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Milford chronicle., 1931-09-11
THE DAILY LIFE
ATC. M. 7. CAMP
Milford Boy Tells Of The
Fun And Work Involved

The days in C. M. T. Camp are
carefully planned and you have no
time to waste. You are called at
quarter of six. After you are dress
ed you are marched to mess" On
returning from mess" you are al
lowed about half an hour to sweep
the tent, make your bed, shine your
shoes, and get ready for a general
inspection At half past seven drill
call is sounded, and from then until
eleven-thirty the company is in
structed in various drills.
Back at the tents at the end of
drill periods everybody washes and
cleans up for dinner. When dinner
is finished you rest till One-thirty,
and from then until three-thirty ev-
eryone must participate in some
kind of athletics. Regimental par
ade at five o'clock; then supper.
Then you are free to do anything
you want to; go to the movies,
watch the boxing bouts, or play in
door baseball. At nine o'clock all
lights must be out. At ten o'clock
everybody is in his own tent. And at
eleven o'clock taps" and a good
bed after a hard days work.
During the whole month you are
taken care of by officers who are
interested in you. The food is not
fancy, but good and wholesome.
Everyone is sure to benefit by this
month in camp.
Milford chronicle., 1931-09-11

Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Beers is visit
ing friends in Trenton, N. ].
Archie Eskridge and daughter, OF
New York, were recent guests of
Capt. and Mrs. George w. Elzey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Cain, of Will
mington, spent few days with the
latter's parents, Capt. and Mrs. N. E.
Wheatley.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. J. Morris had as
their weekend guest Mrs. Leslie
Morris and daughters, Betty, Ruth
of Camden, N. j., Hoyt Morris and
sons, Charles and Hoyt, Jr., Mrs.
George Weaver, of Wilmington.
Misses Marie Morris, Sadie Bailey
returned home on Tuesday after
spending several weeks in Chester,
Pa.
Melvin Syndal. of near Laurel,
spent the weekend with Griffith
Eskridge.
The public schools opened on
Tuesday with the following teach
ers: Mrs. Kathaleen Pollitt, prin-
cipal; Mrs. Gladys Henry of Laurel,
Mrs. Bertha Locates of Seaford.
The Count On Me Club" was en-
tertained on Tuesday evening at the
home of Mrs. Ella Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Book and
children, Mrs. Elvia Moore of Phila
delphia, spent the weekend at the
home of Mrs. Olivia Riggin.
Milford chronicle., 1931-09-11
AMAJORITY OF31
CONTINUE SCHOOL
Seven Go On To Business
Schools

A number of the members of las
years senior class have had {
weeks schooling in Beacon College
in Wilmington ahead of the time Oul
school term began. Those attend
ing this business school are: Ethel
Lord, Kathryn Morrison, Gertrude
Shew, Frances Coulbourne and Jen-
ME Lee Wootten.
Frances Baker is going in train
ing in January.
Mary Vinyard and Ruth Kitchens
are attending the University of Del
aware.
Hazel Greenly is to be in Will
mington this year.
Some of the members who are
going to school are: Tom Williams,
who will leave for Lehigh in a few
days and Henry Sipple, who has
been in the United States Naval
Preparatory School for Annapolis
since September /. Wilson Nichols
will attend Western Maryland and
Elizabeth James will leave on Sun
day for Randolph-Macon.
Marjorie Gray and Gertrude Nor
ris are continuing their business
courses at Goldey. The seniors
who came back this year for the
postgraduate course are: Mary
Catherine Schobelock, Dorothy Muir
ply, Maxine Grove and Townsend
ParVis.
Milford chronicle., 1931-09-11
new TEACHERS
NUMBER SEVEN
H. Gress Hanna Assists
In Athletics

