Milford chronicle., 1927-05-13
SERVICE CITIZENS
MAY CONTINUE ON
UNDER new PLAN
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appropriation OF S36OO Tor an AUDIT
of the state school tax department
but the legislature allowed but $4,000
when it was pointed out that $4,000
was required to get men capable of
doing the work.
Report ON State Assets
Reference was made to the forth
coming report of the National Sur
yey Board on the assets and liabili-
ties of Delaware. This report will
show liabilities of about $33,000,000
and assets of about $99,000,000. This
is the first time that the assets and
liabilities of a State have been cal
culated the same as they would be
in business. Mr.. DUPONT concluded
by praising the work of DR.. Joseph
H. Odell, the director, and his asso-
ciates for the excellent work done.
Money Spent for Schools
DR.. Odell read his annual report,
in which he announced that the Del
aware School Auxiliary and the Ser
vice Citizens will continue until the
work is completed without any low
ering of standards this year. The
total amount for clearing up its
work will be $34,907 which sum is
distributed as follows: Americaniza-
ton Bureau, $4260; community or
ganizations, $6450; Educational Bu-
reau $3640; offices expenses $1O,S57;
attendance campaign, $4,000; foreign
study plan, $4,000; incidentals, 5000.
When the organization is closed
there will be about $4,000 left in the
treasury. Since 1918 Mr.. DUPONT has
contributed to the Delaware School
Auxiliary, $4,S46, ,202.65, to the Ser
vice Citizens, $4,000, making a to-
tai of $5,656, ,2O2.65.
DR.. OdeIl included in his report
the approximate expenditures of the
Service Citizens and the Delaware
School Citizens and the Delaware
School Auxiliary, both endowed by
Mr.. DUPONT, up to April 30. For the
construction and contribution to the
construction of white schools, ST.
S99 1926 was spent, and for negro
school throughout the State, $1,516,-
O22.09 was spent.
The organizations spent $277,-
1879 for the University of Della
ware and $99,733.97 for the State
College for Colored Students.
For education in general, the eX-
penditure was $143,878.8y, and for
educational activities within the
schools, $109,811S0.
The Americanization Bureau with
all of its auxiliary departments cost
about $126.221.77.
Cost of Items
The cost of some of the important
individual items follow: Erection of
Thomas F. Bayard School, Whining
ton, $543, 1859; Commodore Mac
Donough School, $144,872.92; Holly
mount School, SIS, 8,330.S6; negro
schools, comprising 154 rooms, pupil
capacity, 7075, built without any cost
to the state or local districts, and
also the Howard High School in
Wilmington, $1,516,022.9; State
School Tax Department, $61,013.64.
Memorial Library at the Univers-
ity of Delaware, $17,203.24; emer-
gency dormitories in the Women's
College, $71,139.06; dining hall in
the Women's College, $4,000; teach
ers' training department at the Wo-
mems College, $4,000; extension
agent from the Women's College to
interest girls in teaching profession,
$5,160.47; foreign study plan, $751;
700; University of Delaware Press,
$4,000; cooperative marketing
meetings, $4,000; Extension Depart
ment of the University of Delaware,
$6,397.50; summer school lectures,
$25,570.81.
State College for Colored Students,
in connection with new buildings,
$99,733.97.
Vocational education in schools,
$32,2 200; visiting teachers, S37 ,S22.14;
supervising teachers Tor rural
schools, $13,413.82; deficits in GER
tain school districts made up where
inexperience led to incurring of
school debts, $60,422.85.
Attendance campaigns, $56,912.46;
pupil enrolment encouragement and
reports, $S4,29S.17; Bureau of Edu-
cation, $75,936.S0; organization of
communities, $99,74S.67; Delaware
Negro Civic League, $6,764.01; Bay
ard Community project, S3,299.12.
Publications, $51,718.57; Service
Bureau, $825.01; Office expenses,
$185, 5,003.05.
DR.. Odell in his report also told of
a number of other activities which
had been financed by Service Citi-
zens or the Delaware School Auxil-
iary and had later been taken over
by the State. In conclusion DR.. Odell
declared that all of the credit for the
work accomplished, including the
construction of sc negro schools and
either building or aiding in building
a number of white schools belonged
to Mr.. DUPONT.
Urge Work Continued
Mrs. H. X. Wright, a teacher from
told how much the
schools would lose if this important
work was discontinued especially in
books for the schools.
Mrs. John B. Cleaver, of Middle
town, treasurer of the State Parent
Teacher Association told what had
been accomplished by that associa-
ton through aid furnished and how
the organization had raised and
spent $4,000 additional in improving
schools.
1t was after these speeches that |
the motion was made to appoint a |
committee to present plan for con- |
tinuing the work.
MILFORD GRANGE