Evening journal., 1916-04-01
NEW Castle NOW
HAS MAIL DELIVERY
Well Laden Carrier Went on
Route for First Time
Today
HOME MAKING
CLASSES POPULAR
speeial 10 TnE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. Del. April L.
James L. Bacon, few minutes before
o'clock this morning walked into
the postoflice as the new mail car
rier. An hour later he Il postmas-
ter Murphy with his face wreathed
in smiles and started to deliver the
mail. His sack was well filled and
the carrier had big bundle of mail
In his hands POstoflice Inspector
Plummer came over from Wilmington
to look the work over and congratu-
lated the postmaster and the new
carrier Hereafter drop letters viii
require a two-cent stamp unless they
are not sealed
Miss Mary E Rich. of the Women's
College Newark. was the speaker at
the Parent-Teachers Association last
night Her address, was on Present
Day Troubles of Our Schools and
those who had the pleasure of hear
ing Miss Rich were delighted with
the address.
Miss Rich. on benalf of Dean Rob
inson. extended an invitation TO the
teachers. pupils AND parents TO at
tend the Shakespearian celebration
in Newark on April 2S. 20.
Much interest was shown in the de-
/ bate By members of the Penn Liter
airy Society on the question, IRE
solved. That a course Of home eco
Monies should be taught i'm our
schools" Mary Gilman and Florence
Ferguson we're the debaters on the
affirmative side and Francis Farmer
and Lee Goudiss were on the negative
side The ycung people made some
good points and the judges by vote
! OF 2 to / decided in favor of the af-
frmative. Miss Elizabeth Jefferson
who is conducting the home econOm-
les school here at present. three af-
ternoons a week was an interested
spectator and enjoyed the debate.
The pennant for the month went
TO the se~enth grade. This is the
third successive month the grade
has won the pennant
Professor Howard r. Ennis report
ed that he had purchased the books
! for the school library. The books VIII
! be used I'm az the rooms. The card
system will be used. More books
will be added to the library from
/ time to time. -,
Kathryn Bratton who had her skull
fractured in an automobile accident
near Marcus Hook some time ago, has
recovered
The George and John Athletic Asso
citation has rented the second story
of the Red Mems Hall for it's head
quarters.
For the next term Miss Elizabeth
Moore viii be In charge Of the meet
ings Of the Current Events Class OF
the Century Club.
i. George Madden teacher OF Eder
school. reports the following pupll'
on the roll of honor:
Pierce Fox. John Stanley, Manlovt
McMullin. Douglas Applehy, Howard
stanley. Helen Diehl Julian Boys
Howard Burris, Mary Melvin, Alfred
Victrolas and Records. Bridge
water.-Adv.
In the Firemens Hall this evening
the rnmmage sale for the benett OF
the Century Club building fund VIII
be continued The circulating library
by another team has started at Nc
Collins store Another team had a
delicatessen sale this morning.
In the High School yesterday after
noon the Penn Literary Society held
very pleasant entertainment
While Mrs. Charles Willis was In
Philadelphia yesterday she had the
pleasure of meeting Miss Nellie
Windle. About twenty years age
Miss Windle was teacher IN the
New Castle schools Thirty-five years
ago Miss Windle joined the Presby-
terian Church here and still holds heI
membership. She inquired about
her many friends and will shortly
visit New Castle Mrs. Willis al
one time was a pupil in Miss Windels
g school
Miss Elizabeth Jefferson had an
other big class in home economies
yesterday afternoon. "Make-overs
constituted the ground for the lesson
The course on Thursday dealt Will
meats.