Evening journal., 1912-03-22

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should be centralized for the sake Of
interests.
Il am a firm believer in agriculture
and domestic scie ce for our country
schools. In the following groupings,
which are largely suggestive, | have
but two thoughts in view; 0) the
closing of small plants which do not
pay and CD the establishing Of GER
tain centers where interest and efl-
cheney can be maintained II is folly
to attempt to settle country districts
with families from the cities, but it
is good business to hold the people
who are already in the country. Good
roads, good schools, good teachers,
good preachers addition to tele-
phone, free delivery of mail, parcels
post, will go far to make the country
as attractive as the city. Some Of
these We already have and the others
will soon be here.
"Brandywine hundred can easily be
resolved into two centers of school
power. In the vicinity of Talleyville
should be built a model school with
room for 250 pupils. The following
schools would furnish the children,
Eight Square (45). Point Breeze (22)
Sharpley (69), Rockland (63). In all
199.
"On the top of Penny Hill should
be built a second model school com
bining the following schools; She'll
pot CD, Edge Moor (59) Forwood
(60l, and Mt Pleasant (99) This
would give the new school an enroll
ment of 269. This leaves Handy with
an enrolment last year Of SO TO join
either center: Naaman could send 25
or 30 pupils i'm the advanced grades
to Penny Hill This would leave a
good primary room at Claymont. The
small school at Augustine Mills GD
should be closed and the pupils sent
TO Wilmington, or the new school at
Penny Hill.
AT Newark opposite the State Farm
| would locate another school center.
The following schools would be in this
combination: McClollandsviHe 90,
Milford Cross Roads OS), White Clay
Creek (40l, Oglcton (33). Welsh Tract
(32), Salem (26) Columbia GD.
These schools would give an enroll
ment of 1888. This school would also he
the place FOR the Agricultural High
School Of the county. Pupils from
Newport. Stanton. Marshallton, and
Delaware City. as well as other points,
could reach this high school by train.
Another rural school center could
be established at Mt Pleasant IN
with Summit Bridge
(lS), Eight Square C23). Woodland
(23), and Jamisons Corner (32). Mt.
Pleasant enrolled % last year Three
teachers could do the work more thor
oughly i'm a centralized school than
The present five can.
Odessa has three teachers with an
of "A. This should be the
center for Matthew's Corner QD.
(2D, Mill Lane ca, and
Stump Corner G9l. AT present seven
teachers have 1873 pupils -Four teach
crs could do the work much better II
these schools were consolidated OF
course the school building would have
TO be enlarged and rcmodeled No
other center would have such fine
library.
Il have selected Townsend for the
last rural center. Townsend needs a
new building and so do some of tho
surrounding districts, Townsend AT
present has four teachers and 1853 pu.
pills. no this center would com,
Fieldsboro C3O), Levels (43). Van
Dyke (29), Patterson (29). This woult
give an enrolment Of 2S4.
"Other consultations should TAX,
place For instance Brown Cottage
should come 20 Middletown; Diamcn,
and Walnut Green should unite anC
build new school near Mt. Cuba
Sunnyside, State Road and Eder
should combine with Christiana: OF
Sunnyside and Forest Oak with Stan
ton. state Road Eden. Red Lion and
Franklin mo SD might centralize al
Red Lion. Harmony mo. 55), ant
Howell might combine with Kirk
wood. All the combinations cannot b,
carried out at present on account oil
the roads, but sooner or later new
roads will make every combination
possible. Dales Corner could be added
TO Odessa.
Some of The present school dis
tricts could be divided to advantage