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Milford chronicle., 1931-10-02
MILFORD READY
FOR Home GAME
WITH SALISBURY
Pupils To Be Dismissed
At Three O'clock In Or
der To Attend Game

One more Innovation is to be made
in the student life at Milford High
this week when school is dismissed
at three o'clock on account of a
football game. The Milford team
was originally scheduled to meet
Rehoboth on October 2, at four o.
clock, but the schedule has been
changed so that the local boys will
play their first home game on that
afternoon. A team from Salisbury
will furnish the opposition.
The game will start at three o.
clock on Friday and will be played
ON the field at the north, end of the
high school building. By this ar
rangement, the coach is hoping to
provide his team with the support
of real cheering section. The boys
and girls who travel on the school
buses are particularly well pleased
by this plan, which will give them
a chance to see their team in action.
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-02
SENIORS GAVE
CLASS PARTY
LAST FRIDAY
Delicious Refreshments
Were Served Just At
The Right Time

The honor of giving the first par
ty of the year was taken by the
Senior class, who have started
something new in the way of school
entertainments. They have begun a
series of dancing lessons to be Civ
en- in the auditorium for the pur-
pose of teaching the boys as well as
the girls in the school to dance, so
that when a school dance is given,
the students may attend without
feeling that they will be wall1owers
throughout the evening.
The first of these lessons was Civ
en- Friday evening, September 25, in
the Milford High School gym. Ev-
eryone who danced took someone
who didn't and taught him the fun
damental steps in ballroom dane
ing. Of course this wasn't a hard
task and soon everyone knew one
step we'll enough to do Paul Jones
in which everyone took part,-the
teachers as we'll as the students. AS
usual the Paul Jones brought forth
much laughter and many sQueals of
delight. Mr.. Elliott blew the whis-
tie so of course he was not lack
ing partners.
The party was we'll chaperoned.
The teachers present were: Mrs.
Rosa, Mr.. Elliott, Miss Alden. Miss
Kinder, Miss Moss and Mr.. Boston.
Delicious refreshments of orange
ade and cake were served just at
the right time.
Everyone had such nice time
that 1 am sure we will have more
out to learn to dance next time. The
committees for the party were as
follows: Refreshment COMMITTEES,
James Webb, Mildred KINNEY and
Vreeland Publicity Com
mittee, Virginia Simpson, Alice
Breme and Sara Dickerson.
M. Mason |
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-02
MILFORD ELEVEN
DEFEATED BY v.
C.L.LAST FRIDAY
Clinton Hall Sprained His
Ankle In The Game. Lose
Touchdown By Penalty

Last Friday the Milford High
School football team went to Dover
to play Wesley Collegiate Institute.
The game started about four o.
clock. Milford received the ball and
ran for a touchdown in the first FIVE
minutes OF the game, but were cali
ed back for penalty. Both teams
played good game. Clinton Hall,
one of the backing-backs on the Mil
ford team sprained his ankle in The
second quarter and had to be taken
out of the game. The final score of
the game was W. c. I. IL, Milford,
2.
Milford's lineup for the game
was:
Wing-Backs: o. Jester. t. Gova-
tosy -.
Backing-Backs: C. Hall, H. Roosa.
Right End: Ralph Reed.
Left End: G. Vinyard.
Right Guard-H. Bunstein.
Left Guard: D. Watson
Center: r. Johnson.
Substitutions: Scott, Hall, This
tlewood, Reed, Stevenson.
Referees: Roper, Dickinson.
Umpire: Shahan.
Head Linesman: Colley.
Robert Reed go
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-02
This Busy Life

