Evening journal., 1914-09-22
Calls THE RURAL
Children TO School
Superintendent Cross Issues
Warning to Pupils Who
Ignore Compulsory Law
MEDALS FOR TIE
CITY BOY SCOUTS
speclaI 10 THE EvENINa JoURNAL.

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. Sept. 22-Dr. e. L.
Cross. county superintendent OF free
schools, Is sending out a letter full
of advice TO the teachers Of the
schools. DR.. Cross refers at length
to the necessity of enforcing the at
tendance Of every child of school
age. The commissioners of each
school district are compelled to aD-
point an attendance officer. When a
child fails to attend school the
teacher must notify the attendance
officer that such child had been alb
sent from school. Unless the par
ents Of the child enforce the attend
snce OF the children they are liable
to a heavy fine.
The average attendance OF the
pupils in New Castle county must be
raised this year and the teachers
have to cooperate with the county
J superintendent who Will enforce the
I compulsory attendance law through
! the attendance officer in each dis
trict
The New Castle Wanderlust Club
hiked TO the Garrett farm south of
| New Castle on Saturday afternoon
and the young people spent an en-
/ jcyable afternoon on the spacious
lawn. Popular games we're played
and dancing INDUCED In. Those
present were; tn Misses Marion
Bacon. Matilda Wolfe, E,. Sbley.
]
| MunsOn. Martha Perrem Emily, Nit
chell, e. Crompton, c. Sterling, NJ.
Eullen, r. Lorenz, Vera Mcdowell,
J T. Sterling G.. Sentmeyer. G.. Rich
ards, G. Pritchett d. Shafer, B. Ham
mond. NJ. Othosan. Messers. %. Sterl-
ing, " Lyman. Edward Naylor. +.
davidson, H. Wink, J. Spry, c. Sterl-
ing. H. Crompton. NJ. Janvier S
Hall. J. Mcdowell, r. Mcdowell, j
Rothrock. J. Hance. J. Carlin, c. Fer
ris. V. Biggs, s. Gravatt r. Smith, II
Bullen. M. Keegan, W. Stewart, l.
Gemmill, S. Farmer, A. n. gallagher
Members of the Boy Scouts, who
won the events on Thursday at the
field meet on the Deemer lawn, were
presented last night at the meeting
with bronze medals. AS Edward
Naylor won a number of events. II
was decided not to present him with
medal for each event, but to give
him one high-class gold medal. Tn,
Rev. John l.. Johnson referred ai
length to the open-hearted gencr.
, osity and kindness of Mr and Mrs
/ Deemer in entertaining the boys. Thl
boys were told to continue thei
4 good work with civic pride as thei
j guiding star.
! The New Castle A. A. baseball
4 team will meet the George and job
~ team at Ocean Beach Park. Gallaghe
! and McGrory and Bratton and Corn
4 ley will be the batteries
4 Jewish residents of the city oh
a served their New Year yesterday.
Manager Ferguson cannot under
N stand why the Baraca baseball tear
y declines TO play the George and job
= club. Mr.. Ferguson thinks the team
q of the city should play champion
!. ship series.
N John Lalli on Sunday displayed til
n American and Italian flags. In al
nj parts of the country where Italian
~ reside, celebrations were held con
N memorating the forty-fcurth ann
versary of Rome being recognized a
"A Italys capital.
~ The Ladies' Aid Society OF the n
IL l5. Church will hold n bake on ne,
y Saturday in Challenger's drug stor
N. 'fhe members OF the society hope I
y make the affair a success.
~. The Chestnut crop in this sectio
\. is splendid this year, and alread
parties are being organized TO go
Tho couufry later and ort a eunpl
~ of the nuts.
n, Local rivermen are bringing cor
siderable quantities of sweet an
white potatoes from the New Jersc
side of the rover.
n Riverview Beach, at Pennsville.
- recOming popular with Out-of-tOW
=, parties. A number of families fro
~ Harrisburg DOwningtown, al
points In Maryland. spert last we,
3 az the resort.