Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-09-01
$4,000 BOOST
FOR schools
Local Educators Go Over
Proposed Budget With
State Board
WILL BE DECREASE
FOR MAINTENANCE

wilmington will receive about
$4,000 more from me state for edu.
.cationaT purposes fo- the current
i fiscal year than was received for the
year ending June so. This encour.
aging information was received by
representatives OF the local Board OF
Education during a conference a.
| Dover yesterday afternoon with off,
| cials of the State Board of Educa-
ton, when the echool budget for the
next two years was discussed.
During the conference which was
| attended by representatives OF each
| Of the special school districts. DR.. IL
v Holloway. state superintendent OF
| Public Instruction. made an i'm
portant address reviewing the pres
ent school situation during which he
asserted that Delaware has the best
system OF education under existing
conditions in .he United States.
After the formal meeting. the Will
| mington representatives. comprising
DR.. Victor d. Washburn and James
#. Chandler. representing the finance
committee of the Wilmington Board.
Superintendent or Schools David a.
Ward and Robert G. Bruce. business
manager OF the board. held a lengthy
conference with the State officials
over the Wilmington financial stu
alton.
DR.. Holloway and Professor John
Shilling represented the State
Board at the conference. which
from the viewpoint of the VIII
| mington representatives, was a high
ly satisfactory one. The serious
situation facing the Wilmington
schools was made plain by the VIII
mington delegations.
The State representatives assured
the Wilmingtonians that the State
Board was ready TO do all in its
power TO aid Wilmington and the
conference got down to a survey OF
the figures. This study brought out
that additional revenue would be
Forthcoming except for expenditure
on maintenance which will be
S5S,000 less than the amount receiv-
ed last year, which was 100000.
The reduction Of the maintenance
fund, according to the Wilmington
members is not a serious problem
as DR.. Victor D. Washburn stated
after the conference that the VII
mington members did not think. that
10000 could be judiciously ex-
pended. This money would, be use
less II assigned in full as under the
Flaw an appropriation under one
item in the budget cannot he used
for a purpose other than that for
(which il is specified
Summing up the results % the
conference. DR. Washburn made |
these 1.-TWO points:
First-that the gross amount OF
money 10 De appropriated by the |
State Beard Of Education 10 the I
Wilmington Board OF Education for
the fiscai year ending June 80 I
|192S. eliminating the reduction in the /
maintenance fund. VIII be $4,000 /
I'm excess o. the money received the |
last T seal year.
Second-f'or reasons entirely be-
yond the control Of the State Board |
of Education. the State Board can |
mot say exactly how much money the /
Wilmington Board will receive. but
that the money will be available
on the same basis as last year. so
that the officials concerned are OF
the opinion that wilmington will>re-
ce.ve additional funds amounting
10 approximately $4,000.
In explanation OF the second
point. Dr.. Washburn pointed out
that the method of computing the
budget allotment is based on the
pupil attendance throughout the
State. and that It Is not possible at
this time to estimate just what this
will be for this year.
II is understood that the Whining
toms Boards finance committee, In
view OF the results Of the conference.
will again 90 over the financial sit
uation with view 10 revising its
Z cure so as to provide sufficient
fun>5 TO carry out the work for the
year. avoiding any curtailment Of
the school term.
The biggest problem confronting
the state Board. DR.. Holloway said !
In speaking at the earlier meeting,
Is the insufficient number Of teach
Frs in the grammar grades and
high schools. He declared that with
present conditions It would be posi-
Die to go before the next Legisla
ure and ask for an appropriation !
scarcely greater than that allowed a
he past two years.
Prof John Shilling, assistant to !
Dr.. Holloway. presented figures
moving a steady increase in appro- J
,riations for educational purposes
ince 1917. In the discussion that q
ollowed. the concensus of opinion
eemed to he that budgets for the
lext two years should be increased =
TO meet the demands d.
rising from additional schooling ia !
.ilities and general improvements !
There was much elaboration over \
he proposed budget system to be =
unlimited to Governor Denney and I
" him in turn to the next session
T General Assembly. o
A meeting of the state Board of c
Education will be held next Friday r
I which II is understood a definite b
udget program for 1924 will be Z
resented 4