Milford chronicle., 1927-07-15
CONSOLIDATE ADJOINING
SCHOOLS WITH GLENDALE
communicated

Right now is the time to lay petty
prejudice and mistaken understand
ing as to the value of public school
consolidation aside. The present
is the time for the community of
Ellendale and the surrounding rural
districts to take step that will
bring splendid results to those who
will come after us
Ellendale has to build public
school building to replace the one
destroyed by fire over year ago.
and in building it, provision should
be made to provide for the children
of the several rural districts adjoin-
ing, so that the inefficient little
one-room school building will be
done away with and graded schools
tory around Glendale.
Some of the rural districts are
hesitating to sanction this move,
which will be a blessing and
economy for the future.
Look at the districts where con-
solidation has been made, and see
the progress in the appearance of
the homes, the people and the farms.
They are more valuable, more de-
sireable and the children are better
carried for in not only school work,
but in their homes. They dress
better, are more healthy and are
better in every way. That is part
of what consolidation of rural
schools mean to the people them
selves as well as the community
generally.
If the men and women will study
and think out the problem in an
intelligent way, they will admit that
consolidation has been the success
and has not cost one dollar more to
individuals.
The State is supplying the great
bulk of the money for the schools
and for rebuilding; so why not get
the benefit of this splendid advance
ment for the Glendale District and
those which surround it?
In behalf of the boys and girls
who reside in Rural School Districts
Number Six, Union, Webb's and
Robbins. I ask the parents in such
districts to think over the future
welfare of their children, as well as
their own interests of the present
day, and also the school officials of
the districts. This problem of con-
solidation of their schools into one
well-equipped graded school, where
more thorough instructions can be
had for every child.
Consolidate with Glendale now,
for it will be to late after their
building is erected.
The State Board of Education has
granted to us the opportunity to get
a consolidated school at Glendale
The State of Delaware has ap-
propriated the money through a
School Building Fund and will furn-
ish two-thirds of the cost of the
building.
If we do not accept this offer now,
some other section of Sussex County
will surely take it.
The shingle School District has
already voted to consolidate with
Ellendale.
For the last four years the child
rem have been hauled by bus, and in
that time they have missed only one
day. We would not think of going
back to the little one-rC ON school
building with it's inefficient methods.
and 1 am sure that the other dis
tricts interested would find their ex-
perience the same as the Shingle
District after consolidation with
Glendale.
I appeal to all votes for consoli-
dation and bring better education
for your children and at no percept-
ible increase in expense in the fut-
ure.
Would you want to return to the
old system of the past in farming?
Would you, or could you, plant, SOW
or reap grain with the scythe and
cradle?
Consolidated schools are just as
much better over the old one-room |
school system as the methods of |
travel, of doing farm work, or liv-
ing in our homes.
Sincerely for the welfare of the |
boys and girls of this and all parts
Of Delaware, through consolidation
Of rural schools, ask that there be
a vote in favor of consolidation with
Ellendale of the rural districts
affected