Milford chronicle., 1919-12-19
BRIDGEVILLE SCHOOLS
HAVE GROWN UNDER new Law WITH
PROF. J. F. LEININGER PRINCIPAL.

The growth of the Bridgeville public
schools has been great this year. over
previous years. Formerly there were
only seven teachers in the schools,
where now there are twelve. We have
an enrolment of two hundred and
eighty pupils throughout the schools.
Our principal is professor John F.
Leininger Of Chambersburg, Pa. The
High School academic teachers are:
Mrs. Annie L. Tull, Mrs. John L. Lem
niger and Miss Florence Fallon.
The grammar school has one hun
dred and fourteen pupils. The teach
ers are: Mrs Elizabeth NJ. Todd, grade
eight "a pupils; Miss Anna Short
grade seven, 40 pupils; Miss May
Belts, grade six, % pupils; Miss Mar
garet Layton, grade five. q pupils;
Miss Belts had grades six and seven
when school opened, but owing TO the
number Of pupils it was necessary to
separate the grades; Miss Mary Mes
sick, grades four and three; Miss Lii
lian Sudler, grades two and one.
The number of outside pupils by
grades is: High School. As; eighth
grade, 20; seventh grade, 25; sixth
grade, 12; fifth grade, Z primary de-
partment, 21; total, 130. District No.
Y has been consolidated with ours,
giving US thirteen new pupils.
The School Board, before the be-
ginning OF the school year, made plans
with the Tuesday Night Club for rent
ing their club house. It was soon
made over into school rooms for the
primary grades.
The site for the new school build
ing is a lot ten acres square. 1t is
situated on one of the new streets in
the southern part of the town. The
deed, as yet, has not been transferred
New Building of Colonial Style
The plan for the new school is for
a building of colonial style. 175 feet
long and 20 feet wide. 1t is to have
every modern improvement.
The new course of Home Economics,
introduced into our school this year,
is in charge of Miss Dorothy Greene
of New Britain, Conn. There are II
pupils who, owing to the experience OF
their teacher, are doing excellent
work.
The agriculture class has twenty
one members. This is nearly double
the number expected. o. A. Diehm of
Aville, Ind, is in charge of this de-
partment
Spanish is now offered in our High
School. We have 3S pupils in this
course Miss Florence FallOn of Hav-
erford, Pa, is the instructor.
We have 72 members in our school
as a result of the fourth Red Cross
drive OF these fourteen are senior
members.
The school took part in the parade
November 25, given in honor of the
ex-service men of our community. The
home economics float, representing the
Greatest Mother in the World, won
first prize, ten dollars in gold.
The first meeting of our Literary
Society was held November 26, when
a Thanksgiving program was render
ed The most interesting features
were the violin solos by Robert Smith,
a former pupil of our schools, now a
student at the Wesley Collegiate In
stitute at Dover.
The senior class has given two en-
this year, festival on
October 3 and a chicken salad supper
on December f2, the proceeds of
which are to be used for class pur-
poses.
Thomas Vandenburg grade eight /
and Leon Donovan, a sophomore in /
our High School, prize winners in the !
State club contest, won trips to
Springfield, Mass, where they remain
I'd a week, free of all expenses. The
pig that Thomas Vandenburg raised (
won second sweepstakes prize at the /
Delaware State Fair, and sixth prize
It the judging contest at Springfield.
Icons acre of corn won first sweep
stakes prize at Delaware Fair. Leon
s enrolled in the agricultural course.