Milford chronicle., 1910-04-29

the present structure Tor puDlc schOOl
purposes ; it has outgrown its usefulness,
and is simply make-shift until a new
one can take its place.
HAMMONDTOWN, No. l65. This
district has two buildings it is a colored
school. Both are in very iair condition,
and are very neat from a SANITARY point
OF view.
RAUGHLEY'S, No. 81. Miss Booth
is the teacher and everything was neat
aud clean. A new flag pole, new closets,
good pump, blackbosrds, plenty Of maps
and good furniture are noticeable. A re-
citation bench and a water cooler is need
ed while some slight repairs will probably
be made this summer.
ANDERSON'S, No. 55. This school
was closed, but the grounds we're very
clean and attractive. The real need at
this school, is a new house Mrs. Ross is
the teacher.
MAPLE GROVE, No. A.. Miss Masten
is the teacher and the school room was
not only clean but its inviting appearance
was commented upon. 1t has good furni-
ture, a new flag pole and very clean
closets. The building would be improved
BY coat Of paint outside and coal
house The teacher is evidently giving
attention to the property here.
SMITHS, No. "a. Miss Carey is the
teacher, and the improvement over last
year was noticeable the interior being
neatly whitewashed, old floor clean and
the entire room attractive. A new roof
has been added and a new flag pole.
There is neither pump or wood house.
The furniture is much better than the
building which should be a new one.
HICKMAN, No. lis. Miss Wroten,
the teacher here, is dong good work in
teaching and in taking care Of the pro-
perty, so everything about the school is
clean and inviting. The building is good /
and has been repainted. A few more
desks are needed in the winter and a re-
citation bench is necessary. A vestibule |
would be of great advantage to this build 4
ing.
TOMMTHAWK, No. SO. Miss Parvis /
is the teacher and the general conditions
were very fair; she needs more room for
the scholars. The Clerk and commission
ers have been at the school about three
times during the year. Water closets
were in poor condition.
PINEY GROVE No. &C. Miss Slaugh-
ter has a very good school here and the
SANITARY conditions we're very good. 1t
has been painted and the steps repaired
there is no pump, but other ways the pro-
perty is all right.
FARMINGTON. Here is a school
building of ample proportions, but it ap
pears 10 have not one friend in the town
Of Pennington interested sufficiently to
look after it so that it would be respect
able. 1t is surprising that such conditions
should prevail in town when such men
as Charles Simmons, VIM. H. Murphy,
Deputy Attorney General, Watson Har-
-inRton and others Of similar prominence
reside or are interested in the place. The
eachers, Misses Anderson and Cordray,
ire doing excellent work under adverse
in this building, where pro-
per attention is not given it by the school
BOARD, or the people at large. The build
Hg needs painting inside and out the
closets are wrecks and disgrace to back !
woods community, and it is shame that s
people will send their child
EN- to an old building for the early years
II their lives to get an education. If it is |
costing the people money to maintain
chool, they should at least be fair with I
he people of the State of Delaware, who
live them S4l4 each year towards educat- c
ng their children at home, and keep e
school building
WILLIAMSVILLE (colored) No 1874 I
Needs painting, and to have the furniture c
urned about so that the light shall fall
,ver the childrens shoulders. 1t was very 7
lean.
WlLLlAMSNlLLE(w (white) Miss Moore
s the teacher here, and she feels that the
chool is too strenuous for her to continue,
wen at an advance in salary. She has
,ver fifty children crowded into the
'oom, which has been twice enlarged
ince it was first built forty years ago
She is doing fine work here, and she also
appreciates the fact that a teacher has
much to do besides teaching from the
books she realizes that the care, ceanli-
ness Of the property, appearance of the
children and appearance of the school
-oom, depend largely upon the teacher.
The interior of this school was very clean,
md, although it was near five o'clock
when the County School Commission
stopped at her school, she was still in the
-oom preparing for the following days .
work. The children had mbibed her
pirit, and they had by an entertainment
aised money to buy pictures for the
walls, which were attractively and intelli-
,entlv hung. At each window was mus