Milford chronicle., 1904-03-25
That Sussex lYoodp;le.

visit VITA the County Superintendent 10
many TIE sussex public schools this ,-i,-
ter would have convinced one That ID is NOT
Ui'd anima alone fhHt huv. suffered or fe,-
ished iro n The cold this extrenae severe vim
ter. in Keut ard New Castle counties. coal
is almost universally used for school beattp.,
! purposes; Tut down in sussex. we still cling
"a wood. nave no quarrel with wood Tor
school use, provided we have II in troper
quantity and quality. But il is waste of
public funds and perversiou OF the purpose
Of public schools ono teachers to compel a /
/ all woman, charged with the duty of in
Structirg forty or more BOYS and girls 10 de-
vote half her time to coax u refractory fire
into life With nothing better tban green oak.
and poplar limbs, or sOggy pine. The state
practically pays our teachers leaving TO the
local districts The duty of providing The buiIC-
ing, the furniture and f1el Yet a very Iarpe
nropnrtion Of our districts dod .e their auties
Shameiu'y IN each or hose three particulars
went into one school this winter. where the
deep rasping cough of the teacher made me-
suiEer She sald thai she had cont racJeo the !
cold in school month previons end thai ~ |
mad been impossible TO make the room com
lOIuabie curing the winter. On iISppcfiu,r
J'e Woodplei ] found II consisted of green
poplar lin Os. This woman taught tbe nrf
mary department Of tn.u ScnooI a,J r.
AZ
Ia visiting another schuoi, 1 noticed The
woodpiie consisted Of green pine poies aboui
y, gu ieet long' asked the teacher,a little
, nan nor over We teet high. who chopped the
wood? She hesitated a moment and 'fpelIv
80: Ihe big boys A. The largest bOy
present Vas not ever twelve / easily puessed
NhO cuopped the most of il.
her teacher had large pile OF green
lak wood ! asked what he did for kindling.
ie pointed TO a fence nea- the school ana
alu mat he had to steal rail occasiOn9III,
rom RON j.. sun another teacher had TO lind his
~ "a t,a9 lu9l' buLlhg the nooh hour he would
- hIH'ish IN the neighbOring woods for old
! tumps nnd ianen llmls. Like tn es-fourtbS
! our teachefs, he haG no protection for his
'"Hd from the Wiuler SHOWS and tafns Ta
au pied one end Of the room full of n so
my M u wa Impossible 10 use the biach board
" t hel lha' green woOu does get into active
orking order, the results are really same
llng fearful / TemOnstra;eed with one -
hef over the chilliness Of his room: he i'm
eV,'t'5i5 ,t9 Il 9llsu @ u the stove with green oak
spultered and dried fir about an hour ami
zen u began To heave oGt heat ] edged FAR.
@ leI ana Htrther away until the wa kept me
ON moving farther. The perspiratinn he
m to start from the faces Of the children
"a sun the temperature arose FinatIv
men the turpentine began TO fry out on he
,lce IA pine furniture, raised my
llce ana suggested that he issue an ipfunc-
On against tnat stove res Lraiuipg IN fro,n
rtner operations. lie said that il was i'm
'ssl ble TO choke 10 oil, as the 'front.' was ~
m ana there was no daniper in life t,Iso
men en0 heat became uu DeirAble. he th,tSv
'en the WINDOWS ana let the icy air drift in
the heads Of the sWelterlug cbtldren
ms briggs us 10 "A phase Uf the ouestion
AZ Is more important than the needless
OOl' ulscomtOrt and worry that i'm prODer
4, y IMPOSES ON lhe teacher, aud that is The
AIN Cf aese little children AS SuterinN
luehti nave no interest except their vel
=; M II Is Ior them we maintain The schools,
there has been more than one c,,s,l ~ 80
rh, pneumonia and death that dates from
ated room.
was with a sinking Of the heart that 7
y ~ ,P Up 70 schOOl recently tnat was ciOsed
u uay on account of the death Uf one ~
pupils from pneumonia. He had been -
OOl up 10 the time he was taken sirk 80
question arose how far were the NV entc
alllons In that school responsible. and
iar am responsible Tor those cor dfitOns
Hoodpie consisted of green oak wood
the teacher told me that thoug.ishe eeHns
chOol az eight,she could Lot gel tie room
iiortaDle before eleven.
Is not poverty that occasions tbese ar,
Onsi but sniftlessness and neeIigenre
negligence in this case becomes crftninaI
greatest crime OF the centuries aside
II the crucifixtOn OF Christ was Inc Iian.,t
u the lnnocentS by HerOd, vet MANY of
con missioners and contractors who
E supplied such wood as / have seen al
" sussex school houses,ure iBdireeiIv re-
ing his crime. Public office IA a nnblic
I. 1ne ban who is elected 10 the respOn-
position Of school cOmInissiOner oiISbt
rom philanthropy alone, Discharges 6ts
5s faithfully Fully One-third of the tea
nave tOld me that they could MT ket d
schoolrooms comfortable this winteF
must not advertise for good marketabla
LOT tne school, but for good usuable
:. in q time OF Tie teacher alone II would
ontable TO pay twice the market vaIne
1er 10 secure trst-class WOOD. Be1esf
ie lega age Tor the admission Of cord
20 tne puDhc schools Will be ore year
Z applies f1f admission below the legal
the teacher VIII kindly notify me
ry To make Il warm In that district
iispeLsation OF green sap wood has
l. JOHN ID. BROOKS.