When the children of Milford ar
rived at school Tuesday morning
they noticed many changes and a
number of new teachers busily Oc-
cupied at their new tasks. The new
teachers are as follows: Mable Con-
oway, graduate of Delaware Univer-
sity Women's College and Cornell
University; Herbert L. Elliott, grad
uate of Western Maryland College
and Columbia University; Gladys E.
Feidler, graduate of Oberlin College
and Columbia University; II. Gress
Hanna, graduate of Lafayette Col
lege; Helen Swain, graduate of the
University of Delaware Woman's
College; Florence H. Bryan, grad
uate of University of Delaware Wo-
mans College, and Corne!ia c. Der
rickson, graduate Maryland State
Normal School.
Miss Conoway, who formerly
taught at Lewes, is teaching Home
Economics in Junior and Senior
High. Mr.. Hanna is the Junior
High School English teacher and
Senior High School French teach
er. He will also assist Mr.. Elliott,
the gym teacher. Miss Feidler sue
ceeds Miss Cathcart as music in
structor. Miss Swain teaches sec
ton three in grade two. Miss Bryan
teaches section three in grade five.
Mrs. Derrickson has section one in
grade six.
-Hilda Calhoun
Milford chronicle., 1931-09-11
UNION
(Near LincOIn)

Vacation days ended with Labor
Day and school began Tuesday.
Cool nights now remind us that
summer will soon be something of
the past.
Miss Ethel Mae Lord is attending
BeacOm's Business School at Will
mington. She spent the weekend
with her parents here.
After an enjoyable two weeks
visit with friends in New Jersey,
Lydia Fox returned home Saturday
Herman Pierce spent the week.
end and Labor Day with his broth
ers in Philadelphia. He also visited
New York City and Coney Island.
Harold Kenton visited friends in
Philadelphia and Atlantic City over
the weekend and Labor Day.
Karl Stocklye, of New Jersey, Wis
tied relatives here over Labor Day.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Postles had
as their guests during the weekend
and Labor Day Mrs. Harry Messick,
her son Alton, wife and baby, and
daughter Margaret, and her friend,
Norman Penn, of Philadelphia; also
Mrs. Oscar Maloney and son Pierce
and Miss Elizabeth Hammond, of
Milford
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Kenton and
daughter visited their cousins, Mr..
and Mrs. Ulie Kenton, near Magnol-
ia, Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Kenton en-
tertained Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Webb
and son, of Frederick, on Tuesday
evening; also Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar
Draper and children of near Green
wood.
Oscar Webb has purchased of 1.
d. Short, of Milford, the Holland
Farm, known as the Walls farm, at
and will move there at the
end of this year.
Sunday school at Union Sunday, !
September 1S, at 2:SO p. m. All in
vited.
Milford chronicle., 1931-09-11
SCHOLARSHIP TO
YALE AWARDED
RALPH BROWN
Former Milford Boy Had
Already Won HOnOrs
At Exeter

Ralph Brown, Jr., one of our for
mer students, has recently been
honored by the school he attended.
Ralph, whom some of us remem-
ber, entered the eighth grade here
in 1925 and stayed until 1926 when
he moved to Lewes. After about a
year and a half there, he went to
Phillips Exeter at Exeter, New
Hampshire. Here he had, as most
students entering a different school,
a difficult time at first, but before
long he improved so as to warrant a
scholarship. Ralph served as a re-
porter and was on the staff of the
Exonian. He was a fine debatOr,
having been elected to the team,
and a speaker. He was also inter-
ested in athletics, especially track.
He was graduated this year as
one of the five honor students and
chosen orator of his class.
Recently he was honored by Yale
through the Board of Selection at
Exeter by being chosen the best all
round boy to represent the school
at Yale. With this honor came a
years scholarship to Yale. This
fulfilled one of Ralph's hopes.
At present he lives at Girdle Tree,
Maryland.
e. Bunstein '32
Milford chronicle., 1931-09-11
BETHEL

