Smyrna times., 1926-01-13
PROF. CIV. SCHANTz TELL DOVER.
ROTARY OF MURPHEY HOME
FORMER SMYRNA SCHOOL SU-
PERINTENDENT MAIN SPEAKER
Outlook of Work Planned Listened to
With Interest by DOver's Business
Men - Aid to Dependents

Prof. C. w. W. Schantz, Superin-
tendent of the Elizabeth w. Mprphey |
School, Inc, of Dover, was the prin-
cipal speaker at a meeting of the Do
yer Rotary Club held in the Hotel
Richardson on Tuesday evening of
last week. Prof. Schantz was former
ly Superintendent of the Smyrna
Schools, and he went to Dover a few
months ago to take charge of the
Murphey School which was establish
ed as a result of a gift of Mr.. Stan
ford S. Murphey, of Denver, Colorado
who was born in Dover and who spent
his early life in that community. This
school is being built as memorial to
his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth w. Muir
phey, in whose honor the institution
has been named.
In discussing the plan Of operation
of this school, Prof. Schantz stated
that the Board of Directors will ac-
cept for admittance only those chill
dren under ten years of age who are
mentally, physically and morally nor
NAL. Great care will be exercised in
selecting the type Of children who are
to be admitted to this institution, for
it is a known fact that abnormal and
defective boys and girls cannot be
educated together for the securing of
best results to all concerned.
This school is intended primarily
for dependent male and female white
children of Kent and Sussex counties,
however, care will be taken to reserve
sufficient room for emergency cases
in Kent county. The matter of selec-
tion, however, rests in the hands of
the Board of Directors under whose
management the institution will be
operated.
Mr.. Schantz stated further that this
school is to be free from all the un-
happy associations which have so Of
ten been connected with institution;
of a similar nature, and will serve as
fostering mother to those children
who would otherwise be neglected anC
probably be deprived of the kind o.
training and education to which ever!
American child is entitled. 1t is th'
hope of those in charge Of this schOO
that all the children placed in thei
care may enjoy the fullest OppOrtun
ity toward the development of usefu
and efficient lives, and thereby be Civ
en- the privileges of educational ad
vantages which they might not re
ceive under other circumstances.
At the present time the building
! program calls for six buildings, thre
of which are completed and the other
are under construction. The complet
ed outlay will represent a total of te
buildings with a ground area Of abOu
ten acres to include play grounds an
bathing pool for the children. tn
. total outlay of buildings and land rel
resents about half-milhon dollar
and the school will be maintained
? trust fund of one million dOlla,
Y which has been safely invested f,
# this purpose. The income from the
le investments will average from $7I
is 900 to $85,OOO annually, which is
er sum worth considering as being spe
le in this community.
in Visitors at the meeting were A
in thur R. Derrickson, President of t
v Milford Rotary Club, and Don HOl
t. mueller also of the Milford Club.
r In respect to J. Wallace WOodfO
n the members of the club stood
r. silent prayer for a moment in mel
e. ory of his father who passed away /
adj Gently at his home in Centrevil
to Maryland.
in The attendance at the meeting /;
us week was unusually good, only f,
v members being absent, and plans {
ny being formulated toward a more 81
Tx cessful year in Rotary for Dover a
he the community.