Milford chronicle., 1911-05-05

who are working to advance the schools
The teacher there is Miss Webb, and the
school has maintained its early reputation
for cleanliness and good conditions OF
= both the school room. the property and
the grounds.
Oak Point, No. 2. This school is
sometimes known as Luther Marvel's'
school, and it is taught by Miss Marvel.
The room and surroundings are very neat
and cleanly. No suggestions were made.
MarydeI, \ few years ago the State of
Delaware and Maryland joined their in
terests at this place and maintained a
three roomed school which afforded op-
portunity for the children to get the adj
vantage of practically a graded school,
and it worked well for the children; but,
the narrow ideas of few individuals
spoiled this mutual agreement for better
schools, and the old separate school for
the two States was brought into use
again. which is against the best interests
of the child while it saves about fifty
cents to each taxpayer each year; or, to
be correct each taxpayer is robbing his
child, or somebody else's child. of Just
fifty cents worth of education each year
The child has Just few years to get an
education, and each hour stolen from it
by the stingv dollar sqeezing man or
woman taxpayer, is an opportunity /
gone forever. It's pity that the indi-
vidual district is not shorn of the power .
to work harm to public education BY the /
action of narrow-minded or ignorant peo-
pie who have the power to do so Mary
del school is a small, much crowded
school which is kept clean by the tea
cher, and is doing as good work as it is
possible for such conditions to permit
ThOmpson's (colored) near Marydel.
needs some repairs made. which the
school committee should be able to attend
to without suggestions
Frazier's No. So IS taught by Miss Carey.
who is doing her part to keep the prop
erty clean and neat, but the school COM
nittee has failed to repair the porch ,
floor. and the steps are dangerous to
walk over, while panes of glass are bro ,
Ken in places. This is another rich ag- =.
-icultural district but the farmers ap-
1ear to have little interest in the school
'ther than to pay their taxes Look :,
ifter the schools better
Willow Grove, No. So. is taught BY o
Hiss Coverdale. who keeps the sanitary il
onditions very good. The school COM a
1ittee has made the repairs suggested tc
nd the property is we'll painted There II
! one thing they seem to have over OF
ooked entirely, viz the furniture At cl
Willow Grove is one of the few oppor- k
inities to see the wonderful whiting sg
nd carving propensities of the ancient tn
,hool boy of Delaware. Possibly the
ork was done fifty years ago, as the
ork shows evidence of being Of ancient -
The environments of II
school room are the lasting impress
)ns the child carries through life and
apes to a large extent the education Of
e boy or girl 1t would be well for the
hool committee of Willow Grove to
H. or give, these old desks to some
juggling school where they have moth LII
z but board benches aud homemade
SKIS, and place in the Willow Grove
IOol new and modern furniture. Try
md see the rapid advancement in the
oearance Of your school children
Willow Grove Ccoloredl needs a coat x
paint; the sanitary conditions are clean po Io'
good sti,
Dupont, No. IS, is taught by Miss Haw- adj
$, and the building has new iron the
T, while everything is in excellent "Il sl
ditiou. The teacher has done fine ~ n
k at this school. CON
lax Shade, No. 2l, is near the County hea
ishouse, which is in the finest agri- rop
ural section of Kent County. Miss dep
nents is its teacher, and as the school Llo
mittee takes pride in the school. no lili'
SestionS Tor ITS betterment were nee tio,
ry. NJ
iyOming, No. l13 and 113 1-2. has den.
'me one Of the model schools of the II
ity. Steam heat is used, the shutters .wor
= been taken off and wire MEETINGS ciali
ed over the windows on the play sucl
ind side, it is well painted and has noi+i No
Ii new furniture. Wyoming schools nep(
advancing all the time. II
linden, No. Isl. The school commit rate,
# Camden has needed the suggestions - i
e by the inspections of previous tn, 1ri,
'ns, and had placed in her school ooo n
ling steam heating system. which OOO. o
been a great comfort to the children ing
helped the teachers greatly in their whic
. The halls are well heated. and
dditional cost for coal, even in the lUU
mt unusual season, has been small.
next thing needed is metal ceilings 81, ~
'ainting inside and out. The Cam O.,
chOofe are irr,rro,-i,,rr a f,.,,,. .-..t. -.