Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-29
STATE SCHOOL BOARD.
EXPLAINS S3,OOO,OOO
BUILDING PROGRAM
Advocates Better Educational
Facilities at Conference With
Members of Legislature.
DEFECTS ARE POINTED OUT
Stan Correspondence Of Every Evening.

Dover. Dec. 2a.--lust what Delaware
requires for the Improvement OF its
educational system and what must he
done n THE State Ia 70 keep its place
in the forefront of those common
wcaltha which are mindful of the val
ues of properly training their boys and
girls. was graphically portrayed to
members of the General Assembly yes
terday afternoon AT n luncheon con
ference in the dining room of the Capt
tol Hotel here between tho members
OF the Legislature. who were the
guests OF honor. and the members of
the state Board of Education. the
state Educational Association and
many of the officials Of the state De
partment Of Education. one uf the
outstanding features OF the meeting
was the formal launching 10y the state
Board of Education Of its proposed So
O00. 600 school building program
throughout Delaware. This Is one uf
the most impHiani subjects that VIII
be presented " the Legislature when
Il meets next Tuesday and 10 viii he
one OF the first bills offered. but Just
what the members present yesterday Y
may think of the proposition they
did not state
one thing tho state school officials
| endeavorcd yesterday 20 forcibly i'm IT,
press upon the minds " the General
Aesemblymeu who were present was
the query as to whether the white
/ children OF Delaware are going to have
! the use Of public schools az good as
/ those now being used hv the Negro
children ~ the state To fact that
/ many OF the Negro school buildings
/ are so far superior to many OF those
used hy the white children apparent
| ". Is sourc,. " much discourage
ment 20 all those IN Delaware who
are interested In the educational syH-
/ tenn of this etate and they seeming
1 " are keenlv deSirous OF having this
condition remedied without delay.
One reErettable fact OF yesterday =
/ conference was tho sWau number %,
members Of the Legislator who attend
| ed. OF the 81 members ~ the General
Assembly only ten or eleven put IN
an appearance. The meeting was ar
ranged 20 save time later on when tho
Legislature - IN session. for g re
auired time 20 explain what the state
Board f Education is planning 60 do
and nha n,enbcrv wanted mo lccisls-
tors 10 be familiar with the entire pro.
,ect before voting on 70 later. Ar Dr
II. V. Holloway. state superintendent,
OF public schools. explained. q cost.
about $3.50 per minute 20 talk 20 tho
Legislature whom the session starte
Nothing definite was accomplished
a; yesterdays meeting, a. nOthius
definite had been planned for a..
complement The sole purpose o
the conference was 10 inform IN,
members OF tho General Assembly o
The school boards new building pro
gram and the needs " the publ,
, schools IN this state I, was mad,
clear that tho members Of tho stat
Board Of Education and every ono "a
, OF the state Department Of EduCatloi
wants the members 81 the Genera
Assembly 10 consider such officials n
their service whenever they desr
information on educational matters Fl
this state and Il was repeatedly urge,
Yesterday that the members of tn
Legislature h-s; inform ihemsely~,
on school subjects before they vot
on any bills affecting the system tha
may be presented 10 the Legislature
Wants Public Informed.
Dr.. Thomas r. Brown. president o
the state Board of Education. presided
After an excellent dinner had been en-
ioyed he explained in detail the pur
poses for which the conference ha
been called He said the members @
the board feel and always have fe'
that the people of this State shoul
know all about what the board is do
Ing and what IS being done for IN
public schools of the state. also tina
u was the peoples right 20 know hot
the State funds. 20 which they con
tribute through the medium OF taxes
are being expended He explained tina
I the members hope 10 make Their scho,
bin No. In the Legislature at IN
coming session and they did not pro
. pose 10 wait until near the end an
then have anyone say they attempte
10 jam something through the Legi:
lsture about which the people Of Dela
ware knew little or nothing. y
. Brown stated that ne and his fello
members on the board felt IL was Il
10 them 10 give the members OF IN
, Leg gislature the benefit of their .,
, perience and knowledge OF school a
! fairs and FOR this reason the confer
ience was called 10 impart tbs infoi
n nation.
o Or. Brown called upon Miss Ellie
SamwOrth OF Wilmington representa-
70 the State Educational Associate
. who declared she felt 10 a great hon,
10 70 represent the Organ!zst tion and 81
n then launched into an explanation
N how the association was organized az
IS FOR what purposes. Miss Samwor
made an eloquent plea for the bett
il care OF the children, showing that IN,
= are the mainstay Of the nation al
j. State and neither can be what
d should II the boys and girls are n
y OF the right calibre. She thought IN,
n should be developed the same as al
I other of the resources but said the
p is nothing 80 tremendous as the prop
u training Of ths children. Miss Sar
X worth declared the people OF Del
j. ware must have their eyes and min
e open In the matter Of education al
q they must give the proper service, b
q 10 DO THE they first must have 4
y right kind Of facilities; that is. &
J. proper kind OF schools. The speak
a said there is no state Ike Delawal
e for II IS one upon which God n
p sn lied most bountifully.
Wilmington School Conditions.
= Ellwood Souder. member Of q
~ State Board OF Education, also pre-,
J. dent OF the Wilmington City Board
Continued On psSs z