Milford chronicle., 1922-05-26

THAT A REAL, BUILDING PROGRAM for public
schools in Delaware is needed extent that fairly
saggers the people, when the truth is made known 10
them is condition that is steadily gaining reazaCon
and is now admitted to be than dream OF desire
of those Of an deaistic turn mind The new buildings
at LAUREL Lewes and other places are object lessons S
70 the real necessities for suitable buildings for education
Of the children The present structures at Georgetown
Seaford Milford Dover Middletown and other to"ns UoO
numerous to mention here, are not only nsumcenC III
size to accommodate the children but they are mconVen
lent and badly arranged the purposes OF teaching OF
training cbildren-for these reasons all present day
school buildings are wasting the time of teachers anu
operating against the pupil by obstrucng the PURPOSES
teaching in rooms without sufficient room and equipment
and at the same time detrimental to the heatn O W
children because of the congested conditions Milford IS IN
close race with Dover having the poorest ouolnsS
for the five hundred children enrolled in her schools I'M
perative of at least three more rooms OF Dus
with twenty-four roomsa of which shoulu De larger anu
but with purpose of afording more room Tor tne GILL
ren in each grade-faces the people of both Milford and
Dover IT is situation that each town has got TO lace
and solve and will require at least two years TO get e
needs of the schools both towns worked into facts Fs
of all Milford needs the grounds for such scnool
while Dover already has acquired this ana IS reauy u 81
on with the main problem. Milford will be caeo upon
to face this situation is only fair to demand that
action shall be taken at by those VINO reallze na'
nblic school education afford opportunity to every
child to get value for the money expended 1or ma
tanning public schools, by having not only seat III W
public schools-but such buildings as will AFFORD ass
ance of health the best teaching methods USED IN ~
r nv other state The Index seems to be on the
right side of the school question and in its editorial Oh
last week expressed opinion that the people Will IaVor
the LAYING out of building program which will meet the
situation and requirements. 1t says:
The Dover School Board is, we learn, considering
plan to submit to vote of the people OF the dstcC e
bonding of the district the school law to build
new school house. We believe this is sensible STEP
The Dover school is in a deplorabe condition ana hau
we had no new school should, ere this, have hao
now school house. We should not wait longer for OUT
side aid but raise what allowed to raise ana Duu
the building that we can build with that amount II we
can borrow around $1SOOOO we build pretty good
school house. Of course we will have to forego the
f11s and the things not absolutely necessary
but we can house children in comfortable saIe
ond modern building. Whatever plans we may nave
fondv hoped to carried out in school Dullolns
bowever ambitions have been to have finer ana De
for school buildings than other districts we are face TO
face with the need of doing something now We hope
be voters will approve bond issue and that the School
oard will get to work at and plan for building the
hest school building possible with the money so that
before another school year our children can have
the advantage of better and safer quarters There IS no
ono thing so much needed in this school build
ing Our children are not getting fair chance WIN
ont it. we have delayed the matter too long, new let US
oct bebind the movement and show what Dover can 90
for itself. when it comes to doing for our children.
Milford must not fall behind in her public schools