Evening journal., 1917-11-02
and economIcnlv.

efficiently and economically.
school no. p, one Of the most over
crowded buildings In the city. is we'll
situated upon a large plot OF ground
Remodeled and enlarged to double its
present capacity and including an au-
ditorium and other special rooms. it
would then serve adequately aud sat-
isfactorily the increasing school pOpu-
lation OF that section Of the city.
school No. ii In South Wilmington
has already overreached its capacity
and the public has been informed that
500 more homes are to be built in this
district very soon. Inadequate for its
present enrolment, this school build
ing cannot under any conditions pro-
vide for the Increased enrolment OF
the near future. A new, very much
larger and more favorably located
building is needed TO replace the pres
ent one.
conditions prevail az school No. ?
at Washington and Eleventh streets
that deserve consideration. Placed at
the intersection Of much Travelled
streets, pupils enter and leave the build
ing az considerable risk OF being run
down by the constantly passing teams
and automobiles from many directions.
There is no ground about the building
for recess or playground purposes and
! the cost Of adjacent properties would
/ be prohibitive. The building Is far
/ from being modern. Located In the
center Of the city upon a corner made
prominent by the widening Of Eleventh
street, the site Of this building has be-
come quite valuable. The money for
which 1t could be sold would go far
toward the requirement Of new
building better located and with @
larger lot. In that all pupils attending
No. "a grammar school come from
homes located north OF the Brandywine
and many OF them are not within con-
venient walking distance, 70 would seem
that No school building and site
should be sold and that this school be
replaced by No. "a as primary school
and that a new grammar school or
Junior High School be built across the
Brandywine and farther north in the
center Of the district IL now serves
Need Modern Text Books.
"The undermining Of the textbooks
used in our schools has been well be-
bun, but only a beginning as yet has
been made. Many Of the textbooks
are not supplied to the children and
are only in the hands OF the teachers
The disadvantage under which such
school work Is conducted can readily
be imagined. Not alone Is there an
insufficient number Of textbooks OF
the right kind. but there Il still toe
meager a supply Of supplementary ma.
terial and Of equipment for illustration
: and demonstration. No item In Oul
! school budget moro urgently needs
/ larger appropriations.
school authorities throughout the
country are aroused 10 the necessity
, Of the schools providing better oppor-
tunitles for boys and girls TO become
strong and vigorous men and women
I The large number Of young men who
% have been rejected for military seryic,
{ because Of physical unftness has EN-.
] phasized and brought the matter
) sharply TO our attention. More anC
o more Is the public holding the schools
q responsible for the physical develop
/ ment as well as the mental develop
q ment Of boys and girls. Many states
I including New Jersey and New York
I have enacted laws compelling physlca
e education of all school children. a dl
r rector Of physical education should b
secured for the Wilmington school
r and an acceptable course OF exercise
d and games and study inaugurated.
If children are 10 develop into me
h and women who are capable and Ell
r. cient mentally and physically, and
the work Of our schools is TO enabl
2 children to attain this development
+ then there Is no more important cor
g sideration before us than the health {
e the pupils enrolled in our schools.