Smyrna times., 1952-08-28
ENROLLMENTS
ATRECORD HIGH
DIR. Geo. r. Miller, Jr., Estim-
ates New High in School En-
rOlIment by 1000 Pupils
NEW SCHOOLS TO OPEN

The number of public school chill
dren will top the record high of
last term by more than 1000 stu
dents, according to DR.. George R.
Miller, Jr., State Superintendent.
In announcing that the public
schools of the State are rapidly
completing plans for the nearly
$4,000 children who will be on hand
for the opening of the school term,
DIR. Miller stated that the rate of
increase is expected to be about
the same as that evidenced last
year. Although some people were
skeptical about the predicted in
crease last year when it was es-
timated that approximately 1000
additional students were expected,
the actual increase was 2,027.
with these increases come addi-
tional problems which school ad-
ministrators must solve" DR.. Mill
er said. Not the least of these in
clude the procurement of an ade-
quate number of teachers and
school buildings. The foresight in
meeting these problems and the
completion of many of our school
buildings places Delaware in the
enviable position of being ready to
accommodate the larger number of
children and keeping pace with the
need for these classrooms. In only
one or two instances out of 118
school districts may it be neces-
sary to go on a half-time session
basis to provide for the children.
The circumstances involved in the
hillside district in which authori-
cations from the Federal Govern
ment and other agencies had to be
secured were beyond our jurisdic-
ton and delayed the completion of
plans for more adequate housing in
this instance. Opening for the
first time this year will be the Will
liam w. M. Henry Comprehensive
High School at Dover, an element
ary school in the Alexis I. DUPONT
district, and additions to several
school through the State. Not in
cluded are additions which were
completed during the last school
term.
Employment of Teachers
Administrators have been busy
all summer employing teachers tc
man the classrooms of the State
At the moment only 9 elementary
and 5 secondary school teacher va
cancies exist out of total staff oi
approximately 1000 in the Stat(
Board Unit and Special District
Schools. Three elementary princi
pal and one district principal posi-
tions remain to be filed. The VIII
liam w. M. Henry Comprehensive
High School will open in Dover
September 4. Fourteen teachers
recruited from seven states hav'
been secured, not including tn,
nurse, cafeteria manager, janitors
or the principal. Approximate.
275 to 300 students are expected t
coming from the Ken
County area. The building wa
recently completed and contains, il
addition to classrooms, home eco
nomics rooms, building and trades
auto shops, farm shop, science lab
oratories, Photographic laboratory
very complete art facilities, and al
unusual arrangement for counsel
ing, nurse service, and Office space
1t marks the first time that a ful
four-year high school program wi
be available to colored boys an
!. girls in the Kent County area i
one building. MIR. Taylor, the Prin
cipal of the High School, state
that band instruments are avail
able for the immediate inaugurs
ton of an instrumental music pre-
gram. The students will also re
ceive training in physical educatio
and have an opportunity to partiC
ipate in all of the major sport
normally found in high schools i
Delaware. The school will cove
grades nine through twelve and
designed to serve community need
as well. The new COMPREHENSIVE
high school does not include
gymnasium. 1t is anticipated this
funds for a gymnasium will be r'
quested of the 1858 General Assem-
bly,. Close integration with tf
Booker T.. Washington School he
been established to make some
the facilities of the new scho
available to students of the Bookt
T. washington School.