Now that school activities are all
in full swing once more, pupils find
that they do not have enough time
to do all they want. Aside from
the regular routine of classes there
are about a million and one other
ways and means to make time fly.
For instance we now have tennis
courts and someone is playing on
them almost every period of the
day.. We have football, basketball,
school assemblies, plays, class par
ties, Operettas, orchestra, glee club.
or what have you? In regard to the
last Miss Fielder has not yet found
a time for practice and it begins to
look as though we weren't going to
have glee club at all. But what
can be done about it? There are
only seven days in a week, and il
seems as though there is almost too
much to do in so little time. Per-
haps it could be arranged that we
might have another day in each
week to call our very own, one in
which to do absolutely what we
pleased. Not only would that allow
us to finish our work, but it would
also help us to keep our good hui
NOR and not get sour or querulous
because of overwork. The question
is where to find the BENJAMIN
Franklin or the wisenan who could
rearrange things to suit us.
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-02
NEW SCHEDULE ON
WEDNESDAY, WAS
TRIED LAST WEEK
Makes Time For OrcheS-
ira, Violin Glasses, And
Play Period

What a surprise it was to the
pupils of Milford High School as
they entered the daily routine on
Wednesday, September 20, to find
that the schedule had been changed
to eight periods instead of six!
Each period lasted only forty-f1ve
minutes. The two extra periods
came in from nine-forty-fVe to ten
thirty in the morning and from one
fOrty-five to twO-thirty in the after
noon.
In the morning period the Orches-
ira met Mr.. Arthur Hudson in the
auditorium, while gym classes were
held for the girls by the coach, Mr..
Herbert Elliott. The pupils not
taking part in these met in their
rOll-rOoms where the English teach
ers were hearing book reports.
In the afternoon Mr.. Elliott took
the boys outdoors while Mr.. Hudson
had a violin class. This class has
just been organized and is showing
great progress.
With the exception of one Junior
who forgot to go to English, every
thing worked fine and will be con-
tinued every Wednesday from now
until the last of the term.
Ponder Morgan
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-02
SCHOOL NURSE IS
FORMER STUDENT
OF MILFORD HIGH
Miss Louise Cubbage Has
Been Working For The
State AS County Nurse

Miss Louise Cubbage, Milford's
first school nurse, is a graduate of
the Milford High School. For a
few years after graduating she did
no special kind of work. Then she
went in training to be a nurse in
the West Philadelphia Homeopathic
Hospital. After she graduated there.
she worked as private nurse.
During the last four years she has
been working for the State as coun-
ty nurse.
AS this is the first year that Mil
ford has had a school nurse, the
work will probably be harder than
in the future, but we feel sure that
Miss Cubbage is quite capable of
fulfilling her many duties.
Miss Cubbage is of medium height,
slender, has black hair, and wears
glasses. Although she doesn't like
to give interviews, she has a sense
of humor which makes her both in
teresting and pleasant to talk to.
She also fixes her job, which will
probably make her well liked by
the pupils.
When asked what she thought of
nursing in hospitals, she replied, 81
see no reason why anyone should
not like it. 1t is very interesting
work. And, too, nurses do not have
nearly so much of the hard and dis
agreeable work as they used to, as
most hospitals have orderlies for
this purpose"
Mildred KINNEY
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-02

Her old home town
And while we know that you have
changed
She loves you just the same
But she is waiting for the Masters
call
Tel she wants &C be laid to rest
Old church, in your shade.
And her children, too,
Have fond memories of you
Fer they spent their girlh0od days
In this same OLD: town
And although they married
And moved away
They love the old church
That is going to decay,
And they like to come back and
look around
For you are to them their old Home
Town.
And although you are old
And are going down
There are others who hold
Fond memories of you
Now what do you all have to say
Real soon some day
To having a grand reunion
At old StaytOnsville?
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-02
High School Library
Receives Loan Of
Books From Dover

Did you wonder what the broad
smile on Miss Barker's face, on
Monday, meant? More books, of
course! That would make our Ii
brarian smile on the very rainest of
Mondays. This time the new books
were an allotment of twenty-seven
that were loaned to the school. by
the State Travelling Library. More
had been expected, but every little
bit helps when several hundred
boys and girls are clamoring for
something interesting and worth
while" to read. The books are only
loan; so don't defer reading them
too long, for you may be too late.
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-02
OUR OLD HOME TOWN

