but
there WAS difference Of opinion as
90 whether the law made n manda-
tory on Council 10 issue bonds 10 a
sum hs~is on n percentage Of the
total assessment or whether IL was
within Councils power of discretion
a. make such a bond issue Tho point
remained unsettled last night.
Speaking OF the illltoracy I'm this
country Dr. odcll said Il nearly in
carnciietcd th. United States at the
cuitr.ak n and during the late war
because so many hundreds of thous-
nnds were unable 90 read or write
and M, draft revealed all this and
really did more 90 advance education
~ America than anything else could
have done IN one hundred years.
Nj. Chandler of the school board
said his constituents had put him
there 90 vote for good schools and ne
vn- sold" now 60 better schools. lie
explained the school Auxiliary had
been ~ wonderful assistance 20 him
1 l'if 'i'i lttlf WAhNt' 10 ln' news
papers ~ the city for the assistance
they have riycn IN the new school
program work
Ellwood soudcr. president Of the
board on behalf of an the members
thanked Dr Odcll. Mr.. Taylor. the
School Auxiliary Tor all they had done
and especially Pierre =. du pont, the
man, he said, who had made it an
possible. u thought they should
take up their plan on the two year
basis aud he iaudcd the Detroit sys.
tenn aud schools
The Ncw Century Club asked tho
board 90 have public meeting e
consider IN. new school project anc
nSrerd to arrange FOR Il. The board
accepted the Invitation and decided
a. ask the club 20 nx "a time for thi.
meeting.
school Auxiliary Report.
Tho school Auxfiay's report q.
submitted by Or Odcn last night
~ sr follows.
tn. Wilmington Hoard Of Educa.
tiun. Wilmington. Delaware.
t,cntlemcni when we were honor.
ed hy your BOARD IN requesting what
assistance We could give IN shaping :
schuul building program Cor Whining.
ton, We immediately fslt II 20 bo oul
duty 60 place nj your disposal what.
sp"N'f resources we possessed. In
conrid"rinr the situation. however
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