Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-13
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Senator ]. o. Wolcott to Address
Democratic Massmeeting
Tomorrow Evening.

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
New Castle, Oct 15.-On account OF
the mass meeting of Democrats, tomorrow
evening, in the Opera House, with senator
Josiah q Wolcott as speaker, the regular
monthly meeting OF the Young Mems AS
ISOLATION of the First Presbyterian Church,
which was 10 take place at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. John l.. Taylor, VIII be
postponcd until later. Before the opening
of the Democratic meeting the New Castle
Band will give concert from to l.oo'
The meeting will be called at s O'Clock
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Proud, on Sunday,
in their automobile, had q narrow escape
from serious injuries, while on the river
road several miles south of this city.
They were struck by a large touring car
and driven TO one side of the roadway. Al
though badly shaken up, no person was
Patrick Ahern, foreman of the tracks
of the Traction Co, with hls gang OF
uorkmen. has completed the replanklng
between the tracks on the dyke bridge.
Herbert Hanf, who several days ago
ran a rusty nail through the sole OF his
shoe on the left foot, is able to be about
although suffering much pam.
Frank Sheridan, while working on an
automobile repairing leak In the gaso-
line line, had his left ear filled with gaso-
line. which flowed from the crburetor.
Considerable pain resulted and the ear
$ greatly swollen and innamed. DR. b. Nj.
Allen gave attention.
David Stewart, the 1l-year-old grand
son of Mrs Davis Stewart of Fourth and
Delaware streets, yesterday, while playing
fell from the top of an iron gate at the
Episcopal cemetery. His left arm caught
IN one of the pickets which held the lad
nlspcnded for several minutes, until he
was released bv several of his companions,
who were nearby. The boy WAS taken to
the Office of DIR. Julius Doed, who adj
ministered treatment.
Preston Lattomus, who has been suffer
inn for several DAYS with an infected eye,
IS improving.
During the last two weeks Superiil-
tendent Henry l.. Snaveiy has been con-
Quoting standardized tests IN certain
grades in the public schools TO evaluate
the work of pupils and teachers and TO
ascertain the comparative efficiency Of the
local public schools. The Kansas Silent
Reading Test has been gwen in grades
four 10 twelve, bon inclusive, in the in
town white schools The purpose of tins
test is to ascertain how accurately and
how rapidly pupils can read. The dliti-
Guilty of each item IN the test has been de
,rrmined expcrimentally. The standards
are based on the actual achievements of
over 100. 900 children in almost 100 school
systems throughout the oiuntry Read
ing Is fundamental to other school work
and To work out Of school and IT has been
found that pupils frequently fail m their
other work, because they are not sufficient
IN proficient IN gathering information
from the printed page. The purpose OF
IL &nt1 SIT f~s4 4u.xS a
TO diagnose their particular weaknesses
The following are the results to date:
The grade, standard scores, New Cas-
- scores and best scores are as follows:
Sixth grade-Standard scores (Medians
Cor grade), l3.e; New Castle scores /
(Medians for grade), 1o<5, Alfred Wat /
son; hest scores (individuaD, 15.S
Seventh grade-l6-2; 1892, Ruth VII |
helme; "a
Eighth grsdeIle2; 17.s2, Edward
Pinder; SAC.
Ninth grade-ae; 1915, Oakley FAX
Tenth grade GO 2o.5, Charles Meg
pnsOn; 404
Eleventh grade 2e-5; 2sl, Albert
Grimes; 404.
robin; 5S.6
The test grven in grades 9, 10, ii and
u, the High School grades, was more
difficult than the test gwen IN the other
three grades mentioned.
Other pupils who did exceptionally
good work are: In the Sixth grade, Bessie
Hardy; Seventh, Mary Thompson, Mar
garct Snavely, William Kirk, Forrest
Hamilton, Wallace Cannon, Carrie Atkin-
son; Eighth, Donald Banks, Fritz
Pfrommer, Alice keeGan, Virginia New
love. Elizabeth Jones, Ellsworth Gentry,
Ogden Wise Eugene Tressler, Willard