Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-23
SCHOOL BOARD WILL
STUDY STATE CODE
70 Learn just How Wilmington
Might Benefit by Ac-
csptlng Il.

UVuNiN9 cf Sho nanedeA that the pub
~ ortSurD cf Wilmington would de-
I'M r the cNy saw ~ % come In
uaIA>r shs new STATE s-hs-ol code have
oAwe~a wt0euprs~d interest among all
sAooe rNG1Aenta who arr concerned In
e1uuoNics,Ai afFAars herc. and especial
~ auupns the nsemb~rv OF the Board
af N1sscAtior, most OF whom were
frAnN sNcueh to admit that they were
not OufSctsnsly ccnvcrsant with the
pVevta1cna ~ the code TO thoroughly
unAsrwtHrd ehe exAct hearing II would
hAvv on the schcol syStcm OF Will
msnetcn II this city should consent
- GnnstNu,e Itself a speclal district.
n nothing else II accomplished. the
fsrts ~ brought 20 light by Every
uvvuang have had tho effect OF tn
ducine tho echcol board members to
determine that they will make them-
oa1v~s familiar with thu shool code
ami its provisions. especially as t.
how sfis city would be affected under
~ VARIOUS sections. come OF them even
exrrs ss~ing a Dissemination to have
the c,d~ interpreted by awyers 10
make sure that they Will not go wrong
n II altcW~<hcr likely the subject will
~ brought up at the noxt meeting OF
sh~ city board for consideration and
80 Il requires only = majority vote of
the members 90 mss tho resolution
necessary TO bring the city under the
ccde ~ 10 within the bounds ~ posi-
entity that sonic definite action may be
takvn ~ that time.
sh~r,ncr II. strsdley. member OF
the noerd of Education. stated this
morning that he feels he or any other
member OF the board would be lax in
their duty II they neglected TO taks
ADVANTAGE of any opportunity that
would rcdound 10 tho benefit Of IN.
educational advantse~p cf tho schoo
children of this city. He is willing
nc w,d. To do anything that viii i'm
ircvc the school conditions IN this
city, either FOR tho teachers or the
children without placing an additional
'ss on the rSeldents and n the city car
lrppvc i,s ~rhoole by coming IN
under tho school code then ne thinks u
!. the loricsl thing to do.
pr. Victor u. Waahhurn. another
member of tho city school board. said
he WAS not sure IN his own mind that
all that Every Evening pointed out
Yesterday could he done for the
schools under the code. lie could not
understand. he said. how Wilmington
could rroft 40 wonderfully under that
law when all tho city board has beer
able 10 get from the state board Il
the cry ~ poverty. DIR. Washhurr
admitted. however, that he is not en-
tireiv familiar with the code provi.
sion. hut he IL going 10 see 20 Il
that they set legal advice as 10 whar
thc real situation II and fam,lisrizs
himself with tho entire net and wha'
4, would mean for Wilmington II th'
city were under the code.
pr. Convell Ranton. another mem
her of the beard. said tho proposition
A. very worthy os consideration an,
he wanted 20 discuss tho protect witt
THO other members OF tho board befor,
he was willing To- express his op'nio,
publicly. lio said he has been think
ms Il over fer sometime but has no
Yet arrived NJ definite decision 4,
bis own mind as 20 whether It woult
he advantageous FOR tho city TO b.
under the code.
james r. Chandler said he had real
Every Evenings story OF what tn
code would mean 10 the city school
and whilc tho idea had appealed Z
him. he had put II aside for furthe
consideration. ne he wanted 20 Civ
tho subject study and thought be
fore he made up his mind on wha
s. thes best thing 20 do In tn
premises.
Numerous lsvmen who have becom
interested IN the improved school ide
and who heretofore have been entirel
ignorant OF the state code and IL
provisions have unhesitstingly state
after reading Every Evenings ac
count Of yesterday that they think
would he 90 wilmington's advantaS Z
10 be under the code and II. as pointe
out. the city would be relieved OF s
much financial obligation then tn
city Board Of Education In making
grave mistake by not placing them
selves under IT,