Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-11
CH|LDREN'S SAFETY
CONSERVED IN NEW
SCHOOL PROGRAM
9ugyosted Sites for Buildings
Eliminate Long Walks for
All Pupils.
CONSIDER nth WARD TRACT


Auxiliary Association as poshibic To-
cations for the first of the ,cw schoo.
buildings IN which the platoon sys-
tenn is to he inaugurat,d. two OF
which suggestions have been de-
ecribed In detail by Every Evening.
the impression may he gained that
the boys and sfrls iiving. IN some parts
OF town would be compelled TO walk
an unreasonable distance In order 10
es't to the school. This however. Is
not correct rs close study OF map
OF Wilnsngton as prepared hy the
school auxiliary on basis OF their re-
cent survey, and giving the suggest
cd location OF ali the proposed new
schools. viii clearly show.
In tho FIRST place the element OF
distance travelled by tho children
from homo 10 school has been given
very careful study for tho school
auxiliary members admi, Il must be
the determining factor In the location
OF the building. Dr, ]. II. odell. in
his report 10 the Board OF Ediration
last Tucslay night. In which was en-
codicd the school auNilhry's several
suggestions. says. while dealing with
th:s particular phase OF the subject:
we believe that pupils in the eie-
nnentary GRADES should no. have 10
walk over mile, preferably three
quarters OF mile; pupils in the
Junior high school grades should not
walk over one and ono-half miles
preferably ono mile. Assuming slx-
teen squares 10 mile, we have In
dcascd the possible location OF the
N
small number Of pupils will have TO
walk more than sixteen squares. and
the larger portion will have 10 travel
considerably less than this. II IT is
thought that the siNteen-square dis
tancc Is excessive for the two or
three lower grades I; Is possible 20 re-
tain or construct a few small schools
Tor these younger pupils at points
where the maximum length Of their
tourney viii he only about eight
~luar~. These small schools should
be comparatively inexpensive. ss no
special activities are required in the
mrs; three grades. of course the chill
drcn within eight or possibly ten
squares OF the large schools should
De required 20 attend such schools &"
These smaller s,hools wi.tch would
IN reality ho feeders for the hig schools
have been described BY Every Even
ms IN two of the districts wherein II
q suggested tho first platoon school
could be constructed. The third eug-
gestion ~ tho school auxiliary as 20
a rc-~ihlc site FOR the first Of the new
~hcols viii be described herewith and
IA this connection will also DE detailed
th~ pr'roscd Plan for the smaller
schools or feeders for TIRE big school
should 1, Ne located in this third pro-
posed district.
nr. Odeil IN his report 10 the .rhool
hoard stated that a third location sor
this FIRST school might possibly be IN
thc southwestern section OF IN. CITY
ana his suxge~ticn as 10 the site Is
tho two blocks between du Pont and
Clayton streets from Elm 20 Linden
and from IAnden 90 Maple. one %
the other suggested sites Is az
Eleventh and NirlSwcod streets, and
the -cront II az Twentieth end Naxh-
inrton streets
In the event mo new school should
hc built In the southwestern par. of
town on the twO blocks described q
would - necessary 20 vacate Linden
street between ga Pou; and Clayton.
This 81 necessity would call for the
cooperation of the street and Sewer
Department and ono % the irs;
things 90 DO attained u the new schoo.
program IL 20 be carried out success
fully is ne cooperation % al de-
aarimcnts officials and individuals IN
trrcs'cd or concerned, according 70
sii those w.ho are familiar with the
proposed development
~ the arst piase thc entire dis
trict from which the new school on
iho site az mentioned above would
draw pupils would De limited as fol-
lows sixth etrcet on the north from
fhc city line on thc west % Clayton
street. % Fourth, % Franklin, 90 Sec
end. % Van Buren,. 20 Lancaster ave-
uuo. 90 Jackson. so Elm. 20 Adams,
O. tandsn and aions Iinden extend
"a GO ne tracks ~ ne Pennsylvau!a IA
failrond. which would also be the
eastern boundary. on the south and
west th. boundary would be the
Ciiy me
This erhuoi ns outlined would have
a capachy af 1880 AND the Delaware
school Auxiliary Association esti-
mates m. cost - erection would bc
1850 pnO Tsho ground "a assessed az
siT.t2t. making a total cc@t of ,es7. -
tst a school on this location would
take care % tho pupils VINO now at
wnd public schools Nos 20. -. 10 and
portion Of those ln no. Is The
lsfrcwt walk the Children living in
fNe mos, distant part % the district
from the school building wound have
would no. bc more than sxiteer city
blocks The smaller chtdren. those
el ,o nine years Of are in the frs,
second and third grades. who would
attend there would not have 20 walk
moro than eight city blocks 90 get
o. ~hool.
In the event .ao first o. the new
luildlngs should be- built az du pont
rnd Maple streets pr Oael and his
ga. WORKERS ~ the school auxiliary
think that Il would be likely thai pub
,.r school Nc. 2s. located ~ Fourth
end saYard. would have 20 bo re-
tanned of enlarged. and an additional
email rhoui fof tho lower two or
three grades built AZ a loc1 don IN the
vicinity of Ninth avenue and Dun
can street
rhe ground around school 30 %
4. now owned by tho Board % Edu-
cation Tho school auxiliary in its
rcporl makes no estimate % what n
wculd coat % repair and improve No.
~ school The trsi three grade
children To- attend would be those in
the district described ~ follows. city
lin. on the wer. Sixth street on the
north. ianeoln street on the east %
Second. ~ Union, 20 Lancaster ave.