Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1908-05-15


blackboard and a pump, There is no
flag, and the closets are so dilapidated, as
to be beneath Classification. The school
room appeared attractive under care of
Miss Masten.
No. 30, Black Swamp has the prettiest
rural school building so far seen in Kent
county. 1t is practically new, with a
vestibule and two porches, a belfry, all
attractively painted. The interior is also
painted and decorated has windows on
weights, excellent furniture and black
boards; all the maps required; large
wood house and closets in good order.
The school house is located on a little
hill and has splendid drainage. 1t has no
national flag or pole. 1t is west from
FELTON, in a prosperous fruit growing dis
trict.
No. 81, Hollandsville, has a good house
with vestibule and two porches, but one
porch post is down on the ground. Fur
niture is fair to good but more of it is
needed for the winter season. Black
boards are entirely too high up. Good
pump and only one closet in ordinary
condition. No map, no flag.
No. %, Jumps. This is good build
ing, but it needs painting. Has belfry
and comfortable interior. Furniture,
blackboards, map, pump and closets are
all right.
No. 81, Cedar Grove is located west
from Harrington the house is old and
out of repair outside-but inside it is com.
Portable has fair blackboards but the
school room is not attractive to either the
pupils or visitors. Pump out of order,
fair closets, no flag, furniture fair to Ordin-
airy. Large attendance.
No. 81, Warren's, is located near Ed
wardsville. The building is good, has
belfry, excellent furniture and black
boards. Good pump but neither flags or
maps. New Closets in fair condition.
No. 1O4, Forest Lane. This school is
located in beautiful grove the building
has a vestibule in which is the pump
and a belfry. A coat of paint is needed.
The school has good furniture, an organ,
blackboards, maps and is clean. There
is no flag and the closets are in bad con-
dition.
No. l57 is a Colored School which was
aided by the State few years ago as to
its building it needs painting badly now.
There is practically no furniture, but a
good pump and closets.
No. 81, Pratt's Branch, near FELTON,, has
good house which has been more or less
abused by boys or viscious men, who
have carved the buiIding. The front
door is shivered, shutters off, glass out Of
windows, and lack of care is manifest.
The shutters should be removed entirely,
and wire screens placed o,er the windows.
1t has good furniture, maps and black
boards, but no pump. A large flag is
draped over the end of the room in
pleasing way, showing good taste by the
teacher. The closets were fair, but in
need of cleaning.
No. l5S is a colored school near Fred
erica. and one of the very best in the
county. It has never had any state aid
and it is a two-story building excellent
condition, with good furniture well cared |
for good black boards, maps and pump |
1t has a national flag, but the pole has
fallen. Closets very clean but the doors
of one off hinges. The building needs a
coat of paint, and its general conditions
as a school is all right.
No. % is Warren's near Barratt's I
Chapel 1t is a two-room building in
very fair repair excepting the weather
boards, which on the front have been
battered by boys playing ball. The in
terror has been tastefully painted, and it
has good belfry, and satisfactory black
boards, maps and an excellent pump.
Has a flag pole and an old flag. Closets
are in fair condition, but one is immedi-
ately under a window of the school and |
must be moved.
No l55 is a new colored school, with
new furniture, and everything in fine
No. III is Saxton's, near Bowers
Beach, in a rich district, and while the
building is twenty-four years old, it is in
good condition, and under the care of
NJ iss Martin, the interior is as neat as
pin and the painted walls aie decorated.
The chimney is dangerous, as several
bricks are loose and may be clown off on
the children. Furniture in good condi-
ton, the floors scrupuiously clean,
good, but a little to high.
Has map of United States, but none Of
Delaware has globe. The American
flag is handsomely draped over the end
Of the room, but there is no flag pole, and
no pump. Large coal house, one good
closet, and one past redemption. The
general conditions of this school are fine.
Frederick. Here was found the great
sst change from the conditions Of one