Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-28
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Prof. Shilling to Address Meeting
of Home and School Associa-
ton; Personal Notes.

Special Correspondence OF Every voning
New Castle, April 2S.--The next meet
ing Of the Home and School Association
will be held in the main room OF the high
school tomorrow evening, beginning
promptly at 7.30 The speaker will be
Professor John Shilling, assistant com.
missioner of education Of the State OF
Delaware. City Superintendent Henry
l.. Snavely will outline briefly recent and
forthcoming school activities. The ad.
dresses will be preceded by short musical
program. All adults, regardless of whether
they have children in the public schools,
are invited to be present. Since 1t IS eN-
peeted that Professor Shilling viii discuss
the general educational situation through
out the State, large audience is antici-
pated
1t should be source OF gratificati on 10
local friends Of education that the New
Castle high school is one of the one hun
dred high and preparatory schools
throughout the country invited to par
ticipate in an essay contest conducted
under the auspices OF the National So
ciety of Colonial Daughters. Every pupil
in the high school is expected to write Al
essay on one Of the dozen or more topics
suggested by the society, and the author
of the best essay produced in the local
school will receive bronze medal.
Tuesday afternoon anothersof the series
of teachers meetings was held IN the high
school building These meetings are IN
tended TO further educational progress In
New Castle and are held from one to three
times a month. General and local edu
cat ional problems are discussed and
methods of procedure determined. Free
expressions of opinion are encouraged and
much good has been derived from the
meetings. Tho two topics to which most
attention has been given throughout the
year are: "Ihe Conduct OF the Recita-
ton" and Teaching Children How to
Study" At the meeting on Tuesday the
health of school children, the certification
of teachers, the length of the school year,
and supervised study were touched upon.
A number of the teachers expressed them
selves as having profited greatly from the
system of reports recently introduced by
Superintendent Snavely.
The Amsco Girls Club of the American
Manganese Steel Co. will give dance IN
the Masonic Hall Friday evening. May Z.
Shorter's orchestra will furnish the music.
An appeal ls made TO every woman IN
this city tofunite with the Board of Health
and the Cvics Committee Of the New
Century Club to take an active part in
clean-up week. II has been stated that
this city is one of the three dirtiest towns
in Delaware, and it is hoped that All will
unite in wiping this blot from the name
OF the city. 1t is earnestly requested that
an inspection of each property be made.
Everyone should work toward record
breaking report Of cxc.llence.
The Nomens Auxiliary OF the First
Presbyterian Church will hold its final
yearly meeting Friday afternoon at 2.30
III the Marble Hall building, corner Fifth
and Delaware streets.
The meeting of the city Board of Health.
to take place last evening, has been post
poned.
Postmaster John 7. Murphy has nosted
in the corridor of the postofiice the follow
ing list of unclaimed letters: Miss Mabel
Atwell Miss Sadie Barred John Belo,
Miss Sarah Ellis. Miss c. 0rger Huder
Mrs. Martha Jones. Mrs. Harry y Jemi-
son. Charles Mooney. Joseph Morgan,
Miss Florris Pratt. Million Rat, Mrs.
Elmer J. Slack. Clad Sister. Frederick
Wilbert. Edward Watkins, H. W Wright.
For Clean-up-Week. carbolic acid, 15c
per bottle: chloride of lime, strong house
hold ammonia. turpentine, sulphur cam
dies, 10c; formaldehyde candles. 81 and
soc: Krclo's disnfectant, black flag. insect
powder tar balls. moth camphor tar bags
E. Challenger & Son, Prescription Phar-
macists.-Ady.