Smyrna times., 1920-08-25
SMYRNA SCHOOLS TO OPEN
WITH SOME INNOVATIONS
MANUAL TRAINING ONE NEW
DEPARTMENT TO BE ADDED
schools to Open Tuesday, Sept. 9TH
with New Equipment-List of
teachers For the School Year

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teachers For the School Yaar
: Inc Public School buildings are bo
ing put into shape for the openino N
SGhool on September 7th. Repairs
alterations and cleaning has heep nm.
der way for the past several wool1s
ana nothing has been spared to mn
tne physical plant into excellent shane
geiore the opening day of school
John F. (Pat) Murray, our veteran
superintendent of BUILDINGS onI
Grounds, has been on the lob with =
corps of assistants making tho nocoe
9ary improvements and repairs. The
Local Board of Education has mr.
CHASED two hundred Molthrop desks
10 replace the old furniture. some of
winch has been in use over twenty
nVe years. Five of the eight FIe-
mentary school rooms have baon
equipped with these new desks. The
desks are the last word in school fur
nICure, being adjustable to the proner
helght OF the pupils. We feel safe in
saying that the Smyrna schools will
De the best and most modern eouinned
schools in the State. This is the frst
SUep IN carrying out the policy of the
Local Board to have the banner school
plant IN the State. MANY other in
hoVatlons are under consideration sucb
as Klndergartens, school health nro-
gram more intensive system of re-
CORDS and reports and building pro-
gram. Pi0
portable School Building Erected.
A portable-building is being erect
ed IN the west side of the school
grounds for the accommodate of
several of the lower grades so that
Che congestion in the High School
can be relieved by using the second
Hoor OF the present building for Hon
ochool purposes. The portable buiid-
ing Is leaving Brooklyn, N. v IN
lVe motor trucks and is expected in
town the latter part of this week
! pom arrival it will be assembled hv
me Delaware School Auxiliary Assn
'latlon engineers. This BUILDING i
'elng furnished by the association fd,.
)ur use without cost to the Local
ooard and IS to be used until the al
eratiOns and additions have been
made to the present school plant. The
building will cost the association in
ne nelghborhOOd of $4,000.
Manual Training An InnOvation
For the first time in the history Of
he schools the boys in the High
school and the upper grades of the ele- 7
nentary schools will be given an op- /
'ortunlty to do shop work in indus g
ustnal arts, including woodworking. S
arpentry, mechanical drawing and T
mop work. The agricultural DEPART '
nent Will also be thrown open to the
oys of the upper grades. Classes will t
e organized among the girls of the t
anne grades in sewing and cooking.
tuesday,, Sept. Z, Registration Dav. l,
tuesday, September 7th will be '
day and pupils should s
ONE prepared to answer the follow [
lg questions on the registration cards \
Full name. 2-Place of birth. g. B
What school did you attend last wear K
date of birth. 5-Name of parent j
guardian. 6-In what year were R
ou vaccinated? Occupation of D
aren't. 8-Present residence. g. T
ge at last birthday. B
taff of Teachers to Look After Pupils al
The following teachers have been
High School-Miss Esther
aXwell, Miss Mary NJ. Holland, Miss
me S. Kulp, Miss Ethel C. Grieves, A
iss- Elizabeth Dawson, Mr.. Kenneth
Covey. Elementary School-Miss
ma Bell Beckett, Miss Elizabeth fo
cDOwell, Miss Helen Start, Miss 10,
llu V. Robinson, Miss Elizabeth W. ~ NJ
attifOrd, Miss Julia Wilds Griffith, as
lss Frances w. Davis. The faculty ba
the schools will meet for Organiza- 90
N and consultation on Wednesday, wI
ptember 1st, at 10 a. m. All teach en-
5 are requested to report for final an
'tructions before the opening day. tie
uck To Transport Country Pupils. We
A committee of the Board has had sui
der consideration the purchase of a orc
lool truck to take care of the Ser de-
'sons and Big Oak districts. The wa
ck which has been most highly re- crC
is the "Reo" trucks of this 1t
Ike which have been in use the past the
II at the Middletown schools. These vie
cks will seat twenty-five children
| are equipped with electric lights 81
starter. The children enter by a
mt door operated from the drivers DIFF
t reducing the possibility of acci-
it to the minimum. They are T
red to high speed and have pneu- &c
tic tires.