The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-20
FOURTH EDITION


EiEtiANT scu0Oi. HOUSE
School Districts Nos. "a aud 10 Gem
-oiidntea-Frnucis DaPont, Esq, says
u Us the Peoples School.
One OF the handsomsst school
houses In Delaware Is located in Christ
tinna hundred near the toll gate on
the konnett turnpike about one mile
from the city limits. Ii stands In q
tour-acre lot donated by the Messrs
DUPONT to school districts Nos. 20 and
70. which have been conso liduted Into
one district.
The building was designated by
Theophllus Z. Chandler OF Phlladel-
phin and built by Smyth and Luton.
contractors at the Highlands Tue de.
sign OF the building Ia something en-
tirely new and very attractive to the
eye. Its three buy windows and two
circular and octagon. supported on
three arches, gives il a pleasant and
Substantial look. 1t is constructed of
Ayon5ale stone. the work being donei
by Archie Reed n Bro. lhe size Of
the building Is 4IxT2 and two stores
high. with mansard roof, covered with
Ornamental tile.
1he lumber was furnished by Green
a Co. plnstering by A. l.. johnson,
mill work by tito II. u Ii. Co.. plumb.
Ing by Gawthrop 4 Co., painting AND
glazing by j. kenney, iron WORK by j.
Davis.
The building was planned In such AM
admirable way that tive elegant reel.
tatlon rooms that will accom- N oCla To
some four hunured pupils and will af-
ford ample accom- IN odatton for yearsI
To come for tie children of the neigh
borhood Two class rooms are on the
first floor and three on the second,
with sliding partitions that can be
pushed up 80 that the three rooms can
be made into one grand room on
stated occasions.
IL viii seat nearly four hundredl
when turned into one large room. Al
boiler In the cellar. s by 10 feet. heats
The building. while large open hall.
way, with suitable cloak rooms o. the
Eide Afford easy access to the upstairs
rooms.
The directors. +. G. DUPONT Il. F..
Sheppard and John Comfy certainly de.
serNe the thanks OF the people OF the
districts for giving them ouch com.
modious and handsome school house.
uho teachers nre Misc NJ. Withets,
Miss u. hamilton, Mise May Hers o Y
and Miss J.. Mclaughlin while Miss
Anry Wells teaches tho children vocal
exeruises Oh. Monday OF each week.
The coat was sl8. 900, all of which
wns collected In the hundred very
enjoyable Entertainment was given
yesterday Afternoon commencing at 9
Q clock. The rooms on the second
noor had been thrown into oLe large
hpd commodious one. and every avail.
able Inch or room was occupied by
parents OF the children anu Invited
guests.
The march OF the children from the
two old and now closed schoo. houses
never more to do duty for educational
PURPOSES culne In sight headed by
SAX boys carrying the American ilag
while others in the procession were
scattsred boys carrying small flags
~ was gally procession indeed as
they were grouped about the school
house steps and had their pictures
taken by Pierre Gentieu.
After the children had been photo.
Rruphed the children and their friends
were admitted into tho suhool.house
assembly room, on the second floor.
the exercises were begun.
MIR. Francis G DUPONT, chairman of
the oonru oil commissioners called the
hasetnblage TO order. lie congratu.
lated the people on the accomplish.
ment OF work in which they were all
70 greatly interested Re wauted one
erroneous statement made about the
Bchool house corrected. He said tie
building had been described as Du.
Pont school. This was not true The
school is public one. owned by the
pchool board OF tile united districts
Aside from the fact that L. /. DUPONT
q Co mad donated the site for the
euiidltH and had purchased the two
old school houses the PuPont Com
RAhy is not Interested In the building
except ms Its members are Interested
IN u as citizens OF the State and dis
1rOt
He commended the llberallty of the
poop OF me dlstrict. The exerel SEES
were follows:
singing by the school, recltatlon5 by
It0d Krduss Elsie Watson, Robert
Mel lhern. Maggie Lynch. John Buck
lblatah Taylor Viotorinp MiLler. Robt
flcho =. Jos Williams, Mary Steven
con, mliy Peoples. Anna Hoover,
'allss NJ. A Howell and Edna Evans.
solos we're sung by Lille Shdpnard
and Manic humor. The exercises
closed by singing "AAerica' by the
ethoOl.
Asurprl5e had leon arranged by the
teache.s With ths childTon aud their
paielts iDG hr Francis DUPONT. Prof,
>. IL Berlin mud been invited TO be
Present ana NlIfoss tho school. The
professor made one OF his usual in
strdctiro and pleasing addresses to
"a 'Alllt llltti turning LOHHIlS
Slr uiipht lie plohsd up large pud
handsomely framed crayon portrait Of
that gen lleIhau which no presented
on behalf Of the schoole. Ihs picture
~ an '&Geilent ltken0ss and looks as II
Air pufont Was going to speak to
you 1t was made by Miss N. r. L.
Nilhels principal Of the school, who
Is an artist OF no mean ability.
Mr. buPnut was mora than sur.
prlsod and made Il happy reply. aud
Invited the children and their parents
20 FstSt OF Ice cream, cakes apnloa
nannahas. oranges and a box contain.
khE lIH[ Il pound OF candy That had
eeen prepared In ths basement OF the
buliding, which must have bnen ar.
runEed with such feasts IN Wow by the
commissioners
The school house was kept opsn All
ths afternoon and evening aud visited
py ohel thousand persons, who In
npeclrd It's Interior and wers loud In
bhelt pihIae Tor the model country
sttuut house In Delaware
ENeiGIsss Nero held in the evening
nhl Tie plrent3 OF the children and in.
brs . - -.
Francis q. Dupont presided, ana
We eAetrIsps consisted OF vocal aud
Instrumental music and speeches by
smineht teachers Mr.. DuPont gave a
hTieI ana concise history of the achuols
OF The united districts Nos. 23 and IS
We are now enjoying tho fruits of our
l1hors.
Ho then gave 81 etoh OF The school.
OF tue d 5trlgts and OF this new enter.
pise. lie sonoO wa opened BY Mr..
biuuad IN the mill now ocou pied hy
the Barlow aud thatcher Spinning Co
ths Yellow school houre was secured
Ia 49, liio RAsug gun school was
II secured III 1853 From 1850 To
30 mae teachers wore paid s9b per
month and women at the rate of "a
PSI weeh
II isGt N arias were al tie ratio Of
$3.50 aud 1851 Per annum for male
LoIeheTs
Tho INCREASING Uln0eg OF scholars
Soon mala il necessary that the com.
MISS 1iets should nave larger luaters
nEl ~ 81! tEsY began to prepare the
wa tot Getteg facilities and consolltlg
Hon OF iHa schools. which was done