Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-02-07
LAUREL SCHOOL
MODEL FOR CITY

that you did this thing You were
the first community In Delaware 10
cooperate TO the extent that you did
In providing a school building. I
cannot imagine building more
beautifully equipped than your ar
chitects James o. Beetle and James
W. Torbert have provided mere. The
good results will not only be felt
by your own community. but your
example viii be followed all over
Delaware. all over the United States"
The churches and schools OF to-
day are making America what she
will be twenty-five years from to-
day" said DR.. Joseph II. Odel.
president OF the Delaware School
Auxiliary. which has the admins
tration OF the funds given for edu-
cation by Mr. dupont mo country Is
great accidentally, or because OF one
or two great men. A country is great
according 10 the average high stand
ard OF rs citizenship" He contin-
ued:
Education consists OF three things
and II you Ak them In your mind
you have a flying start upon which
10 ride TO success. Education pro-
vides you with tools with which 10
make a living. II helps you to get
the most out OF your association
with your fellow men and 70 helps
you TO release the fine qualities that
lie dormant within you. Every
human being Is a valuable human
box, packed full Of precious things.
Imagination. ability 10 love each
other. and many other fine things.
People who are not educated get
only a few OF these things released.
Education Is the process OF giving
release 20 the powers within. Men
and women cooperate with God in
making themselves"
Henry p. Scott. vice president OF
the Delaware School Auxiliary. con-
graduated the people OF Laurel on
the work they had done towards OBJ
tanning the new school He sail
that a man who needs assistance is
always wise 10 take funds when
funds are offered and that the
Delaware School Auxiliary was more
than ready to help those who help
ed themselves
Ellwood Souder. president OF the
Wilmington Board OF Education and
member OF the state Board. praised
the new school and told the people
OF Laurel they were pioneers and
would be remembered gratefully by
future generations.
DR.. David A. Ward. superintendent
OF Public Schools in Wilmington.
said there was no public school in
Wilmington which could compare in
modern equipment with the Laurel
High School and hoped Wilmington
would soon follow with schools OF
similar equipment.
The key 10 the school was present
ed by Architect Vance Torbert. and
received hy ]. o. Adams, president
OF the Laurel Board OF Education.
II was announced that former
Governor John G. Townsend was 10
have been a speaker at the exercises
last evening. but was detained al his
home in selbyville. Mr.. Townsend
! did much 10 help obtain the new
/ school.
Previous 20 the exercises at the
/ High school, the visitors inspected
a new school for colored pupils. also
erected by Mr.. dupont. Principal
Howard asked Mr.. DUPONT TO stay
while tie pupils sang for him. This
he did. seemingly with much pleas
ure. He gave them a short talk.
ending by asking them how they
liked the building. The pupils an
swered with much emphasis and
said that they would show their
gratitude by tie way they studied
and the way they took care Of the
building.
Like the High School, the build
ing for the colored pupils is as mod
ern in construction and equipment
as the architects could make 1t.