Evening journal., 1921-01-25

basis OF the OBS plan, Dut ploNlufS
f1r retaining four old buildings. This
has been ,.,no In order 20 show con-
clusively Wnai II would cost TO main
tain the old buildings. This plan is
The least satisfactory and most eNpen-
sive of the three.
Three Plans In Detail.
"Thc Wilmington public school sys-
tenn has. an enrolment oi approx
mately 1900 children In its elemen-
tary grades. There are two situations
10 be met as regards tho building pro-
gram for these children 90 adequate
housing, l2) provision for the cducca-
tional requirements OF present day de.
mands. There are three proposed
mans that will effect a solution 30
these two problems A discussion or
these plans with reference to the TWO
situations Just mentioned, follows
White Elementary Schools.
Plan No. Five Complete SCHOOLS
Scrapping all the existing buildings,
and Substituting flve complete school
plants with a housing capacity OF 2lno
pupils each. together with one smaller
unii with a capacity OF 1900 pupils,
and a small building for No "a school,
across the Christiana. solves the
housing problem. and In addition
meets the requirements OF an enriched
curriculum demanded by present-daN
According 10 Plan I. The total hous-
Ing Will approximate i2Oo pupils
Although the general plan recon-
mended for each OF The large schoois
Is virtually the same, us eiasucity
makes possible any desired variation
In each plant in order that specillc
needs and desires in the various com
munites surrounding ule schools
NAV be served. In other words, no
two units need be exactly alike. There
will be- abundant opportunity 10
make OF each school an individual
problem. III.
~ course, changing a school build
Ing situation OF many small units 70
one OF larger and fewer units. VIII
cali for a re-zOning OF the city TOT
school purpOses and care must ne eN-
ereised i'm the selection OI sites IN
order that distances may be equal
lzed as far as possible. Density or
population and the direction OF the
citv's growth are two factors which
must always be cOnsldercd In the To-
cation OF new school plants.
Seven school Sites Needed.
seven sites. a minimum on 3uO Dy
800 feet each. tOgcr7cr win a play
ground for No %. Will be required
although larger sites are desirable.
Ten or twelve acres school sites are
not unusual at the present time, eN-
cept In our largest cities, ana II ad-
equaic Fairgrounds, Garden ana lawn
are 90 be secured the larger site Is
really necessary. II the school IS TO-
Gated in close proximity TO city play
- -. ...,.ra,f fAonal eaufer nOAN-
ever a site restricted 10 the require
ments OF lawn and garden spaces VIII
sunlce. The cost OF the siics Is mat
ter so variable that even an estimate
can not be made in this report al the
present time.
ero summarize the factors neces-
sary TO an ideal building program for
any community Is not a problem. lhe
real problem consists In making the
right kind OF school building Imam
cially possible. II we must build sur
fcient ClassrOoms for all the children
u be In ,.lassrOOms at the same time
and then supply the special facilities
enumerated herein, in addition u
these the cost will become prohlhi
tive But this is not necessary. INT
, special quarters can and should couh
In housing Just as much a. class
rooms. and In planning buildings uii
A. an important matter TO consider.
III must be understood or cours
mat special quarters can not ne use'
by the same children all dal, no
should classrOOms be used by ih
same group OF children an day. \ ~
ferent type of organization and ar
ferent plsn on operation from the trt
ditlonai will be required n the build
ing Il 10 give maximum Use and II th'
educational possibilities are To p
realized An organization making us
I OF an space all The time and an op
[ Grating program which viii give u
+ an children a balanced school day o
work. study and wholesome recrea
! ton will be necessary 10 the ultnnat
{ success OF these complete units. Fur
thermore. such type OF Organlzatn
/ and operating plan should guide tl
( developmcnt OF the building plat
lfnless all these factors are deNel
oped tremendously, the maximum
housing capacity and The balance
: daily program Of school activities ca
not be realized.
Work -Study-Play Plan Cost.
Under the wOrk-study- play type z
organization in Plan ] for the Wi
mington schools, therefore, II Is nc
proposed 10 have a classroom pa
every class. but a group OF classroom
that viii accommodate az least ons
hah of the pupils al one Time IN
special quarters divided into syu
nasiums aldNOriums. laboiat0rle
and workshops will care for the othe
half owing TO the fact that all scho'
facilities count in housing under sac
a plan. the complete school describe
In this program offers maximum ecoi
! Omies.
According to the table OF cost
| each OF the lanzer schools VIII az
! proximate s6O0O0 In costs, the SINAI
In school $4,000. The total cost d
= ne five schools and the one sma
pIant together with the building Il
30 a. and add. IONS for No. q. vi
D.. s31i6.O00 The equipment Woul
come 10 1852 600. making a total cos
of al Dos 600. exclusive OF sites.
The Traditional Plan.
H. however. the matter or max
MUM use OF facilities need not be
consideration. and II 1t Is desired
retain the traditional plan of scliO'
I organization, five large units and on
( smaller unit. together with me-
I building for No. "a school. viii sti
- be suiiic cnt for housing and educi
a uonal requirements in complei
a school ~ nine grades. But the bull,
b ing viii need 10 be enlarged by if
= addition OF a second set NJ classroom
or by the addition % another stOr
since IN The large units % addition
IT classrooms VIII have 90 be prov idl
'e under the traditional plan and I'M q
n, smaller unit ~ additional classroom
Df This would make % possible for pra
lt tcaly an pupils 90 be In classroom
BE- az one and the same time. The nun
A. hcr and arrangement of special qua
m iers remain the same as In the con
lg pleie school
r. This plan. however. Will add m
-. iDr'nl1y fo tho cost Tnafa1F 80 sen