Evening journal., 1922-06-17
A GRADUATEAT
STATE COLLEGE
New Building Is Dedicated
for Negro Students Near
Dover
DIR. J. H. SCOTT
MAKES ADDRESS
Special to The Dvsning Journal.

opecidl 70 Inc evening journal.
DOVER, June 1.-THE annual
Commencement exercises OF the
Senior Class Of the Dover High
School was held last evening IN the
Dover Opera House. Ths program
was as follows:
Invocation. DIT. Roy Q. Heifon-
stein duet Farewell" Mrs. Arm
strong and Mr.. Cumminsi address,
Education IN Life" RI Rev.
Bishop Cook, OF the Episcopal
Diocese OF Delaware; selection,
"open the Gates Of the Temple, &"
Dover High School Gles Club;
Greetings. DR.. Thomas r. Brown.
President OF the State Board OF
Education; presentation OF the class
Of 1929. superintendent w. B.
Thornburg.
ton. Valodictorlan. Vocational
Course: Mildred Webb. saiutatoF-
ian. Academic Course; John Hart
nett. Joseph PikuA Gwendolyn II.
Steele. Maurice Frazier, all Acad-
emio courses; LAT1ian NJ. Ruston.
Franklin S. Wharton, Edwin Lewis
Vocational Coursei owen Evans
Alice p. Williams, Ishmael Tarbur-
ton, Robert Raughley, Charles NJ.
Moore. General Course; Anna NJ.
Bolan. kathryn B. Lynch. CONNER
cial Course.
Presentation OF diplomas by John
Carrow. president OF the Board OF
Bducationi Song. selection. Garry
Ne Back 70 OLD Virgnny." Dover
High School Club; benediction. DR..
James W. colona-
Messrs Souder. Brown and Culver,
members OF the State Board OF Edu-
cation, attended the commencement
exercises. Both Mr.. SOuder and Mr..
Culver, IN addition TO DR.. Brown,
president OF the State Board, extend
ed greetings. wishing the graduating
class, as well as Dover, success In
their future undertakings.
In view OF the interest IN the
school election for one member OF
the Board OF Education. 20 serve
three years. one OF the main issues
being that OF a bond issue 10 build a
new school house. James B. Bloc.
the retiring member OF the board,
who did not seek reelection, read the
following statement at the com
mencement exercises:
THE question OF bonding the dis
trict for new school building VIII
be referred TO the qualified voters OF
the district on June 20 between the
hours OF 2 and s o'clock p. NJ.
The leading question seems TO be
one OF taxation cost, and that you
may vote more intelligently az this
election. the following explanation
Is offered. The figures given can all
be easily verified. The assessed
value OF the real estate IN the Dover
district IS slightly over s4.100.OOO.
"The district cannot be bonded
FOR over per cent. OF the assessed
value OF the real estate, which would
amount TO S205. 900. There Is al
ready a bonded Indebtedness OF SlS,-
600 againa this district, so Il was
decided to ask 10 raise slsb'ooO ad-
ditional.
AS all expenses for running the
public schools OF Delaware Is paid
ont Of the state and Federal funds. Il
will be necessary for US 20 raise by
taxation only enough for interest
charge at say Al per cent, Ss's25;
and for a per cent. redemption
fund OF sT.400. or a total OF s1b,T25
the first year.
"To raise this amount Il Will in-
crease the taxes on real estate only
AZ cents on the 500, which added
10 the present State tax OF rs cents
gives a total OF 81 cents. BY this
Increase the tax would be S4.2O on
each $1,000 OF assessed value.
"As four per cent. OF the bonds
must be redeemed each year, the tax
rate will naturally be reduced each
year on an average OF about "a
cents per 500 each year. The school
rate in 1919 IN the Dover district
was IS cents In 1920. in order that
part OF the old debt might be paid,
n was raised 10 65 cents, so that IN
the event that your vote will be fav-
orable 10 a new building, your tax
rate will only he two cents on the
hundred more than IN 1920"
"(Slgned) John Carrow,
James y. Blce,
James Hall Anderson, |
Members Of
Dover Board Of Education"
The Eighth Grade promotion ex- |
arcises were held in the Opera |
House yesterday afternoon and was |
attended by many relatives and |
friends OF the class. There were - |
boys and "a girls in the class. all |
receiving promotion TO the High .
school Department.
The program included: Chorus, /
Sunset Peace" by the class; drill /
exercises by II OF the eighth grade |
,oys; solo. The World Is Waiting |