Smyrna times., 1951-01-18
SCHOLARSHIP
COMMISSION
State Board of Education Ap.
proves Legislation for
Scholarship Commission
S44,5OO is ASKED

The State Board of Education
has approved a request for legis-
aation by the General Assembly to
establish a scholarship commits
sion, according to a statement
made recently by DIR. George r.
Miller, Jr., State Superintendent of
Public Instruction.
DIR. Miller stated that there is
need for a unified administration
of scholarship funds appropriated
to the University of Delaware, the
delaware State College, and the
State Board of Education.
Many difficulties relating to
scholarships can be avoided by a
commission which represents the
three agencies, DR.. Miller stated.
The proposed legislation establish
les a commission composed of the
State Superintendent of Public In
struction, the Delaware State Col
Hege President, and the Dean of the
School of Education of the Univer-
sity of Delaware.
DIR. Miller pointed out that it will
be the duty of the commission to
formulate policies, rules and regu-
Iations for the granting of scholar
ships to students who are citizens
of Delaware. These scholarships
are applicable to prospective
teachers and those who are in SER
vice.
An appropriation of $44,50O is
being requested to provide scholar
ships.
The State Board of Education
has been studying legislative pro-
posals for some time, DR.. Miller
stated. Eleven proposed bills, in
addition to the scholarship COM
mission, have been approved to
date. These bills include revisions
of the unit plan for the ALLEGATION
of funds, a plan to make uniform
provisions for sick leave, appropri-
alton requests for the operation OF
!, the New Castle County and Kent
County Comprehensive High
Schools for Negroes, disability
!, pension eligibility, sale Of school
property, kindergarten education,
and State matching fund for the
I Federal legislation to conduct a
statewide school plant survey.
Referring to the unit plan for
the ALLEGATION of funds, DR.. Miller
stated that this plan represents a
pattern for the equalization of State
appropriations to the school dis
tricts. He added that this plan re-
presents most desirable legislation
and should be continued. Minor re-
visions, however, to make the plan
more satisfactory should be made.
Under the present law the last day
enrolment in the school districts
forms the base for the calculation
of unit plan appropriations. Be
cause this last day basis does not
reflect the load a district might
have during the course of a school
year, the proposed amendment
changes the last day enrolment to
"a total enrolment minus the num-
Der of children who have been
transferred out of the district. I'm
this manner" DIR. Miller stated,
1ethe true load of any one district
in particular year can be more
accurately calculated"
Because so many of the districts
would be Immediately affected by
the provision of the unit law which
limits the number of teachers to
the number of units, the proposed
legislation amends this section to
POSTPONE this limitation until 1858.
DIR. Miller stated that this period
of two years will give the school
districts an opportunity to revise
their organizations without en-
dangering the educational pro-
grams of the children.
At the present time there is nc
uniform plan for sick leave among
the various districts. A slight re-
vision of the law makes it possible
for the State Board OF Education
to adopt a plan which is uniform