Milford chronicle., 1920-11-26
2S7 SCHOOLS, 7l45
PUPILS WIN FLAGS
The CHILDREN in ALL THREE OF The
COUNTIES MAKE MOST EXCELLENT
ATTENDANCE RECORDS.
AWARD CARDS FOR 1898
HAVE ONLY TO CONTINUE AS THEY HAVE
BEGUN TO PUT The STATE in VERY
FRONT ATTENDANCE RANK.

plying for individual attendance GER
tificates, Delaware children have only
to continue as they have begun to
put the State in the very front rank
in school attendance Complete re-
ports from schools under the three
county board filed Saturday. show
/ splendid work on the part of both the
pupils and teachers.
Ninety-fiye schools in New Castle
county out of a possible 14S, have
made an average for the month of Oc-
tober of IS per cent, and are thus
entitled to State flags, as announced
! recently by the State Board of Educa-
/ ton; 67 out of 123 in Kent and 125
out of 264 in Sussex have measured
up to the standard necessary to win
/ the State emblem. OF these a number
of schools have made records nearing
the 100 mark and deserve special
mention.
In New Castle county. Hare's Cor
ner, Miss Nellie Appleby, teacher
/ 97.2 per cent; Mount Pleasant. No. 63,
Miss Mary Price, 1872 per cent; Kirk
wood, Miss Jennette e. Cam, 97.1 per
cent; Williamsville, No. Z, colored,
Miss Amanda E. Price. 81 IT per cent;
Marshallton, No. 4, cOlored, SO per
cent; ForwOOd, Miss Jenne N. Pret-
lyman, 9S.3 per cent; Middletown.
Mrs. Lidie c. d. Rhoades, 9714 per
cent; MarshalltOn, Mrs. Anna P.
Mote, 9705 per cent.
In Kent County, Pennington, No. 43,
Charles w. Spry, teacher, 81 per cent;
Magnolia, No. SO. Keturah Seideman,
.9741 per cent; Houston School. No.
26, Elizabeth Wharton, 97-7 per cent;
Woodside, No "a. Helen J. Minner.
81 3-4 per cent; Frederica School No.
30. Alexian Haring. 976 per cent.
In Sussex County, BlackWater, No. /
26, Charles w. Steele, 9S.2 per cent;
Delmar No. 1874, Elsie NJ. Hughes, 81 /
per cent; Baltimore Hundred High /
School. c. W. Jarrett, Millville, 81 per /
cent; Delmar, No. 1874, Margaret F. /
Hastings, 97.6 per cent; Delmar, No. I
1874, Ruth E. Jones, 9S.39 per cent; /
Muddy Neck, No. 20, Sallie H. Evans,
Ocean View, 81 per cent; Selbyville.
No. 90, Ethel Warren, 81 per cent;
Selbyville, No. go, Daisey E. Williams,
1871 per cent; Selbyville. No. 80, F.
X. Evans. 97.47 per cent; Selbyville,
No. 80, Helen NJ. Matthews, 96.34 per
cent: ROxana, No. 81, T. II. Hudson.
81 per cent; Woodland No 100. Addie
H. White, 992 per cent; Ocean View,
No. 2S, Thomas E. Hickman. 9S.47 per
cent.
State flags, 2x3 feet in dimensions.
are being mailed this week to all
schools who have reported satisfac-
tory records. The flag, an exact copy
of the State flag, displays a yellow
on a blue field, upon which
is emblazoned the great seal of the
State. Underneath the diamond ap-
pears the date-December 7, 1857
when Delaware's representatives af-
fixed their signatures to the constitu-
ton and transformed the three coun-
ties from a little colony into a sover-
eign State
In addition to the flags individual
awards are ready for distribution to
he children throughout the State,
who have made records for Perfect"
and Good" attendance as defined in
he rules of the State Board of Edu-
cation. 3,79S children in the rural
schools have won the perfect attend
lnce card, which means that they have
been neither absent nor tardy once
during the month. OF these 1929 are
in the schools of New Castle county,
7S0 in Kent and 1,4S9 in Sussex. 3,347
have made a record for
Good Attendance" that is they nave
not been absent more than two days
during the month; 1905 of these are
in New Castle, 677 in Kent and 1465
in Sussex county.
The perfect attendance award cards
are specially designed for the children
If Delaware and in the course of the
year will constitute a series commem-
lrating events in the history of the
State which cannot be duplicated. The
ACE of the card to be awarded to
children in the schools early next
week presents in colors, a view of the
State House at Dover underneath
which there appears the following
message: ITO the Chill
lren," from the Governor of the
state: This Reward Card could well
,e called a Certificate of Good Citizen
hip, for nothing promises so well for
he citizen of tomorrow as the boy or
.irl who is attending loyalty to the
chool duties of today Speaking for
he State and myself, accept kindly
~ heartiest congratulations. (Signed)
ohm G.. Townsend, Jr."
The reverse side of the card gives
n interesting sketch of the historic
Id State House, built in 1922, and
laiming the distinction of being the
econd oldest building in the United
tates still used as State House.
The Good Attendance" card is of
mother color and bears a second
lessage from Governor Townsend:
Every day that you spend in school
clips the record that Delaware is try
lg to attain and promises a better
But more important it will
elp you to become a better man or
oman. A day lost is an opportunity
eglected and success is made by seiz-
Ig opportunity"
Attendance officers throughout the
late are enthusiastic over the record
the schools for the first month in
le drive for better attendance. Re-
)rts from the special districts are
ill incomplete and are not included
any instance, in the county board
atistipc