Evening journal., 1921-04-22
SHOW Value
OF GOOD ROADS
School Children Illustrate
Benefits Before Parent
Teachers
COUNTY OFFICIALS
ALSO EMPHASIZE

The most popular program OF the
series Of interesting meetings, held
during the winter at Mt Pleasant
School, near Hockesin, Mrs II. L.
Hobson, teacher, by the Parent
Teacher Association. organized last
December, was given last evening
Elmer T.. Price, president of the as
sociation, presided Features we're
talks by County Engineer Charles
r. Grubb and Levy Courtman Har-
ley j. Strahorn, OF Newport. on
Good Roads and Their Relation to
Good Schools" and the shadow
pictures. charade, dialogue and
readings given by the pupils Of the
school.
The meeting opened with the asso-
citation prayer. read by Robert Grif-
fin. Mr.. Grubb emphasized the close
relationship OF good roads and the
development OF good schools in a
community illustrating his argument
by the discussion Of such topics as
consolidation OF schools. social life
in the open country, the farmer and
his profits and how to make the
teacher contented.
A round table discussion. relating
to road conditions in New Caste
county in which many present par
ticipated, followed. A road map,
drawn by one Of the pupils OF the
school was passed among the audi
ence. showing just where modern
roads have been built in the State and
the mileage now under construction.
Pictorial leaflets. prepared by the
State program committee OF the Par
ent-Teacher Association, showing the
modern roads already open to the
public. were distributed to all pres
ent.
A pleasing program was given by
the pupils under the direction Of the
teacher, Mrs. Hobson. The opening
number was a charade, Delaware
Awake" presented by Raymond
Wivel, who displayed a road map of
Delaware prepared by himself ia
suggest the first word Ethel Clark
cunning child who suddenly
awakened" and Martha Trimble
| posed in a tableau copied from the
painting by Miss Ethel Penniwell
Brown Delaware Awake" a
shadow picture. Ballad OF Mary
Jane" was cleverly acted and pre-
sented by Mr.. and Mrs Raymond
Wivel and William Mundy. other Sc
lections were a reading by Miss Ger.
trude Ryan. duet by Zelma and Ele
anora Keidel; solo. Letitia Wivel
recitations by John Lenhoff. Herber
Jacobs. Helen Price. Ethel Clark
Charles Beattie, Regina Lennon
sherman Wivel. Marie Lenhom. Lett
tia Wivel and John Heiser. Othe
pupils presented In excellent rorn
the fairy story, "Hansel and Gretel.
Those in the cast follow: Levi
, Price, Irene Mundy, Zelma Keide
, Raymond Wivel. Martha Trimbl'
Bernard Lennon. George Jacobs. Jc
r seph Ralston. Marie Levy. Raymon
Lenhoff and Charles Kelley. B're
Fox's Tar Baby also was presente
by sherman Wivel, Herbert Jacob
and Raymond Lenhoff.
The association has a Uembershi
Of ia; 1856 were present at tn
meeting. Refreshments OF ice crear
and cake were served under the di
rection OF the social committee
Mr. Griffith. chairman. Messrs
, Jesse Miller and Robert Gibson wer
elected delegates to the State con
venuon. Parent-Teachers' Associa
ton. TO be held at Dover on May Il
The next meeting will be held o
May 90. The annual school festiva
will be held under the auspices q
~ the Parent-Teacher Association o
r May 10. and a community picnic
h planned by the same association o
Il June 2.