Milford chronicle., 1909-05-07
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
VISITING KENT SCHOOLS
How Public Schools in Kent
County Appear 10 the County
School Commissioners.

an excellent building, but it needs furni-
ture badly; the blackboards are a make.
shift only and the pump is out of order.
Three window panes are broken, the
chimney smokes and the plaster is
broken. Has a good wood house and
the closets are not only in good condition
but clean. There is neither flag or pole.
General conditions very fair.
Forest Lane, No. lO4, is near FELTON,,
located in beautiful grove, and it needs
attention from the school committee.
The building needs painting, IA window
panes are broken, steps and porch need
repairs, and only one closet which is in
bad condition with a pile of excrement
sufficient more than fill a wheel harrow
at its side. The other closet has been
demolished, and none too soon. There
is good pump and very large wood
house which the boys are useing as a ur-
inal Has neither flag or pole, Must
build another closet.
Black Swamp, No. 30. is an excellent
structure with no repairs needed and
ample furniture, except that there is no
map Of Delaware, or flag or pole. The
pump is in the vestibule and in excellent
condition. Has a large wood house, and
the general conditions are good. The
closets were-one good. other bad.
Warren's No. 81, is also west from
FELTON,, and Miss Kelley is its teacher
The general conditions as to cleanliness
were very good, aud the clerk visits the
school occasionally, and the commis
sioners not at all. Has a new wood
house, good pump in the house, good fur
niture and blackboards, and only one
closet, but it is new. There must be an
other closet built here, and a map OF
Delaware provided As no flag or pole
has been provided since the last visit il
compliance with the laws, both will have
to be furnished TO meet requirements
and the building should be painted to
preserve it. In this case, the commits
sioners will exercise their prerogative to
have the States money withheld until
the laws are complied with. The sani-
sary conditions of the room were clean
and good
Jumps, or district No. %, is a well
painted building in good shape everyway;
good furniture, plenty of maps and black
boards, good pump and wood house and
no repairs needed. One closet was rotten
dirty, other in bad location but clean.
Has no flag or pole. The room was very
clean and attractive. Miss Case is the
teacher. Clerk visits it occasionally.
Hollandsvile, or district No. 81, is
nearly new building with excellent wire
screens at the windows; more new furni-
ture is needed to seat the children in the
winter season. 1t needs maps and paint
ing inside the school, Has pump but
no wood house. Closets in fair shape.
Has handsome flag draped on the wall
hut no pole to hoist it on. The condi-
ton for cleanliness was fair.
Cedar Grove, or district No, 50, has
good building that should be painted in
side and out. 1t must have a book case
also. and the pump sadly need fixing.
Has good closets but no wood house, and
no flag or pole The clerk has not been
there since the fall. Three shutters are
off, several window panes are broken,
and pavement or board walk should be
put down in front the building to keep
children from tracking the clay and sand
into the room. There was considerable
sand on the floor
Thomas District No. 33, is west from
Harrington, and it is little red school
building that needs just little repair.
Furniture is good, maps all right, black
boards good, fine pump under shed
cover, a wood shed and closets clean, but
a broken floor. The repairs needed are
seven window panes, some plasterIng'
and it should have an addition built to
accommodate the children in the winter
months. The floor was dirty for lack OF
sweeping. Clerk seldom visits it,
Pot Ash, or district No. 100, is taught
by Miss Hates, and its interior is attrac-
tive. and mostly from the efforts OF the
teacher, who has placed pictures on the
walls and everything was clean as a pin.
The building is in fair condition; the
ceiling plaster is broken and the roof is
being torn up by the limb of an oak tree
which rests on the shingles. The furni-
ture is old but serviceable, but no wood
house or flag pole. This school has only
one closet and another must be built be-
fore another school year opens.
Masten's Corner, No. 58, is in even
worse condition than it was year ago.
Building is entirely too small, the roof is
rotten, weather boarding is off, furniture
is composed of two new desks, ten in fair
eondition, and balance just in condition
to make kindling wood Of, Shutter is
of. window panes broken and wood
bouse gone. The blackboards and pump
are the only two things worthy OF saving
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