Evening journal., 1923-01-24
NEWS GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Residents Protest Proposed
Change in School
Laws
SAY SYSTEM SHOULD
BE GIVEN FULL TRIAL

Special to The Evening Journal
NEW CASTLE. Del. Jan. ga
meeting of great interest TO the tax
payers Of this city and vicinity was
/ held in the New Castle Century Club
rooms last evening. when Represen-
tative j. Rogers Holcomb spoke on
| the pending legislation before the
present legislature. He said he had
beon approached by residents Of the
I third district concerning the intro
/ duction of a bill 10 provide for the
election OF city councilmen by dis
tricts. instead OF at large. The pres
ent method Of electing councilmen
has been a bone OF contention since
its inception in 1913 Several rep
resentative citizens, including Francis
deli. Janvier. city solicitor and men,
Der of the Democratic legislative
committee. we're opposed 10 any
change.
we are not a large city" Mr..
Janvier said. zone like New York
and Philadelphia. and / feel II a per-
son IS not thought sufficient OF to
get a majority vote. he should go
without the election and be salts
fed" The law as passed in 1913 IL
considered by many a purely Demo-
cratic measure and unjustihable. as
at present four Of the councllmen
live in the second district. Residents
OF the districts not represented feel
as our forefathers OF old. that tax
alton without representation is tyr
amy.
Sentiment expressed concerning
the proposed school legislation
showed a majority OF thise pres
ent as opposed to any change in
the present laws or system. Mr..
Holcomb told the meeting that a bill
had been introduced repeating the
present law and re-enacting the one
existing before the school code OF
1919 went into effect. He said the
only changes TO be made in the fling
fee would be the method OF collect
ing II. while the name woulG be
changed 10 per capita tax. and col
lected by the several county and
municipal tax collectors without
charge.
Speaking OF the repeater now
pending before the legislature. Rep
resentative Holcomb asked IL II was
a good thing to return TO the schools
existing before the school code OF
1919 went into effect.
Members OF the meeting agreed
the present school conditions and
regime should be given a more thor
ough trial and that two years was
an insufficient time in which TO learn
the true results OF the work
The transportation problem was
next taken up. Two residents Of
rural New Castle hundred expressed
themselves as more than dissatisfied
with the treatment handed 20 them
by the state Educational authorities
during the past two years John II.
Lester said he had received rs cents
for one months transportation ex-
pense returns from the State. He
was so disguised that he never ap-
piled for the second installment, he
said. Alfred Davis. another resident. |
made similar charges. The board /
was in favor OF paying no transpor-
tation and eliminating all contro- I
versy
The consolidation Of the several !
commissions into one parent COM /
mission was declared by Mr.. Hol- /
comb as being a saving proposition .
which would add about $4,000 to |
he States savings. He said a great |
Zeal of opposition was being en-
'ountered by the Child Welfare
Commission. He spoke OF the
mothers pension bill. saying the
Red Men" OF Delaware had a
itrong lobby at Dover. fighting for
he continuance OF the law in its
present form and method Of opera
ion. He said It was not the inten-
ion OF the legislators to discontinue
n impair the fund, but said the i2
women who donate their time to the
ause would continue 20 function.
'ut under the supervision OF the
commission.
Francis deli. Janvier said the
resent idea OF the new commission
icing composed OF four physicians
nd three laymen was all wrong. II
pould be better to have three
romen, three laymen and three ply
icians make up the commission.
Il do not approve OF a physicians
ommission handling the business"
e said, "as doctors best equipped to
II the position would refuse il as il
'ould interfere with their practice.
therefore, it would be better. in my
pinion, to have a commission made
Z three women, three business men
r laymen and three physicians"
Mr.. Holcomb and several others q
poke in favor OF increasing, rather /
nan decreasing, the salaries OF
,achers OF the public schools. /
Mr.. Hoicomb said he had visited (
ne New Castle County Workhouse, {
nd found about three dozen women I
imates. the majority OF which were I
rug addicts. He suggested placing ]
lem in Farnhurst., the Delaware !
tate Hospital for the Insane at '
arnhurst. for treatment. To that a
nd he said a bill could be intro
uced. He did not approve OF sep q