Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-25
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Board of Education Arranges
for Commencement and
Transfer Exercises.


the Board of Education met In special
session. Matters pertaining to the
transfer exercises of the students from
the eighth grade. taught by Miss Car
RE Downic. To the Freshman class OF
the High School. which Will take place
I'm the Opera House ON Thursday
evening. June 16, and the commence
ment exercises. on the following even
ing, I'm the Opera House. were dis
cussed and Professor Snavcly was In
structed tn secure n speaker FOR the
commencement exercises. The program
for the transfer exercises VIII he in |
charge OF Miss Downie. Two appliCa
tions were reported received ur nj
teacher of the Homo Economics De-
partment To MI the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Mrs. Virginia Taws,
the present instructor. and one appli-
cation was received for an academic
instructor, but no action was taken on
any of the applications. \ conference
of the members of the faculty will be
held tomorrow afternoon for the pur
pose OF deciding the holding uf the
final examinations. prior to tho clos
ing of the school term. II WAS decided
to hold the next meeting of the board
ON Wednesday evening next.
Tho proceeds derived from the hcnc-
| az moving picture show held in the
| Royal Theatre. last evening, 10y the
members of the Memorial Day Com
mittec, amounted to SASS. which Will
he used toward the purchase Of medals
and cup for the field meet to be held
on Decoration Day ut Battery Iark
lhy the New Castle Athletic AssOCa~
/ ton. Plans are being arranged To pro-
vide a free luncheon after the meet
for the visiting contestants. The hun
lchcon will be prepared by the members
of the Home Economics class Of the
High school and the foodstuffs will
I've supplied by local groCcrymcn FREQ
oC charge. The place of conducting the
affair has not been definitely decided
upon. Covers will I've laid FOR $50 per
sons.
The members Of the Young Mems
bible Class of tn" Methodist EpisCo-
pal Church are making arrangements
to hold their first scmi-annual banquet,
which will take place In the lecture
room of the church ON Tuesday even
ing next beginning at 40. George l..
Tohn has been selected az tuaStuas-
ter The following literary and musical
program has heen arranged Selection
lhy Tohiu's orchestra. recitation, Miss
HARRIET Marsh; violin solo, Herbert
Hewlett. recitation. Ogden Wise, pop
lular songs. Ivy members az the class
XNlophone solo Edward challenger
vocal solo. Miss sara Elliott Of Chest
or: Jokes. Archibald Iank; Selection
by the orchestra, addresses by officers
II tho school. president and teachers
of the class. The menu will q prepare,
by the mothers OF the members of the
class.
This morning tho members Of tho
Home Economics class of the High
School left at $40 by automobile for
Dover, where they will take part IN
the state contest I'm cooking and sew
ing. The students comprise members
lin the first and seCond years work
They are accompanied by Mrs. Viz
ginia Taws. the teacher, and Edward
Earl Weggenmann as chauffeur. The
first year students taking part arr
Misses Dorothy Ramsey, Elizahetl
Jones. Addie DulinE and Olga CLAN
Misses Sadie Burris Ruth Zimmerman
and Gertrude Ratledgc,
The monthly meeting and final on
for the season az the Home an'
School Association viii take place oI
Thursday evening, June J. I'm tn
auditorium Of tho High school ut
o'clock The speaker will he Profes
scr Henry T. SnaVely. who will dwell
on tho subject of school Life To r.
Solved, by Teacher and Parent an,
Immediate Needs O! School Facilitic
in New Castle" a musical and liter
airy program Will he given by the stu
dents Of the various grades.
Al the morniug session Of I'm
manuel Church next Sunday at /
o'clock Miss Frances Sheridan wi
sing Zone Sweetly Solemn Thought.
by r. :. Ambrows
Much comment for the erection {
a portable building on the Scho,
Green site, on Market street near De
aware. near the old Jail residence,
< being expressed by citizens, who ar
in favcr Of the movement. The matte
, rests with the School Green Commits
- sioners and Trustees Of Market Squar
for their consent TO allow the Boar
\ of Education 10 erect. the buildini
\ which would take care of the ovel
a. flow at the High School and gramms
grades. The amount contemplated
be expended was $4,000. for fou
room one-story frame building. TT
matter has been brought to the a
ID tentiOn OF the School Green Comm!
81 ners and several conferences ha,
IL taken place with the local membe
y of the Board of Education. but
st far no definite conclusion has be,
IS reached. There are several either
who oppose the movement, Stair
le that it would not in their opinion be
AT wise movement TO erect the portab
building at this cost when II rs @
pected that the city would be bond
for a new. adequate and proper HI,
School building in the near futui
=. Other views are expressed if the co
o. sent Is given to erect the portal
y building and after which new III,
School will be built, the tempora