Evening journal., 1910-02-23
TO ENFORCE
SCHOOL LAWS
New Castle Truant Officer
viii See That Town Children
Keep up Studies

NEW 1ASIlIEs IeD. lJ.-~lne bOdfu
OF Education is determined that the
compulsory school law shall be en-
forced. Truant Officer Lancaster and
the committee ON compulsory education
began a crusade today. Parents must
send their children 10 school. Whether
It be to the public. private or paro-
chial schools.
At the meeting of the Board last
evening Mr.. McIvor reported on be-
half OF tho committee on text books
recommending that the Steadman sys-
tenn of writing be given trial I'm the
primary grade.
James M. Vanardale and John NJ.
Burk were named as judges for hold
ing the school election on March 8.
Charles Bennett appeared before the
board in reference to the suspension
OF his son. Charles Bennett, for an
infraction of school laws.
The matter was referred to the Wis
iting committee Of No. 1 school.
superintendent Hallway reported the
following pupils deserving OF special
commendation:
High School-Mary Biggs, Ruth Stew
art Grace McCaughan, Alva Watts,
Elizabeth Bacon, Mabel Clewell, Bessie
Miller. Francis McFarlin, Pauline VIII
helm. Edith Sterling, Myrtle Denning,
Josephine Clothier, Karl NickerHon,
Maude Denning. Louise Moody, Flora
Denney irwin Wise, Ida Lank.
Eighth Gfade--William Tibbett. Mar
garet Hendrix, Margaret Forrest, Ed
ward Naylor, Elizabeth Bacon.
Seventh Grade--Virginia' Allen. Mi
nerva Taylor. jeanette Wylie, Eleanor
Cross, Dorothy Rigg, irwin Duncan, Es-
tella Sibley, Vaughan Lancaster lsa-
bella Clark, Herbert Hanf, Elmer In
gram, Charlotte Biggs
Sixth Grade--Elizabeth Bull, Ella
Green. Matilda Wolfe. Russell Cole,
Margaret Hickman, Clifton Green, Ger
trude Ingram.
Fifth Grade--Walter Kern, Susan
Hutchinson, John Sharp, Esther Vim
ing lcllarie McCusker, Marion Munsoni
Alfred tiushebeck, Francis Furmer, Lii
10 Soy.
Third Grade--Walter Roberts, Nellie
Chusnside, Mollie Sharp. Mabel Pin
der. Mary MeKnitt. Earl Banks Charles
McNally, Harry Munson, Harry New
love, Michael Lalli.
Second Cfrade-Ruth Nicekrson. Ber-
tina Hall, Edna Cranston, Beatrice Soy
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James Loveless, Albert Chandler, Ray
mond Rossel, Robert Roth.
First Grade-IElsie Walls, George To-
bin, John Davidson. Charles Clark. FL
bert Jones. John Wallace, Merton White
Dorothy Gilman. Douglas Proud, David
Miller, William King, Paul Kern.
| Miss Deakyne's School.-Edna Clarke
Edith Montgomery, Samuel Cole.
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] Grory, Joseph Hendler, Ivory sharp
Brooks Pusey, May Jones, Helen Brat
| ton.
Professor Holloway reported having
visited the Collingwod, n. j., schoo
and while there found that the stead
man system Of writing is in use there
from the second grade.
Manual training is under the direc.
ton of a woman at a saalry OF $6'
a month. Professor Holloway also in.
vestigated mechanical drawing.
Industry Council No. 20. Jr. o. u. A
NJ. received the flag last evening i
won in the state contest for increase il
membership. Several visitors were pre-
sent and a delightful evening was spent
There will be a meeting OF the Demo.
Gratis of New Castle hundred tomor.
row evening in the town hall. The OBJ
ject of the meeting is to elect dele
gates to the special convention OF th'
! County Committee.
Great Sachem Harry w. Sinclair, o
the Improved order Red Men will visi
Seminole Tribe, No. 40, on Monday
evening.
The Wilmington Transfer Compan.
is installing the new FIRE bell in th'
tower of the GoGod Will Fire Com
pany's engine house. The bell has
good sound and can be heard through
out the city. An EFFORT viii be mad
10 have an alarm system put In 81
that prompt service Of the firemen car
be secured.
William Pustill and David Smith wen
TO smyrna river yesterday to fish TO
rock and perch.