Evening journal., 1910-10-26
new CASTLE
SCHOOL BOARD
Body Talks Of Adding Com
merCiaI Course to Present
Studies
MANY PUPILS ON
MONTHS HONOR ROLL

special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, Oct. 26.-President
Ferris called the meeting of the Board
OF Education to order last night
Prof Fryer said he favored the
Steadman system OF writing in the
schools. He also suggested a two
years term for Latin instead of a
four-years' term as at present.
President Ferris drew attention TO
the proposed commercial course. A
general discussion took place over the
recommendations of the president and
principal
Mr. Eliason favored change in
the Latin course and arithmetic to
the end of the course.
Mr.. Rodney believed the Latin
should be an elective course
Every one agreed that arithmetic
was a very essential study and should
be continued to the last day of
school.
On motion of Mr.. Rodney the uues-
ton OF the commercial course and the
revision of the course of study in
the high school was referred to a spe-
cial committee consisting of President
Ferris and Messrs. Ferris, Eliason and
Jamison.
The school property committee
was instructed to arrange for the re-
moval of the Third grade to No. ?
school building by January l. New
blackboards were ordered for this
room. The Eighth grade will take
the room now occupied by the Third
grade.
Representatives of typewriter
firm demonstrated one of their ma
chimes and hope to sell some of the
machines when the commercial
course is started.
Prof. Fryer reported the following
pupils deserving of special commen-
dation:
Eighth Grade-Elizabeth Bacon.
Irene Truitt, Marie Smith, Katie
Loveless, Eleanor Cross, Isabella
Clarke, Margaret Forrest, Minerva
Taylor. Virginia Allen.
Seventh Grade-Clara Sterling.
Elizabeth Bull, Lizzie Yeaman, Bes-
lie Leach, Ethel McCallister, John
Canon, Sadie Ferguson, Hugh Nc
Caughan.
Sixth Grade-Esther vining, Wal
ter Kern, John Sharp, Alfred Hushe-
back, Susie Downie, Amy Smith, Ma
tilda Wolfe
Fifth Grade-Earl Rash, Joseph
Rothrock, Lily, Soy. Scsie Hutchin-
son, Jean McCaughan, Anna David
son, Frances Rigg, Francis Farmer.
Alfred White.
Fourth Grade-Jack Fulenwider.
Emma, Soy, Gladys Blackburne, John
Pennell.
Third Grade-Charles Lakers.
James Bennett, Hugh Fryer, Martha
Bryson, Edna Cranston, Alfred Good
en-, Walter Ferguson, Beatrice Soy, Jo-
seph Keegan.
Second Grade-Elbert Jones, Mar
garet Bull, George Tobip, William
King, Clara Ingram, Jack Davidson,
Elsie Walz, James Hickman, Mirman
Hatton, Douglas Proud.
First Grade-Freda Hendler, John
Ferry, Fred Baldt, Thomas Lennox,
Joseph Cannon, Harlan Terry, John
Quimby, May Mcdowell, Lean King,
Margaret Bare, Hazel Bender, Earl
Weggenmann, Elizabeth Mckay.
No. 3 School-First Grade-Julia
Wilson, Pearl Harris, May Jones,
livery Sharp, Frances Hildebrand,
LILLIAN Wilmont, Joseph Whiteside,
Norman Riley.
Third Grade-William Clark, Sarah
Whiteside, Irene Davis, Maude An
derson, William Warren.
Lieutenant James A. Doris and Pa
trolmen Winner and Armstrong Of the
Delaware Railroad police force had
busy time yesterday. While the
lieutenant arrested Sewell Anderson
at Kirkwood for creating disorder at
the depot in that town on Saturday
night the other officers arrested two
white youths named White and Emer-
son at Porter's Station. They were
accused of stealing watermelons from
a car last July. White was fined So
and costs for trespass by Magistrate
Nickerson. A similar fine and costs
was imposed on Anderson.
AS the officers rode on the train
they saw three men drinking whiskey
from bottle and arrested the trio.
One of the men, James Roberts when
searched had revolver and carried a
satchel containing hundred new
scissors. In default of $500 bail for
court Roberts went to Greenbank. An
investigation will be made as il is re-
ported a store was robbed IN Chester
town, Nd, several days ago. Rob-
erts said that as he has only one arm
the police had given him permission
to carry the revolver for protec-
ton.
Word was received here to-day OF
the death of the Rev. Samuel Cahill.
S. j., pastor of Old ST. Joseph's
Church, Philadelphia. Father CahilI
was born in Ireland sixty-six years
ago.
Very few dogs are seen on the
streets since the muzzle ordinance
went into effect. There are over 500
dogs in New Castle and fully twenty
per cent. of them have no owners.
In St. Peters Church rectory this
afternoon Miss Lena Riding, daugn-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Riding
and John Wood, of Philadelphia, will
be married. Many out-of-town
friends Will be present.
1t is expected that the Republicans
will have fifteen registration appeals
from this hundred.
Mrs. Faulkner and two children
who have been visiting her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. John II. Rodney. left ON
Monday for San Francisco where
Lieutenant Faulkner will meet them
and sail for the Philippine Islands.