The Ladies' Aid will serve a chick
en- and oyster supper in the COM
munity house on Friday and Satur-
day, September Is and 19.
Mrs. Florence J. Furniss is spend
ing some time in Clayton with her
daughter, Mrs. Raymond Mabrey.
Capt N. E. Whealling is spending
a few days home with his family.
Eley J. Cordrey has purchased the
George A. Moore property and will
occupy the same by October 1st.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Mears. of
Norfolk, Va, is visiting Mrs. Harry
Williams.
Mrs. Herbert Phillips and daugh-
ters, Margaret, Mary Ellen, return
ed to Middletown on Monday after
spending several weeks with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. H. Will
liams.
Mrs. Harry Bell and son. Bobby.
left on Sunday for Philadelphia,
where she will spend some time with
her husband.
Mrs. Lottie Farron, of over, spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Garfield
Moore.
George Moore, of Philadelphia,
was a weekend guest of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Levin Moore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Williams, of
visited the formers par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. VIM. H. Williams,
over the weekend.
Normal Coulbourn spent the
weekend at the home of Mrs. Mag
gle Cordrey.
Vinol Lynch, John Brittingham of
Laurel, Misses Flossie Sirman, Grace
Messick, motored to Atlantic City,
N. J. on Sunday.
Eley ]. Cordrey returned to New
York on Monday after spending sew
eral days home with his family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Eskridge, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Eskridge and chill
1ren of Wilmington spent a few
days last week with Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Eskridge.
Elwood Sullivan, of Camden, N. j.,
spent a part of last week with his
sister, Mrs. Ida Adams.
Milford chronicle., 1931-09-11
TENNIS POPULAR
WITH ALL PUPILS
ASSCHOOL OPENS
Girls First To Use Courts.
Teams And Glasses To
Be Organized

Two brand new tennis courts, six
new Spalding rackets, and two doz-
en- balls compose the new equipment
that is creating the greatest stu
dent interest of all during the first
few days.
A week before school opened the
new courts with their permanent
nets and heavy metal back-stops
were all marked off and in use. Ruth
Kitchens 81, Kathryn Sapp '32, and
Jane Harrington '35 were the first
to use the courts, and they display
ed a great deal of energy, but very
little science.
Noon of the first school day saw
Heymann Roosa, Otis Jester and
Theodore Govatas displaying their
prowess before a sizeable gallery of
admirers. Such lively interest
speaks we'll for the future of ten
mis- team at Milford High.
Tennis teams are to be organized
under the direction of Herbert FL
liott, new athletic director and prob
ably will be the outgrowth of tennis
which are favored by Geo.
A. Hendricks, State Supervision of
Physical Education.
Milford chronicle., 1931-09-11
CAFETERIA OPENS
WITH RECORD DAY
Serve Approximately One
Hundred And Fifty

After a summer of eating what
you please when you please, the
first day of school with their at
tendant routine and discipline are
very trying on one physically as
we'll as mentally. Consequently
the noon rush in the cafeteria line
is something fierce. Everybody is
nearly starved, or at least you
would think so to see them run to
the third floor at twelve O'Clock. And
the more tempting the menu is, the
harder they go.
Last year only two school girls
were needed to help the women in
the kitchen, but this. year, on the
first day there were four, and none
of them were idle. Besides these
four girls there were Miss Baker,
Miss Conoway and Mrs. Shoeblock,
and even then it was hard to keep
the ravenous hOrdes before the win
dows stocked with food. AS for the
money, everyone seemed to have
nothing but dollar bills, half dollars,
or quarters. The cashiers ran out
of pennies and had to send a hurry
call for more. That condition prob
ably won't last, however, for in a
week or so the scholars will all
have more or less small change.
Because more than one hundred
and fifty were served with lunch in
the cafeteria of the high school, the
halls and rooms were overhowing.
The stock of trays ran out once,
and those in charge had to send for
more bread, ham and other supplies.
In spite of these facts, a delicious
meal was served on the first GEy of
school to larger group than ever
were there before. Lunch consisted
of cold slaw. fruit salad, peach
shortcake, ham sandwiches, tomato
end lettuce sandwiches, cherry jello,
milk, cocoa and ice cream.
To the hungry crowd who ate it
and the busy hands who served it,
the memory fingers on.
Alice Breme 'S2
Milford chronicle., 1931-09-11
LIBRARY OPENS
WITH A BANG
Twenty-seven Books Put
Into Circulation Tuesday

