Milford chronicle., 1927-02-04
Lewes
Prizes for Work Well Done


Special opening exercises in
charge of Miss Edna 'Bearman and
her first grade pupils were held in
the Lewes Public School on Friday,
January 2Sth. The entire class was
seated on the stage which was fitted
as a school room. The regular OPEN
ing program of the grade was fol-
lowed by the student body. After the
exercises the grade gave a number
of songs and drills as typical of
their regular morning devotions.
Following the devotional exercises
by the first grade the following
typewriting awards were presented
by DR.. Ralph L. Jacobs:
From the Underwood Company
Certificates to Miss Margaret Yes
sells, Miss Cassie Prettyman, Miss
Teresa West and Miss Ethel Sturdi-
want. Bronze medals from the same
company were presented to Miss
Mary Hart and Horace Lockerman.
One silver medal, which denotes
speed of fifty net words per minute
was given to Edison C. Lodge, Jr.
The Royal Typewriting Company
presented to Miss Comfort Ingram
certificate for writing over thirty
words per minute and gold pin
and certificate to both Miss Marian
Burton and Miss Mary Hart for at
tanning a net speed of above forty
five words.
The Remington COmpany's awards
for this month consisted of three
certificates awarded to Miss Louise
Johnson, Miss Mary Hart and Miss
Marian Burton together with a sill
yer pin for forty words per minute
which was given to Miss Marian
Burton.
Fire Drill at School
Last Friday our senior boys, un-
der the leadership of Alfred Joseph,
one of their number, took entire
charge of the fire drill. At the sound
of the alarm, each senior went to
his respective station. The one dis
covering glass broken on fire box
reported the location and each in
turn cleared his section of the build
ing so as to make no congestion at
the position of alarm.
When all the senior boys reported
TO Mr.. Joseph "all out" it was found
that they had cleared the building in
less than two minutes under this
plan.
Demonstrates One Days Work
Last Thursday, January 9th, the
primary department of the Lewes
Public Schools gave a demonstra-
tion of a typical days work in the
school auditorium. Three classes,
with an aggregate membership of
one hundred and fifteen girls and
boys, in turn participated in the reg
ular work Of the school day.
All school supplies and equipment,
belonging to one of the grades, were
moved to the stage. Five large move
able blackboards were used in place
of the stationary types used in class
rooms. Patrons, faculty and stu
dents of the Lewes Public Schools
had an excellent opportunity to see
the various stages of visual educa-
ton made use of. The fOrerunner of
the present day blackboard, that was
made of sand in the open air and
village schools of India was used to
represent an Eskimo scene. Black
boards, posters, charts, tablets,
textbook, stereopticon slides and
motion picture machine were used
as devices for teaching the stu
dents.
An excellent exhibition of art and
written work, cut-out work and
booklets was placed on tables and
screens about. the auditorium. Thir-
ty-six new books that were awarded |
for good attendance by the Service
Citizens of Delaware were also on
exhibition.
The following program was US
ed:
Orchestra, March.
Greeting, Superintendent Ralph L.
Jacobs.
Opening exercises, first grade.
Penmanship, first grade, Miss Ed
ma M. Bearman, instructor.
Music, first grade.
Orchestra, March.
Reading, second grade, Miss Flor
ence Bryan, instructor.
Art, second grade.
Visual education, second and third
grades, Miss Edna Harrington, in
structOr.
Arithmetic, third grade.
Spelling, third grade.
Orchestra. March.