Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1908-05-15
How Kent Schools Look
To County Commissioners
(Continued Bon Last Wetk J

Cheswold Colored Schools is another
where there are two separate buildings in
the same district. The house is new and
one was built with State aid the other is
new and was built by the district. Both
are in very good cor dition, and the dis
trict is amply able.
Cheswold Public Schools is in a two.
room building that has long since out
grown its usefulness. Another room is
badly needed the furniture is very poor,
blackboards not satisfactory, maps Of no
account, walls were once papered but now
shabby. Has neither flag, pole OF pump.
The closets are the worst seen in the
county so far. Cheswold is one of the
large fruit shipping stations, and the coun-
try and town are able to have good schools
and proper comforts for their children,
and it is matter of surprise that the peo-
pie of Cheswold permit their children to
grub out an education under such condi-
TONS. A new building is badly needed
at Cheswod.
Kenton Public Schools are in a good
brick building two stories high but the
ceilings are very bad. The furniture is
fair to good up stairs, but ordinary in the
primary room. The blackboards are all
right, has maps of Delaware. pump but
no flag or pole. Closets new aud fair.
Blackison's, No. l, has a good house
but dangerous step in front the Chin
ney is getting dangerous; the furniture
is old but good good maps, a flag, but no
rope for it; closets fair, pump abandoned.
Conditions of school fair to good.
Hazers' No. ia, has a good building
with old but fair furniture. Blackboards
good, also the maps. Has pump and
water trough also flag. Closets need
cleaning out badly.
No. 1873 is the Blanco colored school,
and the house is crowded with children
who are permitted to destroy things.
Window panes are gone, the closets des-
troyed, step is gone, blackbosrds bad, no
pump. no flag Excellent maps.
No. 1879 is Lowbers colored school the
house and everything is new and in good
rder-a great contrast to its neighbor.
Downs Chapel, No S, is a large old |
building in fair condition, and the furni-
ture old and badly marked. Practically |
no maps, no flag, ne pump, recitation
bench with no hack to it, and it badly |
carved. Closets both in poor condition.
Blackboards are good They have an ex
cellent teacher who is doing good work |
under adverse circumstances.
No. 1877 is Tor was) a colored school with |
thirty-fve children, but the house is rot
ted down, and there is not even box in
the building only benches for the chill
dren to sit on. This building will be re-
built by the County School Commission |
this summer.
No. 81 is known as Shorts School. The
house is a good one, the furniture fair and
has ample blackboard space. Has flag
but no maps or pump
No. l16 is Persons, and it has a good
house with fair to good furniture. The
blackboards and maps are all right, the
closets are in order, but there is no flag
or pump.
No. 142 is a colored school. The house
is new but the furniture is very ordinary.
The blackboard space is not sufficient
Has desks for only "a scholars while the
is So during the winter. More
furniture is needed, and there is ample
room for it.
No. So, Anderson's is located west from
and while the building is in
good condition generally, yet the floor
needs relaying, and the plastering needs
A vestibule should be built.
The pump, furniture and blackbOards are
good. 1t has no map Of Delaware, no
flag and only one fair closet
No. SO, Raughley's, is sadly in need of
by the voters. Shutters are off
broken sash ropes for windows prevent
them being lowered tor ventilation, win
dow panes are missing, has bad front
step and good belfry. The furniture is
old, but in fair conditions several larger
desks and seats are needed. The black
boards are all right but there are no
maps of Delaware a pump but no water
three tiny flags have been supplied by the
teacher, Miss Willoughby. The closets
ire in fair condition, and the general con-
litions of the school room we're good.
No. AZ, Maple Grove. Several years
ago this was the poorest school building
in the county but burned down, and since
hen the district has built a very nice {
and furnished it with modern
furniture, good blackboards at proper
height, and pump and closets. This is
aot wealthy district, but its building
md equipments, are object lessons as to
What others should do
No. 80, Thomas. This school house is
n good repair the furniture old but good
)lentv of maps and a fine pump of water