Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-27
i. s. SURVEY OF CITY
SCHOOL BUILDINGS
SHOWS MANY DEFECTS
None Come Up to Requirements
and Some Are in Very
Bad Shape.
IMPROVEMENTS SUGGESTED

Tho Federal survey of the public school
b,,;ld;rgs of Wllmir gton shows many de
fects. More of the buildings, according
to tbs government report, come up To
reo,Iiremerts and some are in very bad
shane. The report points out the defects,
80 seen bv those who made the survey,
and suggests remedies, Corcerrirg the
two High Schools the report says,
Wilmr gton High School. There. are
only two recommer Gatiors that we deem
il recessary TO make for these huildlrgs,
despite the feet that the classrooms J ,
the adioi irg sides of the two btuldirg s.
ar, v,ry dark. We wish to recoinmeE
that al other story or passa geway be Iu'
on the bridge between the buliui gS, 50
that studerts NAV pass from ole 70 the
crhar ore story higher This Is reeded :"
ieIieve the co, gestion of the ore pasS'er
ow Used ard also To prevent SO i1u','
climbing up ard down stairs. hls ao-
ojticp car easily be made and a q sing
e.pe~se ard should he ordered IT ? &C.
The f~o!s throughout beth bmlelaS g
ced treGtTeit
NJ q wish - express cur ci-' }'''oN"' -
r. kirg h.gh school bUildiF = i"NT stones
l.gN. because OF the added tlre haz2'3.
rlcre csYcciellv because e the cNce'..
.,,c ~tr0uft Cf stair climb { imposed
.so wish to roipt out tire feet that therTo
i much waste space in the annex ircluo-
al III claakroofas which ne not used y
~ anpIectallc eXtert ard reVer VIII
Es Is Ioi . rs til builGit 3 IS used for higt
school purposes. Any archtcct should
havr kT owl, that i studeLt must have
some form Of locker for his wrlrs aHd tllnt
tlese opcr cloakrooms could rot meet
t1c needs. This plan should have been
checked UP and revised bN some hifh
school teacher vho kl.aVS Wi3t IS &C.
Iu3rded. The Lick ~ ~Uch attc tlot ces.,
the city many thouS.. nd q aal. rs. tur, heT-
iro1e, this anreX should tNCt I've 'ee'.
1.ilt. for there was II sutticlci gToul q II e
ihe classroons on the adJolrIi SIDES ot
both btnldl. gs would - lccceS.lN te
doomed 10 dark-ess This mistake al-
most approMuatcs crnIrci Ig CIG, q.
school No. rs Howard Colo1cd HIG,,i
School. This building i used tor ooi-
,,rcd pupils of the klndeT ga.1cn, tie Gle
llentarv grades, ana tie nigh * pool. II
i seriously overcrowdcd. is 2 dangerous
ire trap because Of the larA a hsli~ tht
usc of gas In the basement and genera
condition Of the Basement LIS present
most awkward arrangement of rooms h%s
resulted from additions 10 an old building
which was originally very poorly Planned
The only Just. safe. and ecnncmcaI thing
80 do with TINS building Is 70 sell i or tear
il down. Il IS wholly unit for the purposes
now used and Is q real menace as wcil-
GRAMMAR SCHOOLS.
Concerning the grammar schools thc
report says:
School No. This Is three-storv
building acco1nmodatinc granlmarschom
and very awkwardly planned, nccessl1at-
inga great loss Of time and much confusion
in passing from study rooms ~ recitation
rooms between rccitation.s There = NJ
playground Of any consequence and tie
huilGing in lis present condition Is safe
f,r the children only under the most
vatchful care. The l0lSts IN the base
rnent are insufEcientlv protected from
lscssihle Ere, the electric wiring l~ source
rf danger. and he ducts Installed Tor q
l-evious hot-air heating system have
never been removed. pe' hitting dust and
any possible smoke from the basement
10 enter the rooms. Tn case of flre these
ducts would greatly facilitate rs rapid
spread through he building TEcsc should
he removed Al once. u = }n NcE
roisv. section az the c'tr, sud : closely
;oined bv old infiaTrmt11a buildings TIE
floors are badly worn tHc basement con
+ains too much debris and thcf c~cspc'
are hazardous and especially p lcv
weather Tie Light in M q TIE ooIn-
Is insufficient On d13 l. days. ard from
MANY points Of view the building nt.
fo- school purposes We recommend
that no more rnoucv he Spert u tins
building except To make II a- sat@ IS posi-
! ble during the time i I4;lSt BE- used. and
to dispose Of it as soon Is possible hH
building has served for almost 80 year
and ( now As badly out oi date IS q
modern citv without sewer system.
School No 4-This old part of Il,
building now used for 3 grammar school
contains "a rooms. Is heated by steam. ls
badly hghed IN that the windows are
improperly set and IL two adjoining slde'
oF the classroous The old part u the
building was erected IS years ago while
the addition dates back 59 years. The
basement Is dark and damp.tne floors are
very drv. and should be oiled Il is not 2
fit place for 9 school building and while
the walls Of the building are "a fair c0ndl
t.1u { would be bad economy - spend
more ou this bldln than viii Gaze foI
the necessary upkeep ID would c9st
slnost a much to transform II llto
AT ltsfactorv on ilding as 70 construct new
one according to approved plans Here
nz.-n n tins building care must be t4teR
~ reduce the FIRE hazard 70 the owe