Milford chronicle., 1918-05-24
COLORED SCHOOLS

is well located and the grounds an
buildings are fairly good The out
buildings were in bad repair, but tn
interior was clean This school ha
received considerable aid from tn
State, and il needs painting outside
No. 1856. Town Of Smyrna. This il
A three-roOm school, and there ar,
| sufficient children for four rooms Tht
building is entirely inadequate for tn,
pupils, and all the conditions abou
this school are simply bad. 1t need;
/ repanting inside and out. needs new
furniture and repairs to the plaster
ing New desks for the teachers and
repairs to the roof. The school should
be in a better location 1t is up to
the State to remedy this trouble, as the
cOlOred people are not financially able
TO do it for themselves.
No. 1856. Town Ol Clayton. This
| school needs new door step painting
outside and repairs 10 the plastering.
Nc. 1877. Blackstone. West from
Clayton, was closed Snd even the front
door was open. The appearance of
this school was not pleasing.
No. l3S. BlancO. Al northwest
corner of Kent County. II is in need
Of considerable repair, and does not
impress as school which gets at
tention from the people. No door
knob. and a floor which is very bad
The State helped this school once but
there seems to be no caretaker for
il.
No. 139. Downs Chapel. This is
sometimes called "Lopers", and the
building is nearly new, but the condi-
tions in and about it are not good.
Some windows broken and water
closets in bad shape. This is another
school which has been helped to fur
niture by the State.
No. 40. VT. Friendship. There are
TWO school houses inthis district-one
at Mt. Friendship Church between
Kenton and Clayton. the other at Ken
ton. The latter has been used as a
church by the people of that section,
which should be stopped The State
built this school for the colored folks, |
ana the ground was given to them, so
there is no reason why it should be |
used for other purposes.
No. III. Sandiield. Near Hartley |
This building is in need Of some re- |
pairs. a new door step either of wood /
or of concrete must be built. The bal |
ance Of the conditions at this school |
are about the average of the colored |
rural schools.
No. l42. LOckWOOdS. Near Hartley |
is in very good condition and shows |
that it has been cared for. Some /
glass is broken and they need ten dOu- |
Bile desks and recitation bench
No. li3. CheSWOld. There are two |
buildings in this district, and the one
lntown is in very fair condition The !,
end window back of the teacher must
be closed up permanently. A large
step or pavement must be
put down at this school,
The building about two miles west
from Cheswold used by this same dis
-rict, is in good shape 1t has a heat
ing system which works we'll The
blackboard needs repairs badly.
No. lil. Grimes. Near Leipsic, was
abandoned this year, as the colored
people failed to hold any school meet
ng or levy a tax. The Kent County
school Commission will have to trans
er the people to other districts where
schools are maintained.
No. lij. Fork Branch. Near Dover.
$ in very satisfactory shape. and
reeds new concrete door step, a new
ioor, and repainting the building.
No. llB. White Oak. East from
Dover about two miles in a white oak
wampy section. The conditions were
cry satisfactory at the time of in
pection. 1t needs a new floor badly: |
he weather boarding needs repairs
nd repainting outside.
No. l41. Carlisle. West from Do
.er, in ordinary shape. The water
losets were very bad. 1t needs ten
lew desks. The ventilation is very
ad
No. llS. Town of Dover, Here is
school property which needs rebuild
ng on lines which are suitable for
chool purposes. There are four de-
artments in this school-all crowded
he heating system is again ont of
rder The general conditions about
ne school and grounds were improved
No. l49. st. Jones Neck, East of
lover, where there is not a large col
red population, this school has made
ONE progress. The State built the
ullding several years ago. II is in
oOd order.
No. $50. Star Hill. Near Wyoming
his school is in ordinary condition
TO grounds and building The
ater closets were abdomnably dirty
nd there is no water supply Floors
ere clean but very old in one room.
ther good. New steps must be built
entrance, a recitation bench is
eeded, and eight more double desks
seat the children must be supplied
pstairs there is ample room.
NO. l5l. Town of Wyoming, This
'hool is in good condition. Ii must
ave a new concrete step at front
Dor, the water closets must be re-
aired, and the plastering put in pron-
: condition. .
No. log. WillOWgrOVe. West from
'yoming. This school needs is don
e desks-assorted sizes. Repainting
new stove as the old one is danger
Is.
No. 1853. Marydel. This school is
lly ordinary and needs repairs IN .
I'm the roof and ceiling; also the
Kinney.
No. 154. WOOdslde. Just west Of
ilroad. 1t was built and eouipped
the State and but little else has
en- done by the people for the school
needs lock on front door. II needs