Milford chronicle., 1929-08-30
Millsboro

The Millsboro Public School will open
September 3 at 8:45 a. m. AS full
days work has been planned, all pu-
pills are requested to come prepared to
stay for an afternoon as well as a NOR
ming session.
Arrangements have been made for
several states busses from the outlying
districts as well as a private arranged
conveyance from Dagsboro, to trans
port the children to and from school.
Preparations are being made to take
care of the largest enrolment in the
history of the school and according to
the present estimate, the enrolment
will warrant an extra teacher in the
high school, an important step toward
raising Millsboro to first group school,
which is the present aim of the prin-
cipal and local board.
1t has been learned that the princi-
pal, ]. NJ. Bennett, has not only ar
ranged the high school schedule in ad-
vance, but has made a careful study Of
each pupils individual case and work.
ed out the most advantageous course
for him or her to pursue. On the morn
ing that the school opens. a slip, bear
ing the respective names of each pu-
Pill, the subjects that he must, should,
and may take in his respective course,
the room and time for each subject, and
suggestions aiding him in selecting his
electives to the best advantage, will be
furnished. Thus Mr.. Bennett plans to
have class work start in earnest the
first period instead of wasting much
valuable time organizing the school and
working out the class schedule after
school commences.
Business Arithmetic is being intro
nv,1
made to help the school fit the child by
ohering as broad and enriched curricu-
lum as present conditions will permit,
the following distinct courses being Of
fered: Academic, Scientific, Vocational
Home Economics and General The pu-
pills are given to understand that if they
wish to go to college they should pur-
sue either the Academic or Scientific
course, the former being preferred. The
vocational course will lead to special
work in college, while no assurance is
given that the General course will lead
to college entrance. For either the
Academic or the Scientific diploma a
grade of rs per cent or better is re-
quired in all the required subjects,
while 20 per cent is the passing mark
in all other subjects and courses offer
ed.
The teaching staff for the coming
year is as follows: j. M. Bennett, prin-
cipal; Leslie Timmons, Mathematics
and Science; Mrs. Ollie Adkins, Home
Economics; P. F. Darden, English;
Miss Anne Catherine Thompson, Lam
guage and History.
Mr.. Timmons will coach the boys ath-
letics while Miss Thompson will have
charge of the girls basket ball as well
as all dramatics
Mrs. McCabe, Miss Wilson and Mrs.
Ellis will do departmental work in the
sixth, seventh and eighth grades
Miss Dobson, fifth grade; Miss Can
non, fourth grade; Mrs. Wilson, third
grade; Mrs. Jones, second grade; and
Mrs Chandler, first grade.
Henry ]. West has erected a new
hatchery near West Woods Church.
1t has a capacity of 10000. He set his
first hatch on August 81.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry West enter
tanned their brothers the past week,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Wells, and
children, Thomas and Billy of Gran
bury, N. j., Mr.. and Mrs. Zack Wells
Of Wilmington, Daniel Wells and
children, Etha and Daniel, Jr., of
Pa.
Joshua T. West spent last week
with his teacher, Prof. and Mrs.
Walter McGinnis at their summer
cottage at Fenwick Island.
dillSbOrO Community Band
Enjoys Moonlight Outing
On Tuesday evening, August 20,
he Millsboro Community Band, their
antilles and friends, left CubuIo
4anding at Millsboro for a motor
,oat ride up the Indian River to
)ak Orchard. Several popular num-
'ers were played during the ride.
Upon their arrival at Oak Orchard
he band was welcomed by large
lumber of people, who were enter
aimed by concert which lasted an
our. During the concert little Miss
lvelyn Humphrey and Miss Doris
hudson of Dagsboro, members of the
and, displayed very good talent by
inging, dancing and reciting.
Refreshments of ice cream and
AXE were served on the return trip.
he moonlight excursion was an en-
)yable affair.