Milford chronicle., 1927-03-25
OPPORTUNITY SCHOOL
CLOSED FOR SEASON

The Opportunity School which has
been held in Milford during the eve
nings at Public School No 2, under
the management of Professor Scott
who organized the. school, and has
carried it to final success, closed
Friday night, March 18th, for the
season. with pleasing program
which was successful in every
waH Those who took part in the
program, by singing, remarks ana
reading papers, which were appre-
ciated, were: Joseph Rhodes, Mrs
Julia Henry, Mrs. Nlillie McNatt'
Mrs. Celia Ross, Mrs. Carrie Bay
nard, Mr.. A. Boyer Brown, Mrs. Re
becca Polk, Mrs. Lettie Henry ana
Mrs. Mary E. Young.
Several from other places ap-
peared in the ceremonies and
discussed topics which were benetl-
ciaI to school work and public SER
vice. and of these were: Prof. S-
Marcellus Blackburn, who is prin-
cipal of the Booker T. Washington
School at Dover; Miss Carrie E.
Kelley. from Viola, and DR.. Henry
of Dover, each of whom made ad-
dresses which held the attention of
the audience.
The local visitors were Rev. F. d.
Cobb, pastor of Mt. Zion Baptist
Church; Rev. o. S. Neal, pastor of
Bethel Al. NJ E. Church, and Rev.
J. H. Nutter, pastor of st. Paul M.
E. Church, and they expressed ap-
probation for the Milford Public
Schools and for the Opportunity
work which had been accomplished
in this special course, under the
care of Prof. Scott.
This Opportunity School has been
a real blessing to the cOlored people
of Milford and vicinity, and the
class roll for last year numbered
twenty-six, while the class of this
year numbered thirty-nine. The
youngest member of this class is
nineteen years. while the Oldest is
seventy-nine years. Two met the
requirements for an "A" Certificate,
one got a "B" grade, three for a
&C" grade and eleven received a
ID" grade certificate, which by the
way, is the highest Certificate Of
fered.
The Milford School No. 2 is a good
work in trying to help wipe out il
literacy in the State of Delaware,
and by the year 1880 it is hoped that
Delaware will be the first state" in
the United States to attain this
point for the cOlored race.
The teachers in the Milford OPP
pOrtunity School feel great pride in
the showing and progress OF those
who have studied faithfully in and
out of its sessions; which has made
them determined to again organize
another such school and work
valliantly for the goal to help old
and young of the cOlOred race, to
become able to read, write and be-
come capable Of doing plain mathe- |
matical problems. They are includ- |
ing now as part of the course, sew !
ing and making clothes for them !
selves and their children. Prof. J. |
Graham Scott the principal of the !
Milford COlored Public Schools, has |
organized this work here in Milford, |
and also assisted other towns in |
Delaware to carry on the work, and |
much of the success has to be given |
to him for the same. 1t is a labor
of love on the part of the teachers,
as they receive no pay for it, other
than the satisfaction of knowing
that they have helped their fellow
men and women to better condi-
tions. The state is at no expense,
except to loan the use of the school
building at night, and the books
necessary for the work. They are
helping themselves.