Smyrna times., 1924-04-30
JUVENILE LEGISLATURE At
DOVER ATTRACTS ATTENTION
MEMBERS ELECTED FROM ALL
SCHOOLS MEET AND ORGANIZE

SCHOOLS MEET AND ORGANIZE n
Eddie Richards of Smyrna, Is Made -
Speaker of HOuse"-David LIovd
Also From Smyrna, Senator Z
Delaware's first Juvenile Legisla- :
ture, and perhaps the first organiza- {
ton of its kind to be held in the o
United States, convened at Dover q
Wednesday morning with seventeen
Senators and thirty-three Representa-
tlves in attendance. The members of
each house represent the various high y,
schools throughout the State and were {
elected by the students of these insti-
tutions. Governor William D. Dennev
delivered a message to the Legisla-
ture IN person on Wednesday morn
ing. In his message the Governor
discussed the many affairs of State
government and told of the work that
had been accomplished by the various
departments. He invited the members
OF the Legislature to visit his and dis
cusS their problems with him. The
Governor also cOmplimented Prof. w.
b. Thornburg, Superintendent of the
Dover Schools, who has been very in
strumental in the formation of this
Legislature. Other school officials who
were on hand to assist with the or
ganizatiOn proceedings were: Prof. H.
V. Holloway, State Superintendent of |
Public instructions; Prof. John Shill- |
ing, Assistant State Superintendent; !
Prof. Robert Shilling, Superintendent |
OF Milford Schools; Prof. w. K. Yer
ger, Superintendent of the dupont
High School and Prof. w. X. White,
Superintendent of the SeafOrd Schools
After the session was called to order
, on Wednesday morning, the regular
oath OF office was administered to each
+ Senator and Representative. Each
House then proceeded to organize.
/ The officers selected by the Senate
y were: President, Pro TEN, Frederick
Whitney of Frankford; Secretary, Miss
) Lola TenEyck of Dover; Reading
7 Clerk, John Cowgirl of Dover; Chap
n lain, Rev. Leonard White, pastor of
e Wesley NJ. E. Church; Sergeant-at-
It Arms, Vance Holloway of Dover, and
d Page, John Satterfeld.
( Eddie Richards, of Smyrna, Speaker
Edward Richards, of Smyrna, was
elected Speaker of the House and Miss
'e Pauline McCabe, of FELTON,, was Sc
&c lected as clerk. Miss Louise Eskridge
10 of Seaford, was elected reading clerk
and Rev. R. C. Helfenstein, pastor of
:. the Peoples Christian Church was
II elected Chaplain. Miss Elizabeth
u Holt, Of Dover, was elected sergeant
= = alarms and John Shilling, Jr., of Mil
:. ford, was elected page.
- Wednesday was the final day for
the introduction of the bills with the
result that twenty-seven bills were in
troduced in the Senate and twenty
E three in the House. All of the bills
were referred to committees who met
he on Wednesday evening and considered
the bills and prepared reports to bt
submitted to their respective House!
on Thursday.
us Thursday was devoted to discussion
RS, of the bills and action on some O
he them. The session closed on Friday
M Some of the bills that were intro
'er duced for passage were:
nt An act to provide State aid and en-
OF couragement in the building of pub
N lie schools.
An act to provide State aid an
le- payment of the principal and interes
rs' of bonds heretofore for school build
-. .,y ing purposes.
'aS sS An act concerning permanent req
l.n m stratiOn.
ne An act to secure uniformity of eN
~. az emptiOn rules in the several hig
p.S pn schools of the State.
An act to establish a juvenile coul
mo in each of the three counties of tn
tIo- State of Delaware.
'oc. An act to require the teaching {
aad Delaware history in the public schoo
of the State.
ire An act for the regulation of the sa
the of securities.
on An act to provide pensions for Il
Mr.. teachers of the Delaware publ
ess schools.
for An act to amend an act makir
Eastern Standard time the Standal
time for all official and legal purpos
in the State of Delaware, intrOduc'
los. by David Lloyd, of Smyrna.
,,ck The student Legislators assume
and their duties in real earnest and a
es. particularly interested in all matte
and that come before their respecti
vpe. bodies. Some of the students a
,lish making a special study of parliame
and tary procedure and have note boo
which they are using to further the
iors, work in this study.
best Some of the bills presented we
the prepared in the different high scho'
ltan and the students who presented the