Smyrna times., 1929-06-12
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ton school We're held in the NJ. E
Church. June 9Th, at s o'clock. The
program follows: Invocation. Rev
Paris: America" audience: mo
hility," Alice Cary, Mary Pauline
Langrell; IF" (Rudyard Kipling
Margaret Jane Shocklev; essay
"Americanism." Howard L. Dono.
van, Jr.; America the Beautiful.
audience; address, Rev. E. A. LIE.
moine. A quartette composed Of
Mrs. Montague, Mrs. Scout, Mr.
Clark and Mr.. LeCompte. with Mrs
Hollett at the piano, entertained
with a medley of songs followed
by a solo by Mr.. Clark. President
John w. Houston Of the School
Board, presented certificates OF
promotion to the ninth grade tc
Howard L. Donovan,Jr Mary Paul
inc Langrell. and Margaret Jane
Shockley. Certificates of perfect
attendance were presented to How
ard l.. Donovan, Jr., Robert Dono-
van, for 6 wears; Adelaide Donovan.
a years; Charlotte Spry, 3 wears.
Prof. Orville r. Wright reviewed
briefly the efforts of the school to
develop the sense of true sports
manship and teamwork by joining
the d. |. A. A. Junior Baseball
League and establishing a Junior
Chapter of the Good Sportsmanship
Brotherhood (NationaD. Election
of honor members to the brother
hood were announced as follows:
Ruth Dawsn. Emily Downes, Flor
ence Hepburn. Carman Loder. Clara
Nancy Slaughter. James Burris,
Flovd Crossley, Norman Dawson,
William Lambert Gooding, Howell
Sevil, Jr. These elections were the
result of secret ballots cast without
nominations. A new type of prize
was presented this year through
the generosity of r. w. Slaughter.
These prizes were offered for ex-
cellence in scholarship in the diff
ferent subjects as determined by
ratings in standard tests, COMPARED
with the average scores of all pu-
pills throughout the state accord
ing to grade, e. o.. pupil in the
5th grade who exceeded the State
average for his grade by 20 points
would outclass a pupil in a higher
grade who exceeded the AVERAGE
for his grade bv Is points. The
awards follow-English, 1st, Cath
crime Horn; End, Floyd Crosslev.
Geographv-1st William Krans:
2nd. William Lambert Gooding.
Spelling-1st. Clara Stark; End,
Emily Downes. Readine-1st. Clara
Nancy Slaughter; 2nd. Flovd Cross
ley. Arithmetic-1st. Orville Ross
Wright. Jr.: End. Clara Stark. His
torv-1st. Orville Ross. Wright. .Jr.:
2rd, Clara Stark. Two "Clavton
Scholars" were selected by the
teachers for Scholarship. Good
Sportsmanship and School Influence
These highest honors We're awarded
to Emily DowneS and William Lam
bert Gooding. The sponsoring of a
Child Study Glass was the out
STANDING achievement of the Clay
ton P. t. A. during the wear 1928
20. Some features of the P. I. A.
work were reviewed by Orville r.
Wright in introducing the new
president. Mrs. w. R. Keys, who
asked for future support of the
school and P. T. A. The program
closed with the singing of "Our
Delaware. after which the class re
ceived CONGRATULATIONS. Their mot
to was. "Thev Must Upward Still
and Onward Who Would Keep
Abreast of th"-Lowell The
church was beautifully decorated
by friends of the school. Pink ros-
er the class flower. predominated.
CLAYTON Schol Honor Roll Pupils
have been announced as follows:-
8th Grade. Orville Wright, teacher
Howard Donovan; 9Th grade. Miss
Edith O. More, teacher Lambert
Argo. Helen Austin, Ruth Dawson,
Robert Donovan, Anna Mae Jacobs,
Lotion Stewart. Ross Wright: 5th
grade. Mrs. Edith Q. Moore. teach
er = Adelaide Donovan. Emily
Downes. Clara Nancy Slaughter.
Margaret Spry; 4th grade, Mrs.
Blanche j. Smith, teacher Eta
Biddle, Frank Cole. William Hill,
Emma Jacobs. Roberta Macklin,
Clarence Phillips. Helen Warro,1;
3rd grade. Mrs. Blanche j. Smith,
teacher-Delmar Christopher. Her
bert Dixon. Roberta Ennis. Thelma
Hobbs Betty Hontman. William
Hutchison. Ethel KNIGHT, Emma
Kraus, Ruth Mills. John Shortall.
Charlotte SDrv. Charles Stewart.
End grade. Mrs. Pearl Hall Davis.
teacher-Marie Bicklin. Julia Burke
James Cubbaee. Catherine Ely.
jeanette Loder. Lavton Mahrev.
Leonard Pinder, Elma Pratt. Mary
Frances Walker. Catherine Wright.
1st grade. Mrs. Mildred Mills,
teacher Clinton Cox. Catherine
Colt. John Houtman. Ruth Ellen
Reihm. Clinton Woolleyhand.
A birthday party was given in
honor of Mr.. Robert Porter's TWEEN
ty-first birthday last FRIDAY. June
7th. Those present were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Dudley Crossley. Mr.. and Mrs.
E. 0. Porter, Of Dover; Mr.. and
Mrs. A. E. Porter, and son Warren,
of Camden: Mr.. and Mrs. Jake
Crossley. Mrs. Edward Mariel. of
Millington. Md; Mrs. George War
Ter, Mrs. Mary Amos. Of Clayton:
Misses Marv Bamberger, of Church
Hill, Md; Cora Dulin, Elizabeth
Crossley, Mildred Mills. Margaret
Crossley. Theima Crossley. Sarah