Milford chronicle., 1910-04-15

ed since last inspected, but the ceiling is
bad, bad hole is in the front step. plas.
ter in vestibule is broken. The commis.
sioners are taking more interest in the
school than heretofore, and Miss Eliza
Coverdale is doing good work and keeps
the schooIin very greatly improved con
dition. Furniture is Old and badly whit
tied should be replaced as the days Of
whiting are gone.
DUPONTS celored is very satisfactory.
WILLOW GROVE colored is practi.
cally new and is kept very clean.
OAK SHADE, No. q, is one OF very
best schools in the county, and it is kept
in splendid condition by Miss Clements,
of Dover, who is the teacher.
PRATTS, No. 50 needs painting, new
ceiling, some new furniture aud the low
places in front of the water closets filled
up. General conditions we're very neat
and clean.
PERSONS CORNER, No. Is, has
been repainted and repairs made as sug
gested last year and conditions are from
fair to good.
Wednesday, April 9th, 1910.
OAK GROVE, No. 49, near Dover, has
to have a door tender so that any person
can enter the school the means of open
ing the door having been broken off en-
tirely Some windew glass was missing,
the front door shattered and places brok-
en- in the weather boarding. One water
closet was filthy, the other fairly clean.
Has water cooler. Clean interior Of the
school
LITTLE CREEK was in fair condition
as to cleanliness Of rooms; the water
closets were simply beyond description in
filth, Windows need repairs and floors
are poor. Clerk should 90 to this school
with purpose of seeing its needs occas-
sionallv.
COMEGYS, No. IA, has gone backwards
for two years now. The floor was not
clean, the door knob was gone, window
panes were broken, black boards are bad
ly needed, there is no map Of Delaware,
the seats should be changed so that the
light would fail over the childrens should
ers, instead of directly in their faces The
building is a fine one, but it was largely
built by the women a few years ago, who
desired to have library in the upper
story, and since then the men have at
tempted to see how little money they
can spend, and how much they can get
from the state, to educate the children.
Better conditions should prevail here. Its
your own children which are being
brought up in careless surroundings, and
its up to the district to do better for them.
ST. JONES colored school, No. l4O, is
old but well kept. The chimney smokes
badly.
LOGANS, No. S6, is a fair building with
a sheet-iron roof, but needs coat Of
paint badly, has bad step at the door
and windows broken. The geaeral con-
ditons are very fair, as to cleanliness.
MAGNOLIA has made grand improve
meut over last year in the general condi-
tons. The interior was clean, well Kept
and cared for by both the teachers and
the children. The forty broken window
panes noted last year have been replaced
and Mr.. j. L. Scotch, Misses johnson
and Wilcutts, the teachers deserve credit
for the manner in which they have kept
the school
CEDAR GROVE, No. a, needs few
more new desks, and the chimney is stlil
in its dangerous condition OF last spring
Furniture Is good, the condition OF closets
fair, but the school room was extra clean.
Miss Frazier is the teacher
PLEASANT HILL, No. l29, needs
painting. new blinds and a new chair.
Much care is given to this school, and
credit should be given to Mr.. Wingate
for the manner in which the property Is
looked after. Much Of the condition ot
property is up to the teacher after all.
MAGNOLIA colored school, No. 100
is practically new and the conditions for
are excellent. 1t needs a new
floor.
WARREN'S, No. y, near Barrstt's
Chapel needs painting inside and out. In
all other ways the conditions are excel
lent.
sAXTON'S, No. III, is an inviting
school room and a real pleasure to see.
There is a place for everything, and every
thing is in its place. A ti'st-class build
ing, we'll painted inside and out, with |
high. class pictures on its walls, neat cur
5ains at the windows, floors from which
, meal could be eaten without partaking
If dirt. and a real hOme-like look every
where. It is a pity that all the schools
IF the state are not like Saxton's, near
Bowers Beach.
BOWERS BEACH, No. III !, Is near
" new and kept in very good condition
No repairs needed.
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