Evening journal., 1921-01-25
END SCHOOLS OBSOLETE; WOJLDREBJTLD

I described In plan 1. They VIII pro-
/ vide accommodation for 100 pupils,
: who will be housed in ~ classrOOms
I planned for classes Of 30 pupils each,
and II special rooms planned for the
same number In addition 10 the
/ above, the buildings WI provide the
! same auditorium, health and recrea-
| tion facilities as are proposed for the
/ complete schools
"Under this plan the total number
/ or buildings required would be i3 in
/ stead Of Z, and there would have TO
/ be i3 sites instead OF Z. The cost I'M
der the w0rk-study-play plan in the
/ 6-3-3 organization would be, lnclud-
ing equipment, S65400O, and under
the traditional plan, including equip
menl, s7.f5s,JOO, cxcmsivyIf OF the i3
sites, as against total under plan 1
! Of Si.29S,0OO lwOrk-study-play and
! s5.2i3.JOO ,tradltlonal).
Plan No. 3.
"plan 2 follows the organization
| proposed in plan ., namely. the 6-3-3
/ plan except that IL is proposed to
make use OF certain OF the old school
| buildings, lnasmuch, however. as
! these buildings are inadequate TO
| house all the pupils, additions will
/ have 10 be erected. Oid buildings Of
the traditional type are rarely adapt
/ ed FOR alteration and addition fitting
/ them 10 modern educational needs
/ without excessive cost, and although
under this plan II is proposed TO
make use Of four OF them the total
| estimated cost remains practically
/ The same as In plan 2. when scraps
an existing buildings That is, the
cost under plan 3, including equip
/ PLAN and s7.i09OOO traditional plan)
/ But plan demands 10 additional sites
instead OF i3 under plan 9 COnse-
| quenty, plan 3. which retains 4 old
/ buildings. Is actually the most eXpen-
sive OF any OF the plans proposed.
IT Is. Of course, impossible 10 give
any estimate Of the cost OF sites, but
/ assuming for the sake OF comparison.
| mat the average cost OF sites was
$4,000, the cost for the seven sites
under plan 1 would be Si750OO under
pan win i3 sites. $4,000. and I'M
/ der plan with i5 slles. Syl5 600
Plan for Negro Schools.
.lt is proposed for the Negro
schools that one complete school
! WIN grades from the first to the
lwehth be erected for Nos. i6. q and
" ana one new building for No. iS
me complete school under the
Work-sludy-piay plan would have u
classrooms. 10 special rooms. audi
iorium, and . gymnasiums. ane
would cost with equipment S5i5On
The new building for No. rs woul,
nave 2 classrOOms, 4 special rooms
auditorium and 4 gymnasium. an,
would cost with equipment $4,000
The equipment for No. -. for On,
shop and cooking room. would COS
0O0' The total cost, then. for thl
Negr0 schools would be s6GOOOO
Under The traditional plan lhl
complete schol would have TO hav
30 classroOms, 10 special rooms.
auditorium and 2 gymnasiums ant
would cost s63i 500. The new build
ing for No IS would have 4 class
rooms, 4 special rooms. 4 auditorium
: and I gymnasium. and would COS
, Si3OSOO The equipment FOR Inc tN
shops in No. % would be 5000. Thi
makes total OF S767 300. or abou
$4,000 more than under the work
study-plsy plan.
"Under either plan. the childre
enrolled In school would have,
place OF old buildings which are an
I % for use two new modern huilf
! ings with shops. laboratories. aud
ioriums and gymnasiums as well
: rlassrO0ms.
summary OF All Plans
ITO sum up. plan 4 which pr,
. yides FOR i've complete schools undl
I the. work-study-play plan. is On
most economical. 10 would cost 81
$4,000, and require seven site
Under the traditional type OF scho,
organization, plan would cost 81
, Oo0W0 more or S5.QS2, 500.
"plan . which provides for fou
j separate Junior high schools an
10 j nf.~ltN fssNf N.tntI.Ifr.aa4
n with one new school at No. 4
r would cost under the work-stud,
Z play plan S7.23i,OOO, or 1926 Oi
r. more than plan T. Under the tn
! ditiOnal evpe Of organization 10 woul
n cost sS225, 500. or nearly twice 3
q much as the first estimate Moreove
!. i3 sites instead OF = would be n
Z quircd under plan p and i3 building
N instead Of T.
4 plan 3. although Il retains 70,
n old buildings, Is practically as e.
pensive as plan .. and far more e.
pensiVe than plan 4 This plan n
u quires i6 sites.
l. III Wilmington should choose
u retain four old buildings and run
IT school on The traditional type
IS school organization. II will cost q
p city practically twice as much ,Ss
e i1630O) as 70 would 10 erect i've con
l. plete schools with two small uni
S, under the work-study- plan
IT "'rhe work-study plan plan, houf
u not the traditional school plan. hi
h had sufficient trial 10 show that II
ID sound. not only from an economic
J. but an educational standpoint Their
fore 10 is recommended that wheth
$, plans I or be adopted. the schoo
D. should be organized on the wor
i study-play plan. not merely becau
n 10 is the most economical type. b
II because Il makes possible a great
u enriched education for the childrl
" of Wilmington
n Estimate Of EnrOllmcnt.
81 "The number OF pupils enrolled
tho Wilmington white schools as
June 20. 1920. exclusive Of the hil
J. school. wa, as follows Enrolment
a white schools. June N 1870. grades
" 10 3. 1889: grade Q. 62i total. i0g
=, "But any adequate building pr
y gram must provide for growth for
y, least 80 vears. 70 Is estimated. h0'
~ over. that with the return to nC
III nal conditions an allowance OF
4 increase ~ 10 per cent will coy
No the growth In school population Z
h the next 10 years. A 10 per cei
y Increase In the nine grades would
al i0q7 Therefore The total cnrollme
"A 10 be provided for would be 1907
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