Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1923-01-10
SUPT. HOLLOWAY
DENIES A DEFICIT
IN SCHOOL FUNDS
Ne Tells Legislature tho School
Board Will Have Balance
to Refund.
ESTIMATES NOT REALIZED
Special Dispatch From Every Evenings
sian Correspondent
Nv VIM. J. Mcvey.


Board ~ Eaucaticn ara much per
turh.d over ana take exception 10 n
local news story published IN Every
Evsnlns hut not sent from Dover, on
Monday. also 90 an editorial In the
same issue. dealing with the condition
- the finances uf that department.
th. neve story creating the impress
Sion that there IL blg deiicl; IN the
school boards accounts and the edi-
torlsl inferr.ng that this deficit was
7 caused hy over expenditures by the
school officials. So exercised were
+ thoy yesterday that Or. II. V. Hollo-
way, state superintendent Of public
instruction. r.usht and was grarted
b the privilege OF the floor ~ the House
of REPRESENTATIVES To cSp.ain the
situation 90 tho members OF the
Legislature and 60 correct any false
impressions which these publications
lmnv have created. In his statement
Ito the House members ne made 80
slear that the state school funds are
MT only ovcrirawn and that there is
no dehcit but ou the contrary. 'he
school authorities are going to have
al uneNpcnd.d balance 81 $4,000 60
refund O. the state from their APP
P propf alton.
~ wac r.sht after The House had
conVcned for The afternoon session
when Representative HOlcomb aros
I and Informed the House tina. there
= had been some discussion relative To
"a ~ called deficit iu the state school
funds and in order that the member.
might have the matter explained 20
them he moved that Dr. Holloway be
granted the privilege % the floor FOR
nVe IN Ini,tes 90 set the real fact. be-
fore the members This motion pre-
vailed and Or. Holloway made the
foilow1ns statement:
n / had been member OF th!s
House today and had read in the rews-
papctS tho article appeerlns IN Every
fvenins To tho effect that there was $
deficit % s7s2l7sSO IN the Stste
school fund should have been
anxious % have an explanation from
the officials ~ that depsrtmen; %
Tho mesn.ug 90 such deficit with
this .dea IN view spoke 90 Mr.. Hol-
comb. chairman 81 your education
COMMITTEES today. relative 60 my ap-
ucarius before you this afternoon.
The finances x he sta's are snons
the moss dirlcult problems you will
have 90 des, with and tho finances az
The school board are no exception -
this r'iie. We may expect many
errcre 90 ~ made BY various people
AMI th.- - one % ttos. eT-ror~ The
state education lsv sets up me
. a =
anme of these The etat. sche,l ,ax
c~prrrneut 10 tho ssency s0r collec-
zion. This oeQ~-trnsnt turned IN
scmothinr over si.sc0.0o0 Two other
sources Get up were not taken into
consideration such AZ tire income from
The sait 600 "a he school fund which.
ltn 1890. amounted 20 So ;aq.io. TIE
other was the county och ri tax .,
~ cents on yea. and persona, prop
oriv ana which IN Tho az SIX
months available amounted 20 s4ss.-
Sa4 and whiah should have amounted
O. AproNmAtsly $50 0s0 for a full
year The with ne f.2coo. rnskee q
Total 81 s5s2 600 fc- schools which wa.
mot tsseE into account IN report!us
deficit" % !Ts3.ITs and which -.
dncc- ne amount - about $50 O0O
Thie '6o.00o u n shortage 81 .ncom.
for school purposes only and no; 8
shortage brought about by over .x
psnfiiures OF their bulge; BY -. s,st,
Board 2 Edueaiion.
IN 'he e9ltor.al Ia yes, a-Sla ~ Ever,
hvenius the irfsrene. Il d~fc.s o
fsts 600 due "a over expenditure BY n.
EXISTS The school term begins IL
september and the main income Il
ro' w. unffl TIE following March. T,
run thoschoc's During INF. interim IN.
state treasurer must draw On IN,
1cu-ral Tund which be - authorize,
% a. b law and he has drawn OF
this fund to the extent O. $50. .O0O I,
inest olsr~ft schoo. EXPENSE. unit
IA. scnco. fund.- become available
IN" state -choo. department las
year spent .ees thaa wls appropriate,
to . 90 the extent % 1-t O0O and 8
must ha remeiu bersd :. cAnr-t spen<
more ,Aan - Appropriated 10 a..
hehese here has beeu some ex
caption noted % he sa.sry lot hsv.
had prepared f0r You. becaus. IN.
tniai ooef not Include ne items o. .r
p-n~ and co--t. Tor travel Th.-.
ate .'ens were p-t ia sfats -impl,
- you could check Up and there Wa,
~ idea or though, % tryins 70 -
ceife You. The grand total rosSS
only and wa meant Co. be on.y a tota
o. sslsries pald 10y ne s-a.o a.ons
have lived Ions ef..s So 30 kno, TIA
honesty is the ues; policy and IA,
last thing ] would 'ry .o Go = q a.
teiupt - pat over 49, ..4ng On AZ,
uns much l->~ a De.awai, LEXIS a
fure. I want you o. zee. hat you ar,
free go come 20 Our department. a
any time FOR any and al ne .neor
nation you desire. We have ~ ,..v
only one idea ana that - 20 give "a.
children " our state the fes. ofuos
ti'r ~ 10 posi- 90 O. give them