Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-06
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BOARD ORGANIZES
6. D. Jackson Chosen Presi-
dent; Teaching Staff
Also Selected
W. c. A. TRUSTEES
ALSO NAME OFFICERS

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER. Del, June 6.-The Board
Of Education met last evening with
the three newly elected members and
organized by olecting G. d. Jackson
president, Elmer r. Benson secretary
and Samuel II. Carson treasurer
The new members Of the board were
sworn in. They are w. S. Hardcastle
Harry Mayer and James Behen
The board elected the following staff
Of teachers for the ensuing YEAR SUI
peryising principal Professor c. W
w Schantz, teachers Miss Maud
Lodge, Miss Elizabeth bank. Miss y.
Elizabeth Moore, Miss Josephine
Bateman Miss Jeanette Shockley,
Miss I NJ. Myer, Miss Kathleen Lord,
Miss Lillian Carson, Miss Mary l..
Collision, Miss Edith Hutton. Miss
Kathleen Benson, Miss Bernice Clymo
and Miss C. =. Miller. all members OF
the old stan OF teachers.
Miss Virginia Mae Conoway. of Do
YER was reelected teacher Of domos-
tic science.
Miss Verna Brown. Of near Rising
Sun. and Miss Florence Sicily Of
near Dover, were elected new teach
ers. Special care and attention viii
be given 10 the teaching Of science
as we'll as shorthand and bookkeeping
The annual meeting OF the board
Of trustees Of the Wilmington Confer
cnce Academy was held here yester-
day az which time these officers were
elected for the year. President Will
la In
ley p. Magee. Dover; treasurer Harry
Mayer, Dover
Tho trustees also elected the fol-
lowing faculty for the next school
year. commencing September 10.
Principal. the Rev. Henry c. Budd,
A. III. s. H. b.. ID. d., graduate OF
Dickinson College and Boston Uni
yersity
Academic department Robert Hodg-
son. Pm. g., history and science;
Douglass S. Mead. A. b.. German and
Spanish; Mark S. Do!trick, A. b.,
Latin and Greek; Elise Bishop. A. D.,
mathematics; Emma r. Potter, p. 3.
French. English and literature. Annie
OBren p. b., English.
Art artment--Marian p. Hempt
Industrial art.
Music Helen b. Hughes,
Mus. b., piano; Elise Bishop, A. B.,
voice: Gene;ieve Shaughnessy. violin.
Commercial department. Everett G.
peityiohn. Bookkeeping and CONNER
al arithmetic. commercial law and
banking. commercial geography busi-
ness customs and correspondence.
Emma NJ Devices, shorthand and
secretarial courses.
Mrs Henry G. Budd, preceptressi
Mrs Lorena Finley, deaconess.
Elizabeth Satterheld. secretary
Announcement was received hero
yeste2day OF the death of Mrs. Ella
Green Cannon wife Of Henry w Cam
non formerly Of Dover. and for
many years editor-in-chief Of the
State Sentinel of this town, which
occurred in Chicago on Sunday Mrs.
Cannon was 60 years of age and IS
aurvived by her husband and two
grown children. Interment was made
in Chicago.
In the parlor OF the Hotel Richard
son yesterday afternoon Miss Reha
Mae Sicily. oldest daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. George W. Stef'y or near
Dover. and William Erwin Mears, OF
Wilmington formerly of Kansas,
were married by the Rev. A. Victor
Lightbourne. Miss Steffy has been /
ono Of Kent county's most popular
school teachers
Miss Florence Stefiy. a sister Of the
bride. was bridesmaid and Webster
Phillips Of near Dover, was best
man The wedding march was play
cd by Miss Agnes roole. Of Phila-
delnhia
The bride wore a most becoming
travelling dress OF blue satin with
hal TO match she carried a bouquet
of brides roses The bridesmaid
wore pearl ta0efa
A RECEIPT on followed the wedding
az the hotel at which about fifty
guests were present
The bride and groom left on the
afternoon Norfolk express for VIII
mingfon where the groom was
registered before starting on a we'd
ding trip. which will include Niagara
Fails and other points OF interest.