Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-09
SCHOOL AGE LAW
MAY Be AMENDED
So That Children Under ~
vsars Of Age Can Obtain
Working Certificates.

II Ia probable that Wilmington will
sss~k AN amendment 10 tho law fixing
the school age requirements. 40 that
working certificates can not he pro-
cured D., chudr>rn under II years who
have not completed sight school
grades. This would be IN accord with
tho hlll 90 br presented the State
l.~xalatur~ raising the age limit, out
I'D" 81 Wilmington. from II years and
the grade lsnlt from the nth year.
Al menlher~ ~ the Board o, Edu-
cation approve ~ such n plan. and Il
was suggested at yesterdays meeting
- the Rosri that Superintendent OF
Schools Ward contain n recommenda-
ton FOR such action in his next report
~ the board. al which time IL Will
rr,,Sb'y 10 acted upon.
II wps thu Expressed opinion az the
members 81 tho board that many boys.
snd IN fact. many parents. realize that
the school requirements are lax in this
detail. The children msreDy mark
time" until they ara Ia years 81 age
and then drop out ~ the schools.
Many OF them. II was stated. look
forward 20 quitting and care little or
nuthing for their studee. whereas. II
they r>ralized they had TO acquire eight
Noar~ Of SCHOOLING. they would settle
down Ia their work in more deter
mined manner.
There are but three other states IN
the union having l. year old. eighth
Grade requirement. Many states dc
not have requirements even as stric,
~ che present requirements in Dela-
ware IL was suggested ~ the meeting
yesterday that 20 extend the age and
Erade limit all AZ one time. might
work ~rmc hardship on families who
v,uo NOT In a ecoi financial condition
Scme provislon would be made Ia take
csr~ ~ cas.-s ~ his sort.
\ commits. from the Consumers
League. which - preparing bill fol
presentation to IN. state Legislator,
cmh~iyang this ase and grade limit
attended ye~,erday's meeting ~ IN,
hoard. fcr ;he purpose 81 learnins
whether the hoard cared 20 have IN,
city meutionei In the bill. or whether
he hoard wished 20 act independent
" rr,e boari stated u could handle th'
matter Independently. through rcso
atoms Miss r. Ethelda Mullen an,
tharles. \. Hagner comprised the com
Iulttee.
Superintendent Ward. IN HE semi
monthly report ~ the board. state,
hat more than four hundred persons
have enrolled ftr instruction IN tn
evening Vocational scho.l. conducted
10 tho Wilmington lHgh school build
InE The school opened for the sec
nrd term on the evening 81 Januar,
and comprises fourteen cCurses. b.
including machine shop practice. sta
nary engineer x. shee; meta, sh0l
work electrically. mechan.ca, draw
Nc shop mathematics. c.cmentav,
scw!ng. elementary cooking. millinery
auto mechanics. jan!tor.a. engineering
pattern masking sheet metal training
iaan reading and estimating. English
spelling and ar.ihmet.c. advance,
sewing advanced cook ng and sew
~ and m-.pcry FOR Coiored students
Owing Go the difficulty n securinl
'shor. the alteration 81 No. - sChoO
has not ye- been completed. and !
has been necessary on that aCcouu
90 defer beginning 81 tho platoon or
ranizauon % that schoo, !; viii p
a. leas, another week before IN
fNNNAf Wee iif hNllANlfAfA anu
building 90 condition for the new sys
tem The change viii be made IN
mediate.y upon tho completion q n
work a; the building.
super n:endcn' Wa~d in his reDor
said that the number % deposi;
made on ,he frs hank day after n
holidays was lower shan usua. tn
report showed Al per cent - the ~
r.lment As making deposits FOR aha
week The am un, deposited. how
ever. wac $1,000. nearly double n
amount deposited on any prev.ou
bank day
The following appointments wey
reported. Eva Cherry. School No. .
SllO per month. Mary Scott Caller,
hoo ~. -. sl4o. designations: Pa
q orr. School No. ;. Louise Philip
= hoo No. IS. Neo;ia Carv!r. Soho
81. 90
The nuarc.a. report for the per!o
frHm Deem ber Il. iast year. Shove
bank balance or ina: date
S2i.3l7.so. with receipts since then
Sa4.a3l.7N Expenditures have amour
"a % SO nsS 80. leaving bar
haiance a. his time % .27.15O.S
Vouchers Treser .s-i for he approSl
. the boa~d. :o- which checks Ia,
no' vet heer issued amount
f2O.f.