Milford chronicle., 1919-09-19
GLENDALE


George Washington said, I'VE must
educate our people to discriminate the
spirit of liberty from that of licentious-
ness" Once some of us were so con-
fident that the future of America was
certain that we sat back supinely and
complacently while educators told us
the future of America lay in the pub
lie schools and implied as teachers we
nodded the destinies of the nation.
The orators did not say that eight and
a half millions resident in America
were not in schools; no one told us
that hundreds of thousands of twen-
ty-two millions credited the public
schools were being educated in a for
eign tongue by those who still held
foreign ideals. We refused to think
of the thousands of truants, of the
tens of thousands attending school ir-
regularly, and we quite closed our
mind to the fact that "a per cent of
our children left school in the fifth
and sixth grades before they had been I
given, through adequate instruction [
in history and ciYics, any clear idea .
of what American government is. As .
the war is over we are faced today
with the problems transcending the
problems of war, which doubtlessly
are becoming simplifed. Anyone knows
that building up is harder and more
complicated than tearing down. 1t
took few minutes and few shells to
destroy the WORK of centuries. In the
great struggles of reconstruction we
believe that the teachers of America
face today tasks greater than their
predecessors ever dreamed. OF course
the very best teacher of five years ago
who has not Termed new matter, new
methods, been intellectually and spir-
itually awakened, is unfit for the test
of today. Nevertheless, the writer be-
lieves that Delawareans, under the
new school code or no school code,
have caught, few years ago, the spirit
of what is needed to help Delaware
do her part in making America a Dem
ocracy, in which we can all live well.
The public school at Glendale open
ed Monday, September Is, with the
following corps of teachers: Otis
JEFFERSON, principal; and the Misses
Minnie Reed of Lincoln, Ethel War
rem of Glendale and Elsie Smith of
Oriole, Md, as assistants. The teach
ers solicit the hearty cooperation and
wise counsel of all patrons.
The farm owned by DR.. Holmes has
)een sold to Thomas Jester of Ellen
lale for $1,000.
Charles Love, while working in the
.atsup factory on Tuesday, was sew
rely scalded. It is hoped, however,
nat the burn is not as bad as his I
resent physical condition indicates.
Tomatoes are bringing from So cents
o rs cents per basket at our local 4
market. Keifer pears are also being .
fought by our local Gamers at s1.15
'er basket
The Ills passenger train going east
rom Ellendale and the $40 D. m.
rain going west on the NJ D. & V.
inc have been discontinued for the -
resent. Sunday trains are also dis
ontinued tn
The Ritter & Jester catsup factory til
5 running full time at present.
H. W. Jester and family left town m
n last Friday morning for Atlantic un
ity in their new sedan. sp
Minos 3. Jester of New Britain,
onn., while visiting James H. Jester, gu
aid what was then thought an ex- I'M
ensive visit to Rehoboth. AS he was llg
njoying a bath in the surf he dropped inl
is artificial teeth from his mouth. ne
Ir. Jester, believing in telling others Du
his trouble, advised the bath-house sn
ttendant and asked him to return the sic
'eth to Mr.. Jester at Ellendale if ov
nybody should find them. Later the bri
-tendant found and returned not only Del
r. TESTERS teeth, but the predicted to
llucky man from Houston, Del, was Ing
ade to rejoice also when his teeth sW
ere found and returned. Cn
Rev. Mowbray will preach at the "n
llendale NJ. E. Church on Sunday an'
'ening. Come early if you want a ma ma
at. thl
Many of the school children were ira
eased on Wednesday when Mr. JEFF Iis
rsOn read to them a very interest yin
g letter from Ralph Broughman. oul
llph spoke at length about his school we
It also reminded us that Glendale anu @
ID especially the Glendale public 'rdi
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