Smyrna times., 1927-05-18
SMYRNA PROVES REAL HOST TO
VISITING SCHOOL CHILDREN
FIELD DAY AND TRACK
MEET BRINGS OVER 100 HERE
Parade of Those Attaining Attendance
Record Makes Impressive Sight
Caesar Rodney Wins Most HOnOrs

Friday was a big day for school
children in Smyrna. 1t was the an
nual Field Day meet of the schools
of Kent County and it is said there
were over 100 school children here to
say nothing of the parents and adults
who accompanied them. Main street
from the -Four Corners to Lake
Como was lined on both sides of the
streets, South street most its entire
4ength and Delaware and even Hamil-
tons Lane was lined with auto trucks,
buses and private cars. Frazier street
was roped off between Main street
and South SO that the campus and
| athletic field could be of easy. access.
The new running track and new site
for the grandstand had just been com
pleted in time, and while the athletic
field is not in the thorough shape it
will be, there was enough done to help
the Field Day exercises materially.
In fact it is said there is not a school
athletic field in the county that has
cOmmodiouS grandstand like Smyr-
ma and this convenience alone was
highly complimented by the visitors.
So well pleased were they Of Smyrna's
hospitality as we'll as athletic field
it is probable Smyrna will be selected
in the future for their field day
meets. In the morning there was
parade of children who had attained
throughout the county a 100 per cent
attendance record. The children car
ried banners bearing the name of
their school. Each child also wore a
blue and gold crepe paper cap and felt
band of yellow over the shoulders con
tanning the words 100 per cent at
tendance" Miss Leila A. Thomas, Wis
iting teacher for the county to whom
much credit is due for attendance
records, was in the parade
Attendance Record Noteworthy One
Caesar Rodney school won the spe-
cial district attendance banner. The
parade of pupils was headed by the
Caesar Rodney teachers and children
DR.. H. V. Holloway, assisted by the
visiting teachers Of the state, award
ed certificates to the boys and girls 1
who have had perfect attendance rec !
ords for 5, 6, Z, s and years. George /
S. Williams, president of the State |
Board of Education, gave a brief adj i
dress on Necessity of regular school /
attendance" He awarded the banner /
to Caesar Rodney school, 1t was re
ceived on behalf of the school by Su-
perintendent Jump. Milford was a
close second in the contest The pu-
pills who made exceptional records for
are:
For nine years. Edwin Dill. FELTON, eight
years. Elizabeth Darling. FELTON,; Ruth Stubbs.
Harrington; seven years Alma Loose. Ches
void; Theodore Thistlewood Houston; six
years. Dorothy East, FELTON,; Earl Scott Eel
ton; Ella Belts, Frederica Alfred Anderson, /
Harrington Theodore Nelson. Dover; Alberta
West. Harrington Virginia LeCompte, Har-
rington Evelyn Iubbs Wyoming: Milton
COrrine Shapley. Smyrna Henrietta Schrivan !
Hart!y five years. Nellie Walrath. Viola R.
j Belts. Frederick Joe Anderson. Harring- !
ton COrnelia H. Taylor. Dover: Hattie M.
Belts. Harrington Harriet Galloway. Har-
rington: Helena West, Harrington: Wilson
Harrington; John Manship Har-
uty. Milford Ruth Robbins. Milford John
Fields. Wyoming Stewart Baker. Magnolia
Edgar Townsend. Wyoming; NJ. A. Garrison,
Smyrna; Harry Still, Smyrna.
Caesar Rodney Carried OFF Honors
AS was the case last year, Caesar
Rodney again carried off most of the
nonors. Smyrna, here and there, won
honorary mention, but none of the
real contests were won by Smyrna.
Twenty Dodge Ball teams contested in
the morning, six in Glass l (boys), =,
seven in Glass II (girls), and seven in
Class III Zone and two room rural !
$40 boys and girls tried to /
qualify for badges during the morn ,
ng In the afternoon, commencing I
1t LOO p. m., 412 boys and girls COM
1eted in the track and field events, the /
Junior meet starting at LOO p m., :
md the Senior meet at 2.45 p. m. I