Milford chronicle., 1913-09-12
MILFORD SCHOOLS Open
With GOOD ATTENDANCE

Milford's public schools opened Tues
day morning with an initial enrolment
of 81. This is considered a very good
showing at this time of the year, fol
a large proportion of the older pupils,
those to whom the compulsory schOo
law does not apply, are now working
in the canning factories while many Of
the rural pupils are still at work on the
farms. When the schools closed last
June, the enrolment was 440 pupils,
and the school authorities are looking
for more than this number before the
first of October. The full teaching staff
was on hand to commence work, and
they were assigned as follows.
Principal, 7. A. Hoover.
High SchOol-Miss Anna Hall, who
will teach the same studies as last year
Miss Wingfeld, music Miss June Atkin-
son, History and 9th, Grade English
Miss Laura Newell, Grammer and Eng
lish Mrs. Charles Phillips, Drawing.
Gaammer SchoOl-Miss Viva John
son Miss Ruth Sipple Miss Lena
Short and Miss May Foulk.
First Grade Miss Lulu Ross Second
Grade Miss Price Third Grade Miss
Cora Sipple Fourth Grade-Miss May
Watson.
Misses Price, Wingfeld, Atkinson,
and Newell are new teachers here.
Miss Price is from Harrington and
comes to Milford highly recommended.
Miss Wingfeld, the new teacher in
music. is from Lynchburg, Va, she re-
ceived her training in the Thomas Strang
School of Detroit Michigan and is we'll
prepared for her work. Miss June
Atkinson, of Richmonville, N. Y, is a
graduate of Bates College and has had
one year of successful experience in
High School work. Miss Laura Ne
well, of Alstead, New Hampshire, is a
graduate of Middlebury College, and
has had one year experience in grade
work
BOARD CREATES NEW COURSES.
The Board has passed the following
resolutions which speak for themselves.
Resolved. That, beginning with the
school year 1874, the Board of Edu-
cation will issue a diploma in the
General Course to any student of the
High School who shall have completed
any sixteen units of the schools work,
provided that this work shall include
not less than two units of High School
Mathematics and not more than two
units in either Music and Drawing.
Resolved, That Commencement honors
shall be awarded to such graduates only
as shall have taken at least three units
of High School Mathematics and shall
be based only on such subjects as shall
be rated by the faculty as Senior
branches.
1t is believed that the above ruling
of the Board of Education will widen
materially the usefulness of the High
School work. This will allow pupils to
elect practically all of their work, and
will at the same time protect the grant
ing Of school honors. Several new sub
jects have been added to the course
which are of a practical nature, and
the curriculum as it now stands should
appeal to pupils desiring a good start
in business training. as well as to those
who wish to enter college.
Another matter has been brought to
the attention of the local editor by a
member of the Board of Education.
This gentleman asked that a part of
page in the Chronicle be devoted eX-
to school topics once each
month. This was readily granted, but
we will give full page if it is needed.
1t is the purpose to have this new read
ing department in the Chronicle edited
entirely by the pupils, and a teacher
appointed for that purpose. We are
sure that this new feature will be OF
interest to our readers.