Milford chronicle., 1919-07-25
SUSSEX TEACHERS ACTIVE
AT SUMNER SCHOOL

No less than eight Of the Sussex
teachers attending the Delaware Col
lege Summer School took part in the
cleverly acted pantomime, "The AgOn-
izing Agonies of Agatha, which was
put on by the newly appointed Social
Committee of the Student Government
I Association in the Hilarium, Residence
Hall, on Saturday evening, for the en-
tertainement of Summer School stu
dents, faculty and guests. Miss Olive
Marsh of Georgetown appeared in the
star role" as Agatha. The other parts
of the farce were cast as follows:
Dean Myer of Dover, "The Girl of the
Golden West; Helen Matthews, Mag
nolia, "The Soldier; Martha Chip
man, Laurel, THE Sailor; Elizabeth
Carey, Frankford, "The Red Cross
Nurse; Anne Cahall of Bridgeville,
THE Senorita"; Mary Powers, Reho-
both, assistant editor of the Newark
Post, Ezekiel; and Rosa Hickman,
Roxana, "The Little School Girl"
The play was staged under the di-
rection of Mabel Tebo of Dover, who
is chairman of the Social Committee.
1t was written by Miss Snyder, prin<
cipal of the Demonstration School,
who took the part of the villain. After
the play the Summer School Orchestra
with Miss La Son, teacher of Music,
at the piano, made its initial appear
ance. The orchestra consists of three
violins, Miss Louise Ratledge of Green
wood; Mildred Deputy of Lincoln.
and Thomas Hickman of Ocean View,
and Mr.. William Horner, assistant
principal at Greenwood, cornetist.
Sussex and lower Kent are also well
represented on the Social Committee,
which under Miss Tebos leadership, /.
is planning a series of entertainments /
for the remaining weeks of the Sum- /
mer session. The committee consists |
of the following sections: Costume,
Marguerite Jackson, Harrington,
Arta Baker, Willards, Md;
Mildred Short, Queen Anne, Nd, and
Mary Messick of Bridgeville; Prop
critics, Addie Williams, Clayton, chair
man; Mr.. Owens, Greenwood, Mr..
Postles, Milford, and Katherine John
son, Kenton; Reception, Gladys Rust,
Lewes, chairman; Ida Kay, Seaford;
Mrs. N. N. Russell, Milford; Sydney
Trout, Smyrna; Emma Blades, Har-
rington; Mr.. Otis Jefferson, Milford;
and Mr.. William Horner, Greenwood;
Jollification, Alberta NAPLES, Lewes,
hartman; Doris Thompson, Cheswold;
Bessie Wonder, Dover; Maud Black
stone, MillsborO; Pauline Warrington,
FELTON,; Esther Adams, Greenwood;
1yra Billings, Harrington; Music,
louise Ratledge, chairman, Marguerite
Jackson and Emma Blades, Harring-
on; and Ethel BOokhammer, Lewes.
Student Publicity Committee has
,een appointed, consisting of Miss
sydney Scout, Smyrna, Chairman;
Hiss Jane Pulp of Smyrna and Miss ?
ldith Goodwin of Richardson Park. \
On Friday, July IS, for the 5,S19th !
ime, DR.. Russell Conwell, president of /
'emple University, delivered his fam !
us lecture, Acres of Diamonds, be- +
ore an audience that packed Wolf A
Iall and overfiowed. On Monday even \
lg the part the newspaper plays in h
ublic education was described to the :
'achers by a practical newspaper man 4
national reputation, when Henry 4
Palmer, editor of the Prov :
lence Journal, addressed them on +,
The Newspaper as an Educational y
orce in the Making of Democracy, {
eclaring that the modern newspaper n
overs field as wide as those of the N
acher, statesman, patriot and preach T
: combined. On Wednesday evening, =
Z. W. Ellsworth, publisher of Roose- h.
elt's books, gave an illustrated lee q,
ire on Theodore Roosevelt, Ameri- =,
IN; and tonight FRIDAY, 25th) DR.. =,
Gorge d. Strayer, probably the fore
Ost educational expert in the United
.ates, president of the National Edu-
Ition Association, and chairman of ii
e important Federal Committee on ii
e Emergency in Education, is ad- II
'essing the teachers on the national W
Iucational situation. Ol
Next week attention will be turned al
)on international relations by the by
rec lectures of Charles Seymour, on di
iesday, Wednesday and Thursday
enings. Mr.. Seymour, formerly a
ofessor Of History in Yale Univer- or
~, has been expert adviser to Col di
el House and the American Com in
ission at Paris and will tell how re
ace was made. in