Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-06
LAUREL HIGH SCHOOL
DEDICATED TODAY;
$255,00o BUILDING
Continued from pase

Whereas. He has, through the
aAms organization. given, without
cost to the district, the grounds
and modern fully equipped
school for colored children. there
Resolved. That the Board of
Education OF Laurel Special
School District. on behalf OF the
citixens OF the town OF laurel,
hereby expresses Its appreciation
Of this gift. and conveys to Mr..
Pierre S. du Pont this expression
Of einccrest gratitude and heart
felt thanks on the occasion OF the
dedication exercises held in the
new school building on this date.
February 6, 1922, and, be 1t
further
Resolved. That an enxrossed
copy OF these resolutions be pre-
eented to Mr.. du Pont.
The revolutions bear the signatures
Of tho onscers and members OF the
local Board OF Education.
visitors who came TO Laurel today.
to attend the dedicatory exercises,
included Ellwood Souder. president Of
tho State Board OF Education; DIR.
Thomas. II. Brown, a member OF the
board: (M. r.. Culver. the other men,
Der. resides in LaureO; DR.. Joseph H.
Odell. president OF the Delaware
school Auxiliary Association; Henry
y. Scott, vice-president; Alexander j..
Taylor. consulting engineer :7Dr. Rich
ard ". Cooper. director of tho Bureau
OF Education OF the Service Citizens
OF Delaware; representatives OF the
firm OF Gilbert & Betelle. architects;
Henry l.. Cannon of BrihgevAlc. y
trustee Of the University OF Delaware; /;
Henry Il. Cannon OF Bridgevllle, trus-
tee OF the State College for Colored
Students; Miss winifred u Robinson.
dean OF the Women's College, Newark |;
DIR. II. V. Holloway. state superin-
/ Shilling. assistant superintendent OF
public instruction. in charge of high
schools: Wilbur VI. Jump, assistant
superintendent OF public instruction,
In charge OF elementary schools
David y. Ward, superintendent of
the Wilmington schools; w. b. Thorn
burg, superintendent OF the Dover
schools; James Brice and John Car
row, members OF the Dover Board OF
a member Of the Dover Board of Edu'
cation 40 years ago; James c. Wicke:
OF tho Delaware State News, Dover
Henry e. Snavely. superintendent OF
the New Castle schools: Herbert =
Owens. superintendent OF the New
ark schools: c. w. W. Schaptz. su
perintendent OF the Smyrna schools
Gilbert Nickel, superintendent Of thu
Caesar Rodney school, and ]. T. Jump
a trustee OF that school.
Soon after the luncheon, the visitor:
and citizens of Laurel proceeded e
the new high school. where the ex
orcises took place.
The afternoon program follows: In
vocation by Rev. F. Alan parsons
Meeting called to order by tcmporar,
president, J. O. Adams. pres!den
Laurel Board OF Education. Introduc
!. ton Of permanent president. T. y
Brown. president State Board Of Edu
cation Welcome song. sixth grade
: SaIlis ANllixan. teacher; reading An
presentation OF resolutions. Super1n
tendsnt NJ. f. etine; address. Pierr
s. du Pont; selection. band; address
!. DR.. Joseph II. Odell, president Dela
! ware School Auxiliary Association
|, selection, band: address. Our debt
the past and our debt 10 the future,
DR.. II. V. Holloway. State superinter
dent OF public instruction; presents
ton OF keys by architect, Mr.. Vanc
Torbet: song, fourth grade Mildre
Hor.ey, teacher. benedictiou, Rev. Y
o. Bennett.
. Evening exercises. 40. Invocs
Z ton. Rev. W. l.. Hoffman; song, fit
|. grade, Pauline Walker. teacher; az
q dress, The Peoples University" job
Shilling, State superintendent of ed'
h cation; selection. band; address, d
a !. II. Straughn. benediction, Rev.
= IL. Marshall.
y The school, which Is constructed
y brick, with terra Gotta trimmings. al
: was erected at a total cost of s255,0C
!. will accommodate $50 pupils und
- the ordinary system, and $50 und
!. the platoon system. II is two stori
high. has a frontage OF 2oS feet al
its extreme depth IS lie feet. II
forced yentilating system will be use
The building. which has all mode
equipment, comprises IL regul
n rooms. 1--WE special rooms and o
r auditorium. the latter containing
81 gymnasium.
AZ The erection Of the school. which
a located on Central avenue. in fro
\. OF the old building, was begun
n. March 81, 1921, and the structure W
D. accepted as completed on January
a. 1922. II is surrounded by two a
one-half acres OF ground. which &C
10 the beauty OF It's appearance. 7
Delaware School Auxiliary Assoc
ton contributed 100000 Of the $25
e. 600 expended for Its erection. i
10 plans were drawn by Gilbert & I
10 ;elle OF Newark, n. j., and the &C
X struction was In charge OF the II.
III Watts Co. of Wilmington and Bal
AZ more.
he The building contains eighteen cls
re rooms and laboratories, besides
sr. fees. teachers rooms, lockers a
other service rooms. The constr'
ton 81 fire-proof. and every room
OF standard size, with every CT
venience necessary for the maintt
ance Of first class teaching roc
a. The plan is 1T" shape. with the FRI
az the cross OF the "T." the shank
:. ing extended back TO make gy
nssium-auditorium.
!, The gymnasium-audito is
90 first Of its kind In the State. be
lined with faced brick, and having
metal ceiling. The acoustic propert
80 are perfect, when it is used as
auditorium. II then seats six hund
as and fifty people on floor and balco
d. With the seats removed, placed
On tracks and pushed under the stage
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