Evening journal., 1917-10-31
NEWS Happenings
ABOUT NEW Castle
w. E. RothweII is Chosen
New Member Of Town
School Board
MANY SCHOLARS
ON HONOR ROLL
snecIal to THE EvENING JouRNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, Del, oct 3i.-The
Halloween dance given by the New
Century Club viii take place in the
Opera House tonight
Many suppers were served late last
night ovng TO lack Of trolley service
between Wilmington and New Castle
between and o'clock.
A postcard has been received by
Mayor Theodore W. Lavender from his
brother Denny s. Lavender, telling or
The safe arrival OF the latter in Mem
phIs, Tenn. Mr.. Lavender is returning
10 his home IN Arizona after visit
20 New Castle.
A new gas main is being laid on
Fifth street. 90 the great satisfaction
IF the residents there.
An insane man named Cornelius Holt
from Munccy. Ind. was arrested by Po-
lice Oflccr Nickerson yesterday. lie
was committed 90 tarnhurst on
reaching the institution the man hung
up his hat and told Or. Hancker he
liked The place. as II was near the
ocean.
Edward Bradford. colored, and Har-
old Hopkins, were fined ~ and costs
by Mayor Lavender yesterday on a dis
orderly conduct charge
William y. Rothwell was elected o
member Of the Board Of Public Edu-
cation at last nights meeting, TO MI
The vacancy caused by the death OF
William J.. Ferris. Or. julius a. Dodd
took the oath of office as a member,
and attended his nrst meeting last
night
The heating system in school No,
came up for considerable discussion.
The Eighth grade room has never been
satisfactorily heated, and Miss Daslcr's
room Is also cold. while other rooms
are too warm.
Bills we're passed for textbooks
and repairs. The matter OF three ad-
ditional type-writers was left over TO
next month for the property com
mittee 20 try further to secure fac
tory rebuilt ones. The principal,
Henry r. Snaveiy. reported for Sep
tember a total enrollment OF 400 pu-
nils. with an average attendance OF
SO 7-1O per cent and for October, a
total enrollment Of 399 pupils, with
90 per cent. average attendance. The
amount of 1887 80 was reported in the
city fund. A representative OF the
ROYAL Typewriter Company spoke on
behalf Of that machine.
Table and trestles will be put IN
two primary rooms, 10 give the small
children a better opportunity fol
hnsv work. A new duplicator wa
ordered bought The salary OF tn
truant officer was fixed s. mont
for ten months.
The following is the honor roll:
Eighth grade-JoAn Stanley. Hai
Ian Berry, Charles Cannon, WilliaI
King, Leon King. Earl Weggenmanl
Alice Clark. May Mcdowell. Gertrud
Ratledge, May Fehl. Laura Armpriei
ter. Esther Berry. Elizabeth Mckal
GLADYS Maloney, Edna Deemer
Seventh grade-Rosie Seymour
PAUL Strimple, Harold Bannar, Mar
tha Shaw. Alexander Subocz, Norman
Riley.
Sixth grade-Elizabeth Cannon
Mary Davis. Elizabeth Milligan.
Fifth grade-Paul Jackson. JohI
I.ennox.. Fritz Pfrommer. Charles
Truitt Carlisle Tobin, Elias Clayton
Julian Cunning. Norman Seymour
Arcadia Smith Addie Duling, Frances
sheridan. Margaret Janvier, Cuthber
Bridgewater. Alice Loveless.
Fourth grade-lCarrie Atkinson
Mary Burris. Anna CLAYTON. Adelaide
Davidson. William Gebhart Lil'
Johnson, Harry Long Vivian Moyle
Vernon Mcdowell Mildred Parker
Margaret Snayely. Mary Thompson
Charles Townsend Ruth Wilhelme.
Third Grade-Nellie seward Arthu
Heather. sophia Janvier, Elsie StidhaH
GLADYS Butler. Richard Georges. ter
frude Miller Herbert Barnes, Harol
Hobbs, Clara Keimon, King McNall,
George Pinder.
Second grade-Helen Boyce, Cla
Bridgewater. Jack Bridgewater, Mari
Lavender. Harley Clymer. Eleano
Cramer. Elizabeth Foster. Francis Geh
hart, Armitage Lewis. Blank Moreai
Jane Tohin. Kathryne Tindal, Archi
Rennie, Margaret Gehhart
First Grade Elizabeth Crame
Mary Truitt. Virginia smith. Eleano
Kern. Lacy Farlow Norman Mackenzie
William Moore, Robert McCarter, Wal
rem Ramsey. George stevenson.
First Grade A-Beniamin Blake. WI
us BLACKBURN, Willard Mcfarland Da
flnder Henry Speicher. Lille Al
pot, Zelda Walls, Mary Keen.
Ihird and Fourth Grades. No.
,chool-haymond Hurd. GLADYS Alfre
earl I'M Robert Dunning. Catherir
learn, Raymond Jones.
FIRST and Second Grades-Richa,
Davis, John Newton. Elizabeth NIeegs
on, Frank Montgomery. Myrtle a.
William Loveless.
Professor Frank Midney. Of Youn
iovn. Ohio. Will address an open-
meeing here tonight in behalf Of
wet cause. The meeting viii be =
IN front Of the mayors office except
Ease OF rain. when il viii be held
The Armory.