Smyrna times., 1926-10-20
ACTION ON BUILDING PROGRAM
POSTPONED BY STATE BOARD
WILL BE GIVEN CONSIDERATION
BY BOARD EDUCATION LATER
Methodists Seek Instruction for Pupils
of Scientific Temperance and Want
II Re-introduced in Curriculum

1t Re-intrOduced In Curriculum
AT a meeting Of the State Board of
Education last week there was a gen
eraI discussion relative to the need of
new school buildings at various places
in the state. The subject of school
building program entered into the dis
cussion but no definite action was TAX
en-. The entire matter was left for a
future meeting when some plan may
be presented for the consideration Of
the board.
A letter. was received from the ex-
ecutive committee of the State Par
ent-T Teacher Association and other or
ganizations pointing out the needs of
better schools in many places and
pledging the support of these organi-
cations to the State board in efforts
which it may make to secure the de-
sired results.
"A committee from the Wilmington
M. E. Conference and also the Lay
mems Association of the conference
was present and asked the board to
have scientific temperance instruc-
tions given in the public schools of the
State. Such instruction was formerly
given but was dropped. The COM
mittee was composed of T.. N. Raw
Inns, DR.. l.. S. Conwell, L. M. Price,
Rev. w. E. Gunby, Rev. Alfred Smith
and Rev. Elwood w. Jones. No ac-
ton was taken.
The rule adopted on September 25
1925, allocating the money of the
board to the different branches OF
work was adopted and the money will
be thus divided:
Instruction 81.3 per cent; operation,
9.35 per cent; maintenance, Ats pei
cent; auxiliary agencies not more
than OLA per cent; fixed charges IL
per cent; capital outlay 2.76 per cent
For debt service no part of the money
was allocated.
Major Prince who is employed by
1.-THE athletic association and not paid
Iby the school board was introduced
latter reports on athletics had beer
made by Superintendent II. V. Hollo-
way and Assistant Superintendent
John Shilling, and explained what he
proposed to do in the athletic line.
1t was decided to install no more
lighting systems in the rural schools
unless absolutely necessary to do SO
The bequest in the will of Miss
Mary Fl. Askew Mather, of Whining.
Iton, for the maintenance of Libraries
lin the public schools Of the State anC
(which is in the custody of a trus
company in Wilmington was accepted
and the board will invest the fund anC
use the income for the purpose direct
led.
The Wilmington Board of Educa
ton was allowed $4,000 to meet pres
ent demands in Americanization work
1t was reported that the vote fo
the consolidation of Trinity an,
Bridgeville school districts had failed
Bridgeville voted unanimously for tn
consolidation but Trinity defeated tn
Iplan by vote of 20 to Is.
It was announced that schools il
western Sussex county would be in
spected on October 19. Business Man
ager Adams was authorized to SCI
Spring school house in New Castl
county Cedarield and Pleasant Hi
in Kent, and Long Neck and Progress
lin Sussex which schools have bee
abandoned.
Deeds were signed for State high
! way rights of way at Sandtown schoc
in Kent and Stockley school in SUISSE
where a small strip of school proper
, ty was taken to widen roads.