Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-01
OU POINT BUILDING
MAY BE USED As
HIGH SCHOOL ANNEX
Two Floors Available There it
They Can be Made Use Of
for That Purpose.
SCHOOL BOARD PROBLEM

Ihat there Is n possibility of tho
ou font Companys building. at Tenth
ana Market streets, becoming virtually
an annex to the Wilmington High
school to afford relief at the school
Tor the overcrowding that is expected
there next term has developed ns the
result or information that has been
conveyed to the Board OF Education 20
the erect that space will be avail
able in tho Office building Il tho school
board is desirous OF taking advantage
Of It. However, the BOARD OF IGduca.
uon mas not given the proposition
any consideration and has done moth
ing whatever regarding the suggesting
although tho subject may be taken
up at one OF their future meetings.
According TO the information gained
today there are two entire floors I'm
the du Pont Building, tha fourth and
the NTH, that could he used aa tenn
porary rooms for school purposes. At
present the Office rooms are too small
to he used by the boys and girls AS
class rooms, hut the company Is said
- he willing 10 enlarge these by tho
removal OF the temporary partitions
now separating them. Ry so doing
they could easily he converted into
very sizable class rooms
David a. Ward. superintendent OF
the public schools. made nm inspection
of the rooms on the fourth floor and
nc said today that while class rooms
there would be very comfortable. we'll
lighted and heated, they could not
he made entirely satisfactory for
school purposes for the reason that
the building was never intended TO he
used for this purpose However the
he made. he thought, would mako the
Offices suitable as makeshift 10
meet tho emergency.
Mr.. Ward estimates at least 800
boys and girls could he accommodated
bon each floor. so that with tho two
floors occupied 1000 pupils could be
( taken from the High School and
housed IN the du Pont building. II
is understood 20 he the purpose 20
have nothing but High School classes
there in tho event the school board
decides 10 make use OF this office
sDace. The question OF price was
not discussed IN connection with the
/ offer other than the statement that
the rental would be very reasonable.
The Board OF rsducation Is confront
cd with this problem. The normal "a
raciiy Of the High School ls only ahout
soc. At present there are 2.ooo
! children going TO school there. with
/ tho consequent overCrowdinC that this
/ largo excess entails. Mex Scptcmhet
there VIII he still further increa' .
! in the enrolment, bringing the tota'
attendance close TO 2.500 BY the mid
! die ~ The year or at the beginning -ot
/ the February term the still further
normal increa Sc viii have hrough,
/ the High School enrolment up 20 at
least $500 which. it is admitted. wall
/ he far above anything the building
could begin 10 accommodate.
The school board members admit
something Will have 10 be done 10 pro-
vide a place for these children 20 at
tend school, The suggestion of pa
time for the High School students vii
not be tolerated by the school board
because all Of them are said 10 aere,
hat boys and girls who have gctter
that far In school should and must
have every opportunity 10 complete
their course on full time. II W
therefore be incumbent upon the board
20 find additional Quarters and this (.
where the use Of e portion Of the ~
Pont Building may come ir
BY placing 1000 pupils IN that bud,
ing. the overcrowde5 conditions at he
High School would be greatly relieved
even IN the event the increase n ,xr
term brings the enrolment 20 $500 a.
anticipated. BY the transfer O! III
manual training department 20 an
other building as is contemplated. IN,
school would be still further rcliey et
and Il would be possible 10 house a.
the boys and girls registering for IN,
course and all OF them could attenC
On full time. While none Of the schoo
board members have expressed them
selves regarding the problem they ar,
Understood 10 look upon IL with favor
but just what will be done cannot \.
predicted until the suggestion ha.
come before the meeting.