The Penn's Grove record., 1911-12-22
STATE SCHOOL INsPECrORs REPORT.
improvements to PENIS Grove School
Facilities Urged

improvements to PENIS Grove School
Facilities Urged
Some weeks ago State School Inspector
McDermott, viewed Penn's Grove public
school. The report was submitted to tbs
State Commissioner who sent Il to the
County Superintendent, Q. O. Barr, te
look after and to urge action.
Mr.. Barr met the PENIS Grove Board
OF Education last Monday night. The
letter to him and the report OF the In
spectors read as follows:
COMMISSIONER INSTRUCTIONS.
December 8th, 1911.
Mr.. Oscar o. Barr,
DEAR SIR:-I have caused ali inspec.
ton to be made of school building NO. J
and annex chapel building, in Penn's
Grove, Salem County, and ! am lncios'
ing the reports resulting from the IN
spection for your consideration.
| desire you to read these reports care
fully ard compare tile recommendation
with the conditions as you known them
and send to me at tile earliest possible
date your separate reports on school
building No. / and annex chapel build
ing, SO that | may know what action you
| desire TO take IN this matter, | am
Very truly yours.
CALVIN N. KENDALL,
Commissioner of Education.
INspECToR's REPORT.
December lst, 1911
| To the Commissioner Of Education,
DEAR SIa:-I have inspected the school
buildings at Penn's Grove and ind the
| following conditions:
This is a two-story frame building con-
| tanning twelve rooms, having three nights
| OF stairs, that are not protected by ire re-
sisting partitions.
Several of the class rooms are detective
IL and insufficiently lighted. The only
ventilation is from the doors and Will
dows. The toilet facilities are ample,
but should be lighted and ventilated aud
supplied with toilet paper.
| would recommend that an adequate
system of ventilating be installed. That
the defective lighting i'll class rooms Nos.
8. 4. 5 and 6 on the first floor, and Nos. Z,
8, 9 and 10 OH tile second floor be cor
rected by closing up the windows in trout
and at the right side Of pupils and IN
creasing the glass area to equal ~ per
cent. OF the floor surface. M
m.... .a-.;.;o,s ar,raa tha stair
ima ~ ~ eI,dpd ns;s;. r,;narai WOOL aud re-
Ways w ni.ea "'' ,aa.al la,, instead Of
p'asseieu' us'"e
woou'
This building IS ovefcfowueu anu
should be renewed either ~ ah auui-
tion or a new scnooi. Al aduieloh y sii.s
building Woulu pe iiausisaoic' &c - ?
old and does not meet the present. re-
quIrements.
ANNEX CHAPEL.
This q a rented Two room building,
Which is o-vercrowded. has low ceilings,
detective and insufficient lighting. No
-vehtilatioh eAceps nun uoo.s any "i"
m,. .l;a. .a;lat facilities ORC not
- o,I ijaus ~ I;sbt 81 oentilation
sooo ~ l-.,.
l YOU'D suggest el'as s l'em pu'.uns ne
erected IN ms ulsoI'c. =. le.ies0 ing oon
gestloi. nespeouu
Inspector Oh Buildings.
CALVIN N. KENDALL,
co,n,sos;ona ~ Edncat;on
r
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES REPORT.
30, Ia. ~, -
Mr. parI saiu siias WINE sn0 p.esen.
scilooi ouliilhe uoes NV npeei s..e p'. .I.a"
Iequiisn 49, iao;l;s;sa 81 ~ .onntn
lit silOuoC jidCh6 q
such a system would cost between $4, 600
and 81. 900 To install in the present build
ING. Probably something could be done
TO remedy the ventilation at less expense.
II is evident that better facilitias are
needed because of the owd.u conditions
i'm the chapel and the annex. He thought
the Board Of Education should take ac-
ton at once to submit the proposition for
a new school house to a vote OF the
peopIe.
BOARD REPORT
Mr.. Barr was told that the Board con-
template taking action for more school
and a plan had been received from an
financial condition to make a hasty
The lot was being paid for
and an extra expense of some thousands