Milford chronicle., 1926-07-02
GIVES new SCHOOL ON 5OTH.
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Business Man Shows Affection For
Newport Residents And Interest
In Education.

Henry ]. Krebs, who lives in Will
mington, has built up a remarkably
successful business enterprise at
Newport, has placed in trust with the
Wilmington Trust Company sufii-
cient sum of money to build an ideal
public school at Newport, Delaware.
This general contribution has sew
eral motives behind it. First and
foremost, it is in celebration of the
| fiftieth wedding anniversary of Mr..
and Mrs. Krebs. Mrs. Krebs was
Miss Ebba Victoria Kruse, and they
were married at Tranebjerg on
Samso, Denmark, June "a, 1876.
Another reason is that Mr.. Krebs
has a distinct affection for the New
port people and their children. Many
Of the parents and grandparents Of
those now in the Newport School
are working in the Krebs plant or
have worked with him in the past.
1t is also well known that the people
of Newport, old and young, hold Mr..
Krebs not only in the highest respect
but in real affection.
The third reason is that Mr.. Krebs
realizes the tremendous Importance
of modern school facilities for chill
dren and is determined that the New
port children shall have the best op-
portunities available for the making
of character, for general culture and
for efficiency in life.
The new school will be designed
by James o. Betelle and will be
built by the Delaware School Aux
iliary Association. The school itself
will be somewhat similar in plan to
the Commodore Macdonough school
at st. Georges; that is, there will be
eight rooms and a principals Office
built around a central auditorium.
Each room will have an exit leading
to a concrete walk on the outside of
the building and another door lead
ing into the auditorium so that all
the children can leave the building
or assemble in the auditorium in
thirty seconds.
The building will be of brick and
will be fire-proof. It will be one
story in height and its capacity will
serve Newport for years to come.
The school will be so planned, how
ever, that additional rooms can be
added as they are needed, with the
minimum expense. The auditorium
will seat between five and six hum
dred persons and besides serving the
school it will make an ideal COM
munity center. There will be a stage
with footlights, also the most mod
ern movie apparatus available. AS
there will be space available for a
library and probably a capacious
cafeteria, the social life of Newport
can readily center in the school
| building.
There will be ample grounds for
play purposes and also play appar-
atus for the younger children. A. ].
Taylor, engineer of the Delaware
School Auxiliary Association, has
figured that the building will cost
approximately $150,OOO.
DR.. Joseph H. Odell, president OF
the Delaware School Auxiliary Asso-
citation, is tremendously gratified by
this action on the part of Mr.. Krebs.
He says, "This gift is not only a
splendid one in itself, springing
from a noble motive; but it solves
one of the greatest problems in the
State. The Newport schools at pres
ent are particularly bad. Instruction
is being carried on in three separate
buildings, which makes effective ad-
ministration almost impossible. The
people of Newport are to be congrat-
ulated in having such a fine struc-
| ture free of cost. 1t is practically
certain that with so many commun1-
ties Of Delaware already having been
provided with modern and healthful
and beautiful school facilities, the
next General Assembly will not be
likely to refuse to use its vast sur
plus in both the school fund and
general fund treasures to aid other
school districts which are now IN
such a deplorable condition. The ex-
ample of Mr.. Krebs will do much to-
ward carrying Delaware to one hun
dred per cent in educational faclll-
ties"
Henry P. Scott, vice president of
the Delaware School Auxiliary AS
sociation and president of the Will
mington Trust Company, makes the
following statement: "The whole
community will, I know, feel CRATE
full to Henry ]. Krebs for his won
derful gift of a thoroughly modern
school for Newport, commemorating
the celebration of the golden ami
versary of his marriage with Mrs
Krebs.
"All good wishes to Mr.. and Mrs.
Krebs! May their declining years be
full of happiness.
"The people of Delaware are tre-
mendously proud Of them as citi-