Milford chronicle., 1915-06-04

painted and it looks well; everything
merited excellent around this school.
No. ll2. Town of Viola. Taught by
Miss Anna Cow is another school
where excellent conditions prevail.
The school room has had metal cell
ings put in since last year.
No. lib and 1875. Town of WyOm-
ing. Prof. Campbell, Miss Sarah
Jones AMI Miss Downham have done
we'll for the schools under their
charge. They are not only clean, but
are well ventilated at recess, the
grounds are in order, and the child
rem have started flower and vegetable
beds and care for them The walls
have been coated with alabastine and
flowers are in each room and pictures
upon the walls; it looks well. There
is a possibility of consolidation with
Camden.
No. 114. Hazel's Corner, near the
Maryland line, west from Clayton, un-
der the care of Florence Slaughter,
merited very good" in all points of
the inspection A new floor in the
centre of the school room would be
helpful for the teacher in sweeping
and for the comfort of the children in
the winter season.
No. 115. Town of Marydell. This
school has been abandoned and the
children are sent to the Maryland
side. This is under authority of
special act of the Legislature passed
years ago. They have advantage of
a graded school by this method
No. 1l6. Bombay Hook. Abandon
ed when the storms broke the dykes
several years ago. The people on the
island employ their own teacher with
out State aid.
No. III. SaXtOns. Near Bowers
Beach. Taught by Warren Harring-
ton, is one of the best kept schools
in the county. The conditions were
simply all right. A new concrete
step has been built at the door since
the last inspection.
No. 1171a. Bowers Beach. Was un-
der the care of Leland Clements. The
floor was very dirty (the worst condi-
tiOn of any inspected in the county,
the condition of the grounds was very
common and the neighbOrs had drag
ged their plows out onto it for turn
ing place, which made it worse. The
water closet for the girls was only
in fair condition, and that for the
boys was very bad The furniture
was in very good condition. A new
belfry has been built since the last
inspection, and a new clock added
neither of which were necessities.
The building is suffering for paint,
and there was one broken window
Here is a thriving seashore town,
where the people seem not to realize
that they should look after their
school and see that the children get
clean, comfortable and proper condi-
tiOns while attending school. Com
pare Bowers Beach with SaXOns, of
which it was once part. and the peo-
pie of the town of Bowers must ad-
NIT that they have failed to get re-
suits from their public school which |
their children are entitled to enjoy, |
and which they are paying for. It is |
up to the people of Bowers Beach and |
the teacher they employ to remedy |
.hese defects next year.
No. us. AdamsVille. Mrs. Rey- /
holds, teacher. The sanitary condi- |
ions were very good and there have |
been several improvements since last |
season. The building has been paint
I'd, inside and out, new water closets |
md new out house erected. The stove |
reeds a jacket around it to comply /
with the law, so as to shield children /
rom direct heat of the stove.
No. 1l9. Town Of Clayton Is doing
we'll under the care of Prof. Cham
,ers and an efficient corps of teach
srs 1t has been painted inside and
METAL ceiling placed in one room.
No. l2O. RiceS. Southeast from
hau
lept the school room and property in
excellent cleanliness. Since the last
Inspection a new door step has re-
placed the broken down affair then
existing. A new roof was put on the
and it was painted inside.
Three new desks were also added. 1t
must have a new floor, new furniture,
METAL ceiling, and be painted outside
lady member Of the school board
would be fine thing for this district.
{ is one of the richest in lower Kent
,Ounty and should have the comforts
leeded for the children.
No. 1913. Coon Den, or HOeys. Near
Miss Harrington is the
eacher in charge. The water closets
we're filthy dirty, but the grounds and
Interior of the school room were good.
% improvements since last inspec-
on. The window at south end must
e closed up, and it could probably
e used in the front to advantage. A
cater and ventilatOr system would
g helpful for this school; but a jack
{ must be placed around the stove,
. save children sitting near it from
in the winter months,
nd endangering their health for that
easOn.
No. 125. Town of Houston. Mrs. {
lice Gray Jump is the principal in
large of the schools. and the condi- {
ons were very good. The schools
ave a Corn Club" and Girls Gar
Ell Club" The benches have been
lrned to face the walls blank. The &
lackboard should be changed to the
pposite end of the rooms in both the '
lOms. II