Middletown transcript., 1921-09-17
NJ. H. SCHOOL OPENED
PUPILS in Attendance Number 3ll
This Year


This Year
STRONG FACULTY SECURED
The Middletown School opened Mon
day morning with the Board of Educa-
ton present to greet and welcome both
teachers and pupils. A number OF
mothers showed their interest by ac-
companying their children. 1t was IN
spring to behold the children as they
approached the school contemplating a
years profitable work and season OF
happy association with their plsymates.
This was strengthened by the increased
numoers arriving in the busses from
Townsend, Odessa, Mt. Pleasant and
other outlying territory.
When the classes were assembled and
the final count registered, it was found
that the enrolment had surpassed all
previous opening records, there being
22O IN the grades and 86 in the High
School. This number has since in
creased to a total of 3l1.
The local School Board ever interested
in the welfare of all the boys and girls,
had anticipated this increase and had
made provision for taking care of all by
adding an extra room and teacher to
the grade corps. This places teacher
in charge of each grade group in the
elementary school; provides tor excel
lent departmental work In the upper
grammar grades, and places the ele-
mentary school on par with the best
in the stall.
Our High School is growing rapidly'
The number in attendance now is 2O96
greater than one year ago, while the
teaching force in the High has
no. been increased. This condition ne
cessitated longer school day in order
to properly care for the additional
classes. Under conditions as they now
are, 1t is necessary to begin the school
day at 8. 45, dispense with part of the
recess time and dismiss at 3.45.
For quite awhile the mothers have
been interested in securing proper play
ground equipment. As result of the
splendid work done by the Parent
Teacher Association in cooperation
with the efforts of the school, some ex-
cellent equipment has been added, con.
sisting of slide, sea-saws, horizontal
bars, and other minor equipment, thus
providing a definite means of spon-
taneous, and happy exercises for the
children. This means real joyful recre
alton so essential to the lest work and
health.
A definite program for physical and
health education is being worked out in
the High School. Thirty minutes daily
is to be devoted to this work, all High
School pupils taking part. Text books
will be used as guides, yet the work
will be made vital by frequently using
the open air as means Of promoting
the very things We are developing in
theory in the class room. We do not
want pupil to do as ore did in Miss.
issippi, make SO in physiology and by.
giene, and faint as soon as the exami.
nation is over. This program of health
education will extend down into the
grades. Each teacher will not merely
make the best use of the class room
hours, but will, also, through super.
vised play, make the best use of the
me the children are out on the
grounds.
FACULTY
Principal-O. E. Mcknight.
Mathematics-Miss Ida V. Howell.
Vocational Agriculture E. P
Vogel.
English and Science-Miss Elizabetl
Jones.
Home Economics-Miss Elizabetl
Houston.
Languases-Mr. A. F. Riser.
9th Grade-Miss Mabel Price.
7th Grade-Miss Name Rebman.
9th Grade-Miss Elizabeth Thomas.
5th Grade, (substitute)-Mrs W. H
Jump.
5th Grade, (regular)-Miss Paulin
Wiley.
4th Grade-Mrs. Loddie Rhoades.
Sd Grade-Miss Elsie Jones.
LII
lst Grade-Miss Jennie Richards.
Miss Coffin resigned short time ag
to accept position as County Super
visor in Caroline Co., Md. Miss Strad
ley comes to US from Galena, Md.
where she has been engaged numbe
of years in the primary department.
While circumstances did not PERM
all our teachers to attend summe
school, splendid showing in this lin
was made.
Miss Howell attended Columbia Un
versity; Mr.. Vogel short course
Penn. State; Miss Rebmsn, the Stat
Normal at Florence, Ala. !; Mrs. Rhoadt
and Miss Elsie Jones, University {
Delaware; Miss Stradley taught Phys
cal education in the University of Pen1
sylvania, and took. work as we'll ar
Miss Richards attended the Universal
of Virginia. Miss Wiley has been e
gagged in Chautauqua work all summe
She is expected to begin her work he
Tuesday.
We have just received a beaut
full line Of baby articles, Sweater
Caps, Socks, Sacks, Blankets al