Evening journal., 1912-09-07
NEWSY DOINCS
OF NEW CASTLE
Sunday School Has Problem
to Solve in Study Period
Question
TRY NEW PLAN FOR
WEEK AS EXPERIMENT

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. Sept IA special
meeting of the Board Of Education
WAS held last evening 10 consider
suggestions made by Prof. Cross. It
was a shirt waist meeting. for the
members Of the Board removed their
coats while transacting Ahe busi-
ness.
Mr.. Jernison said that four pupils
from State Road are attending the
New Castle schools and unless they
are allowed TO go home on the early
train they must walt until the 7.15
O'Clock. Because Of the condition
Prot Cross suggested a change of
the hours Of study. He favored ELI
minating the two recess periods. and
cut down the noon hour dismiss at
3 O'Clock. giving them an hour to su-
pervlse the other schools. He believ-
ed the periods should be forty min
utes day and five days a week
Prof. Cross said he did not believe
a teacher could do good work in
twenty minute periods three or four
days a week.
There was a general discussion
over the suggestion and as three
quarters OF an hour would be allowed
for lunch there would not be much
time. Mr.. Goudiss favored a shorter
noon hour for some Of the under
grades.
Prof Cross promised to gte results
in the schools. He believed some
thing should be done to adjust the
Glasses so as to help the State Road
girls.
A general discussion followed over
the elective courses by the fresh
men.
Mr.. Mckay and Mr.. Goudiss said
IN other schools studies are elective.
Prof. Cross said every student should
study Latin.
Mr.. Rodney said Latin has value
as the ground Of perfect study OF the
English language.
Mr.. Goudiss remarked that success
is sure TO come after Latin study
Miss Ratledge teaches Latin and half
of the freshmen class has elected
Latin.
Mr.. Eliason believes Latin should
be compulsory in the first year.
Mr.. Rodney moved and Mr. Goudiss
seconded the motion that Latin be
required I'm the High School first
year class. The motion was carried
and Prof Cross said there would be
no trouble.
Mr. Eliason believed with Mr. Gpu-
diss three-quarters Of an hour too
short. Prof. Cross said he can
shorten some periods and give the
children. an hour to go home.
The new arrangement will be tried
for weeks.
at makes no differnce who is nom
mated tomorrow" said a speaker at
the meeting OF the New Castle Re
publican Club last night. we can
defeat him in November The State.
county and district tickets can aud
will be elected II Republicans do their
duty. Workers will see to it today
that no Republicans vote at the Dem
ocratic primary
President Nickerson has appointed
the following committees:
Room-Osee Hance, John Remen-
ter. George McKnitt.
District Committees-Flo Hud-
son, Charles n. Hill. Elwood Simon
Samuel Barnes.
Second District - William Geb-
hardt, Samuel McKnitt, William Jes-
ter. William Greer.
Third District-Clayton d. Apple
by. W E. Cranston, Charles White
side. John Steele.
Fourth District--T j. Eastburn. A
p. King, John Jester, John NJ. Will
son
Elwood H. Brown. a candidate for
county treasurer, addressed the meet
ing. Mr.. Brown will get a big vote
in New Castle hundred
T. W. Patchell and Lindsay Wilson
OF Newark. and Walter s. Burris
were visitors.
The club will hold another smoker
on next Thursday evening. Candi-
dates for county Offices will be pres
ent and a pleasing programme has
heen arranged. All Republicans OF
-he hundred are expected 10 he pres
ent.
John Kaler had one Of his fingers
mashed when the launch in which he
was a passenger arrived at the
wharf
The Boys Scouts entertained theiI
women friends last evening. The
little military troupe will be divided