Milford chronicle., 1920-05-21
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS
In STATE CONFERENCE
GATHER AT DOVER FROM ALL PARTS
OF STATE AND HOLD INSTRUCTIVE
THREE DAY SESSION.
MILFORD GIRLS TOOK PART
MISS TATMAN TAUGHT The GIRLSA new
SONG, AMERICA The BEAUTIFUL"
INVITED TO LAUREL 1921.

. schOOI girls, held IN Dover May 14-lG
? under the direction of Miss Mabel
krall, Y. ". c. A. Secretary for Del
aware, the following Milford girls
We're present: Emma Wroten. Savina
Skewis,, Virginia Vincent. Frances
Russell, Ruth Arnold. Roma Smith,
Irma Pierce, and Miss Helen Tatman.
The conference opened on Friday
afternoon with the registration OF
delegates at the New Century Club,
by Miss Winifred Morris. APPROX
mately 100 girls registered In the
evening the first real session was held
at which Prof w. B. Thornburgh.
principal of Dover schools, extended
a welcome to Dover The address of
the evening was made by Miss Anna
Clark OF New York, National County
Secretary of the Young Women's
Christian Association In her sub
ject, The Worlds Need of Girls at
Their Best" she sounded the keynote
OF the conference, holding girls to
their best mentally, physically, moral
ly and spiritually.
On Saturday morning the meeting
opened with devOtiOns, led by Miss
Mabel Krall. Miss Tatman of Mil
ford high led group singing and taught
the girls a new song, America the
Beautiful Following this the con-
ference moved itself from the New
Century Club to the State House,
where the remainder of the morning
session was held in the room set
apart for the House Representatives
Mr.. Willy, State Librarian, told the
girls little of the history of the
State House. and some interesting
things about the room in which they
sat. Then Miss Anna Clark taught
the girls to play what she called the
game OF Discovering Myself. Ques-
tionaires were passed out with blanks
to be filled out concerning what sub
jects the girl liked best in school,
what she wanted to do after high
school, how she was planning to pre-
pare for it, and how she rated herself
in characteristics that make for abil-
ity and efficiency. Immediately fol-
lowing this the girls went out ON Dow
er Green and played organized group
games until luncheon.
Saturday afternoon was given over
to the discussion of After High
School--What?" Seven-minute speeches /
were given by the following women.
representing different vocations:
Miss Mary Moran, Director Red
Cross Teaching Center at Wilmington;
Miss Emma Shisler, Child Welfare
Worker for Kent County; Miss Van
Sickle, Supervisor of Rural Schools /
of Kent County; Miss Helen Com
stock, Home Demonstration Agent for
Kent County; Miss Beckett High
School Teacher from Smyrna; Mrs
Irons, Business woman Of Dover.
Miss Anna Clark summarized the
speeches in a most effective way,
showing that the ideal back of each
profession presented has been service
to others. After these speeches the
girls grouped themselves about the
woman whose profession most inter-
ested them, and has questions and
group discussion.
At 7:30 Saturday evening los girls
gathered at the Hotel Richardson for
a banquet. Each delegation had its
songs and cheers for it's high school, 4
for the conference, and for the state.
The cheering finally closed with the I
singing of the state song Elizabeth !
of Dover high, the toastmis- {
tress, called on representatives from I
each high school for a toast. After ,
the banquet DR.. William Burdick,, Su- I
pervisOr Of the Maryland Public Ath- {
letic League, spoke on "A Girls 10y a
atty" He stressed the important place
of girls and women in the world to-
day and urged the girls to try to
measure up to the broadness of their
opportunities.
On Sunday morning the girls went L
to the church of their preference. In
the afternoon the closing meeting of 1
the conference was held. Miss Ger v
trude Prack, Girls Secretary of the Z
= A delaware MARYLAND
and Pennsylvania, spoke on Where a
Do You Live?" She elaborated the a
idea that the house in which a girl L
lives has three stories, the physical,
he intellectual and the spiritual, S
which, being the top story. has the
greatest vision and the broadest out Il
ook
The Committee on Resolutions, Miss p
Phyllis Mason of Laurel, Chairman, Il
brought in the following: a
Whereas we, the high school girls 5
VI the State of Delaware, have been G
10 delightfully."- entertained, instruct q
ID and benefited during the days spent
It the Young WOmen's Christian As 4
Conference in Dover, e
Be it hereby resolved, that we ex- o
end our gratitude and appreciation s.
o Miss Mabel Krall, the Y. w. c. A. q
Secretary for Delaware, who has al
made it all possible for us; to Miss
.nna Clark, the National County Sec b.
etary of the Y. W. C. A, who is r
ending US home with fresh inspira- d
ion for the Land OF Everyday" to
ur hostesses, who have made their
ONES our; to the management of .
he Hotel Richardson, to whom we ~
we our enthusiastic and successful -
anquet; to the New Century Club ~
Or the use Of their pretty rooms to ~
he girls and boys of Dover high n n
chool, who have been Servants TO y,
IL" and to all others who in any way p
ontributed to our enjoyment. Ie 1a
And be it further resolved, that we =
arnestly desire that this Y. W. c. A :;
difference may become an annual ~ ~
fair in the State of Delaware. 81 .,
Laurel invited the conference for =,
ext year. 80
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