Evening journal., 1918-04-22
NEWS HAPPENINGS
ABOUT NEW Castle
superintendent of County
Schools Fears Scarcity OF
Teachers Next Year
WOMEN MARCH IN
LIBERTY PARADE
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. Del. April 22.-Mr.
Blackwood. OF Wisconsin. representing
the Waterman Heater Co. who has
been stopping for a few days in New
Castle. has gone TO Sussex County on
a hurried trip before finishing his can
vas Of the schools Of New Castle
County The County Board in Sussex
County last year condemned the heat
lne system OF some OF the schools so
that about 90 heaters were installed.
The same board, 10 is said, will COM
pleie the job this year thus putting
most Of the school houses in Sussex in
nj condition for school.
The County school Board, consisting
OF Elias y. Moore. Of Odessa; Andrew
Eliason. OF Middletown and Horace, l..
nlkvorth. OF Centerville. met on Sstur-
dsy in Superintendent Cross Office In
the County Building.
Az this time every man al Deemer
Steel Company owns a Liberty Loan
Bond OF the third issue.
Mrs +. 3. Hilles addressed the en-
ployes Of the Wilmington Fibre Com
pany today on the Liberty Loan.
Mrs. Henry B. Thompson and Cen
eral Wilson. Of Wilmington, addressed
the employees Of Bethlehem Steel Com
pany relative 70 the Liberty Loan.
There will be a meeting tonight OF
the men and women's committee OF the
Liberty Loan drive in the Century Club
building
Tuesday night Miss Ellen Samworth,
principal Of No. 80 school, Wilmington,
win address an audience al Bear STA
tion.
The box social held by the junior
class OF the New Castle High School
In the Odd Fellows Hall at Bear sta
ton, was a great success. The proceeds
are for the trip to Washington next
year.
Captain Jesse Mckay, Of Camp Dix,
visited his family here over sunday.
Captain Harry Smith, of Camp Dix,
was among the home visitors sunday.
Mr.. Brittingham. a former clerk in
Challenger's drug store. was here over
Saturday and Sunday.
Professor Dutton. OF Delaware Col
lege, will lecture before the Century
Club tomorrow evening on Walt Whit
man
Although an examination for colored
teachers certificates was announced for
Saturday, not one applicant appeared.
Professor Cross thinks this failure
indicates that next year there will be q
dirth OF teachers for colored schools as
there viii be for white ones. Com
parauyely few colored schools last veal
raised the salary OF their teachers be
cause the new law requiring a minimum
salary OF Si5 a month exempted tn
cOlored schools this year, but next yea
It VIII no doubt be worse. There wer
only IS applicants for certificates II
The examination held two weeks ago 10
white teachers and fully half Of thes
have been teaching on permits. hencl
The outlook for next year Is not en-
couraglng In Sussex County Superin
tendent. Hardesty reports that $50 appi
cants registered
Delaware was represented in tn
womens parade in Philadelphia Sat
urday afternoon by 10 prominen
women. Among them were: Mrs. L.
Eliason, wife Of Lieutenant-Gov
T.. f. Eliason Mrs. Sophia Rodney Hay
Mrs. Jacob Peicher, Mrs. Joseph Carlil
and Miss Elizabeth Lighner. Of Ney
Castle; Mrs. Henry Ridgley, Of Dover
Mrs. Magee and Mrs. Victor DUPONT
Jr.. Of Wilmington.
Mrs Magee and Mrs Hilles carrie
the State colors and flag The Della
ware women wore white badges letter
cd with blue.
People who saw both parades repoT
that the Red Cross displsy IN the Ne'
Castle parade was not .excelled by ths
Of the Philadelphia parade except )
number.