Milford chronicle., 1920-12-03

IF THE GIFT OF TWO MILLIONS of dollars were Of
fered to individual, of individuals by private
citizen, a government department there certainly
would be immediate action taken avail themselves
of this generous offer by complying with the The
people of Delaware those who reside the Special
School Districts of the State have been offered gift of
two millions of dollars to be used in assisting them to
build needed school buildings which will bring oppor-
tunes the children of this and future generations,
get public school education the equal to that offered by
any state the union generous offer from Pierre
du Pont announced and the money aside in
trust fund to be expended by the Delaware State School
Auxiliary for this Should this money not be
used after period of time has passed, it
Pierre du Pon his estate, but it is to pass to Della
College to be used for the building
lures for that State Institution Are people of Mil
ford Georgetown Dover and other Special Districts
the schools have ougrown their present buildings lost
to realizing to what this to them directly,
well their successors? Why not build the needed
structures for public school purposes while the genor
osity of citizen of Delaware will aid them to at least
forty cent of the expenditures? This action will be
too late when the fund has apsed to Delaware College
Milford has hundred and forty-one pupils in the
high school department of her public schools there
but hundred and thirty seats for them. They
seated the platform, in the aises and the Supern-
tendents Offce-such the High School conditions in
Milford. Middleown is having the experience in
her high school, and others will have the experience
before the winter is Milford should build a High
School building away from the present Public School
structures and then the buildings ample
for the grammar and primary departments while every
child will have opportunity to attend school regularly
Ever since the school the year opened
last September, part of the children in grammar
grades have been able to attend school only half
time. This is shame for any town in Delaware to have
to exist under in regard to public school education Are
we the people of Milford dead to the needs of the chill
iren? Are willing to rob children of opportunity
get public school education by permitting the ougrown
10 only forf 10
attend public school? There three temporary school
buildings erected the school grounds surrounding the
public schools in Milford and the children place
o play other than the public streets surrounding the
chool This is dangerous well doing wrong to n
he children which be rectfed in this life o
ady of the largest payers in Milford but who
10 children to attend school, probably voiced the ideas
others when she stated that the schools
good enough But fathers and mothers of Mil 81
ord, you willing that this policy shall prevail and
eprive your children of opportunity get
ducation that the schools of Milford would mpart-if
hey were large enough to give all the children op
oruniy to attend the schools regularly? We want good
and want good schoos-the opponents a.
building High School in Milford will profess their in
Is that statement by them true? they to
ant good schools the cost will increase their
ne dollar? There is time to act in regard to public
hool buildings and that time is the present Throw
gauntlet and lets have show down in regards to st
lbc school buildings Milford educational centre su
~ ~ 10 ~ " e VI e4S'' ."iue " to
people of the two lower counties, and especially al
e citizens of Milford The building Milford into a ag
,nt where either State High School ~
i'll fix for all time the status of education in lower Del
ware depends upon the actlon Oh the people in the4
esent decade of time. Shall act will we permit
portunity to fly away, and leave resting in idle ms
appointment OF the great in education W
hich but refuse to gather? Milford build n
new High School in the years. the work lie
s start now to accomnlisb the results CO hav mood
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