Smyrna times., 1931-06-10
NINE NEW SCHOOLS PLANNED
FOR STATE OF DELAWARE
BOARD TO MAKE SEVERAL
ADDITIONS TO BUILDINGS

Wilmington Also Has S1,200,00G
+ Available For Structures in
City-Mt. Pleasant Addition
A schedule has been formulated
/ by the State Board of Education
which will use the greater portion
OF the S3,O0O,OOO appropriation fol
school building purposes. Bids fol
the construction of two new
schools will be opened at an early
date. Of the amount of money ap-
propriated, ST, 100000 is to be used
for schools in the State, and ST.
100000 for schools in Wilmington
One of the first projects which the
State Board has approved is the
construction Of new elementary
and Junior high school for Mt
Pleasant School District No. 2, in
Brandywine hundred. 1t viii be
the equivalent of 81 room school,
including auditorium, gymnasium
and lunch room. It's cost is esti-
mated at S365,0O0. A referendum
for the raising of a bond for a
fraction of the cost of the building
will be held at the Mt. Pleasant
School, Bellevue, Saturday, June
20. The date for the closing date
for filing of candidates for the
building commission has been set
for Monday, June IS. Work on the
plans and specifications for the
school will be started as soon as
the district approves the raising of
the bonds which will be for about
100000 for the whole district. The
balance, about S305,O0O, will be
paid by the State. The program
also includes an eight room addi-
tion for the Alexis /. dupont
special district and a gymnasium.
A new four room school with as
sembly hall is planned for Hockes-
sin, including North Star and Mt.
Pleasant No "a districts. This will
be an elementary school. A sim
liar new school is approved by the
board for Yorklyn, including Clin-
ton District No. %. The board has
approved plans for completing con-
struction Of the auditorium for
the Newark school and the con-
struction of a gymnasium as an
addition to the present school, The
auditorium for the Newark school
could not be completed because of
lack of funds. A new elementary
school building, to consist of six
rooms and auditorium, gymnasium,
combined, has been approved for
Townsend, No. 81, and Blackbird,
No. SO, if the consolidation of the
districts is approved. Repairs to
the old Delaware City school for
conversion to a high schol have
been tentatively approved. A new
school was recently completed
there, and it has been suggested
that the old school be repaired and
made a high school.
Dover Special District Addition
"a six room addition has been
approved for the Dover special dis
trict and a similar addition has
been approved for Milford Special
district, if certain consultations
are agreed to. A new building,
the equivalent Of a 27 IL room
school, including gymnasium, cafe
terra and auditorium, to be an
elementary high school, is approx
ed for Selbyville District No. 80.
A four room addition is approved
for the LeWes Special School Dis
trict If further consolidation is
approved by the residents of an ad-
joining district another four room
addition has also been approved by
the board "A 10 room addition is
approved for Millsboro District No.
%. The construction of the new
school, containing 19 rooms, audi
torium, gymnasium and cafeteria
for the consolidated Marshallton-
Brandywine Springs School Dis
trict, has been approved and the
plans are now being prepared.
Contracts are to be awarded by the
Delaware School Foundation for
the work. Bids will be opened on
June II, for the new eight room
school, with auditorium and gym
nasium, combined, for Frederick
and work will soon be started. The
final plans for the 10 room school,
with auditorium and gymnasium
combined, for Lord Baltimore
School District, have been approx
ed and will soon be let for bids.
Nine New School i'm the State
The program approved so far
calls for the construction of nine
new schools, five additions to pres
ent schools and one repair under
taking. Plans for the school con-
struction program for the city of
Wilmington are not included. Due
to the fact that Legislature at the
past session made the funds for the