Evening journal., 1922-06-08
CITY
School CLOSES
Professor Jump and Miss
Barnes Speakers at Final
Exercises
ENGINEERS TO PUT
UP PONTOON BRIDGE
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DELAWARE CITY, June s.-The
closing exercises OF the high school
and grammar grades took place in
the town hall last evening when an
elaborate musical and literary pro-
gram was presented. Prof. Wilbur
II. Jump, assistant superintendent Of
public instruction, and Miss Ina
Barnes. supervisor in charge of rural
schools of eastern New Castle coun-
ty made addresses. The certificates
of promotion and transfer were
awarded by Prof Jump. william b.
Jester, president of the local Board
OF Education. presided and intro
duced the speakers. A large class OF
pupils were transferred from the
grammar grades to the high school
departments
In the afternoon. Miss Ida Grif-
nth, teacher OF the first grammar
grade, entertained her pupils in her
room at the school building. She
gave them treat of ice cream and
cake. A similar program was car
ried out by Miss lula Vineyard,
teacher of the second grammar
grade, on the lawn of the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. william B. Jester, dur
ing the same period.
The following teachers have been
elected to teach here: Miss Phyllis
Mason of Laurel. supervising prin-
cipal; Mrs. Hilda Jackowick. Balti-
more, Nd, English and history;
Professor E. J. Heck, Coatesville,
Pa, manual training instructor and
physical supervisor; Mrs. Ebenora
Clark. Delaware City. eighth grade; !
Miss Doris Thompson and Miss |
Grace Phillips, of Cheswold, Del, !
department work in sixth and sew
enth grades; Miss Mildred Jester,
Harrington, third and fourth grades: !
Miss Eula Vineyard. Warwick, Nd,
second grade; Miss Anna Marvil,
Laurel, first grade. This leaves two
teachers to be elected.
A sneak thief stole a chicken
from the wagon OF an aged Negress
while it was standing in front Of
the home OF Miss Ella Cleaver.
Clinton and Williams street, yester-
day afternoon.
Miss Dora McElwaine, Of VIII
who has been teacher of
English and Science, in the local
High School, has been elected to
teach English and History in the
Alex l. dupont High School, for
next term.
In compliance with the request of
Mayor Bright, the Commander at
Fort DUPONT. has detailed two
town. The soldier-police began their
duty on Tuesday. It is thought this
duty will be performed each pay
day and the two days following.
William Bowen and partner caught
the only sturgeon of the week. II
was a ~ pound roe, and was caught
last Tuesday afternoon.
Il was said at Fort DUPONT yes
terday that in the near future the
engineers during their Nanuevers
would throw a pontoon bridge across
the canal. When this feat Is TO be
performed the public will be notified
so they may see how the many !
swamps and rivers in Europe were
crossed during the war. 1t was said
the engineers threw a pontoon
bridge over the Rhine, landing the
regiment on German soil. on one
occasion in Al minutes. The same
performed by the German army =
.ook 2h hours, according to MEM
Ders of the regiment. who saw the
'ete. other fetes of similar char c
lcter will be performed by the sew d
sral companies at the fort. d
,F
ent City, Fla, Is the guest OF Mr..
md Mrs John z. Schunder, on Clin-
on street. Mr.. and Mrs. Schunder
re also entertaining their daughter, c
drs. Horace p. johnson and son o
3obbie, OF Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Todd, of I
are the guests OF Mr.. IT
odds parents the Rev. and Mrs.
:. w. Layfield, at the Methodist o
Iarsonage. e
Mrs Mary Glvlson, Of Clinton O
treet, left yesterday for Wildwood T
!. j., where she will spend the sum- a
ner with her son, A. Mitchell Givi- q
on and family.
Captain S. c. Ramsden, who has Y
cen chaplain at Fort Dupont for
no mast few years, will move his
amilv tomorrow to Fort Mott. n. j. s
ghere he will be stationed in Com g
any B. -,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas ]. White
nan. OF Fifth and Clinton streets a
re spending several days with their q
aughter. Mrs. c. A. Bonine and &
amily. of state College, Pa.
Mrs. c. f. Filkins, who has been o
isiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
larry Rase. left yesterday to join
er husband, Captain C. E. Filkins'
I Washington, d. c. lC
Captain Charles Schaeffer of Fort :,
ess Monroe, Va. who has been visit n
~ his parents here for the past .,
,veral days. motored to Philadel- :,
hla yesterday on a pleasure trip. -
lis sister, Miss Emma Schaeffer, ac- =,
ompanied him. =,
Benjamin Vinton, Harry Rose and -
Ir. Snedeker attended the races at
he Belmont track yesterday.
,HFMUCAI, STREAM G.