mo time like the present." is the
evident motto of at least twenty
seven boys and girls in Milford
High. At least that is Miss Bar
ker's deduction at the end of the
first day of school, for there were
twenty-seven books put into circu-
lation on Tuesday from the school
library.
Everyone of those books was TAX
en- out for "book-report" reading,
too. Considering the fact that last
year less than One-third as many
books were discharged on the first
day, we think both parents and tea
chers have reason to feel optimistic.
Now, were you one of the twenty
three? If not, why not?
Milford chronicle., 1931-09-11
CALIFORNIA TRIP
IDEAL HOLIDAY
SAYS LIBRARIAN
Miss Barker Promises A
Real Interview
Later

Miss Edna Barker, our school Ii
brarian, took an extended trip to
California during her recent sum-
mer vacation, thus gaining for her
self the title of most travelled MEM
Der of our faculty for the year 1891.
Leaving Milford on July "a, she
took the train to New York. ArIiv-
ing there July 25, she engaged pas
sage on the S. S. Pennsylvania
which is operated by the Panama
Pacific Line. Going by way of the
Panama Canal, Miss Barker spent
one day at Havana, Cuba, and one
day at Panama. She arrived in San
Francisco on August 10. Here she
spent most of her time in visiting
the many places of interest. After
five days in California she started
her return trip.
AS we had our interview with
Miss Barker on the opening day of
school, it was a very short one be-
cause of the lack of time, but she
promises to tell us more about the
trip in the future.
Sara McColley and Ruth Robbins
Milford chronicle., 1931-09-11
ROXANA

The Roxana Public School open
ed Tuesday morning with I. S.
Johnson, principal; and Harold
Lynch as the intermediate room tea
cher. Both are from town. The pri-
mary teacher is Miss Dorothy Will
liams of Selbyville.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Leary enter
tanned at their cottage at Fe1wicks
Island over Labor Day: Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Valles and two sons of
Hollywood, California; also Mr.. and
Mrs. Charlie Hickman of this town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Derrick
son and son James of Philadelphia
spent the weekend with Mrs. An
gle Derrickson.
Mr., and Mrs. Zack Wells of Will
mington were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. George w. DerricksOn over La
Dor Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Derrickson
entertained Prof. Hudson and two
sons of Milford to dinner Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. S. Johnson also en-
tertained to dinner Sunday Profess
sor Hudson and two daughters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Murray
have purchased an Atwater Kent
radio.
Mrs. Earl Ward and daughter of |
Wilmington have returned home af-
ter a visit with her mother, Mrs. !
Lydia Wilgus and brother, Louis
Wilgus, and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. Evans attend
ed Del-Mar-Va Camp Sunday after
noon.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bennett of
Schenectady, N. Y, are spending
this week with their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Cove Bennett.
Sunday school Glass No. IA, JOS
ept ]. Lynch, teacher. gave a party
to their family Tuesday evening at
Bethany Beach.
Milford chronicle., 1931-09-11
THREE ELEVENS
COME TO FIRST
FOOTBALL DRILL
Eleven Veterans Report
To Coach Elliott AS
School Opens

The call for football candidates
went out on Tuesday, the first day
of school. At quarter of four that
afternoon thirty-two boys reported
to Coach Herbert Elliott.
Of those thirty-two boys, eleven
have had some previous experience
in the game. With three elevens
out for practice each afternoon 1--WE
say three" because Coach Elliott
laughingly informed us that he
would have to press water boy in
to service in order to make thirty
three players) it seems safe to prop
hecy that Milford will be ably rep
resented on the gridirOn this sea-
son.
It isn't too early to be digging
that old school spirit out of the
camphor balls where it has been
buried all summer either. Let's
show our new coach and his assis-
tant what real loyalty, cooperation,
and school spirit are!
Milford chronicle., 1931-09-11
ONE SECTION OF
SIXTH GRADE AT
THE NEW SCHOOL
Mrs. DerricksOn And Her
Class Moved Across
Town

