Evening journal., 1921-01-06
SI,OOO,OOOFOR
SCHOOLS URGED
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this afternoon and the Rt. Rev. Philip !
Cook delivered the Invocation.
Pierre s. dupont, vlce-president OF
the State Board OF Education, sent The
following letter, endorsing the pro-
posed loan:
Il regret that business engagements
prevent my leaving New York to be
with you today, but / wish 90 record
my hearty approval OF and desire 10
I cooperate In making success OF the
! issue OF Si.000.OOO OF bonds on the
/ part OF New Castle county for pur-
/ poses OF school construction. This
/ proposition has my personal endorse
| ment and, as a member OF the State
Board Of Education. / also approve the
/ project as an important step in the
/ State program for better schools.
Already four Of the special dis
tricts OF the State have recorded
themselves as favOring new construc-
ton by almost unanimous vote In
favor OF bond issues for the pur-
pose OF rebuilding their schools. II
New Castle county takes similar ac-
ton. the school building program Is
assured and Delaware Will again be
in the forward rank OF progress, at
this time a subject OF greatest inn
pOrtance TO the future OF the state.
rested upon the citizens OF New Cas-
Tie county and no greater opportunity
for doing good has been presented
20 them. IL viii be a great triumph
for your board and for the cause Of
education n this bond issue is ap-
proved by a large majority OF your
fellow citizens.
u wish you success In your great
undertaking.
ttEfpao-a.f,- ...,,r-
(Sined) PIERRE S. DUPONT"
George w. Medir. president OF the
County Board OF Education, explain
ed the purpose OF the meeting; VIII
. bur II. Jump, county superintendent
told OF the existing school condi-
tiOns and needs for bettcrment in de-
! tail. Other speakers were George B.
Miller, president Of the state Board
, Of Education; Eugene Shallcross, a
! member Of the county board, and A.
Z r. Spaid, State Commissioner Of Edu-
! Gallon. Among interested men pres
ent were Horace l.. DilWOrth, TheO-
dOre Simpson, w. B. Jester. William
A. Dannenhauer and Robert p. Robin
son.
E Superintendent jump took up the
I conditions and needs Of the A princi-
pal schools under the county board
5 lserlatim. The Richardson Park school
he said, was most In need Of better
! ment. This school comprises a port.
j able building and an old store. Par
Of the store building, he said, was
built in 1850. There are 233 pupils
attending the classes in Richardson
Park and they occupy space suited L
, accommodate only i64.
\ Mr.. Jump based his space on The
standard OF iS square feet Of flooI
and 200 cubic feet Of air space pei
A pupil. The cubic feet Of air space Is
= the minimum allowed in other States
Conditions in other schools Mr.. JumI
I, detailed as follows:
= At MarslalltOn, the school com
y prises a portable building and store
. There are 232 pupils enrolled, occu.
pying a space suited for only iii.
r. AT Middletown, the school comprise,
4 a portable building. a club house anC
7 one additional room In one OF the OlC
: academies - or 90 years old. Their,
s are $40 pupils with space for only
y At Mt. Pleasant, 223 pupils occupo
space suited for only iSi, and tNys
additions have been made TO the build
ing
four wears ago, 30 by 20 feet. A di
7 vision partition has had 10 be put Il
} and a building 10 by 20 feet added q
ithe rear. There are i2i pupils crowd
ed into a space for only 62.
At Newport a class Is compelled q
r meet in a cloak room. There are AZ
C pupils there, with space suited 70
IS only i2i.
; Al Elsmere there are $50 pupil
le with proper space for only i2i. i
ID one class room there Is a bad part
D. ton. The building Is OF newer typ
e. and the growth in pupils has bee
e. rapid
d At Brandywine Springs there ar
IS only &c pupils, hut so oyercrowde
Ne is the bulding that a class Is Oh
OF Z liced 10 meet In the hall.
or Al Delaware City iS3 pupils Occup
Of space suited for only i52. Eigf
ST rooms are in use. with nine teacher
a. Special classes also are taught.
At 81. Georges 81 pupils meet in
small frame structure, with a part
tiOn In the lower room.
IS Al Townsend the conditions are hes
n Of any In the eleven buildings enun
s. Grated. There are i52 pupils in spaC
IA suited for i30 and they occupy
ad newer type Of building.
ld or the rural schools Mr.. Jump sal
few were Of late model. The ncwe,
n was built ~ years ago. Others rams
OF from that date back further than "th
tx Oldest residents can recall An lui
as Of their type, said the superintendent
could be had from the amounts .rea
lied from sales OF similar SchOo
which had been abandoned. Here NJ
10 Jump mentioned that the school
he Mt. Cuba, house, lot and all sold Il
or only $50. other sales he enumerat'
he were as follows: SchOolhOuse and Ia
a district No, S2 500: schOolhouse an
ket district No. W, S26J; schoolhOu