,, By Virmadel Coates Russell
Old StaytonsvilIe Church
Of my childhood days
You are left alone to decay,
What memories you bring
As we pass on our way
/ Of the days that can never come
again.
What big time we had on
Saturday night
At old StaytonsVille.
For the boys and girls for miles
Would meet right at Aunt May
house,
And we were always met with a
smile
We could hardly wait to sit before
the old fireplace.
How we did look for a certain one,
And he was sure to come
To old StaytOnsville.
On Sunday night
How we loved to walk
To the end of the road
Where you were waiting,
Old church with wide-open' doors
And was there ever such an
Epworth League?
With the young ones to lead
And the older ones to pray;
You never could miss
Going to church in those days.
But to my children you are
Only a name
And you can never be the same
To them,
AS you are to their mother and dad.
But someday they will be getting old
And memories will cling to their
childhood town
And their children will say
AS they do today:
What did mother and dad ever see
In that old town.
And what memories the name
Old Staytonsville brings
To a grandmother dear
Who was 80 years last spring,
And she. sits and dreams
OF the years gone by
When she was just little child
And then she married
And lived close around to you
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-02
Former Milford High
Students Make Good
Showing In Exams

In entrance examinations given at
Beacon College for this years stu
dents, Milford High School again
made a good showing. Our high
school is represented in this college
by a large number of our students
who have carried with them and
creditably shown the efficient train
ing that we receive here. Each year
some make an outstanding mark in
the courses they pursue. Among the
most recent ones to excel in their
knowledge of some of the subjects
are Mildred Atherton, Hazel Biggs
and Kathryn Morrison.
Now to the rest of us who intend
to make our mark in the business
world, let us follow in the footsteps
Of these former students, and con-
tinue to uphold our record.
2 Vivian Shute
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-02

an eighth of an inch to an inch. The
vessel is not guessed at but careful
ly proportioned from blue print of
the original vessel. Mr.. Humes val
ues this model easily at $175.OO.
Mr.. James Humes, like his father,
has made some very creditable ship
models. His best is a model of Sir
Thomas LiptOn's Enterprise, which
all are familiar with. The model is
three feet long and has a four foot
mast. All the sails, guy ropes and
brass work were made by Mr.. James
Humes. The model was given a
test at Rehoboth, which proved very
successful, the gracefulness with
which it glided through the water
rewarded the builder for his efforts.
The work on the Enterprise, took
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-02
LACY KNOT Lazy COMES TO TOWN

One of the new pupils in the
school this year is Lacy Morris
(please do not call him Lazy who
transferred from Dagsboro. The
chief reason why he came up here
to Milford was because he wanted
to play his violin in our orchestra.
The other reason was because Mr..
Morris thought that his precious son
might learn more quickly under
Milford teachers who were stricter
than those down home. OF course
the orchestra is glad to have the
addition of another violin, and as
for his learning more quickly, that
remains to be seen.
Lacy is a bright-looking, lively
youngster who is in the seventh
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-02
A New Captain And
A Full Schedule


The Milford High School football
team under the leadership of the
newly-elected captain, Clinton Hall,
has full schedule this season. On
Friday at three o'clock on our nome
field the team win play Salisbury.
The schedule is as follows:
October 9-Felton at Milford.
October 16-Milford at Bridge
Vile.
October 23-Milford at Salisbury.
October S0-Milford at FELTON,.
November 6-Bridgeville at Mil
ford.
November 13-Rehoboth at Mil
ford.
November 2O-An eliminated team
at Milford.
Let's have a large crowd of root
ers out on Friday to cheer the team
on to greater efforts.
--Roosa
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-02

seem to annoy him. But the night
proved to be fatal for the old yes
sci. The crew was drunk and the
ship flOundered hopelessly. Part Of
the rigging fell from one of the
masts and killed the captain. This
is the story of the famous old ship,
"The Sovereign of the Sea-" The
vessel was masterpiece of its
kind. Now that you know the his
tory of the ship, let us see how Mr..
Humes made his model. The model
was made two winters ago. Mr..
Humes worked during his spare
time, so three months had passed
before it was completed. The masts
of the ship were made in sections
just as they had originally been.
The model is made on the scale of
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-02
MILFORD RESIDENTS BUILD SHIP MODELS AS A HOBBY

