Milford chronicle., 1927-03-18

work, would be the re-
suit of such constituted boards.
From information given out through |
the committee having the Building
Program Bill in charge in the legis-
lature, there are several amend
ments which have been proposed to
the bill, which need careful consid-
Grafton. The experience in building
the new school at Dover, is in favor
of local supervision along with that
of the State. 1t gave very SER
viceable building for 100000, with
more conveniences than other school
buildings of smaller size but more
ornate, were built for in other
towns in Delaware. What Milford
wants and needs at once, is an en-
tirely new High School capable Of
accommodating three hundred pu-
pills, and the present school build
ing remodeled to carry on the gram
mar and primary grades. We ask
for the sake Of the children now in
school, and for those who will be
in the schools of Milford in the fu-
ture, that petty jealousy and petty
spite be smothered effectually, and
that common sense, based upon the
real needs of public school educa-
ton, consolidate as one effort to
make Milford an educational centre
for the State of Delaware for all the
people. We want to see our schools
educating boys and girls in practi-
cal things, so that when they leave
school, or graduate from our schools,
they can go out and make a place
for themselves in the affairs of bus
mess, the home or in public affairs.
SoS
IT SEEMS that the beautiful wea-
ther during the month of March
which has prevailed in Delaware
this year, has opened the new grow
ing season several weeks in ad-
vance. Temperatures of over 20 de-
grees for several days in succession,
starts vegetation and fruit buds at
a period that is almost certain to be
followed with cold weather, which
will bring snow, ice and heavy frost;
a condition fatal to fruit and early
vegetables. Freezing weather is
frequent condition in the latter days
of March and April; yet it is pos
sible that weather conditions which
have been unusual so far in 1927,
may continue to be moderate. In
either case, the farmer should take
advantage of the opportunity to get
the spring work of his farm well
advanced.
THE STATE SENATE has passed
two bills which would If approved
by the House of Representatives,
remove much of the obligations Gre
ated by the counties for the build
ing of highways, from the taxpayers
of the county, to the State Treasury,
by having the state pay off the bonds
falling due in the next two years,
with the accrued interest. Just
where the end would be as to future
payments of county obligations, is a
problem to be studied carefully. 1t
looks very much like robbing Peter
to pay Paul. Both of the party con-
ventions endorsed this program last
fall. Better look forward and see
where this precedent will lead be-
fore launching out on a policy of
paternalism.
SeS
THAT bill introduced by Repre-
sentative Virden which has as an
objective, the application of the
general election laws to the school
elections in Wilmington, might well
be applied to elections Of all school
districts in Delaware. There is en-
tirely too much illegal voting at
school elections. The same may be
truthfully said about the town and
municipal elections in all parts of
Delaware. In these days Of quick
action and desire to control the few
places of profit in the towns, few
politicians band themselves together
and control both the nominations
and the elections for public officials.
1t is hard for the ordinary citizen to