Smyrna times., 1927-07-06
PIERRE S.tuPDNT AGAIN comes
A I0 IHE AID OF EDUCATION
NJ, DELAWARE SCHOOL
ENp,,0,TTON WITH LARGE SUM
odou Will Act in Advisory
Dr. J. d. o For New Organization
laPaci'' MI Erect and Finance

lapaeI' VIII Erect and Finance
,WntSer waiSn gift BY Pierre 5. DUPONT I,
Anosarsd Aiarads If thousands Of dollars
q aanutr an uitrnrOvement Of educational
for t9fili4ies ftS I Of the state Of Delaware is
faellitleI fide5 through the Delaware School
P[Ov.Jti P[aSotion, Inc, which met for its
i.;tiaI t%liI'i session THURSDAY morning u !
Inl'lal lTalo,,itabIe sa Building for election Of
tas ta.ars 4 Dr. Joseph H. Odell, who for
On otneefs, aa.t nine IN Years had served as di-
.i, tne pa9sf If the Service Citizens of Del
lE.,vs s,,srs. also creation of Mr.. DUPONT
l..a anaici cbosen ~ As president Of the new
Nj .rizstion: A. j. Taylor, vice-presi-
9is 1.st. Gerald Montaigne, treasurer;
III'' NJ. Narv G. Hunter, secretary. The
M,ss ~, 40, arpapization will furnish archi-
NV Ds,.nrsI accounting and engineering
.,a,iircidental services in the construc-
N N u nublic schools throughout the
s..ta w 4 II connection with the State
Saard 1. If Education, the Board in Will
yGaa .;aaton md the various district build
:. ~ commissions authorized by the re-
- .as+ session of the Legislature. This
vaans r.as among other things that a GER
-;ssd engineer will direct the actual
.anstrnction Of the school building un-
M Cuilbert and Betelle, noted archi-
III lanes B. Betelle, who has de-
.oned many Of the best known works
f school architecture in the country
MI he available in designing and con-
trcting the new school buildings for
various districts Of the State. The
.rhitect 4 native Of Dover, was edu-
,ated in the public schools of Dover
and Wilmington. His father is asso-
rsted with the Charles Warner Com
pany Alexander J. Taylor will serve
IL chief engineer Of the movement.
The Foundation, it was stated, will
handle no public money. a special
auditing and voucher system will
serve to prevent all possible waste of
finances. Every cent Of the State, or
local money appropriated for school
purposes will be sunk into bricks,
mortar and wood, while all overhead
charges 50 far as the State is concern
ed viii be eliminated. and taken care
Of by Mr. Dupont. The utmost skill,
i was stated, will be employed in the
construction Of future school buildings
aided by the Foundation, to prevent
depreciation in value. Actual investi-
cations Of school buildings in New
Jersey and Pennsylvania by those in
terested in the new project under Mr..
Dupont, it was said, showed deprecia-
ton in some cases as high as 25 per
cent for the first year after construc-
non, indicating poor planning. The
foundation believes that the buildings
IN Wilmington and elsewhere can be
constructed where depreciation will
lot exceed more than one-half Of l per
fnt year. Such an economy, IT was
declared, has been actually accom-
pnsned IN this State, because Of the
sfnclent planning which preceded the
actual construction. The State Board
q Education, it was announced, is
heartily in favor Of the program II
ne newly created Delaware School
foundation which will result in !
tremendous benefit to education in al
parts Of the commonwealth.