There she is, "The Sovereign of
the Sea-" one of the fastest ships of
her day, said Mr.. J. Harry Humes,
popular hardware merchant of this
city, pointing to one of his models
he had built. Mr.. Humes and his
son, Mr.. James Humes, have always
been interested in ship models. This
particular model which he showed
me was made in Boston about 1860.
From then this trim square rig YES
sci, 24O feet long with three imasts
1865 feet high, sailed for England.
The first twenty-four hours the boat
broke all records for speed. After
this ship had seen some service the
captain left England one night when
it was reported that a storm was
due. This warning, however, didn't
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-02

practically three months, but that
was just in his spare time, probably
only about three or four hours a
week. The value of the model of
the Enterprise would not be less
than $65.OO. One does not see many
square rig sailing vessels today be-
cause they are too slow. Mr.. Humes
remarked that he only saw three
sailing vessels on his recent trip
around the world and they were in
the Mediterranean Sea. Wouldn't it
be great if all of us had as good
hobby as building ship models,
which is really an art. It would
lead us to many unknown pleas
ures.
Robert Reed '32
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-02
Grammar School News

Because of the many new children
that have enrolled in our school
this year, the teachers were amazed
to see such long cafeteria lines. The
teachers at the old school are kept
very busy. They prepare very tasty
lunches for the children.
One little girl was asked what
she liked best for dinner She ans
wered, 81 like the peanut butter and
raisin sandwiches they serve
there"
These lower grades are getting
along right well with their banking.
There is always a chance for i'm
proYement, though. We hope by
Christmas that they may be able to
have a hundred percent in all the
grades. The fifth grade has had one
hundred per cent few times.
The children were more than glad
last Tuesday when permission was
given them to be dismissed because
of the very hot weather. They were
cautioned not to play out in the
streets where anyone could see
them. If they were caught they
probably would not get any more
days off.
One little boy went home and got
his bathing suit on. He went into
the yard and there his sister turned
the hose on him. He had a splash
ing good time and felt sure no one
could see him.
Elizabeth Truitt.
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-02

grade and wears big dark-rimmed
glasses. Because he is never still
they sometimes fall down on his
nose and he looks at you over the
top of them in rather an amusing
way. On our recent visit to Phila-
delphia to see Old Ironsides, he and
the other small boys kept the car in
pretty much of an uproar all of the
time. People turned around to look
and laugh at their silly sallies and
anyone who wanted to go to sleep
certainly must have found it hard
to do so. Lacy is not by any means
backward for as his popularity with
everyone shows that he is "lots of
fun" and we hope he likes Milford
school.
Alice Breme
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-02
Seven Perfect
Algebra Tests

Section 81 had their second Alge-
bra test on Friday. Twenty-one
passed while seven failed. These re-
suits are the same as the first test,
though there were more perfect pa
pers in this last test. Those receiv-
ing 1000 were: Samuel Armand,
Ben Manlove, Ethel Collins, Vivian
Shute, Louise Davis, Fay Ferguson
and Ruth Anne Holzmueller.
Ruth Anne Holzmueller '35
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-02
A Violin Class

mot so loud. Give the violins a
chance" These seemed to be the
bywords of Mr.. Hudson during last
years orchestra classes. He has
started these statements again this
year. l guess this trouble will soon
be over for a violin class has been
established. 1t is held the second
period in the afternoon on Wednes-
days.
Stevenson '34
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-02
Menu Is Posted
For Convenience

A menu each day for the past
week has been posted on the door
of the school cafeteria. Before this
menu was posted the teachers
would have to inquire as to what
the menu consisted of. Now they
can give their orders Immediately
without confusion.
Ruth Anne Holzmueller
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-02
Football Team Has
Physical Examination

