Milford chronicle., 1910-04-15
1HF INSPECTION Of
KENT COUNTY SCHOOLS
,,Dual Tour of County School
Commission Started

Il dav Of the Spring tour OF Inspection,
"a in company with Superintendent
'1l1.on ~ the Commission inspected the
allowing schools
FRANKLIN, No. p, was in much the
mo condition as last year. 1t should
80 ,scitation benches, needs painting
- the nnderpinning repaired. The
s.oatary conditions were good.
cHEsWOLD has a fine new concrete
..bool building with four rooms aud large
I.rwav. 1t is heated by steam and has
-odarn furniture. The people of this
,.an have done splendid, and have a
.sbool which should be model for clean.
illness.
BRENFORD is in good condition in
every way. There are less than a dozen
children in this district.
ROSE VALLEY, No. 70, has a good
onildipg which is well painted and loca-
,d in we'll kept grounds, but there are
several things which need attention from
the school commissioners. One shutter
. off floor needs repairs, or better still,
,hoold be new. Some glass is out of
vndows. The coal house needs repairs.
eIosets are in fair condition and the gen.
s,sl conditions are very clean.
No. l47, colored school is in very salts
hetory condition.
CHESTNUT GROVE, No. II, is a good
building, well painted inside and out 1t
sbould have recitation benches and a
ppmp. Its closets were in poor condition,
and one very dirty. There is no flag and
tbe floor was very dirty while the room
was without ventilation. The teacher
should look after the conditions better at
this school.
CHEsWOLD colored schools we're in
good shape
MOOREs' CORNER, NJ. 10, needs
aintng and leaks in the roof must be
stopped. The closets we're substantial,
bot dirty. The condition of the school
room as to cleanliness was very good.
WILEY'S, No. SO. Building has been
repaired since last visit, the furniture Is
good but more Of it Is needed. Has ample
wood house. maps, blackbOards, flag and
pole It has no pump, some glass Is
broken and paint is badly needed. The
conditions indicate that the school COM
missioners are paying but little attention
to the property. Floor was very sandy.
LOCKWOODS, a colored school, was
pleasure to see, as everything was clean
and neat as a pin. The floors were aoso-
utely clean, the closets the same. and
while there is a broken place in the pIas-
ter over the stove, vet it was a pleasing
school
SHORTS, No 81, needs attention from
toe school commissioners. The furniture
is good, but there are no maps, the water
siosets are total wrecks and there Is no
pump. 1t has a fine flag pole and wood
house Needs painting, a new step at
front door, new floor and loose bricks on
top Of chimney are dangerous to the.llves
Of tie children playing around the build-
ing. General conditions for cleanliness
we're good which shows that the short
somiugs ave no fault of the teacher, Miss
Mckee.
HARTLEY has a building over crowd
ed and in need of painting. Yard about
it in fine condition, furniture good, closets
lair. Pump is out of service entirely, ana
some glass broken out. Cleanliness con-
ditions of school room, is from fair to good
SANDFIELD, No. 141, has been paint
ed since last visit, but it needs new cor
Aer post Very clean.
FAIR VIEW, No. Is, has been enlarg-
ed and greatly improved, but it needs new
stepa and painting, and the loose bricks
taken from the chimney. Pump is no
good, while one closet is fair the other
is in the worst condition Of any so lar
seen this year The building is badly
abused, and needs looking after by the
commissioners.
BETHESDA, No. 46 has built another
large room, as large as the original build
ing to the school, which is well arranged
and provision made for care Of books. tx
'elent furniture, maps, blackboaids and
sOal house are in evidence. Cleanliness
conditions were very good. The teachers
and commissioners take an interest IN the
school
HARYDEL is a very much over-crowd-
ed school kept in excellent condition. and
the people should provide for more room'
THOMPSON'S colored school needs
several new desks, new step, pump
and flag. Very clean conditions pre-
vail in this school.
FRAZIER'S, No. SO, has a good build
ing in fine grounds, and Miss Goodwin
keeps both in fine condition. Its only
leed is a new front step.
SANDTOWN, No. %, has been repalnt-