Thirty-One sixth graders made
their appearance at the high school
building about the middle of last
Tuesday morning. They were the
members of Mrs. Derrickson's sec
tion of that grade and are now set
tied in what was Mrs. Harrington's
class room lest year.
1t had been rumOred that some of
the lower grades were to be mov-
ed to the new school, but no one
was sure until these youngsters
were piled into school bus and
into DR.. Sam Marshalls car and
driven across town.
Probably some of the classmates
of the lucky thirty-One felt rather
sad at being left behind, but by now
they are consoling themselves with
the hope that sometime this winter
they will be entering those three
new rooms that are being built at
the south end of the high school
building.
Milford chronicle., 1931-09-11
REAL NEED OF A GET
ACQUAINTED WEEK
Suggested BY New Students

There are a great many new pu-
pills in school this year. From the
sixth grade to the ninth especially
there are the greatest number of
newcomers. With long faces they
walk along the corridors trying to
find which room they belong in and
half afraid to ask any of the upper
classmen where to go. If left 20
themselves these pupils will with
draw from the rest of the school
and won't even be a part of its fell
lowship and activities. Now what
are we going to do about it? Is it
good for the school to let such
things as that happen?
Someone suggested that we make
the first or second week of school
a Get Acquainted Week" When
ever an upperclassman sees a poor,
forlorn person in the halls he might
make the first advances and ask
where the lost sheep belongs.
In other words make the new
scholar feel at home and welcome.
1t would not take much energy on
the part of Sophs, Juniors or Sen
iors to do this and besides they
might find some hidden genius for
football, basketball, tennis, or even
cheer-leading, and, too, it would
help the school spirit. What about
it, you upperclass men? It all de-
pends on you.
Alice Breme
Milford chronicle., 1931-09-11
COMMERCIAL WORK
GAINS IN FAVOR
WITH PRACTICAL
History Classes Also Are Well
Attended

Having talked with number of
the pupils around school, it seems
that United States History and the
commercial courses will be the most
popular with the students for this
term. Since two years of history are
required anyway, it is only natural
that these classes should be well
attended. AS for shorthand, tipping
and bookkeeping, they seem to be
more practical for most of the pu-
pills who intend to work after grad
uating instead of going to college,
or even then they might be useful
in secretarial courses.
For the girls home economics
seems to be quite a favorite and
manual training for the boys, al
though tire latter so far has not
been as well attended as the years
before.
e, Sipple 'SS
Milford chronicle., 1931-09-11

FULL TIME NURSE
SERVE SCHOOLS
Miss Cubbage Has Office
At Old Building

Our School Nurse for this year is
Miss Louise Cubbage. She began
her work for Milford High School
September /.
Miss Cubbage has for four years
been our State Nurse under the SUI
pervision of DR.. Sargent. When the
new wing is completed Miss Cub
bage will have an Office here as well
as in the old school. She also con-
ducts a Mothers and Baby's Health
Clinic at the Tax Receivers Office
on North Walnut street. Miss Cub
bage is a graduate of the Home
pathic Hospital in Philadelphia and
is doing an active work in our COM
munity.
e. Truitt
Milford chronicle., 1931-09-11
SOUTH BOWERS

Mr.. and Mrs. William Kline, Sr.,
and son William, of Woodbury., N. j.,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Geissel
and daughter, Ann Elizabeth, of
Brooklawn, NJ. j., returned home af-
ter spending the past week with Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Griffin, of South
Bowers Beach. They all enjoyed
fine days fishing on Capt. john
sons boat.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Rogers,
Charles Geesey, Thomas Swift,
Trema Gettis of Wellesville, Pa. and
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sidenstricker,
Cleis Hartman, Luther Kern, Allen
Bailey of York, Pa, returned home
after spending the weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs. Emerson Kaufman, of
South Bowers Beach.
Milford chronicle., 1931-09-11
CLARKSVILLE

