Milford chronicle., 1913-05-30

Leonard's No. 1872, is school taughtb
Miss Couaway. This district is calleC
Moore at times.) It was in good shape
in every way.
Rising Sun Schools. This little village
is located east from Woodside on the
road leading from Barratt's Chapel tC
Dover, and in probably the richest fruit
growing district in Delaware. Large
grounds surround the building, which
has four large rooms, and both buildings
and grounds are looked after bv the
school board as we'll as by the teachers
in charge. Prof. Moore, Miss McCaffery
auds Miss Conwell were present at the
inspection, and gave the information
that the School Board purpose TO repaiut
and either take down or repair tighten
ing rod en the property. It is one of
the very best rural schools in Delaware.
Star Hill, a colored school near Camden,
was in good condition generally.
Woodside. The town has been keeping
the schools here in better shape, but the
water closets were very dirty. The school
rooms were Just the contrary. It's up TO
the school clerk to have this trouble
remedied and kept remedied, and not
the teachers. Forty dollars for teaching
should not mean tor janitOr work III
addition in any school.
Woodside colored school is new one,
built by the State last year; it needs ten
desks and pump.
Camden. The public schools of Cam
den when built were arranged with in
telligent realization of the needs of pub
lie school room, but the School Board
needs to awaken the people to their
schoors needs further, along the line of
painting, and the need of a competent
janitor The floors had not been swept
since many days before the inspection
was made, and the school board must pay
sufficient to get janitor to do the work.
The boys and girls of Camden are en-
thusidstic followers of base ball; the girls
throwing like real ball players, and
catching batted balls equal to the boys
This was demonstrated on their large
athletic field next the school grounds
Camden has a fine school property, but
She must give it better attention so as to
get better results. Their janitOr receives
only IS per month for his services; what
can the people expect to get for that
meagre salary? Take an interest aud
wake up.
Wyoming has a good building, good
furniture aud excellent grounds, but the
building needs painting
This ended the tour for the spring sea
on of 1918 for the Kent County School
and in doing this work they
raveled by railroad and by automobile 1
'ver 800 miles, and gave six days of their
ime to the work With the exception of
Browns Neck School, near Harrington,
nd two others, which were known to be
lOsed at the time Of these inspections,
hey inspected every school property in
lent county, and made suggestions for
1ture improvements. They condemned
ne school building as unfit for the pur
Ose of keeping a public school in, and
ave taken up the question of making
eeded changes in two others, or they ,
ill be condemned also.
The Commission hereby acknowledge
le kindness of Superindent James K.
arrol, who accompanied them on the !
1ure trip, and the very pleasant social /
made the work very agree
bic to all The weather during the first
lree days was very disagreeable and l
wing upon the health of the party, but
le work has been done thoroughly, and
e trust that the school boards will
the motive, and act in CON =
lnction with the County Commission
" the betterment of the school conditi-
ous.
John Carrow, Dover,
w. D. Denuey, Smyrna,
TheO. Townsend, Milford,
Members of Commission.