Evening journal., 1921-12-10
SAFETY week
IS OBSERVED.
Several Pupils of Delaware
City School Write Essays
On Subject
PROF. E. ]. HECK
TO MAKE ADDRESS
specIal 70 The Evening Journal.

Pupils. Essays were written by the
pupils of the grammar grades and
the three receiving the highest marks
we're read in the High school as
sembly room at the morning session
and will be forwarded to ths State
superintendent Office. They were
written by Madeline Ellis. Dorothy
Yearsley and John McManus. Each
essay was accompanied by a drawn
Illustration. The topic was How
Can Make the Highways More
Safe"
The observance OF the safety week
was at the suggestion OF the High
way Transport Education Commit
tee of Washington. d. c. Four
hundred and seventy-eight state
prizes are to be awarded by the com
mittee. Delaware's allotment OF
prizes are flrst-a gold medal and
| SIS In cash; 1 second-a silver
medal and $40 in cash. and third
prize-a bronze medal and s5 in cash
for the winners OF the pupils con-
test
Many parents took advantage of
Visit Your School Week." and Wis
tied the local schools.
The Misses BERTHE Jefferson and
Dorothy Bauman of the local high
school delegate to the conference Of
high school girls held in Laurel last
weekend. under the leadership OF
the Y. w. c. A. presented their re-
ports yesterday morning following
| the opening exercises. The girls
reported inspiring talks given by the
Y. w. c. A. secretaries and other
speakers. The banquet at which
Dorothy Bauman responded with a
toast, was the big social feature.
The honor roll of the Delaware
City high school follows:
Eleventh Grade-Myrtle Yearsley.
Ruth Morrison and Mildred David
son.
Tenth Grade-Mildred Netsch
Florence Lester. Evelyn Blalock.
Margaret Walter and Josephine
Hagan.
Ninth Grade-Dorothy Bauman,
Charlse Rose. George Jester, Nellie
Carrow and Lenna Lampp.
Eighth Grade-Mary Clark. Dor
othy Stanley. Catherine Netsch,
| kAlnINn GUlNtIf AfDhAat oAAAAi anu
Margaret Ellis.
Seventh Grade-Madeline Ellis
Dorothy Yearsley, Florence Neary
Clarence Bendle and Carl Eaton.
Sixth Grade-Charlotte Bauman,
Robert Miller. George Nickle. VIII
liam Givison and James Mccarthy.
Fifth Grade-Helen Brannon,
Grace Lander. Estell MAIDEN, Char
lotte Armstrong and Frank Heal.
Fourth Grade - Thelma Collie,
Martha Rash. Margaret Bright, Jane
Miller and Anna Mccarthy.
Third Grade-Anna Netsch, John
Spicer Evelyn Rudnick, Catherine
Mccarthy and Dorothy Beck.
Second Grade-Gertrude Bright.
Vera bryan, Mary Brannon. Martina
Burnett and Frances Iugend.
First Grade-Anna Northrup, Jan
eth Lee McTurk, Vincent Cats
Margaret Armstrong Eugenia Arm
strong and Helen Lee.
Ratification Day was observed In
public schools here at the opening
exercises last Wednesday with the
following program: singing. my
County 'Tis OF Thee" by school;
reading. Patrick Henry's Speech by
George Jester; talk, IF the Consu-
tuition Had Never Been Signed" by
Margaret Davidson; 81 am an Amer
lean" by Harry Heal; Thou. Too
Sail ont" by Kathryn Roberts and
singing. America, the Beautiful. by
s school
Prof. f. J. Heck, instructor oi
e manual training and physical direc-
e tor OF the High School. will address
y the Community Welfare Association
on physical Education" at theii
next meeting. Monday evening. Be
II sides this address Miss Davis. teacher
s. of the primary department will pre-
sent a literary and musical program
,- Miss Helen Cochran. Welfare nurs'
g. for New Castle county will speak OF
% the medical inspection Of school
a. and its values. One OF the interest
C. ing features OF these sessions is tn
he question box. The exercises vii
open by the association singing
"Hark. the Herald Angel Sings
Following the usual routine and en-
tertainment a 'get-together hour.
r will be enjoyed.
lei Owing to a sudden attack OF acut
st bronchitis. william Hines has bee
% confined to his bed since Wednesday
It THE Ladies' Aid Society meetin
l. OF the First Methodist Churcl
Dl which was to have been held at hi
home. that evening, was transferre
~ TO the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Juc
10 son Northrup, on Clinton street.
Is At this meeting Mrs. Ida Andei
h. son, chairman OF the bazaar commit
N tee, reported s142 cleared by IN
bazaar. held December 1. The ma
IS ter OF installing a bathroom in th
ID parsonage was discussed at lengtl
N but definite action was deferred ur
til future meeting. One new mem
Der was added TO the cociety.
,. Four students Of the Home Eco
r. Monies Department of the Hig
n school. Mildred Netsch, Franco
is Webb. Josephine Hagan and MAJ
y garet Walters, during the past wee
made four demonstrative posters 4
s. lustrating some lesson in hygien
In and sanitary health cooking. Thes
posters will be displayed in som
10 conspicuous place for public inspeC
E. ton.
p. Harry C. Clark is constructing
p large garage in the rear OF his res
Of dence at Fifth and Clinton streets.
IS Eight new men were examine
he and passed for service in the Z.
Of army at Fort DUPONT yesterday.
A Post Christmas tree" is bein