Evening journal., 1913-10-10
NEWSY DOINGS
OF NEW CASTLE
County School Superintendent
Directs Teachers Attention
TO Institute
VISITING PREACHERS
AT THE N. E. CHURCH


Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE. Del, Oct iO-Dr.
p. L. Cross. superintendent OF pub
lie schools for New Castle county. IS
busy at this time. He has had much
.roube getting the school commits
'ioners to report their names and
urnish data required under the law.
In addition to arranging for local
Institute 10 be held In the Y. NJ c.
A. building, Wilmington. on October
IS. he Is preparing for the county in
stitute, which will be held In con-
junction With The Kent county insti-
tute. He has sent out .ho following
letter to the teachers regarding the
compulsory school law:
My dear co-worker: Inclosed you
VIII fnd list OF children coming un-
der the compulsory law. Your hearty
cooperation IS necessary TO secure
the proper enforcement Of the law.
The following suggestions will as
sist you in your part Of this work:
]. Please learn at once from your
clerk who Is the truant oficer and
when the compulsory period begins,
ana for how long time, and inform
me
2. Teachers must see that their
list Of pupils are kept In proper
shape They have the authority TO
add or strike of names from the list
10 correct same.
g. The teacher must know the rea-
son for each absence and mark u on
the register II there Is satisfactory
excuse. An excuse card should fol-
ow each absence, except In inclemcnt
weather or where the teacher knows
here is proper reason for absence.
Pupils are excused only for sickness,
lnclement weather. exposure TO con-
agious disease. or other urgent cause
that win commend itself TO the good
Judgment OF the teacher
4. ThreS days after the compulsory
period begins. all pupils on the com
pulsory list who have not entered
school must be reported to the super
intcndent At the end of each month,
during the compulsory period, re-
port should be made OF all absences
uDexcused, When any pupil has been
absent for three days without proper
excuse. send notice OF such absence
10 the superintendent After par
ents have received notice from 'he
superintendent any unexcused absence
amounting to three days must be re-
ported TO the superintendent. and 10
the truant officer for prompt prose-
cution
S. Kindly preserve this note for
assistance IN your part Of the work.
Write for any Information YOU may
need at any tius n there is any
urgent need e. personal visit. We
viii be glad 70 come TO your call We
shall visit your school as frequently
as possible. Write for necessary sup
plies
- With best wishes for your success.
] am.
Respectfully yours.
E. H. Cross
r. s. There will be n meeting Of
the teachers Of our county IN Whining
ton on Saturday. October Is. NJ l0l
o'clock. for organization and ~ gen
rrsi conference on school subjects DR.. /
Charles Wagner and Others viii be pres.
ent TO assist and TO make the confer.
encc pleasant and helpful We desire
70 make this good year, and your 60.
operation is absolutely essential 10 this
end. II is our desire 20 arrange for con
siderable local institute work, and this
will be considered at length AZ this
meeting Our annual institute will be
held in Dover. November 70 Is. AL
Necessary arrangements will be made 1
At the conference in the Young Mems /
Christian Association building on Oc- !
tober 10. T.. L. G.
Several New Castle residents will
attend the funeral Of Mrs Mary c.
Whitelock. Of No. 704 Poplar street.
Wilmington. which takes place Sun
day afternoon. Mrs. Whitelock was a
sister Of Mrs. George Swan and Of
William n. Whitelock.
Secretary A. T. Gray. Of the North
ln6ana Conference. viii preach al
tho morning services IN the Methodist
Church on Sunday He will address
the Sunday school and the Rev. H. c.
Sunheld viii preach a. the evening
service General Secretary Ander
son and j. G. woolley viii be here
The following Sunday in the same
church.
Company n. Organized Militia Of
Delaware. viii give another dance In
he Armory this evening.
The Ladies Auxiliary Of Emmanuel
Church. viii give q bake tomorrow for
the benefit Of the Sunday school build
ing fund.
Chestnut hunting parties are now
numerous In some places cheatnuts
are reported as being plentiful
Farmers are about completing wheat
seeding.
Another delegation OF baseball en-
thusiasts went 10 see the game to-
day between the Athletics and the
Giants.