Labor Day passed with thousands
of good-byes as the vacatiOnists left
their relatives and friends and made
their way back to the busy city life
for another years toll. Possibly
many recalling the good old song
There Is No Place Like Home"
Peaches and mosquitoes are plen-
tiful-the first named delicious and
the last-tormenting aggravating
and full of determination.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kingsley Richards of
suburban Philadelphia were week
end visitors; attending St. Georges
M. E. Church on last Sunday.
Late white potatoes are not very
promising in our locality.
Tomatoes are in demand, with
moderate price, after careful grad
ing.
The squirrel season opened on
September l. Only few have re-
ported much success.
Answer to last weeks Bible ques-
ton: David"
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. R. Steele enter
tertained on last Friday evening at
dinner party: Mr.. and Mrs. R. J.
Bennett of New York, Miss Lucille
Stickler of Stroudsburg, Pa, and
Mrs. Lizzie Bennett of Frankford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Derrickson
of the Hill Top Farm entertained
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Derriclson and
son Harry, also Mrs. Tillie Benjam-
in of Camden, N. J.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Johnson
and family spent the weekend at
the summer home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Russell Brenner of East Lansdowne, |
Pa.
John Short, a former resident, |
who is known to many, spent the |
weekend with relatives and friends,
returning to Marcus Hook on Mon
day after which he will return to
Snug Harbor, N. Y.
CAPT. Horace Derrickson and fam
lily of Philadelphia and Miss Eva
Helm were weekend visitors of Mr.
and Mrs. E. w. Helm.
Rev. o. A. Connolly will occupy
the pulpit at st. Georges on next
and bring suitable mes
sage.
According to a printed statement
in the Sunday School Times of Phil
adelphia, the Federal Council of
have shown themselves to
be modernistic and allying their in
terest and moral support to Soviet
Russian for some reason, which is
hard for Christian believers to un-
derstand. A nation that has openly
rejected God, and has caused many
churches to be destroyed. Only re-
Gently the oldest church or temple
in Moscow was blown up by the
Reds with dynamite. In the first
Psalm, we read Blessed is the man
hat walketh not in the council of
he ungodly or standeth in the way
1f sinners or sitteth in the seat of
he scornful$ for his delight is in
he law of the Lord. Do the execu-
ives of the Federal Council of
Churches of Christ in American
'ealize they are betraying the
,hurch for few pieces of silver?
Milford chronicle., 1931-09-11
First Grade Leading
In Its Registrations
FIUe Schools Send NerO Pupils To Milford

pill of Norwood, Pennsylvania. There
are siXty-siX SOphomores enrolled
of which two are new. Forty-five
pupils enrolled in the Junior class
of which one member is new. There
are twenty-six Seniors, all being
last years Juniors.
The total registration is one thou
sand forty-seven pupils in the white
schools.
In the cOlored school there were
ten retards in the first grade.
The following is the number of
pupils in the various grades:
Milford chronicle., 1931-09-11

In the Senior High School one
hundred and three enrolled in the
seventh grade and one hundred
nineteen in the eighth. One hundred
seven pupils enrolled in the ninth
grade of which number there were
fifteen new boys and twenty-one
new girls from Houston, Glendale,
Lincoln, Caesar Rodney and one pu-
Milford chronicle., 1931-09-11

John Milton, the poet, did not write
his paradise Lost" until after he had
been married several years.
Milford chronicle., 1931-09-11

The following is the number of
pupils enrolled in the Milford
Schools:
In the elementary school one hun
dred and twenty-three new members
registered for the first grade. This
is the largest grace of any in both
schools.
These are the totals of the other