Milford chronicle., 1922-12-15
safe long the great majority upholds the admins
tration of justice 'by due process of law"

DURING THE LATE CAMPAIGN our Democratic
friends, through the columns of their newspapers
from the political meeting orators promised all kinds
relief from taxation and economy in management Of pub
lie utilities such schools and clerical saariesbut
that the pendulum of political fortune has swung the
administration of Delaware for the next years. the
shoulders of the Democratic party, there is general
awakening to the factthat real trouble confronts those
who must make good the pledges freely made to the
people, when seemed very remote that they would be
called upon to provide for their redemption In last weeks
editorial column of the Dover Index printed very
conservative statement that the Democratic party may
carry all that the speakers newspapers
pledged be accomplished in saving of money without
damage to efficiency of administration Of each
elimination of surplus and useless official Positions will
be opposed by the vctors far is possblethat is
to be expected When the problem of education and main
tenance of institutions under state financial support
where the greater sums of money go keep up
ard requred-they facing problem that will require
all the wisdom possible to mould legislation that they
be supportedregardless of the political pledges of
Democratic friends. The Index editorial cautiously
approaches the subject Of the public schools
which operating under law created by the Demo-
the last legislature and by appropriations to
Ty into eecfor it not law framed by Republi-
that time However, here is how the editor of that
paper the discussion of the great problem of edu
cation in Delaware and it worthy of close analysis and
"When the State undertook to take the public
and make them State charge too little thought
given the financial ability of the State to carry the
burden Two the State scraped the bottom Of
the treasury to make good school budget and the con-
tngen appropriations the end of it. Every recog
nized mpossbilty of the State continuing such ap
preparations every two years unless the States
could be increased. Statewide system well and
fully managed like large corporation should be more
economical than the old plan Of many agencies con-
trolls with differing systems of financing and admin
istraon but unfortunately has not Instead
of perfecting the system and putting into effect needed
the demand the next Legislature is for larger
budget appropriations Attempts made two years ago
to raise for schools by several taxing plans
One of these the much abused and little understood
filing fee that has brought in this year about An
other is the corporation tax which originally designed
raise about $50O0O0 but which after the opposition
allowed to amend the bill providing for it, has this year
raised about 3000 It beyond question that the
budget for schools must be severely cut instead in
creased something must be done to raise money
1y forms of taxation. We do not know what plan
he legislature will adopt but feel inclined to make
few suggestions The filing fee should not be abolished
he corporation tax law should be amended to pro-
luce revenue from that The high schools
ost too much They should be consolidated Two in Rural
Jew Castle two in Kent and three Sussex are sufficient
or all needs We spending too much for Superin-
enhance. the high schools not to be consolidated
boish the special district superintendent They
nuch superintendent for special school districts of
ach county could probably do the work. While the last
legislature cut out transportation made possible by
ontngen appropriation to keep in full operation
large item Of and most of it should be cut out
here is growing feeling among parents that the schools
trying to teach too many things and not thorough
teaching anything Under present conditions should
to get back to the essentials and cost wherever
ossible We hope will not be necessary materially re-
teachers salaries but is suggested that the sal
schedule be revised and may be necessary reduce
alaries. These but few Of the suggestions heard
he people still dissatisfied with its administration
he State Board will doubt have lengthy report for
legislature There will doubt be the usual statistics
nd tabuations which will not be read by many. We sug
st that the State Board revise its report cut out most
these statistics and tabulaons and make it short and
adabe Much time and expense printing can be saw
We also suggest that the best service the board
ud render the State and the schools would be care
consideration of how the school system can be re-
usted and the law revised to meet the present
scessiy of economizing bringing the cost within
means of the State and the taxpayers We want to
the public schools the best that the State and its peo
can afford If the present system is to continue
anagement must economic and cut every item Of ex
nse that is not absolutely necessary would be far
er that the State Board and it's officers help the next
gsature to accomplish this than to confuse its members
18th very lengthy report and real information and e.
questions based the last two years experience and
pfu to them in meeting of the most important 81
tiles of the session" tt
ADICIALS NOT WORKERS; THEY ARE FAULTFIND. -
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