Middletown transcript., 1922-10-28
DELAWARE SCHOOLS
School Buildings Are Needed
Throughout The State
CONDITIONS BADLY CONCESTED

school buildings in Delaware he would
quickly be convinced if Re would take a
trip through the State and see the quar-
ters into which Boards of Trustees have
been forced to place the children under
their care.
Beginning at the northern end of the
State the first point is New Castle. De-
spite the fact that the Board of Educa-
tion last summer erected portable build
ings to accommodate four grades the
major part of the high school is in IA
building not the property of the school
district. a building which dates back al
most to the days of the Revolution; and
some classes meet in rooms in an old
Court House built by William Penn.
In Delaware City they have for sew
eral years used rooms in the Episcopal
Church and have recently occupied the
Sunday School room of the Methodist
Church. This is the second year that
classes have met in rooms over drug
store several blocks from the main
building.
In st. Georges part of the school
meets in room over store right at
the fork of the busiest highway in the
State.
In Middletown 372 children attend
scnool but the school authorities do not
own single building. The main school
meets in an old Academy which is rent
ed. One class meets IN the parlor of
nefghboring dwelling and two in he
Parish House of the Episcopal Church.
One class meets in what used to be a
club or field house in the old days.
In Clayton classes meet in a three
room structure which has been added to
the older building by private citizens
and rented to the State.
In Frederick, while the building called
High School is not rented, it is mere
ly dwelling which is not at all adapted
for school purposes. 1t was purchased
by the old County Board of Education
for temporary use because it could not
be rented.
In Milford the reason there are not
some rented quarters Is because no
rooms are available. However, the
District has loaned to it by the Della
ware School Auxiliary Association two
portable buildings that accommodate
three classes.
In Milton both the Masonic and Odd
Fellows Halls have been taken over for
school purposes, one class meeting On
the lower floor of each.
In Georgetown, one class meets in
the Sunday School room of the Episco-
pal Church and one over store on the
main business street of the town.
In Millsboro one class occupies very
small rented room, inadequate in every
way but the only one available in the
town.
In Frankford, two classes occupy the
lower floor of lodge hall. These chill
dren are fortunate to get out of a very
unsanitary old building
Selbyville has rather a better build
ing than some of its near Delaware
neighbors, but it is so inadequate tina
three of the classes are housed in al
old church which was abandoned som,
years ago as a house of worship.
AS in Milford, the reason why ther,
are no rooms rented at Greenwood il
because there are none that can b.
found. A part of the congestion is re
lieved by one room portable" loane,
by the Auxiliary Association.
Blidgeville has recently faced al
acute situation in this line. Forced las
summer to vacate two rooms in clu
house, the Board of Trustees fitted u
for class room use some basement room
never intended for educational purpose
and rented more space over the post
office. All this is in addition to a two
loom "portable" loaned by the Aux
iary.
Two rooms in the Seaford fire hous
were recently denied to the grades thf
had occupied them This drove the Sc,
ford Board of Education to spending
balance which they had been saving ft
more permanent work, on hasti
constructed wing to an old and unsa1
building. incidentally they by tn
spoiled an inadequate but conveniel
playground. One .class continues
meet in q rented store building.
Delmar also falls back on the O
stand-the fire house-for one clas
The Board of Trustees there recent
felt compelled to seek even more qua
ters for another class.
These are only the cases where
prospect of relief is in sight. 1t is n
worth while to mention Claymont. Ne
ark, Dover and Smyrna, for they
have hopes of relief in the not too d
tant future. But this does not exhar
the list of places where public faciit
are inadequate and rented quarters 9
being used.
The worst of it all is the fact that
is getting worse. More calls for ro'
come IN each year. The whole situat
is startling challenge to the ST.
Board, the State Legislature and to
people of the State in general. WI
shall we do to house our school child
in the way that they deserve?
A CoOd Physic