Milford chronicle., 1953-08-21
Schools viii Reopen
With S6,578,OOO In
NeJU Buildings
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an expenditure Of 100000. The
Jason High School, the first Sec
ondary school outside Of Whining
ton, for Negroes in the state, has
had a considerable increase in en-
rollment since it was opened.
A total Of 12S additional class
rooms will be provided with the
opening of the schools. Although
the classrOOms used up a great ma
jority of the public funds made
available in 1851, laboratories, cafe
terias and the other facilities re-
quired substantial portion of the
overall appropriations.
Mr.. Taylor announced that the
total cost of alP the buildings to be
opened next month was $6,578,OO0
Although some other buildings will
not be ready for occupancy at the
beginning Of the new school term,
they will be completed during the
next school year, the engineer said.
The largest individual program
is the one providing a new cOmpre-
hensive high school for Negroes at
MiddletOwn, which cost $1,3S0,000
The new high school, with grades
one through II, will have IA class
rooms, five special rooms, two labO-
ratory rooms, two shops, a gym
nasium and cafeteria.
Cost S12O,OOO to S1,35OOOO
A. J. Taylor, engineer for the Del
aware School Auxiliary, said yester-
day that the individual projects
range in costs from $12O,O0O up to
1,S5O,OOO. All the projects in the
state, outside of Wilmington, are
the realization of appropriations by
the 1851 session of the State Legis-
lature, with matching funds by the
local districts in most instances.
Even while educators are prepar-
ing to open the doors of the build
ings to the students for the first
time, architects are placing their
thoughts on drawing boards for
other new buildings to keep pace
with the growing school population
in Delaware.
The only uncertainty as to open
ing date for any of the new schools
concerns the West Seaford ele-
mentary school, which required an
outlay of $484,OOO. The new SeafOrd
school will have IL classrOOms, a
multi-purpOse room. a music room
and an economies room. "This
school may not be ready for stu
dents the first of September but it
will probably be completed during
the month, Mr.. Taylor said.
Frankford will have five addi-
tiOnal classroOms and a multi-pur-
pose room available at a cost
of $225,000. Harrington students
will move into IA new classrOoms
and will use a new cafeteria that re-
quired $4,000 in state and local
district money.
Manor. Park Work Underway
/ The Manor Park School in the
( New Castle District will be ready
for opening after completion of
S6O3, 900 worth of work in prOvid-
ing Is classrOOms and a multi
purpose room.
The Oak Grove elementary school
with it's addition, will have eight
new elementary classroOms, eight
other classrOOms, a gymnasium, in
dustrial arts room an addition to
the cafeteria and gymnasium cost
ing $621.00O.
( Colwyck School in the Rose Hill
Minquadale School District, which
required an outlay of about $6S5,O00
will provide Is classrOOms, a shop, a
home economics room, a cafeteria
an art room, music room, and a
multi-purpOse room. Moving farther
south in Delaware, Selbyville will
have three additional classrOOmS
and a shop costing $14O,OOO.