Milford chronicle., 1908-05-08

GUS to the eyes of the children. Closet
good but sanitary condition ordinary
No pump no flag, coal and wood house
Leipsic, No IL, has no care taken of tn,
property, and the school board seems t,
be of no account. The building is untidy
window panes are out, shutters hanging
poor floors, bad stairway, has a flag bu
it is at the church. The teachers appear
to receive no encouragement. 1t hs,
good blackboards and maps. and the
closets are in fair condition. The people
should be ashamed of the condition ol
these schools.
White Hall, No. SS, has a square school
building which is fair to good with win.
dOws on all sides, which prevents srrang.
ing of maps and case for books two win
dows should be closed. The furniture
shows fresh whiting by the scholars an
indication that the teacher is not looking
after the furniture as carefully as she
should. Blackboards good. closets fair,
no pump, no flag.
Rsymond's, No. Z, has a fair house
which needs attention from the School
Committee. The weather boarding is off
in places, no step to front door, almost no
furniture, blackboards badly cracked,
closets filthy, no pump, few old maps that
were given by the government, flag but
no pole, and the flag was given to the dis
trict by the A. o. U. w. There is every
thing to indicate that the men of this dis
trict are derelict in their duty to the chill
dren. Unless conditions are changed the
State appropriation should be held up
until they are.
SeFvison's, No. 6, has square house
which is clean and good, furniture is old
but well cared for, blackbOards good and
sufficient, closets in good sanitary cOndi-
ton, maps all right and attractive interior,
no flag, no pump. What would they do
in case of fire?
No, 1S4 is a colOred school with a new
building and good furniture, all given by
the State. Has no water or maps.
Bay View, No. 1870, has bad step to a
fair to good house. The ceilings are
painted, the furniture good, maps plenty,
blackboards sufficient, no pump, no flag.
Smyrna Colored Schools are in build
ing built by the State, and the interior
conditions are from fair to good. 1t has
81 children in the primary room. Build
ing has been battered by the children at
play, and the closets are bad.
Smyrna Public Schools are the first of
the real progressive schools in the State,
and they have nine teachers of ability.
They have beautiful grounds, and the
only fly in the ointment was the sanitary
conditions OF the closets. They should
be connected with the sewers at once. 1t
is duty the people Of Smyrna owe to
their children to correct this condition at
once.
Clayton Public Schools, located in
four roomed building in the thriving little
town, but the most untidy interior so far
as the floors are to be considered, we
found in the county. Piles OF waste
paper, dirt, scraps, and sweepings were
piled in each corner of the Principals
room, and the same conditions prevailed |
in each of the others. The windows were /,
dirty, and there was evidence that some
one was failing to do their duty. The
ianitor is supposed to do the work, but it
is the fault of the principal in not seeing
that the work is done, or that the failure
is promptly reported to the School Board. |
The schools were we'll filled with pupils,
and the teachers appear to be qualified to
instruct but the conditions were decidedly |
bad
Clayton Colored School, was built by |
the State and is in good condition very |
clean and neat interior and well equipped.
No. ,, has a house in very fair condition
the furniture is old but fair, blackboards
good but too high, a map on the wall
showing the sections where the minerals,
3erials, and different products of this
may be found. Pump in good
order, flag and pole. The chimney is
very dangerous both as to fire and falling.
Must be fixed.
No. 14O, a colored school-really two
schools as one is at Friendship and the
other at Kenton. The school at Friend
ship is not in the best condition as to
but other conditions are sat
sfactory. The school at Kenton is new
one built and equipped by the State last
year, and is in apple pie condition.
Nelson's, No. 40, has good building
With old but well kept furniture, good
Dlackboards and maps, Closets in fair
but no pump or flag.
Brenford, No S4, has new house, new
furniture, new pump, closets good but in
sanitary condition. Rooms pa
lered and look we'll.
No. t is located between Smyrna and
Dover and is a good building with old
ltyle furniture in middling condition,
fair, closets ordinary, no flag