Milford chronicle., 1883-10-19


upwards who cannot write; OF this NUN Der ,95i
are white.
2 The SUSSEX Journal says; "New buildings
i are going up at Millsboro Bridgeville, Rsdden,
Gumboro, Harrington, Smyrna. Delaware City,
r R Lion, and in two county districts Fear s "a.
ord and Little Creek respectively. Newark is
also TO have new building shortly. It should
be noticed that just one-haf Of these are ia Sus.
sux. The fact is 'oli Sussex is coming I'D. In
the next ten or fifteen years we may expect
greater Improvements than have been made in
the last fifty. Her schools will advance with
oil er things"
There IS also a fine new school building at
Shawnee IN Sussex county.
The following excellent expression is from
last weeks Delaeoarean:
1--WE are pleased to learn that there Is GER
eral upward tendency in the public schools Of
our State. There seems to he growing desire
IN many localities TO provide better houses and I
better school facilities and the teachers are work.
ing themselves up to n higher plane Of faithful.
ness and efficiency in their profession. It would
he deepy interesting had we time to follow np
the early history OF our public schools in this
State, and trace their growth through the lowesf
forms of school life their long struggle against
difficulties on every hand and in every form
the rude log hut on the roadside; the log seats
and the writing deskS-a hewn slab supported
upon uprightS for which single pole let into the
uprights parallel 10 the slab aud directly under
it-furnShed the seats. Such is their beginning.
II is very gratifying to Us to know that progress
has developed better state of affairs in school
matters, and that to day each county in the State
Fan boast Of its district schools. and many of our
Owls are seen TO vie with each other in the Gle.
CANT and well arranged buildings that are going
ip-handSOme structures all over the State. Bv G
10 surer criterion can the progress of the State T.
chool system and its adapablty to the wants l.
Il the citizens he judged than by the advance it
makes in placing itself where formerly schools
Tere unpopular. We are glad 10 learn that in
ications of a more liberal feeling are being
hOwn in some Of the districts Of our own county
S well as those of Sussex, with regard to school
latters, and that parents who kept their chill I,
rem at home TO save a few dollars by their Ia. -
or are willing to let them remain at school. and
re availing themselves of every advantage 70
lcouragements to the acquisition Of knowledge.
lille there may he great room for improve
ent in our school system we are glad to learn
I'd see the hopeful signs Of progress that it is
skiing. Party prejudces may cause uncompi. n
entary and cOndemnatory remarks to be made
ainst it and its nlOdus operandi. Grumblers
hotheaded fanatics may seek to pick flaws
re and there in some of its workings in order
make political capital, but we are sure that il
r free SCHOOLS do not correspond with the ideas
some Republican theorists, there exists TO. in,
y in the hearts Of our people desire to sus.
n them and determination to promote by all
dahle means the interests of education, which
mise so much to the future Of our Common
alth."
he fact is that the school question OF Della.
re is now sailing in public opinion with a
10Th sea and far wind; few years under
h conditions will work great changes for we
ch the school Superinientents, the teachers
grange, the pnblc press. and some of our va
csmen are entitled to all honor. w