Milford chronicle., 1918-05-17

trict.
No. 3. Alley. Just west from Clay
ton in a fine farming district; has
fine school ground but the outside
conditions Of the school are only fair.
The fuel house was all right but the
water closets were far from clean as
| they should be, and one was in bad
repair. There is no pump, or any
water supply at this school, and of
course no means of protection from
/ fire Here is a case where the chill
dren use individual drinking cups al
/ tuo the water has to be brought and
/ is kept in storage for them There
/ are neither paved nor board walks to
the water closets. The space for lunch
baskets and wraps is ample. The
| floors and windows were clean and
/ only map Of Delaware was in eYi-
! dence. There was no American Flag
| displayed. The furniture is good and
ample. and the pupils face a blank
! wall, as do most all other schools.
A modern Heating and Ventilating
/ system has been bought and ready to
install in the school. and the teacher
seems interested and capable. The
County School Commission has requir-
ed from this school that it be painted
inside, or papered; that the plaster
ing shall be repaired, pump supplied
and a new vestibule be built to it.
Nos. ), ), q and l07. Town Of
Smyrna. The greatest improvements
made to the public schools Of Smyrna
are the several acres of land which
have been added to the already large
school grounds, and the improved
gahon1 nruaufgo Tho prnnnt.fny MO
found in the best Of condition and no
recommendations were thought neces-
sary to be made to the Board of Edu-
cation. The schools of Smyrna re-
feet the patriotic spirit of the people,
and there is a town pride in maintain
ing the public schools at high stand
ard.
No. 4. Big Oak. This school is To-
Gated just a short distance south from
Smyrna, on the State Road, and the
grounds are good. The building pre-
sents a good appearance outside, and
the fuel house is in good repair. One
water closet was in bad repair. but
both were clean. There are no kind
OF walks to or from the school house
to the toilets. The County Commits
sioners reached this school after the
closing hour, and the inspection was
made thru windows, and a general
knowledge of the property. The san
itary conditions of floors and interior
was satisfactory, and the furniture
was in good condition. A heating and
ventilating system has been installed
in this school and it is working well.
There are a few broken window panes
to be replaced, and either brick of
concrete walks should be laid to the
toilets from the school house door.
No. q. SerYlSOnS. East from Smyr-
ma in a rich farming district and has
good grounds and the buildings look
we'll. The water closets were not sat
isfactOry, as one was out of repair,
and neither were to be classed as
clean; there are no walks to the clos
cts to keep feet dry and clean in mud
dy weather. The floor was clean, but
the windows were broken and their
general condition only fair. The
American Flag was displayed The
furniture is in very bad condition, and
must be replaced with new and mod
ern school furniture to fit the chill
drens needs. There is ample room,
as a Heating and Ventilating system
has been installed, and the teacher is
pleased with il and the results of haV-
ing a well-Ventilated school room. The
pavement at the front of the school
must be repaired to save it from de-
struction. The inside of the school
room needs general repairs to the
Dlastering, tire transOm over the en-
trance, and a repainting 10 a light
easy color for the eyes. This dis
trict is able to make the school not |
only comfortable, but of tirst-class
No. Z. RaymOndS. In Raymonds !
Neck, east from Smyrna, in another |
fore-handed farming section. The |
school grounds and outside appear
ance of the building are good, but the |
fuel house is in bad repair, and the |
toilets need new screens and roofing, |
but they were clean. There is. no yes
thule or cloak room in this school. |
The inside of this school has an at |
tractiye appearance and the teacher |
seems effective. The School COmmis- |
sion of this district must supply new
desk for the use of the teacher before |
another school term opens.
No. s. Downs Chapel. Located west
from Kenton among fine farms, and IN |
one of the oldest farming districts In
Kent County. This is school Whete |
the attendance is large. and the teach
er earns every penny of her salary In
its management. In fact, the school,
while large, needs modern conven-
fences in the way of more room and
better building. The school grounds
are we'll located, but their condition
at the time of our visit, were Just
as ordinary. while the outside
appearance OF the building Is poor.
The fuel house is ample and all right,
and the same may be said Of the toilets
for both the boys and girls. There Is
no water supply for either drinking
or fire protection. Individual drink
ing cups are not used generally by the
children. There is no cloak room or
place for the dinner baskets OF the
ehildren-these latter are placed on
The floor. The size of this building Is
probably large enough for the children
10 find seats, but there is no system OF
yentllating the school room. The
teacher is capable and energetic IN
the school. The American
Flag seems to be unknown. as it Is
NOT in evidence either inside or out
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