Milford chronicle., 1914-05-22
FARMINGTON'S SCHOOL HOUSE.
Here Is The Real Cause For The Poor
Condition Of The School House At
Pennington.
This Letter Exposes The Lack OF APP
probation OF The Needs OF This
School And Ignorance OF
School Laws.

Districts Nos. SO and 124 will survive
the adverse criticism in thereport of Kent
County public schools published in the
/ Chronicle last weeks issue MAY s, 1914
The Building erected in 1872 or 3 for an
Academy which had prospered since about
1863 John T.. Gorly the Principal and his
brother Wilbur f. Gordy induced the or
ganiAtiOn of a Company which used good
/ heavy oak for frame. and at the time the
building was up-to-date, and is repairable
for many years-not many trains then to
be considered. the windows large enough
for ventilation and sunlight the high
ceilings proper when one consider the
health of the children require hygiene
such as sunlight, ventilation good whole
some atmosphere, when indoors, and half
acre of ground for play ground on high
land, the mechanic who built this build
ing, with one who was school commission
er in 1879 when the property was bought
from the corporation which built 1t visited
tine property on Saturday a. m MAY 9th,
l9l4-fOuud the two toilets built within
three years-locked and in good condi-
ton. Found two places in the two floors
needing slight repair-aSout 10 feet floor
ing sufficient for both-one sash broken
-one parting bead gone-few cents will
replace tito fasten that sash, another sash
broken when inspected by the Committee
not long since-Was in hands of mechanic
for repairs and soon after ready for ser
vice, about ~ window panes broken-to
replace these, repair floor, buy one new
sash make all necessary repairs will cost
near SIS coat of paint will protect the
building, an inside storm door at the 5.
West entrance door is advisable, r FIVE
black boards and large map OH second
floor large room, three black boards
room first floor, forty desks which is more
than is needed, and room on first floor
ample for all resident children, and one
teacher ought to handle the children re-
siding in the district as only about Is to
55 attending any day in the school year r.
if nonresident children to attend this
school more than one teacher may be
The location being far north of the
railroad station and no sidetrack on east
side of main track no danger whatever to
the pupils and switching largely on south
end of side track which is nigh the depot,
the half acre of ground high land, ample
play ground, and the taxpayers are human
enough not to want to build another
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and the suggestion made in a talk not
long since to consolidate Nos. SO and ia
with several adjacent districts and with
teams to haul the children to and from
Pennington is visionary, impracticable
and would not receive the votes of five
percent of the taxpayers il they were
given an opportunity 10 vote on such
proposition. The custom of paying a
fixed sum per capita for nonresident pu
pills to attend school in another district is
against the best interests of the district
thus depleted of its pupils, and the pres
eut school year three pupils from Farm
ington attended school the beneficiary
of such a custom.
The critic in the Chronicle states the
State Board of Health recommended
fender around the stove SO and it
deems a zinc or galvanized asbestos lined
fender be placed around the stoves lit
will inform the school districts through
the State Board Of Education, and until
officially notified the Commissioners are
not expected to act.
1t would seem that in consideration of
the largeappropriations made for schools
school Superiutendents, State Board of
Education etc. that the public Schools i'll
Delaware ought to be in better condition
as a whole than indicated by the report
published by the Chronicle
TAXPAYER.