Evening journal., 1894-01-12
NEW DUPONT SCHOOL.
A $4,000 Structure Built Of
Avondale Gray Stone.
TO BE OPENED NEXT FRIDAY

This Building win 30 the Finest In
tho State Outside OF wnmIngton-An
Entertainment win he Given By tho
School Children in Conjunction with
the oponing-1he Work Being Com
pleted.
The new school Of united districts of
Nos 23 and 20. which is now being com
pleted, will be the finest public school
building In the state outside OF this city.
II Is situated on the Kennett pike on
three acres Of land which was donated to
the districts by Il. l. DUPONT de Nemours
aud Company, and Is iive-minutes walk
from the Rising Sun terminus Of the
Wilmington City Railway Company 5
lines
The new structure was built as the
outcome of an amcable agreement ar
rived Rt among the tax payers of the
districts Donations were made by
various persons, among them Francis q
DUPONT and other members of the
DUPONT company. In this way about
fl6. 900 WAS raised. aud the entire cost
will mount mp TO almost these lgures.
Contractors Smith & Luton were
awarded the contract for the oOnstruo-
tion of the building by Commissioners
Francis G DUPONT, John Comfy and
Frank Sheppard, aud ground was broken
last Nav Sub contracts were lot 70
Conly Brothers for excavating; A. s.
Reed a Brother, for stone work. aud
! Gawthrop Brothers & Company for heat
ing The contractors will turn tho
building over TO the commissioners on
! Wednesday.
Avondale gray stone Ia the material
used for the outside walls, aud Wood
dale stone for foundations aud the in
side. Tho building is 30 by 72 feet, q
stories In height. Faolug the pike are
two large round aud one octagon bay
windows, running from the foundation
to the roof There is double door At
the. entrance and a hallway "A by AZ feet
on the first floor
On either side Of the hallway is a
schoOl-room, each 22x32 feet There are
three rooms on the third hoor. The
middle one Is 24x26 feet aud tho other
two are 2lx23 feet each. Rslling parti
ti0us divide them. These Partitions will
be used as blackboards when in position.
They are worked by springs and roll
toward the ceiling. Besides these black
boards there are slate boards on the
/
be on the third foot All the rooms are
finished In oil. The entire seating
capacity will be about 250
Radiators have been placed Ia each
room for steam heat. The furniture oil
the present schools will be used as far al
practicable.
In this new building all the scholar
now being taught In the yellow School
house" and the Henry Clay school VIII By
educated About fity Of the scholar
now attending st. Jossph's parochla
school are expected 10 be taught in thl
new building also. Miss NJ r l. With
ers, now principal OF the yellow School
house, will be the principal In the new
school, and her assistants will be Misl
Emma d. Hamilton, Miss May Hersey sns
Miss Lena Mclaughlin.
All the children Of the three SCHOOL,
mentioned have been invited TO attenS
the opening and entertainment Of thl
new building next Friday afternoon
The participants In the entertainment
will be scholars OF the united districts
and they are now being rehearsed b.
their teachers. Candy will be distribute,
among all the children in the afternoon
II the evening the entertainment will b'
repeated for the benefit OF the parents
Refreshments will be served.
Addresses will be delivered at each oo.
casion Among those invited TO atten'
are Professor A. II Berlin, of the Boys
) High School; County superintendent o.
Public Schools II d Griilin, Rev StepheI
Morgan, Of Mt. Salem NJ E. Church
Rev Mr. Long, Of Greenhill Presbyte
rlaH, snd several Philadelphia speakers