Milford chronicle., 1930-02-07
STATE PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION NEWS

The Masten's Corner Parent-Tea
ing, January "a. The children's pro
gram of songs, recitations, reading
and a play was under the direction
of Mrs. Lewis Clymer. The socia
committee served ice cream ant
cake.
Miss Amy Gardner and John W
MacFaddin will meet Parent-Teach
er Association Program Chairmel
at the Home Economics Building
and at the colored school in Milton
on Friday evening, February z, from
z to 8. Material on the colonia
period will be discussed. The ole
fashioned Singing School, will be
featured by Mr.. MacFaddin.
At the January meeting of the
Broadkiln Parent-Teacher Associa'
ton Raymond NJ. Lank discussed
the papers on Indian Music and the
Relations of the Lenni-Lenape In
dians to the Settlers in Delaware
After the children's program, a box
and shadow social was held which
cleared S21. The Lincoln Library
was purchased for the school and
by five of the members.
The State program material was
used at the January meeting of the
Parent-Teacher Association at Ced-
ar Grove No. II. After the chill
drei's program under the direction
of Leona Paynter refreshments were
served.
The meeting of the Parent-Teach-
er Association at Cedar Grove, No.
1907, which had been postponed on
account of the sickness of pupils,
was held on January %. After the
children's program F. H. Hudson
talked on American Indians. During
the social hour ice cream was serV-
ed.
State President Howard T. Ennis
spoke at the meeting of the Ellen
dale Parent Teacher Association on
January 20 on Parent-Teacher work
in general and the Debt Of the White
Settlers to the Indians. Mrs. Naa-
nah Wilson and Miss May Thayer
read the Indian program material
compiled by Miss Gardner and Mr..
MacFaddin. A letter about the Nan
ticoke Indians was read by Princi-
pal Charles Adkins. The children's
program included two dramatiza-
tions: PENIS Treaty with the In
dams by fifth and sixth grade chill
dren under the direction Of Miss
Mildred Warren and John Smith Sa-
we'd by Pocahontas by children in the
third and fourth grades taught by
Mrs. Grace Smith. Mary Harris OF
the seventh grade sang a solo and
the school orchestra played, led by
Earle Hollis, their instructor.
Principal w. N. Willis presided at
the January meeting of the Frank
ford Parent-Teacher Association IN
the absence of the president, Miss
Lizzie Robinson. The association Vo-
ted to petition for the establishment
of an adult school. Mr.. Willis intro
duced the subject of Delaware In
dams by remarks about the Indians
of the past and the few Nanticokes
remaining on the Indian River. The
State program material, songs and
were given by children OF
the different grades. The fourth and
fifth grades conducted a question
box on Indians.
The January meeting of Kings
Association was
well advertised by the children who
walked to school in old fashioned
hats and shawls. The children's pro-
gram included songs, poems and TWO {
plays: one on Thrift by the boys {
and one on Colonial Life by the
girls. A minuet was danced by some {
Of the younger people in costume. A
general discussion followed the {
reading of a paper on the Indians t
Contribution to the White Settler in
Delaware, prepared by Miss Amy
Gardner. Demonstrations were Civ /
IN of dyeing with walnut hulls and I
,nion skins in Indian fashion. '
Principa John A. Ruth read the t
,aper on the Debt to the Indian Of !
he White Settler in Delaware at the I
January meeting of the Lincoln Par e
Association which was d
Lttended by 100. The Indians use Of
music as a means of expression was
by several girls who sang q
n Indian song accompanied by a D
om-tom. A collection Of Indian v
elics was on exhibition. The Thrift b
laylet "Ben's Dream" was also Civ cl
ns e.
This association is interested in CT
aging for the installation Of cleo
nc lights in the school and for 100
ong books for use in the adult as et
ell as in school. To raise money tt
,r these projects ice cream is sold el
fter each meeting and recently the 81
,sociation sponsored a play by the W
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