Milford chronicle., 1914-05-15
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KENT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS


years, and there is little to suggest out
side or recitation benches for the rooms
and a rejuvination of the fifth room b,
painting and repair. Since the last in
spection the outside of the building ha
been reprinted and new flag pole erected
The sanitary conditions were very satsfac
tory the best of any previous inspection
No. 100. Rice's School. Near FELTON,
This is a well-to-do school district, il
fact one of the best trucking, berry-grow.
ing and farming districts in the county
but there is lack of pride in their public
school which does the district real harm
for It causes misleading opinion as to the
character of the people in the district.
The building is of ample size with good
grounds about it, and a new and badly
needed roof has been put upon the build
ing since the last inspection but that is
all to be said in its favor The steps to
the front door were dangerous, in fact
they had fallen apart and long nails were
sticking up for children TO step upon.
One water closet was actually a wreck,
while the other was new. The furniture
was good. The building needs painting
and two recitation benches. The teacher,
Miss Lenora Kent, has kept the school
very clean. For several years the County
School Commission has called attention
to conditions existing at this school, with
the hope that the Commissioners or tax
payers would remedy them. This must
be taken up at their June school meeting
and an appropriation sufficient to make
the Rice District School House creditable
10 receive State aid. Just bear this in
mind good friends. The School Board of
the district evidently either do not know
what is needed, or are disposed to want
10 make trouble for themselves with the |
State; so the taxpayers will do well to
look after this matter.
No. l23, Coon Den, or Hoey's School. /
This school is located on the lands of or /
adjoining Nicholas Johnson, near Farm /
ington, and in the edge of woods The .
building is ample size, and the conditions
are better than when the County School .
Commission first looked it over but there
are several little things which can be
done for the benefit of the school, and
will be done if Colonel Nick Johnson has
the facts brought to his attention. II was
reprinted during the previous vacation, /
and the furniture is very good. The
water closets are not in condition one
was turned over, the other was clean and
they have an excellent wood house There
are two openings in the under pining,
and one shutter was off and on the ground.
The room was very clean and well kept.
There should be sheet-iron Jacket placed .
around the stove about one foot from the
floor and the same distance from the
stove, leaving the front open so as to !
make it more comfortable for the children d
sitting next to the stove during the win
ter time. a heater and ventilator system '
would be fine for this school. The School t
Board should heed these suggestions.
Nos. l25 and 1873. Town Of Houston. q
a new twO-story brick school with new d
furniture and in very good condition.
One rain spout is broken off and large b
pile of ashes could be spread in the paths (
10 the closets Mrs. Alice Jump GRAY
and Miss Thistlewood are the teachers.
No. l29. Pleasant Hill. Located near il
Frederick. It needs painting and the a
other conditions are very good. r.
No. 100. Bay View. This school is
rear Bombay Hook and is taught bv Miss Il
elizabeth Stats, who keeps the sanitary is
conditions as good as it is possible. They il
lave added new blackboards since the
asst inspection, and intend to paint inside o.
nd ont after the school closes. A new i,
oor will soon be a necessity, and a coal
ouse IS needed. They have an excellent ~
ron flag staff, with good flag flying. :
he furniture is very good.
No. 1872. Moores. Near Dover. and %
lught by Miss Bessie Short. who keeps III
going for nine months Of the wear. 10
ince the last inspection a new coal house
as been built, and door out into one q
nd of the building, so that the teacher so
an get coal or wood without going out al
doors. The room is very similar to a
'om at home for the children, as the pa
acher has tastefully draped the curtains pu
I'D placed art drawings of an elevating do
ature on the walls. The sanitary con CO
tions were of the best. The building
good, the Outbuildings the best, and sci
e furniture all that could be asked for ma
be best school in Kent County 40
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This ends the inspection of the schools Sc
ed by the white children of Kent fro
'unty, and while there has been cause
some criticism and suggestion for Ri
provement, yet there has been a won in
rfVl amount of improvement made BY mo
? SCHOOLS during the year Just closing. an,
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