Milford chronicle., 1920-10-29

< dental operator and two hygienists
> They are equipped with a Ford true
e and portable dental equipment. Inc
/ are to 90 from school to school thrl
y out the State examining and chartlnl
Il the mouth of each child. Ihey wii
J. lecture to the children and teacher'
g on the subject Of mouth hygiene. INT
= operator will address any interested
= organization in the community. TIT
+ hygienists will give prophylactl'
g treatment to every child who is fount
TO be in need of this, and the dental
! operator will do any filling, extract
= ing. etc., that is necessary in children
whose parents cannot afford to EN-
: ploy a private dentist. A small
= charge of 10 cents is to be made to
every child who receives a treatment
A celluloid button is given to every
one passed by the unit as having per-
feet teeth Work has begun in New
Castle county, and Claymont district
is practically completed. The interest
and cooperation shown by the chill
dren and parents is very gratifying.
This work is under the direct super
vision of DR.. G. S. Osincup of the
Federal Health Bureau. The Della
ware School Auxiliary Association
has obligated itself to the payment of
these expenses for two years, $10,-
900 for the first year nd $4,000 for
the second year.
"a great many of the schools in
Delaware are so constructed that
there is serious fire risk. We have
placed in the two-story buildings, 13l
fire extinguishers. We have also pro-
vided and distributed 324 books on
Fire and Accident Prevention to the
Wilmington High School, the special
district schools and several of the
larger county high schools of the
State.
Survey of Wilmington Schools
"The special committee on Whining /
ton schools which yas appointed by |
Mayor Taylor, decided to have sur
vey of the public schools made by
the Federal Bureau of Education un-
der the direct supervision of Commits
sioner Claxton. AS no money was
available for this work, the Delaware
School Auxiliary Association has
placed $4,000, at the disposal of the
committee for meeting the expenses
of the survey and publication of the
report.
State College for COlOred Students
Conditions at this institution are
ieplorable beyond description. AS we
hope to be able to take substantial
interest in the development of the col
ege. after first obtaining the consent
IF the board of trustees, we audited
he accounts and reorganized the sys-
em of bookkeeping for the college.
AS fire danger was immediate we had
ire extinguishers placed in all OF
heir buildings. Following this the
engineers and the sanitary experts
# the Delaware Safety Council have
made for us a careful survey of the
rounds and buildings, indicating
What ought to be done Immediately
o make the institution habitable.
his report has been placed in the
ands of the trustees of the colored
ollege, and we await their action be-
ore taking further steps.
GrafOnOIas in the Public Schools
1--WE have inaugurated an expert
tent in the use of grafonolas in rural
chools and SO are already placed, IL
4 New Castle county, ten in Kent
ounty and ten in Sussex. The use
{ the instruments is supervised by
Irs. Nell X. Anderson.
We are supplying the teachers of
delaware with a subscription to the
literary Digest during the period OF
le school year.
"In New Castle county three color
schools, namely Christiana, Hook
ssin and Marshallton, have been COM
Ieted at a total cost of $4,000. Mat
lews Corner and Port Penn, both
1lored, are about 95 per cent COM
eted. Oak Hill, white. and Middle
,wn. white, the latter being a port
Die addition to the white school, are
per cent completed. Odessa, col
red school, is As per cent completed
nd a two-room portable school for
richardson Park, white, has been or
cred.
In Kent county we have purchased
Ie old seminary building and turn
it over to the FELTON, board for use
a high school for white pupils. At
ilford Consolidated White High
chool, we are erecting three units
II an overflow which will take care
120 pupils. These are more than
llf completed. We have let a con-
act for a five-room brick building
r the colored pupils at Milford for
z, 900. We have completed a two
'om portable building on the grounds
the Smyrna white school, to take
ire of the overflow.
"In Sussex county we have ordered
two-room portable building for
ridgeville consolidated white school.
/ the present building there are 1872
lpils in one room. At Dagsboro,
and Newfoundland (white)
Iere are completed or about to be
,mpleted, one-room buildings. A
le-room colored school has been
ected at Williamsville. At Seaford,
wing to the unsanitary condition of
Ieir toilet facilities, we are adding
70 wings to the white school for
ilet purposes, which will make it
1ssible to continue the use of the
d building. At Laurel special dis
let, a refendum has been held and
aus are almost ready Tor Dids Tor
e new special district consolidated
hite school. The district will bond
self for $4,000 and the Delaware
chool Auxiliary Association has
ade a grant of 100000.
We have secured two additional
tes in Kent county, namely John
'esley and Viola; in Sussex county
site for the probable Frankford
white high school, and