Milford chronicle., 1915-09-03
SCHOOL NOTES.

oiroodv announced in the Chron-
As Siilford schools will open sept.
Nls' +be new year. 1t has been IN
..-osting to note an eagerhess on
.So hart Of the boys and girls 10 get
hack 10 school lie oti s+oe
peeo Nav changes in the teaching stan
i.e. Mace Miss January after a
iaAes illness in her Detroit home, at
Neai brt only after her physician had
@sS' .Lo couid not teach this tall, sent
salt s'' rosionation. Her letter OF ac-
il Iol ~ sent to Mr.. Abbott in the
Csp,a''s p,., summer in recognition OF her
eaIl! o;,,tnent was a beautiful eX-
IsapPC- tsion of her appreciation OF all the
Pes5ooiistiops of her life in Milford, ana
~ doubtIess true that her own dls-
annointment in being unable TO re-
snrn epr was as keen as any oil us WHO
raaiized the high quality OF her WORN
sonid have. In recent weeks she mas
Ul.a Ui..o,, nc there came to her, first
Si''If offor tn teach music in the De-
o,+ u schools. and later, the request
.tot .O,' sbe take a position in the Thomas
me- cia' rom which she came to us,
ou,iOU, Sr5 gbere one of our IA graduates
sla. siu Dorothv McCabe, spent last year.
~ :. = needless to say that Miss Janu-
n. II - ,,o,,Id have returned to us had II
a. o.! noesible. She will not teach TINS
sn In her place the Board elected
Miss Mabel C. Shattuck, now Oh ocean
Grove n j., who is a graduate OIL tlle
syracuse University, and comes WIN
some of the finest testimonials
Mics Lena Shorts final decision not
% ottamnt regular school work TINS
voar gave large disappointment TO
manv nam In her place Miss Laureta
Whitehead of Lincoln, a graduate OF
n chester Normal School, with some |
years of successful experience ana
highly recommended by school ON
cisls was elected by the Board at the |
last regular meeting.
The new addition, at the rear Ol
he old Academy Building, approaches
completion, and it is hoped Will pe
ready for occupancy September Z. II
is expected that only the lower room
will he used at once, and in thls' as
MANNED at the outset, probably an
overflow from each of two grades the
second and the third, will be housed
and taught by Miss Sara Bennett, the
daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Il. A. Ben
nett also elected in the early sum
mer by the Board, and coming WltI
fine eucomiums from the Maryland
College from which she graduated
this year ,o.o IN
Last, but not least, is a change IN
the High School staff. MISS hieln'
who came to US from Ursinus ColISse
last year, and did a faithful and nelp-
mi wears work for US, took a position
this wear at Thedford, Nebraska, at a
considerable advance in salary, anu
in congenial work. Miss Roat' OIL
whom one hears only praise, a1ter
two years with leave Of absence from
the Milford School Board, comes PACK
TO her old work as teacher OF EIsllsH
History IA
Examinations of pupils who dld
not complete subjects undertaken last
year. will be given Monday afternoon
September 6, beginning at o'cioCA'
A meeting of all the teachers VIII pe
asked for p m, Monday, IN the hlsN
School Hall.
The State Board of Education mas ;
recently placed in the hands OF schooi
principals the new uniform course Oh
study for approved" high schools Oh
1t demands practically no {
changes in Milford, and allows certain I
that had been intended
for the coming year. This new out {
line, which must prove of real advan- !
iage to the State, in requiring certain \
things of oil bfUb echOOls permits q
two years of French with the approx '
al Of our Board. French is planned TO
be given this coming year, and II Is
hoped that some of our graduates OF
recent years, who have spare hours
will use the opportunity to begin an
with this interesting