Milford chronicle., 1926-06-11
MILFORD, FRIDAY, JUNE II, 1926

the advisability of building a new
grammar school building, will un-
doubtedly be defeated through the
influence of men who have no direct
interest, or personal consideration,
as to the merits of the situation,
from the point of benefit to the chill
dren. However, there is no cause to
be discouraged or disheartened at
the result of this referendum; for,
it is but the beginning of the cam
paign to get new school buildings
for the children of Delaware. 1t is
useless to enter into any discussion
of the truths which are not under
stood by the general voters at the
referendum election.
The manner in which school mon
les are distributed from the school
funds, is not understood; and, prob
ably it is impossible to get large
percentage of the voters to under
stand, even if personal explanations
were possible to them as individuals.
The largeness of sums to be divid-
ed and assigned to the individual
schools, and then to the various de-
partments into which the school
work has to be carried on each year,
is beyond the understanding of most
of the voters who will cast a ballot
against providing a new school
building, in which the children who
now use it will in the next ten years
be the men and women, in charge of
the educational work at that time.
To those who believe in educating
the children; to those who want the
health of the children protected in
the home as we'll as in the school;
to those who understand that spend
ing money is an economical invest
ment and above all, to those who
realize that the children of today
will pay very considerable part of
the cost of any building provided for
public school education, in the ensu-
ing term of a bonded indebtedness,
there need be no cause for discour-
agement by the defeat of the propos-
ed plan to build a school building,
which is not only needed, but which
would be a splendid investment fl
nancially for the people of Milford.
Be not discouraged, for those who
are now holding back public school
education in Milford, will find that
they have dug trench which will
enguIf them personally; but will not
stop Milford from becoming an edu-
cational centre for Delaware; and,
bring through that one source alone,
business to the town and prosperity
and happiness to the people.
That this result is not far in the
future, should be plain to under
stand, by any man or woman, who
has the mental capacity to study the
situation as to public school educa-
ton. The problem is not dead, but
the result of the referendum tomor-
row in Milford, will mark the devel-
opment of a greater and better
school building for Milford.
a2oGQ
TWENTY YEARS AGO Milford
led the towns Of the Del-Mar-Va
Peninsula in progressive public i'm
provements; but today, she is far
back in the race in comparison with
Dover, Easton, Denton, Salisbury and
other towns. There is a reason, and
that reason can be found in the gov
ernment of the town. The men Sc
Iected to conduct the affairs of Mil
ford have not given any serious
thought or study to what should be
done. The administration of collect
ing taxes, street cleaning and routine
work of similar character, is carried
on by employees, who are doing that
work as planned or directed. They
are not to blame. The trouble is
found in a general disposition to
shirk serving the town by business
men, who have opportunity to study
the needs and adopt plans for max
ing their town more attractive.
So9
THE AVERAGE American doesn't
like too much of a good thing, even
when it comes to an election, and
there are so many of these nova
days with our primaries, referen-
dums and so on, in addition to our
general elections, and so much Bit
terness is engendered in the con-
tests, that there is little wonder so
many people are refusing to go to
the polls. And when it comes to
arousing bitterness, one primary
ran do more than a half dozen gen.
eraI elections.