Smyrna times., 1930-10-22
NEWS BUDGETS FROM
NEARBY TOWNS
CLAYTON
ktems of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned About Town


serving hot lunches for the chill
dren. Mrs. Ely and Mrs. Keys
serve the children.
The Boys Club went on a Sec
ond hike of this year. They went
60 the Catholic Home woods. At
ter eating around a bonfire, they
played games on Wednesday even
ing, October s.
The All Sewing Club of Clayton
School, under the leadership OF
Mrs. Moore, held a rummage sale
and bake in the old school build
ing on Saturday, October 18th
Thirty-eight dollars was cleared
This money will be used for the
benefit of the club during this
school year.
Clayton school has the honor of
receiving the perfect attendance
banner for the month of Septem-
Der for the graded schools in Kent
County. The attendance in each
room was as follows: Miss M.
Bambergher, 96 per cent; Mrs.
LAWS, 95.5 per cent; Mrs. Smith,
98.1 per cent; Mrs. Moore, 92.8
per cent; Mrs. Clark, 9S per cent,
and Mr.. w. Hickman, 96.4 per
cent. The school average was
96.3 per cent. The statue of ''The
Thinker, which goes to the room
with the highest percent of at
tendance, was awarded to Mrs.
Smiths room.
The girls of Clayton school have
formed a club under the direction
of Mrs. M. Clark, their leader.
The officers are as follows: Presi-
dent, Virginia Burris; Vice-presi-
dent, Clarabelle Solloway; Secre-
tary, Clara Nancy Slaughter;
Treasurer, Alberta Ely.
Clayton School is planning an
excursion for Saturday, October
26, to take trip to the Geological
Gardens in Philadelphia. Chill
dren under IL, will get a round
trip for IS cents. Children over
12, will pay S1.5O. Children and
LCdSuclS Will pay ~ SSAlo " SCl
in the gardens. 2
The boys and girls of Clayton
School will visit St. Georges to
play baseball Wednesday, October
%, if the weather is agreeable.
Two baseball games were play
ed between Clayton and Townsend
schools. Both games were won
by Clayton. The scores were on
Thursday, October 2, eight to three
in favor of Clayton when she Wis
tied Townsend school. On Thurs
day, October 9, the score was eight
to four in favor of Clayton when
Townsend visited here.
The seventh and eighth grades
have elected their class officers
for the year of 1880 as follows:
Eighth grade: President, Junior
Sevil; Vice-president,J James Biddle
Secretary, Robt. Darrah; Treasur-
er, Virginia Burris. The seventh
rade-President, William Good
ing; vice-president, Stanley Boyd;
Secretary, Virginia Darrah; Treas
urer, John Knight.
The first meeting of the Clayton
Parent Teachers Association of
the school year met in the new
school auditorium Monday even
ing, October 20, at p. m, with
an attendance of between three
hundred and twenty-five and three
hundred and fifty present. The
school program consisted of the
celebration of Columbus Day, Hal
1owe'en, and Fire Prevention Week
Business meeting was called.
Committees on membership drive
made a report The drive is still
ON and the full report will be
made at the next meeting. The
regular meeting date was changed
from the third Monday night to
the second Thursday night at 7.45
o'clock. This change was made in
order to clear Monday evenings
for the ten weeks course in mu-
sic, ETC., as a part of the Adult
Education work which will be held
in the near future in the school
building. Following the business
meeting the Edgewood string trio
of Oak Hill District, entertained
us with several selections. A read
ing was well rendered by Mr.. Nell
son Everhart. Professor Schlos-
ser (band leader), played two cor
net solos. The meeting adjourned
until Thursday evening. November
13, at 7.45 o'clock. The whole
building was lighted and opened
for observation. Each teacher was
IN her room to receive visitors. 1t
was interesting to hear the school
day experiences and the reminisc-
ence of the admiring patrons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Money and daugh-
ter of Delaware City. were week
end guests of Mrs. Sallie Gooding.
Lieut.. Lotion and Mrs. Cobb and
children of Camp Meade, Md.
spent the weekend with Dr. and
Mrs. ]. S. Cobb.
Mr.. VIII Harris of Camden, N.
J., spent SUNDAY with his mother.