Milford chronicle., 1922-04-28
SUSSEX BOYS AND GIRLS
Put On A Splendid DemOnstra-
tiOn of Their Work and
Win Prizes.

On Saturday afternoon, April o. Wes-
ley School, near Seaford. was the scene
of a very interesting and interested
group of boys representing the Boys
Clubs of eight schools in Mrs. Annie E.
Snyder's supervising district.
There were about sixty boys present
representing the willing Workers Club
of Browns School,; the Boosters Club
of Meals; the Happy Workers of Raw
Inns; the Busy Bees" of Wesley; the
Boys Club" of Trinity; the Building
Club" of Atlanta; the Triangle Club of
Cannon and the 'Peacemal1ers' Club" of
Providence. The program was in charge
of Ernest Cannon, vice-president, and
ArVon Hastings, secretary of the Busy
Bees of Wesley and it was most inter-
esting.
The knowledge of parliamentary pro-
cedure shown by the boys of Neal's
School in their business meeting put to
shame many meeting held by adults.
To say the boys. enjoyed giving their
program is expressing it mildly, and not
an adult present could fail to have been
impressed by the value of the work done
by the clubs as shown in the demonstra-
/ Every boy completing his 25 points of
work will receive an achievement pin.
/ The announcement by Mrs. Snyder that
Ex-Governor Townsend will give the
achievement pins to the boys winning
them was received with appreciative ap-
plause.
Blue ribbons were given for first class
work and many of the exhibits received
ribbons. The excellent mechanical draw
ings were a pleasant surprise to all
County Agricultural Agent Malloy 9.
Vaughn, who took deep interest in
the meeting, stated that he had seen
work done by college freshmen not half
so good The working drawings of Trim
ity School were unusually good and most
favorably commented upon. He mentioned
the following boys as having done partic-
ularly good pieces Of work; Atlanta
School, Albert Condor. Clandel Cannon,
Elbert Williams; Wesley School, Robert
Leon Trivitts, Val Truitt; Browns
School, Emory Short, George Eslkridge;
Rawlins' School, George Ellis, Joshua
Iambden. Ralph Moore, Calvin Jones;
Providence School, Harry Locates, Ed
win Humphreys, William Knowles, Roger
Bradley.
The happy. friendly cooperation be-
tween the boys and their teachers was
delightful to see, and made the old-fash-
iOned conception of the auStere, COM
manding teacher and pupil who Obeyed
because he must, a thing of the past.
The boys showed surprising and Won
derful initinatiVe, and it is impossible to
give too much praise to the teachers who
fostered the splendid spirit in the clubs.
and made possible the excellent work OF
the children.
The exhibits of the various schools
lined the four sides of one of the rooms
and consisted of feed-boXes, bird-houses, |
milking stools, darning, patching and sew /
ing on buttons as good as the girls
could do.
Kent County was represented by Miss
Jenkins, Rural Supervisor and the state |
Department by Pro. H. e. Stahl.
The following program was presented !
Browns School, willing Workers
Club" Emory Short, president, Demon
strating in modifying and exposition.
Meals School, Boosters Club" Claude
Records, president, business meeting and
Rawiins' School, Happy workers
Club" Calvin Jones, president, first aid
dc 'Onstration.
Wesley School, ''Busy Bees Club" La
verne Cramer, president, first aid dem
onstration.
Athletic contests, including running
races, broad jump and dodge ball game,
State Department of Education.
Trinity School, Boys Club of Trim
ity," William Hastings, president, den--
Atlanta School, building Club" of At
lanta, Albert Condor, president, demon
stratiOn of conducting a business meet
ing.
Cannon School, Triangle Club" Val
Truitt president, demonstration and ex-
position and physical exercises.
Providence School, 'Peacemakers Club
Of Providence" Harry Locates, president,
addresses by Roger Brady on Financial
Side of Club Life" and By Harry Locates
'n Club Work and My Trip to the Uni
yersity of Delaware"
The following acted as judges: Manual
Training, Malloy G. Vaughn, Sussex
County Agricultural Agent patches, Miss
Dorothy Emerson, Club Agent. and Mrs.
Maude S. Wright, of Bridgeville; written
work, Miss Elizabeth M. Jenkins, Rural 8
Supervisor of Kent County; starter of
races, Herbert B. Beatty, principal of
he Bethel Schoou; umpire and judge of
aces. Glen w. Thompson of Peppers
School
Following are the teachers of the sew
sral schools represented: Wesley, Ethel
J. Wheatley and Marion Moore; Browns,
da RaWlinS and Myrtle Brown; Meals, |
Gladys KindOr and Miriam Wood; Raw
ms, Mrs. Eliza T. Givens; Trinity, Ger
rude Willin; Atlanta, Mrs Leta S. Will
ey; Cannon. Mrs. Katie Burtelle Han
iy; Providence, Mrs. Lula M. Ellis.
Ribbons were won by the following in
he athletic contests Broad jump, Meals
school, Claude Records, blue; Atlanta,
Albert Condor, red; Trinity Richard
6O-yd. dash-Atlanta, Albert Condor,
)lue; Trinity Richard Brown, red; Trim
ty. John Kern, yellow.
Dodge ball nam ament-Brown's and
Jeals VS.. Rawlins' and Providence, score
to IL; Trinity and Atlanta VS.. Cannon
nd Providence, score 8 to z.
At the close of the program the boys |
d the following officers: President, Clan
el Cannon, Atlanta School; vice -preSi-
lent, Harry Locates, Providence; secre-
aky, Joseph Johnson, Cannon; treasurer, / II
,obert Kinder, Wesley. II
These boys form the executive commit
ee to draft the constitution for ratifca- ii
ion by the several clubs. II
There will be 81 boys to finish the % III
oints of work, and will receive achieve III
lent pins" The boys voted to have their II
ins made in the shape of a diamond III
nth a hammer and square in the center III
l blue and gold. Mrs Lula w. Ellis was