Smyrna times., 1923-11-28
MIMI BUILDING PROBLEMS LENS.
|. '''if' Iif BEING GREATLY SOLVED
,.poNT MODEST ABOUT
? ). OWN wv GIFT OF MILLIONS
u..t Of Delaware School Aux
Pgli.s' s .0J "J'V What They Have Accom- Aeeo%-
GaTy anu n. Odeu Makes Report

PTalsss n What They Have Accom-
pt'hsdmDti5 he'd that a total expenditure
As3eTGIso saa Goo would put the schools
%vUuUg, ,..rs into satisfactory condl-
Des"@- l5't s2.OOO,OOO of this amount
,i.s' ,irsady been spent on buildings eio S
alIsa4' osat +be second S2,OOO,OOO will |
-'la ,a+ ,lL'i bv - Wilmington during the
5Psn' rear. d P. S. dupont declared
@lins linton 5I of the school problem
.. u :. sY' housing is concerned, is now
lal AZ q The speech was before the
s.a ssa'' Citizens Association in vii
Ssl-.S .l.en Friday. Mr.. DUPONT spoke
nins.on g. close ll Of meeting that
!, 5s 5ssn pregnant with reports, ideas
nl1 o'Il ,,nressions : looking to the ad-
lna a,sn,snt snp of the educational faclli-
~ # tbe state, also for the better
Y, ..+ ~ If tbe agricultural interests
ls.n,ob s,n. h tbe coming to Delaware OF
ll1'sI ,aros saDiro, famous advocate of CO.
aals,t saarstirs marketing Of farm pro
w. Mr.. dupont frankly confessed
.',1, nsoJ been somewhat dazed with
I !. macnitude of the school problem
nolsrare. but now was beginning
= = 30 Hght and hope" How to
' s,n,s =, all the school children in view
4 i he antiquated buildings which
s.rs baen in use, he confessed, haC
severely puzzled him. To reconstruct
N +be schools he estimated would en-
t,a an expense Of some $16,OO0,OOO
Hoveyer he had found that the aver
400 life Of a school building was tift,
Years Therefore, if efforts were con
,ntyated On the rebuilding of al
schools build prior to 1878, or fft
vssrs ago, the estimated cost of tn
entire project would be cut in hal
and the outlay required would be bu
100000. 1--WE have spent $4,000
900 already in the past four year
continued Mr.duPOnt, addressing hin
self to the Service Citizens and Dels
ware School Auxiliary members, "an
We have the promise from Whining
ton itself Of an expenditure of som
thing like 100000 more in the ne,
two years. That is S4,000,000 Of Il
S.900OOO. Thus the problem is b
coming one within reach of solution
Mr. dupont further expressed con
dence that a program of school bull
ing could be solved before the ne
session of the General Assembly
which normal accommodations for
school pupils in Delaware would
provided. "Then we can give atte
ton to the real problem,,' he add,
amid applause, "the problem of eC
eaton itself. We have scarce
scratched that problem, yet it is
most important of all"
P S. dupont Prasies Work Auxili;
Mr.. DUPONT highly praised
Joseph H. 0dell, director of the Sc
ice Citizens and president of the I
aware School Auxiliary, saying
members of the organization shO
not forget that it was through
VdeFs direction and leadership
NE school program thus far had b
carried out. Throughout his en-
address Mr.. dupont made no ment
u ais own generous gifts of mill
aiaI nave made possible the work
oa' OF the plans for reconstruct
@e educational facilities for
children Of Delaware and for the
'a4l construction Of suitable build
% house the children. Governor /
leg who attended the meeting,
called on by Mr.. dupont for an
preston Of his views concerning
coH thus far accomplished.
uO,efnor ,3 replied by saying tina
%ula .. not praise too highly his an
u ua'lon and qualification for the ,
y 'ne Service Citizens. He EN-
slsd particularly the value of til,
operative farming scheme.
VI Odell Tells of AccOmplishm,
L. " odell, director, in presel
~ II. report Of work accomplished,
. @s Delaware School Auxiliary
Ta'0n n, TO date has built and emi
5so so Sc schools at a total cost of 81
.s" ..',,0' During the summer we
T. Tro.ler temporary dormitorv a
.,D "Onens College at Newark +,
S;illlnodate Sil p students. COSTING
Ls.sd s. SlS,9O1.71," he continued
a., 'De following white school
N.Y. h, construction and well toward
Hsnon' H.T : Three-room brick scbo
Ho,,ss.lle four-room brick scbr
houston HH.uston; fve-room brick ecbo. @1'l,
Ta,,I.,yyi TT'lileyi one-roOm brick scbo,
af r'soFs l. ) Bridge; a consolidated
,ooo.r p Georges containing :
s,uA' r.,, auditOriums, lunch room
Sny,aa and kitchen; high. scho
but b'sna, snS,.. being built under cor
a ono 9sperVlsed by US. We shall
Cao,,..o .,lo0m colOred school >
tberas tb,sss : as soon. as the white
lsgs ,' !. : completed. At the Stat
srs y a lof colOqed students ,',g A. 'IC@, Do,
mo erecting an industrial = a,-t Jo !
Ts,l, ana cottage for the the T1ss nros
, svK Projected Dr Oh, e pres