Milford chronicle., 1922-11-17
MILFORD in SORE
NEEDOFNEW BUILDING
GROUP OF THREE BUILDINGS NOW USED
TO ACCOMMODATE PUPILS in MIL
FORD SCHOOLS INADEQUATE.

Several years ago when you were
attending the public schools in Mil
/ ford, especially when the High School
was not as popular as it is today, the
school house then was adequate for
the urgent needs of the districts then
composing the educational unit of
Milford-but, it is not true now.
The old Masonic Hall building
around which have been grouped the
present public school buildings
more than a quarter of a century ago
have been added to by two tempor-
ary wooden structures, each loaned to
Milford by the State School Auxiliary
nearly three years ago; but even
these do not afford room to conduct
the public schools even on a plan, be-
cause the inconvenient arrangement
Ofthe buildings for school work, has
caused three costly heating systems to
be maintained and greater authorship
and fuel cost made necessary.
The first floor of the old and newer
main building, is used for the pri-
mary and grammar grades-with ex-
ception of one room given over to the
department of chemistry. The second
floors are crowded with the high
school, and the senior grades of the
grammar departments, with Home
Economics crowded into one room.
The borrowed buildings are used for |
two grammar school grades and the /
Manual Training Department.
The Office of the principal and work |
room for conducting all business per-
tanning to public school work for Mil
ford, is formed by a partition across
one Of the upper halls.
The introduction of Home Econ
Omics added interest for the girls but
offered nothing for the boys. Through
.he generosity of the School Auxiliary
-oaning the two buildings, it was pos
sible to add Manual Training for boys.
One room was equipped with tools
md instruments by the State. The
Boys under the direction of their tea
cher have built their own benches and
lrawing tables.
There never was any playground
round the public schools of Milford;
he children used the old M. e. GEM
terry and the public highway to rip
md romp uncontrolled at the play
Notwithstanding neighbors and de-
troying property, causing untold
.umbers Of unpleasant friction be-
ween the citizens, the parents and the
chOOl management. The little spot on
vhich the Milford schools are placed,
ever was adequate as a playground 7
hence the use of the public highway
nd narrow strips of ground between z
he pavements and the buildings. T.
It would be pleasure to be able to v
ay truthfully, that the patrons of the S
chools and the people Of Milford are
cry much concerned about the con- I
that remains to be seen n
nd established as fact. If this con- Il
ltion does actually exist, then the L
1ncern as to the conditions and needs Il
the Milford Public Schools, will be s.
arnestly presented to the session of
le legislature in January next. 1t G.
len will be possible for Milford to e'
i've an adequate building with proper
aygrounds. u
If the State should take over the
gh schools-leaving the primary and II
amman schools to be maintained by
e districts, the problem will be much 10
ore simple in building program.
ilford and vicinity should display an OF
tive interest in the public schools, "
r their betterment and meeting the
quirements of the children now ex- VI
ing, as well as that of the future.