The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1895-09-27

The Darlington Academy opened on the 9th
of September with large enrolment, and
every prospect for IA pleasant and prosperous
year. There are SO on the roll and many more
will come in after the canning season is over.
The attendance is good, Notwithstanding the
threatening mornings and the hot weather
As yet but three have come from the Shures-
vile district to the academy. 1t is to be re
GREETED that the school at That place could not
be kept open, as the distance to other schools
is too great for small children.
Additions will soon be made to the library.
Mill Green School opened with an enroll
ment of % pupils. The avera &c attendance
for the week ending September 10, was % per
cent. This is better showing than was made
last year at the same time. Six grades re-
presented. Mr.. Frank Davis is the teacher.
The first Faculty Meeting of the year for
Forest Hill School was held on Tuesday even
ing. Items OF interest to the whole school
were discussed and plans were laid for future
work. The higher grades have reorganiZed
the tCary Literary Society for the coming
year. 1t meets semi monthly. The officers
for the present term are; president. Clara
Smithson; vicepresident, Flora Horn; secre-
tary, Lulu Grey; executive committee, Eddie
Ely, Corinne Harkins and Columbia Wallis
ThesuggeStion at the Institute of eXhausting
one subject in Grammar before taking up
another has been adopted in the higher grades
of For est Hill school and is reported to give
much satisfaction. For short while last
Fridaymornng the school was visited by two
of the representatives of Jarrettsville school.
The school at Dublin has forty-one pupils
enrolled to date,-a larger number than ever
before this early in the school year. The at
tendance of the school is seriously effected
during the early part of the school year by the
canning industry, as many of the children
work in the canning houses. Mr. John B.
Scarborough is principal, and Miss Olevia
King, assistant.
The advanced grades of the Aberdeen
school have organized into two literary socie
ties, each Of which will present programme
Of public exercises one Friday afternoon of
each month. The leaders are Miss BERTHE
Swift, ninth grade, and Master Mitchell Os-
born, seventh grade. Mr.. Frank K. SmecheI,
Of Aberdeen, recently donated to the school
library handsome set Of Victor Hugo'S
works, besides a number OF other books and
lot of magazines. A substantial addition to
the library will soon be made.
Havre de Grace high school opened pleas
anty, and despite the very hot weather,
pupils are attending and working well. The
browning Literary Society, OF the academic
department, has recognized for the winter,
with membership at present of 43, and the
following officers President, John LiveZey;
Vice-president, Josephine Wilson Secretary,
Grace Swingley Treasurer, Robert McGaw
Crltc, y. 1. wright Executive committee,
Pearl Bristow, Hattie Magraw, Arthur Hickey;
Music Committee, Edna Mitchell, Nora Hos
ter, Alex. Brierley. Enrolment to Friday,
September Goth: First grade, "a I'd grade,
81 Sd grade, 60; 4th grade, S.; 9Th grade,
80 9th grade, "a Academic department, 43
total, 1868. class of seven has been oganiZed
in Latin, and the prospect is for greater in
terest in the study of languages.
Chestnut Hill school spent part of last Fri
day afternoon botanizing Fifteen specimens
were obtained. Eight pupils were added to
the roll during the past week. The begin
ners class, consisting of ten, is one of the
most interesting in the school.