Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-04-26
SUSSEX BOYS
CLUB SHOW WORK
Groups of Pupils From s
Schools Give Interesting
Program
SOME WILL GET
ACHIEVEMENT PINS

Special to The Evening Journal.
GEORGETowN. April 2e.-wes-
leylcy School. near sesford. was the
scene of an interesting program by
q group OF boys representing the
Boys Clubs OF eight schools In Mrs.
Annie f. Snyders supervising dis
trict. on Friday last. There were
about sixty boys present. represent
ing the Willing Workers Club, Of
Browns School: the Boosters Club.
OF Meals; the Happy Workers, OF
Rawlins; the Busy Bees, OF Wesley;
the Boys Club. OF Trinity: the
Building Club. OF Atlanta; the Tri-
angle Club. OF Cannon. and the
Peacemakers' Club. Of Providence.
The program was in charge of Ernest
Cannon. vice-president. and Arvon
Hastings. secretary of the Busy Bees
OF Wesley.
The knowledge Of parliamentary
procedure shown by the boys of
Meals School, in their business meet
ing. put to shame many meeting
held by adults. Each boy wore
tag with the name OF his school, also
a band on his left arm with an in
sigma showing what club he came
from. The Trinagle Club wore
blue band with yellow triangle; the
Busy Bees. a blue band with a yell
low Ratchet; the Atlanta boy, a red
band with a big black "A.
Every boy completing his 20
points OF work, will receive an
achievement pin.
The announcement By Mrs. Snyder
that Former Governor John G..
Townsend will give the achievement
pins to the boys winning them was
received with appreciative APP
plause
Blue ribbons were given for the
irst-clas work and many Of the eN-
hiblts received ribbons. The excel
lent mechanical drawings were
pleasant surprise TO all.
County Agricultural Agent Malloy
c. Vaughan, who took an interest
in the meeting. said he had seen 1
work done by college freshmen not i.
half so good. The working drawings
OF Trinity school were unusually
good and favorably commented (
upon. He mentioned the following I
boys as having done particularly
good pieces OF work; Atlanta School /
Albert Condor. Clandel Cannon. FL !
bert williams: Wesley School Rob !
ert Kinder. Ernest Cannon. Cannon
school. Leon Trivitts. Val Truitt;
Browns school. Emory Short, George
Eskridge: Rawnns' School. George
Ellis. Joshua Lambden. Ralph Moore,
Calvin Jones; Providence School'
Harry Locates. Edwin Humphreys
william Knowles. Roger Bradley.
The friendly cooperation between
the bovs and their teachers mas
made this advancement possible.
The boys showed surprising initia-
tive and Il is impossible to give too
much praise to the teachers who
fostered the splendid spirit in the
clubs, and made possible the excel I
ent work of the children.
The exhibits Of the various schools /
ined the four sides of one Of the /
.ooms and consisted of feed boxes,
bird houses, chicken and pig troughs, /
picture frames, milking stools. /
farming patching and sewing on but
ons as good as the girls could do
Kent county was represented by
1iss Jenkins, rural supervisor, ana
he State Department by h. z. Stahl.
The following program was pre-
anted by the boys:
Browns School, Willing Workers
lub.r Emory Short, president; DEM
nstration in knot-tying and EXPOSE
on.
Neais School Boosters Club"
iaude Records. president; business
leeting and debate.
Rawlins' School, Happy Work
rs Club. Calvin Jones, president;
rst aid demonstration. {
Wesley School. Busy Bees Club"
.averne Cramer. president; first s
I'D demonstration. ]
Athletic contests including run ,
ming races. broad jump and dodge J
BAH game, in charge OF Prof. II. r. Z
stahl. OF the State Department of ,
Trinity School. Boys Club. Of
Trinity" William Hastings. presi-
dent: demonstration and play.
Atlanta School. Building Club" OF
Atlanta; Albert Condor, president;
demonstration of conducting a bust
ness meeting.
Cannon school Triangle Club."
Val Truitt, president; demonstration I.
and exposition and physical exer-
cises.
Providence school. "Peacemakers'
Club" of Providence; Harry Lee
cafes. president. Addresses by Roger
BRADY. on Financial Side of Club
1ifea and by Harry Locates on Club
Work and Ny Trip to the University
OF Delaware
The following acted as judges: /
Manual training, Malloy c. Vaughn, I
Sussex County Agricultural Agent; |
patches, Miss Dorothy Emerson, club |
agent. and Mrs. Maude S. Wright, of |
written work. Miss |
NJ jenkins, rural super !
visor of Kent county; starter of /
races, Herbert B. Beatty. principal /
Of the Bethel School; umpire and I
Judge of races, Glen W. Thompson,
- x