Evening journal., 1923-01-26

URGES SCHOOL
AT CLAYMONT


TO prohibit negroes from voting al
school elections there. II being con-
tended by them that negroes who
worked IN the Worth Brothers stee
plant had voted at the school cleo
lion when they would not have been
entitled to vote al general cleo
ton. They wanted the phrase
legal voter" ss contained In the
school law more specifically defined
4 further complaint they made was
that the district could not stand hn-
ancially the sort OF building that j
proposed.
Yesterday another delegation had
a hearing before the house comm IL
tee on education and an entirely
different story was told. This dele
cation was headed by william g.
Robelen. president OF the Claymont
Board OF Education. Others in the
delegation were II. r. stshl. super
intendent OF the Clsymont school;
William s. Haigh. representing the
General Chemical Company. and
oliver Hinemsn. representing Worth
Brothers steel plant. The delsga-
t!on on Monday claimed 10 represent
so per cent. OF the realty in the Clay
mont district hut this was denied by
yesterdays delegation.
or a total realty assessments o.
s5,T12. 900. Mr.. Robelen explained.
the corporations alone were assess
ed s42l2.0O0. He said the delesa-
tion Monday represented The Tax
payers League. and presented as
sessment figures 20 show that the
delegation here Monday did not
represent more than 81 1000. OOa OF
The t5.712.e0O realty assessment.
Mr.. Robelen denied the allegs-
ton that colored voters from the
Worth plant had carried a recent
oond election authorizing the is
susnce OF s275.ssO OF bonds for the
purchase OF = site and erection Of a
new graded high school building.
The vote. he said was 3ss for the
bond Issue. 10 against. a ma Jority OF
22e, and the total number OF colorsd
votes cast was only IS.
We know nv our assessment list
whaf the people or Clsymont want"
he said. "All the corporations are
with US. These corporations want
good schools in order 10 have the /
class OF employees they want"
John J. Raskob. whose assessment /,
Is s544.l87, he said, is the largest 7
taxpayer in the community. and he I
Is strong for good schools. no matter
what the cost. He pointed out that
Mr.. hsskob took this broad view OF
he school question in spite OF tn.
.set that he has twelve children. not
me OF whom attends the Clavmont
'chools. He i for rood school,
ana Is willing 70 back them up 10
any extent" Mr.. Robeien said.
He described the Taxpayers
league as numbering IN it, member
NIP taNables who had refused IN
'ay their school taxes. and claimed
already had cost the Claymont
'chool Board about $1,000 trying 10
oileot these take. through the Court
u Chancery. He said these delin-
uents still owe the board about
2oOo, and that their failure TO paw
would probably necessitate a ref
rendum on an additional school
ak levy to provide $500 TO cover
he cost OF employing additional
eachers due 10 the rapid growth OF
he community.
Representative Harry a. Little
ointed out that part OF tile dis
riets financial difnoulty f. due 10
ne fact that the state Board OF Ed
cation. in appropriating funds to
he district. went by the 1919 bud
et and failed to take the rapid
rowth OF the community into con-
Iteration.
II these people who were down
ere. representing the Taxpayers
'esgue. would pay their taxes" Mr..
'obelen declared. THE amount we
'ould have 10 20 before The people I
" would he considerably less"
He said the 25 men in the dele I
alton do not represent 10 school :
lildrsn, and do not represent
laymoni" The Clsymont COM ,
unity League. the women's Club OF i
laymont and the Overlook Civic As a
'cistion. he sa.d. ar. all with them I
II e better. school Z
As the colored school only con- a
sts OF one-room and has an excel j
Mt teacher. Mr.. Robelen said there {
no need for separate district. I
The delegation opposed the 4 }
re proposition OF the previous del =
cation. claiming that the people :
Clsymont want an athletic leld h
nd this would require ten-acre {
ri III 10 q | ~
res OF ]. c. Mc6Omb's land. which 4
was proposed to condemn for @
hool purposes. would not be direct v
in front OF the McComb resi- j.
.nce. which sets about one-fourth y
a mile back from the Philadel- \
ria pike. y
It was stated that the district can n
Iiy bond for the t25.OOO authorized. Il
,out $4,000 OF which would he n
qulred for acquiring site. II n
as intimsted that after the legis- n
tive session there might nc a re- n
wal OF the t125.000 offer Of the N
elawsre School Auxiliary Associ- N
ion. which was lost when 4 pre-
ously authorized bond issue failed n
bring par as required by the .
hool law. II
Stahl said the !
oss enrolment is now 4s6. with II
e possibility " an increase to 500 II
other year. These are all ele- n
sntary pupils. he said. About 80 II
pills from the district are being II
Mt to wilmington for high school II
ucation. II
I'VE had to fight the same people II