Milford chronicle., 1921-09-09
MILFORD SCHOOLS
REOPENED TUESDAY
MILFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS ORGANIZED
AND WORKING WELL WITH ROOMS
FILLED BEYOND CAPACITY.
536 PUPILS ENROLL 1ST DAY
new SCHOOL BUILDING FOR COLORED
CHILDREN OCCUPIED FOR FIRST TIME
WITH l4O SCHOLARS SEATED.

Last Tuesday the children of the
towns and rural districts of Delaware
assembled at the various school
houses and were assigned to the
grades and rooms which they will oc-
cupy for the ensuing year. In Milford
the public schools have organized and
are now working smoothly with prob
ably the most competent corps of
teachers in the schools, that has ever
been gathered together before.
The only real trouble is in the
study hall of the Milford high school.
where it is intended that only 12O pu-
pills should be seated; but, it is now
occupied by $50 pupils, with others
to come into the school in a few days.
Ihe desks have been crowded togeth-
er so that one additional row of NOV
able seats has been placed down the
length of the room. There has also
been seats placed in front of the other
desks and between the platform to ac-
commodate additional pupils. On the
platform six or eight seats have been
placed, which takes care of most of
the children enrolled. The State pays
for these children's education accord
ing to the facilities afforded them to
get an education. 1t is up to the peo-
pie of Milford to solve this problem.
1t can be done and must be done this
year.
In the primary department the first
and second grades had to be divided
up between three teachers, as there
are 1O2 little tots in that department
a lone in three rooms
The third grade has forty-fiVe chill
dren in it for one teacher to handle,
in one room.
The fourth grade has fifty-fOur chill
dren in it with two teachers to handle
it in separate rooms.
The fifth and sixth grades each have
forty children with one teacher in
charge of each room.
The seventh grade has fifty-five
children in two room and two teach
ers.
The eighth grade has fifty children
in two rooms with two teachers in
charge.
The ninth grade, which is the high
school, has sixty-six enrolled.
The tenth grade has thirty-fOur en-
rolled.
The eleventh grade has thirty-six
enrolled.
The twelfth grade has fourteen en-
rolled.
The last four grades are the high
school and total just one hundred and
fifty seated in the study hall, but 60
ing to the various class rooms for
The corps of teachers and their as
Signment is as follows:
High School
Superintendent and Principal-Rob-
,rt Shilling.
Vice-Principal-W. Emmett An
lrews, who will teach End, 3rd and
tn year mathematics and physical
Miss Elinor B. Roosa-2nd, 3rh and
tn year English and chemistry.
Miss Helen Tatman-1st year Eng
ish and all Latin.
Miss Olive Vincent-U. S. History,
general science, all French.
Miss Anna Hall-1st year mathe-
natics, commercial arithmetic, nSOd-
I'm history.
Mr.. Frank M. Bardsley--Manual
raining and mechanical drawing.
Grammar School
Sth Grade-Miss Susane Kern and
liss Violet Morris = each has half
he grade in separate rooms.
7th Grade-Mrs. Nora Russell
geography, spelling. Miss
ldith o. Werner-English, reading,
istOry.
9th Grade-Miss Elizabeth Aldred
5th Grade-Miss May Watson.
Primary School
4th Grade-Miss Rachel Killen and
Iiss Elizabeth Wharton-Each half
the grade.
3rd Grade-Miss Cora Sipple, with
room-45.
End Grade-Miss Marion Shelves,
of the grade. Miss Mary
!. Lyman, one-third this grade and
ne-third of 1st grade.
1st Grade-Miss Lulu Ross-two-
lirds of 1st grade.
(102 children of the 1st and End
,ades are in three rooms with three
achers.)
Miss Helen Pierce teaches physical
aiming for all the grades in the
amman and primary schools and the
rls in the high school.
The COIOred Schools
Graham Scott-7th
ID 9Th grades.
Miss Cora Shockley-5th and 9th
AIDES.
Miss Frieda M. White-Srd and 4th
AIDES.
Miss Sarah Washington-2nd grade.
Mrs. Bessie C. POlk-1st grade.
There are 140 children in this
hool now with others to come in
lich will make the total close to two
ndred by the time the work sea-
4 ends.
Parents are requested to visit both
, white and colored schools and see
themselves just how crowded the
,ms are and the great and urgent
ID for new school rooms, which
| only be attained by building a
h school building. Also see the
lger resulting to their children, be-
se there are no grounds where
y can play at recess, or exercise
other times. A new high school
adequate Fairgrounds must come
J year.