Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-12

Bridgcvfls. Ohristiana, Claymont.
Delaware City. Fork Branch, Frank
ford. Friendship. Hockessin, Holly
willie, John Wesley. Laurel. Lewes,
lockwood. Marshallton. Matthew'S
Corner. Milford. Millsboro. Milton.
Muddy Neck. Nassau, Newark. Odessa.
Port Penn. Rabbits Ferry, Ray
monds Neck. Sandneld, Seaford, Sell
byville. Smyrna. State College grade
school. Union. Warwick. No. l. War
wick. No. 2, Williamsviile (Sussex
and Willow Grove. They have a
total seating capacity of 2.s45; total
cost, $66l. .40s.69. or an average cost
per pupil of $197.33.
Our colored school method OF pro-
cedure Il as follows: We acquire the
site under tho approval OF the state
Board OF Education: we build the
school and furnish 1t to the last de-
tail; then we turn the deeds for the
property over to the State Board Of
Education, or the boards OF the Spe-
cial School Districts. as the case may
be-"
I'VE have under construction or
are about to begin construction of
colored schools at Blocksom, Browns
vile. Chcswold. Clayton. Concord.
Dover. Georgetown. Greenwood, Har-
rinEton. Kenton. Kirkwood. Middle
town. Newport, Parker's Chapel,
Portsville. Reeves Crossing, Slaughter
| Neck. Star Hin, Summit Bridge, st.
Jones' Neck. Ross Point and loves
Y Roads. Trinity, Viola, White Oak,
Williamsville (KenO, Woodside and
Wyoming. with total seating capac-
| ity OF 2,1l0, at a cost OF 1912, 500.
The following colored schools may
be included in the 1922 program: AT
Drawbridge. Ebenezer. Ellendale
Green Spring, Lees Chapel and St
Georges. The total cost of these
schools will be $4,000.
Colored schools remaining Cor future
construction follow: At Berrytown
Bethesda, Williamsville. New Castle
county; Blackiston, Carlisle, Ham
mondtown, Iron Hill, Lincoln City
Middleford. Mt. Olive, Mt. Pleasant
New Castle, OWENS Corner, Reho.
both. Taylor's Bridge and Townsend
The total cost OF these schools will be
s14o.0 900. They viii seat $40 pupils.
Costs of Construction.
Brick high schools to accommo.
date 600 pupils or moro which will
include every facility necessary fol
up-to-date educational procedure. cos
1915 per pupil. In the brick school:
of four or five rooms With centra
heating plant and toilets, store rooms
and a principals office, the costs arr
SlS5 per pupil In frame schools o
!, two or three rooms with inside toilet
and a separate heater IN each room
the cost per pupil Is sl27. These flg
ures include the purchase of. site
architects and engineering fees an,
field supervision.
} Dr. Oden complimented Alexande
, j. Taylor, chief engineer. for the re
} markable manner in which he ha
handled the large building organiza
tion at the minimum OF cost.
Bureau OF Education.
As the head OF this bureau, Dl
, Richard Watson Cooper has displaye
! enthusiasm. sound Judgment an
patience 10 an exceptional degree.
the report also says.
"Dr. Richard Watson Cooper, wit
corps OF trained assistants. ha
been making an exhaustive study G
the degree and the causes of non-at
tendance at school In the State c
Delaware outside OF the city OF VIII
mington. DIR. Cooper expects in tn
near future to publish the first volum
Of his work which will deal exclusivel
with attendance. non-attendance. prc
I, motion and retardation in the Negr
= schools. While this monograph wi
! be OF value TO Delaware. it has bee
. written with the whole country