Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-03-02
Harrington
State Aid for Harrington Schools


was host at a banquet Thursday of
last week to trustees of number of
rural schools adjoining the town and
their wives, when the proposal to
consolidate these districts with the
Harrington Special District was dis
cussed. Fred S. Bailey, president of
the local board presided and inter-
esting addresses explaining the con-
solidation project was made by DR..
H. V. Holloway, state superintendent
of public instruction and John Shil-
ling, assistant superintendent in
charge of high schools.
On account of the bad condition
of some of the roads all of the dis
tricts that are interested in the pro-
posal to consolidate with Harrington
in the erection of modern school in
Harrington, were not present but
those who did attend, seemed to be
favorable to the proposition as ex-
planned by DR.. Holloway and were
keenly interested.
DR.. Holloway explained that the
great benefit to rural communities in
the consolidated school was that it
gives to the rural children the same
graded advantages as enjoyed by The
town pupils.
DR.. Holloway stated that the state
aid school building fund has all been
apportioned for this fiscal year, but
the program for aid from this fund
it was explained that it is necessary
for the district to bond for up to 2
per cent of the assessed valuation
as shown in the assessment of 1919,
that being the last year that as
sessments were made and tax lev
led by local districts. Credit is al
lowed to districts for school building
bond issues made since 1900.
The local district assessment in
1919 was $1,799,OOO, which at 2 per
cent would provide a bond issue OF
about $4,000, but there would be a
credit of $4,000 for a previous bond
issue which would leave but $1,000
for the district to raise. AS the lis
tricts have not yet voted on the
proposition and the final details
have not been worked out, it has not
been announced how much aid could
be secured from the State for the
proposed project. The general plan
of the State Board of Education,
however, as to building new schools
is to allow $4,000 for each room.
The talk by Mr.. Shilling was SINH
lar to that of DR.. Holloway's. Sew
eral of the trustees present express
ed themselves in favor of consolida-
ton. The local board adopted a res
olution in favor of accepting the Tu-
raj districts. Plans will be made for
a vote on the question in each dis
trict in the near future.
r. K. Jones also gave a short talk
in which he said that good roads and
good schools go hand in hand. DR..
Holloway had previously referred to
the fact of good roads being bene-
fetal to the general idea of CONSOLE
dating Of schools.
A mass meeting will be held IN
Harrington, March 18th, to discuss
the local situation as to cOnsolida-
ton.
Those present at Thursday nights
meeting were: Marve's district, Mr..
and Mrs. Uric Morris, Walter ].
Anderson's district, Mr.. and
Mrs. C. Arthur Taylor and Mr.. 2nd
Mrs. Brown; Prospect district, Mr.
and Mrs. Harry M. Sullivan; Maple
Grove district, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
Mr.. and Mrs. P. H. Noble
and w. H. Wright; Potash district,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L. Peck; Mas
tens Corner district, Senator and
Mrs. Willard Jester and Mrs. James
Townsend.
Those from Harrington in attend
ance were: Mr.. and Mrs. d. B.
Tharp, Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Sharp,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry S. Harrington,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred L. Masten, Mr..
and Mrs. Wilbur E. Jacobs, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. D. Murphy, Mr.. and Mrs. A. j
B. Parsons, DR.. and Mrs. W. T. Chip {
nan, Mr.. and Mrs. Warren T. Moore, {
Mr.. and Mrs. G. S. Harrington, Mr.. 6
ind Mrs. Robert K. Jones, Mrs. Geo. s
3. Potter, the Rev. and Mrs. H. B. I
lester, the Rev. and Mrs. E. H. Col {
ms, George E. Swain, H. J. Rams &
leIl, J. c. Messner, L. G.. Markert,
fred S. Bailey, Harry c. Tee, Mrs. S
ohm Masten. J
harrington Post American Legion
organizes Boy Scout Post
After working for several weeks :
N the Boy Scout question the local i,
,ost of the American Legion have
ecured two local men who have '
greed to act as scout Master and I
ssistant scout master of the troop T T
o be organized. Desiring to be Of !
ervice to a community and carry ),
ng out a part of the national pro- y
ram of the American Legion, the y
peal post worked hard to foster =
he Boy Scout movement in Har- :.
ington and definite steps were TAX = =
n at a special meeting Tuesday II
vening toward the formation of the y
10y Scout Troop for Harrington. c
rof. J. c. Messner, superintendent L
{ Harrington special school district
as selected as scoutmaster, and al
rof. G. w. Murray as assistant IL
Iaster. Application blanks for H
are being prepared and A
In be obtained at the Office of Su- eC
ervisor Weiss, in the Pennsylvania P,
hiding located just south of the ci
heatre. Boys applying for these
anks must be over twelve years re
age and have the necessary quail pl
cations to make them real scouts. Sc
My a small troop will be organized pl
this time and boys selected must E,
|, of the highest type. The local b
mporary advisory committee con- tn
SITS of Comrades G. Weiss, Earl &c
-lvester and Prof. G. w. Murray. tn
keeping with the plan throughout so
e state for the membership drive gi
e window of Sharp & Fleming's Az
Jug Store has been given over to on
e Legion Post for the next week pr
d is gayly decorated with the gr
st colors and banner and placards Hi