Smyrna times., 1923-10-03
COMMUNITY SCHOOL LEAGUE

First of School Year Held at Belmont
Hall Monday Evening; Another to
be Held in Parish House Next Week
A number from Smyrna motOred
out to Belmont Hall' the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Cummins E. Speakman
Monday night to attend the first
meeting of the season of the Commun-
ity School League. Mrs. John B. |
Cleaver, State President of the Parent |
Teachers Association, was there
and gave a helpful talk to those
present in the matter of !
stimulating more interest in a Parent I
Teachers Association for Smyrna and
more hearty cooperation between
the citizens of the community and the
Smyrna Special District Schools. Now
that Smyrna is soon to have a modern
and up-to-date High School Building
it was made more apparent than ever
for parents to get back of the super
intendent of schools and his corps of
teachers to the end that better work
can be accomplished. Miss Anna Bell
Beckett presided and Miss Lillian
Thornley, was secretary protein of the
meeting. There was no election of
officers but a nominating committee
with Miss Anna Bell Beckett as chair
man, was appointed and another
meeting for the purpose of reOrgani-
zation called for next Monday even
ing, at 7.30 o'clock, at St. Peters
Parish House, when organization will
be effected and matters of Importance
discussed. The Directors of the Cen
tury Club has rendered the use of the
club house free of charge for COM
munity league meetings in the future.
Football and High School Notes
Elkton High School football team
visited Smyrna Friday, September %,
and defeated Smyrna by score of
32-0. The game was poorly played
by both teams on account of insult
fcient practice, altho Elkton had the
upper hand throughout the game due
to extended practice. Owing to the
fact that it is impossible for many of
the boys to practice and since it was
clearly demonstrated in Fridays game
, that football cannot be played with
, out practice, it may be that football
will be dropped this year. The Coach
is circulating a petition this week
/: which will clearly put the matter uI
to the boys themselves. If as many as
fifteen boys can be found who car
: practice three evenings per week, the
schedule will continue, otherwise we
cannot hope to carry out our pro
gram.
2 Aggie Class Visits Big Apple Farm
t The Agriculture class of Smyrn;
e High School visited Carpenters frui
e packing and grading plant located a
= Cheswold, September 25th. The boy
j learned how the apples were grade,
and packed, and that it paid the grow
ers to grade, pack and put apples il
coldstorage until prices advanced
{ The class also visited Mr.. Carpenter
e large apple farm where they foun
: many acres of apples in a high stat
l. of production.-The second practice o
o the "Jazzin Eight" otherwise know
= as the Smyrna High School Orchestr
u was held in Room 1, at seven o'cloc
d Wednesday evening, September 26tl
y under the leadership of Mr.. Herr. Tn
a orchestra has at present eight instru
IL ments, piano, two comets, two violin
a trombone, clarinet and traps.-Th
'e pupils of the seventh and eight
Is grades made good attendance recor
IS for September, and are therefore el
le titled to a book from the State fC
As their respective Libraries.
IN Seniors and Juniors Give Program
ut The seventh grade pupils presente
d. an interesting play "When a Junit
vo Meets a Junior in a History Book
X at the joint assembly of the sevent
X and eighth grades last Tuesday afte
OBJ noon. The program given by the Sc
enth and eighth grades to celebra
. Constitution Day" was also credi
able.-The students of the. SEMI
ng high, school presented an interestir
ng program Tuesday afternoon, Octob
ee End: Minutes of last meeting; Son
ne America; Paper on the Origin
nj Slang, David c. Lloyd; Smyrna Hil
o. School Post, read by Ralph Deakyn
ne Playlet-"S Society for the Suppressi,
I'D of Slang" VIVIAN" Cla
GOOding; ''Verda," Eunice Heinol
Julia" Sophia Streets; Merle" Ru