Milford chronicle., 1916-06-09

e nef. Inere SHOULD De pdN6ueuLS Il
s front of the buildings and up tn
street to connect with the pavement
f of the town, which would stop child
: dren from having to so into the schoo
! with wet and muddy feet in storm.
I weather.
No. ia. Hazels. This school is il
the northwestern corner of Ken
county. The grounds we're in gooC
condition, but the toilets were very
dirty The furniture is old but ser
viceable, while the cleanliness of the
school room rated as only fair. The
window at the end of the room facing
the children had been closed as re-
quired. A new aoOr is needed in the
building.
No. 115. Town of Marydel. For
several years this school has been
amalgamated with the Maryland
School at this point; but there is an
effort on the part of the taxpayers on
the Delaware side to sever this rela-
tion, and to reopen the old school
house. This resulted in a meeting
being called for May oath to hear the
arguments of each side of the ques-
ton. The County School Commission
of Kent County met with the people
and laid before them the require
ments which would be made before
school could be reopened in the old
structure, and draw the state appro-
priatiOn from Delaware. At our in
spection we counted more than fifty
children in the school who are from
the Delaware side alone, and the old
building in Delaware will not accom-
modate the pupils. The State will not
pay two-thirds of the cost of keeping
the school and have the children get |
only the very poorest results in edu-
cation from the money expended.
No. 1l6. WOOdlawn. Near Smyrna |
was not inspected this spring.
No. III. .SaxtOnS. Near Bowers |
Beach. is another of the top notch |
schools in Kent County, and every |
condition was excellent under the
care of Warren Harrington.
No. 1l71s. Bowers Beach! Miss
Hazel Turner has certainly accom-
plished a wonderful result in the
school at Bowers Beach in one short
year. When she succeeded to the
school from her predecessor it was
running wild, without any care or
from the teacher, and c.
course the local commissioners wer-
doing little or nothing to help mat
ters; it was pity that children
should have to go through such an
experience. They were not getting
either education or training of any
Kind. Miss Turner started right
rom the first day that the school op-
sned, and when the County School ! I
and Superintendent made I
heir annual inspection the property |
I,r4
emblance of their former selves. The a
chool room was clean as a pin, the /
rounds we're clean and attractive, q
he repainting inside and out made [
hings cheerful and attractive The ?
,eople are to be congratulated upon S
he great change in this school. Ii u
hey will install heating and ventil-
ting system in the school it will be 1
model for healthful conditions and )
omfort for the children.
No. 11S. AdamsYiIle. Located in Il
he southwestern corner of the cOun- ?
Y, was not inspected this spring, and ,
will come in with the others for n
le fall inspection. u
No. 119. Town of Clayton. The ex- D.
client care the property received at
le hands Of the corps of teachers as D'
ell as from the Board of Education G
as kept these schools in very salts q.
.ctOry condition to the Commission. 81
large athletic field has been laid
1t at the edge of the grounds. OF
No. 120. Rices. Near FELTON, in a M
eautiful fruit and truck growing sec hS
on, this school should be a model al
convenience and comfort for the u
lildren. Miss Lora Kent has kept 81
e property in as good condition as eu
)ssible so far as cleanliness goes:
1t, while several Improvements have az
zen made during the year past, tl'
lich were new metal ceiling, some ue
wv desks and new curtains, there is III
t needed a new floor, a new rec. TIA
IN desk and coat of light colored sp
int on the inside of the building
le installing of heating and ventil- n III
ing system for the health and COM IL
rt of the children will have to be
ide at this school. pa
No. 1913. HOeys, or Coon Den. oIl
ar Pennington, was not inspected; co
will also come up in the fall
No. 124. Town Of Houston. The ID
lOOl rooms were in a fair state of 81,
usekeeping, but the property was
very good condition in other points. ma
e desks had been turned to face the
INK wall as required. New concrete cei
ps and a pavement about each en-
nee must be installed. tai
129. Pleasant Hill, near Fred col
ca. was closed when we visited it
70. 13O. BayVleW. Miss India Roth erl
II has done good work at this nee
ool, the grounds were in fair con- VII
ion and the school room in very COZ
I'd shape as to cleanliness. The :
perty had been repainted outside N
the windows moved from the zee
t end to the west, so the children nus
nd not have sunlight in their eyes. sen
: inside needs to be painted with y
le light colored paint, and a heat a A..
and ventilating system be INSTALL ulLi [
to give room and comfort to the sen
ills. Wes
0. 1872. MOOres. Near Dover was ana
inc sanitary condition and has ex- sIa
ent furniture. The board is put inill u
, in a concrete footing to save the ueD
erpinning. Rosa w. Moore, the una
cher, is a good housekeeper. yea