Milford chronicle., 1916-10-20
FALL INSPECTIONS OF KENT
COUNTY SCHOOLS.
1916.

sion last week visited the ruri
at schools in the southwestern part {
d that county, which were not inspecte
E. last spring. The trip was made o
l. Monday in a brisk, cold wind, and oV
e er roads which were heavy and bump
&c as a result of the dry weather. TIL
s following is a copy of their report
The first stop was made at
;, POWelPs, No. IS. This school
near Harrington, and is under charg
= of Miss Alberta Sapp for the presen
- year. The sanitary conditions wer
very good, but this school should hav
a heating and Yentilating system in
stalled to supplant the stoves-o
which there are two. The window a
the end of the school building at real
of the teacher has been closed as pei
suggestions made to the school board
Coon Den, No. 1913. Located near
home of Nicholas r. Johnson, close to
Pennington, had been repaired by re-
placing underpinning where broken
away, the window closed at the end,
and two new toilets built. The porch
floor and step need repairs at once.
All other conditions were very salts
factory and Miss Anderson is keeping
the school room very neat and attract
i've.
Pennington, Nos. 80 and 124. This
school looked better at the time of the
inspection than at any time during
the past ten years. 1t was overhaul
ed two years ago, and now needs only
heating and ventilating system in
stalled to make the school room bet
] -, I, oe I,r ,I,s
jOying in their homes-so far as
healthy ventilated rooms go. The
people of Pennington in the past have
had very little interest in the public
school, but they are awakening to the
rights of the children to comfortable
advantages while getting an educa-
tion. It comes slow in some localities,
and Pennington is one of these-be-
cause there has been a disposition to
look at all parts of their local gov
ernment with narrow view points
but progress has been made. Miss Nell |
lie B. Hughes is the teacher in charge |
of the Pennington school this year. |
Piney Grove No. 56. West from |
Pennington, is in excellent sanitary
condition under the care of Miss
Steele, who is teacher there this year.
Since the last inspection new con-
crete steps at the front door have
been built, and several new desks
have been purchased. The stove has
had a shield placed around it to pro-
tect the children sitting near from
roasting. A heating and vetilating sys-
TEN would be a splendid thing for the
children Of this school; it will help
their general health and save sickness
generally.
TOmahawk, No. 81. This school
needs much to make it in even near
condition to the buildings in the neigh
boring districts. The parents of the
who attend the Tomahawk
school should visit the school at once
especially the women folks of the
district, for they are the ones who are {
caring for the boys and the girls who !
ire trying to get an education. The (
grounds are from fair to I
good, and the outbuildings are all |
light and the furniture is good. Miss
Sallie NJ. Wyatt has excellent sanitary i
in the school room as far as i
S possible to carry out; but the build S
ng needs painting badly and a new {
loOr and a door knob or latch must f
'e supplied at once. The door step t
leeds fixing so that the children may h
'e saved from an accident, and heat l
ng and ventilating system must be r
in the school before another il
chOOl year, for the safeguarding of il
he health of the children and teach v
t would be better to install the heat s
ng plant this fall and get the benefit a
f it during the school year now COM n
lencing. D
AdamsTille, No. lis. Mrs. Estelle b
reynolds is in charge of this school
nd the sanitary conditions were very fl
ood. The grounds needed some grad
lg and the weeds should have been
lowed before the school opened. The
oor step at the entrance is in a posi-
on to cause a broken arm or leg for
ONE of the children, and it needs
sveling at once and made firm to the
uilding. There must be few new
esks and more blackboard space. p'
Smiths, No. 81. Miss Catherine dl
ughes is in charge of the school this c.
ear again and the conditions were p
cry good. A new stove has been m
lstalled since the last inspection.
ne water-closets are in bad shape but b
can. One new water-closet must W
: built. This building is a new one. Fl
Id the district has just finished pay
g for its construction. A heating til
Id ventilating system is needed in Jo
is school for the attendance is large
Id the air soon becomes vitiated by te
If the present tax rate ur
continued for one more year. the tn
w system can be installed and paid
r, and the children would have the in
'neft Of real healthful school room in
and the parents could is
we the satisfaction of knowing that Ce
cir children sit in healthy rooms and
e safeguarded against disease tel
eeding conditions. Unfortunately Ba
e lack Of ventilation is the cause of
any cases of illness among children to
10 attend the public schools. The We
stallation of a heater and ventilat- pi'
g system in this school will enable to-
ore desks to be placed in the room,
ID afford more room for additional wa
pills to attend in comfort.
Maple Grove, No. AZ. Miss Dono- wi
n has very clean school and ev-
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