Milford chronicle., 1916-06-09


! kept it in excellent condition. Th
/ floor at the entrance needs repair
made to it.
2 No. 50. HOlIandsYille. Miss Sap
' had very good conditions. A nel
t homemade straight backed recitation
desk had been installed, which
much better than none. and a JACKIE
, had been placed around the stove
: The attendance in the winter require
that a few new desks be added to thl
school room. To get space. a heater
and ventilating system should be in
stalled which would give ample room
No. IS. White Hall. The teacher
was i'll and away when the inspection
was made. The sanitary conditions
were very good. A new concrete steI
had been put down; the rear windows
had been moved to the front of the
building, and the whole painted inside
and out. Very good.
No. 50. Raughieys, west from Har-
rington. Not inspected; to be looked
over in the fall.
No. SO. Willeys. Very good condi-
tion. New addition. a storm door,
some new desks and blackboard.
Needs painting inside and out and a
heating and ventilating system put in.
No. 81, 125 and 127. Town of Har-
ringtOn. The inspection of these
schools was made special in May, and
without doubt the general progress
has been satisfactory to all concern
ed. Prof Snyder, who came from
Pennsylvania, and the corps of teach
ers associated with him, have kept
the schools moving forward, and the
interest unabated. Prof. Snyder will
leave these schools to return to Penn
sylvania, where he has a broader op-
ening with advanced salary for the
coming year. In several of the depart
ments civil government and history
have been made special, and the chill
dren have responded to the efforts to
get results in a way that surprised
even the most enthusiastic. In the eff
fort to create domestic science inter
est success has crowned the effort,
and now the~pupils serve hot lunches |
to those who attend from a distance |
or from the rural districts. The test |
ing department along agricultural |
lines. is doing fine work, and a great |
part of these results come from the |
Teachers Association, which |
Is particularly active in Harrington. |
The inspectors developed only one
line of suggestions for the betterment
If the primary department. In this,
lie recitation benches are of a crude
sort, which is doing more damage to
he spine of the child than any other
hing in its school life. These bench
IS must be replaced with modern con-
ave benches which support the back
md give comfort to the child while in
classes.
No. So and 1SO. Town of Hartley.
improvement has been !
made in the schools here, but there is {
et room for much more. Iron cell
ngs have been installed and general {
epairs made. The building needs {
ainting inside in some light color, {
nd new floors.
No. 81. Shorts. Near Hartley, and t
he conditions were only fair as to t
rounds, Outbuildings, furniture or j
anitary conditions of the school t
Dom improvements have been made
Y painting inside, a new floor, four C
ew desks, new stove, flag, blinds and t
bible. 1t should have a heating and v
plant installed. h
No. IS. Oak Grove, or Sour Apple Il
rec. This school located in the A
)uth side of Milford Neck is one of o
le best cared for schools in the
)unty by both teacher and taxpay- b
s. Everything is as neat as a pin, Ii
I'd by unanimous accord the County o
awarded Miss Laura c
ostles Excellent" in all marks for Il
e school. They have new concrete D
alks and concrete porch for the b.
hool, new pump on the inside of b.
e vestibule. The window at the W
,rth end must be closed to meet re- n
lirements of State Board of Educa- "
IN, and a heating and ventilation ii
stem will be blessing for teacher p;
ID children alike, 1t will certainly T
me, for the people down there know at
nat they want for their children fo
d the best is none too good. m
No. 100. Potash. Northwest from
in charge of Grace Mas NJ
4, has excellent sanitary conditions, it
d while the grounds were in fine
nditiOn, the toilets were sadly un- sc
r standard. and the teacher should nc
We reported this to the commission in
3. One toilet was new, the other tt
and rotten, and both in poor con- bl'
ion. This school needs a concrete ST.
Or step and paved walk in front of tr;
, door to keep out mud and dirt
m the school room. 1t needs ad- erI
ional desks to accommodate the
pills in the winter season, and it we
)uld have a heating and ventilating sci
mt to make the air in the room bet dit
and more healthful for the child go
to breath. pr
10. 104. Forest Lane. West from an
ton, was in very good condition. eai
had been repainted. wo
10. 110. Laws Chapel. Near Fred Tn
"a, is another school where the sol
payers look after its needs we'll. ing
IS Laura Palmer has the school ed
satisfactory condition and the pul
unds were fine; but, the toilets
e in bad repair. The commission in
have contracted for a heating and eel
tilating system to be installed be- TIM
: the next school year opens. This unC
ool needs a new blackboard and tea
oat of light colored paint on the
de of the building. 90,
o. Ill. Disch. East from Ches- w
d was in good sanitary condition,
there are several things which n