Smyrna times., 1924-09-03
SMYRNA SCHOOLS RE-OPENED
WITH A LARGE ENROLMENT
SEVERAL CHANGES TAKE PLACE
IN THE PERSONAL OF FACULTY
New Commercial Course Added This
Year Promises To Be Popular
Agricultural Course Abandoned

Smyrna Special District Schools.
re-Opened this morning after a two
months summer recess with a large
enrolment and prospects of busy
and successful Fall and Winter term.
Superintendent C. w. w. Schantz
and faculty were busy all morning ar
ranging the rooms, handing out books
and getting school work under way.
While Smyrna's handsome new school
! building was opened and dedicated
last June, the real occupancy of the
/ building starts with the opening Of
schools and there is no keeping back
the pride of pupils and teachers in
having such a building in our midst.
The new building and grounds have
been thoroughly cleaned. The old
building which will be occupied by
the first six grades, has been renovat-
ed. All the rooms have been painted
light buff instead of dark green as
| heretofore and every comfort has
been provided. The Auxiliary Build
ing or annex will be given over en-
tlrely this year to Industrial Arts, un-
der Prof. Frank H. Hynson. There
are some changes noted this year. The
agricultural course of study which
last year was under the direction of
Prof. j. H. Mendenhall, has been
abandoned and a Commercial De-
partment added. This department is
in charge of Miss Edna E. Pratt,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pratt
of this town. Miss Pratt is a grad
uate of Women's College of the Uni
versity of Delaware and the Goldey
Commercial College and comes we'll
equipped to launch the new course
upon a successful basis. A number
of High School Students will avail
themselves of a course in typewriting,
stenography, bookkeeping and busi-
ness methods. There are four chang
es in the Faculty this year. D. Irwin
Herr, in charge of Mathematics and
Science in the High School, who re-
signed is succeeded by Miss Lillian
Thornley,, of the Seventh Grade; Miss
Helen p Start, who has been persu-
ing a course of study at Women's
College, University of Delaware, sue
ceeds Miss Thornley, in charge of the
Seventh Grade. Mrs. w. Z. Dewitt,
in charge of he Fifth Grade, left for
New York, and is succeeded by Miss
May Thompson, of this town, who last
June graduated in the teachers special
course at Women's College, Univer-
sity of Delaware. The full and COM
plete staff of teachers for this school
term are as follows:
Prof. c. W. W. Schantz.
Superintendent Of Schools
Miss Anna G. Denney,
Secretary and Visiting Teacher
Miss D. Jean Martin.
Mathematics and Science
Miss Elizabeth y. Croft. English and History
Mr.. Henry G. Webb. ...... Latin and French
Miss A. Margaret Moffett,
Mathematics and English, ]. II.
Miss Lillian L. Thornley,.
Mathematics and Science. J. H.
Mr.. Frank II. Hynson ...... Industrial Arts
Miss Edna M. Garrett ...... Household Arts
Miss Edna f. Pratt ........... Commercial
Miss Anna 3. Beckett mama. Eighth Grade
Miss Helen P. Start ....... Seventh Grade
Miss Bessie G Matthews ...... Sixth Grade
Miss May Thompson ............ Fifth Grade
Miss Pauline v. Wiley ...... Fourth Grade
Mrs. Clark M. Knots ......... Third Grade
Miss Lulu V. Robinson ......-. Second Grade
Miss Julia w. Griffith ...... First Grade