Evening journal., 1922-04-10

FOR New SCHOOLS
Superintendent Holloway
Outlines Plan Before
Parent-Teacher Asso.
BOND ISSUE UP TO
NEXT LEGISLATURE

Special to The Evening Journal.
HARRINGTON. Del. April 10.
Surprising all expectations was the
convention Of the state Parent
Teacher Association on Saturday
While there was an attendance OF
500 persons at the morning session,
500 persons were present at the af-
ternoon and evening public meet
ings.
At the afternoon session the
speakers included DR.. 7. r.
Brown. president Of the State Board
OF Education; DR.. II. V. Holloway,
State Supervisor Of instruction; Dr
Richard Washburn Cooper and Ide
G. Sergeant, Of Paterson. n. ].
During the course OF his address
DR.. Brown expressed his belief IN CO.
operation and declared that It was
better to save the present school law
than to lose that which has already
been gained.
Dr. Holloway in his address said:
Every community has as poor a
school as II is willing 90 tolerate, and
as good school as It is willing to
fight for.
Three years ago we made a care
ful examination Of our schools. The
examination was made by experts
who measured them by the things
which have become standard in
modern education.
The special districts in Delaware
in this measurement made an aver
age of 333 out Of a possible 1000.
The rural schools made score Of
z75 out of a possible 1000. Just eight
schools in the entire State scored
over 500 points. Colored schools
scored as low as 200 points.
There are in this State working
under orders OF the State Board of
Education about 600 white teachers.
This means the State Board must
supply 700 rooms for children under
these teachers.
Il personally believe that stand
ard schoolroom conditions can be
created for these children at a cost
OF $4,000 per room.
"Our problem then Is TO raise S4,-
10000 outside OF Wilmington. The
value Of real estate in Wilmington
and the rest of the State IS about the
same. Wilmington has an assessed
valuation of Sill. 100000; New Cas-
tie county has an assessed valuation
OF S55, 5,500,OO0; Kent of S7,700,000
and Sussex Of s29,000,000.
IF we bond the State at per cent
It will give s4.4OO,OOO for State needs,
Sussex county is at present carrying
Il 90 4
bonds. This amount supplied tc
schools. would seat every child in a
room equipped with everything
which modern education calls stand
ard.
''The State Is carrying S5,3S0,O0
worth OF road bonds. The roads W.
are building cost $4,000 per mile.
standard school would cost us a.
much as 264 feet OF concrete road.
zone plan that might be suggest
ed is TO go to the Legislature and asl
for the privilege OF issuing bonds {,
the extent Of s mills on the dollai
for a series Of years until this pro
gram Is completed"
Realizing the desperate straits II
the coiored schools. p. s. duPon
made his gift OF $500. 1000 for the re
building OF these schools. II IS ex
pected that by the time the mex
Legislature meets the colored schoo
building program will not be very
far from completion.
A discussion Of the continuance o
the State school libraries form tn,
major part Of DR.. Richard W. Coop.
ers talk. while Ide G. Sargean
spoke on the subject OF what a mod
ern school may mean 20 a com.
munlty.
A board OF managers consisting OF
the State officers and the PRESIDENT
Of the various associations met al
noon and selected three persons e
serve on the executive committee
They were Mrs. Addie Culver, o.
Delmar; Mable Draper, OF Milton
and H. B. Boyer, Of Smyrna. Mrs
Culver was named a delegate to IN,
National Parent-Teacher Associa
tion 10 meet at Tacoma. Wash. Ma,
to -.