Milford chronicle., 1909-04-30
COUNTY commissioners
VISITING KENT SCHOOLS
How Public Schools in Kent
County Appear 10 the County
School Commissioners.


pears to be able to keep things in pretty
fair condition, despite the lack Of assist
ance from the board.
Blackstones, or District No. I. has a
well tainted building fair to good condi-
ton, but it should have a vestibuIe built
10 it. The furniture is badly stained
with ink, pump is out Of order, has a
flag pole but no flag, blackboards alright,
but the closets are in bad condition The
roof leaks badly, and there should be a
new step to the door. There has not
0sen a visit this year from either
clerk or members Of the school board
r The teacher keeps the floors in good
order, and the general conditions in that
direction are good. Another case where
the school board is negligent OF its duty.
Hazers Corner, or district NO ia, has
very comfortable building bug it needs
looking after by the school boz One
front shutter was of and iyiu the
ground, a new floor is needed and several
panes Of glass are gone The furniture
is old the maps all right and an excellent
pnmp and coal house. Has flag pole
bat no rope to put up the flag New
lumber was on the ground to build a
much needed closet. There has not been
a single visit from the clerk or school
board to the school this year. The floor
was in only an ordinarily clean condition,
out the teacher appeared to be bright
and intelligent person.
Blance, No l3S, is a colored school
with heavy home made furniture, and
crowded room Window glass was brok
en-, blackboards were very poor, no flag
or pole, no pump, and practically no
closets, vet what there was in that line
was clean The teacher keeps the school
room very clean, but the school board
never sees it.
Lowber's District No 239, is a new
school building for the colored people of
the Smyrna district 1t is well conduct /
ed and looked after by Mr.. Lowber, who /
was largely instrumental in its building.
Downs Chapel, or District No. s. is a
large old school room that would be
greatly benefited by general overhaul
ing. The front step needs looking after,
he furniture is old and carved in the
customary figures affected by the school
boys of twenty years ago. 1t has no
maps or pump, but excellent black boards.
The coal house adjoins the building it.
self, and it has been used as a cess pool .
until the smell is decidedly unpleasant,
and will surely he pestiential in warm
weather One closet is in a dilapidated
and filthy condition, the other only far. 4
As we suspected, there are no visits from
o 4 school board to see what the school (
needed. There is no room for children {
to hang their outer clothing, and the en-
tire arrangement should be suppanted s
bv vestibule or a new building. s
Sanfeld Colored School, or District No.
14I. is a good building with homemade
furniture, maps, blackboard, good closets 5
Gag and pole 1t has neither pump or j
wood house The building needs paint {
badly. Everything is clean and the S
clerk is a frequent visitor to the school. j
Slaughters. or District No Is, is loca- S
ted in a grove. Itneeds a new roof and a i
vestibule and flag poie and flag. The a
furniture is good, map of Delaware, $
and small blackboards. Has good pump, b
excellent coal house and the closets were
good enough, but in abominable condi- f
lion. The interior is very neat curtains C
at the windows, and clerk visits occasion s
Ally. p
Hartley, or Districts Nos. So and 1882, Il
s a two-story frame building that needs t.
painting, a belfry and vestibule in front, C
md needs several window panes and new g
ront step co. the last being dangerous The 5
urniture is very old, and there is no o
pump. The teacher reported that the
chool commissioners were set OF good b
men. who visit the school. The general g
conditions were very good. b
Shorts. District No. 81, has had a new is
,elfry added to it but the building should o
ave the winds stopped from blowing W
nder it, by making the underpinning to
iobt The furniture is good but has no @
maps, no pump or flag pole, and no visits cl
rom the clerk. The floor was in fairly al
God condition, but there was no door til
mob or fastening, three window panes sc
rere missing and the chimney needs re- it
airs. Stove smokes terribly, so that 1t
lterferes with the school. Fix this sure. N
Lockwood's, is a colored school, No. GO
~ 1t is new, but the plaster is broken, ba
oors off the closets, but the room was nc
cry clean. pO
Whiley's or District No. %, needs re- cl'
airs 10 the weatherboardjng and some
Adow panes, otherwise the conditions NJ
ere very good We
Carlisle, or District No l47, has good II
hiding with home made furniture, with phi