During the fourth and fifth per-
iods of last Thursday the football
players had physical examination.
The object of examining the players
was to find out if they were physi-
cally fit for playing football.
All of the players were up to
standard for playing. DR.. Z. +.
Smith, Kent County School Doctor,
and examiner of the players, said all
of the boys were of good build and
should make a good team.
&C. P. Vinyard "a
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-02
She Knows Her Horses

Ralph: (speaking about the music
to Ben Hur Chariot Race) Come on
play. That horse still has another
lap to CO."
Alice: "Oh, I didn't know horses
had laps"
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-02
Working On Second Unit

The 81 Science Glass of the ninth
grade is not progressing very well.
They are now working on their sec
ond unit, Air and Fire. Let us hope
that more than ten people will pass
this next test.
Ruth Anne Holzmueller
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-02
Perfect Banking Means
A Treat In Eighth Grade

Last Tuesday Mrs. Nemish's class
had 1000 in banking and had Gel
ebration. At quarter of four Mrs.
Nemish gathered together her class
which was scattered all over the
building. They were all treated to
a Dixie cup or a Choc-o-pic. Mrs.
Nemish says, 81 give most of the
credit to the boys"
Townsend 'S5
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-02
Girls Serve Tea
To The Faculty

The third year Home Economics
girls of Milford High School are
planning to give tea. The tea will
be given in the Home Economics
Department of our school on Thurs
day, October l, from four to five
o'clock. Those invited are the tea
chers-Of Milford High School.
Betty ParYis '35
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-02
Tobacco Trade Increases

Mr.. Boston: Irene. why were
women imported TO the settlement
of colonies in early days?"-
Irene: thinking that tobacco was
traded for them) "They increased
tobacco trade"
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-02
Animal And Documents
The Same Name

THE other day in Modern History
class we had lesson on the papal
bull. Mr.. Boston. what is a papal
bull?" Ben asked.
Mr.. Boston: ut is one of the
Pope's legal documents. Did you
think it was one of his animals? ?"
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-02

Hoboken-Does a rabbits foot
really bring good luck?
Shamokin-I should say so. My
wife felt one in my pocket after l
had gone to bed and thought it was
a mouse.
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-02
Some Weight There

Mr.. Hudson: (speaking about
Maxine) Here's a girl that has
picked up the piano without much
instruction and does very we'll"
Maxine: mo, 1 didn't. 1t is too
heavy for me-"
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-02
S. E. SUSSEX SCHOOL NOTES

All the large schools of this dis
trict are receiving regularly the fol-
lowing important magazines: Out
look, Review of Reviews, Worlds
Work, New York Times, Christian
Science Monitor, Literary Digest,
Time, American, and the The SchOl-
astic. These magazines are Iaid for
by the State.
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-02

Between 800 and 900 British
towns and villages have namesakes
in the United States.-The Path
finder.
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-02
STATISTICS

U. S, stamps are of At varieties in
Is different shades.
Women make 80 per cent of the
attempts to smuggle goods through
our customs.
Congress permits 100000 gallons
of liquor to be distilled annually for
medicinal use"
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-02

Ten American states have more
telephones than all foreign coun-
tries combined.
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-02

Lord Baltimore School has receiv-
ed very fine up-to-date eighteen
inch suspended globe. 1t is counter
balanced by a moon-ball which is
useful in teaching some elementary
astronomical facts. This globe is as
large as the one in the University of
Delaware, and it is doubtful il any
school in the State has a better one.
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-02

Roxana and Dagsboro Schools
have secured complete sets of
Compton's Encyclopedia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-19
LATZ0, BERLENBACH
IN COMEBACKS HERE
Former Boxing Champions Hopeful
of 1mpressing in Scraps at
Laurel Arena.

Pete Latzo and Punch En-" Paul
Berlenbach, one time world boxing
champions, have high hopes of staging
impressive comebackS when they ap-
pear in the ring at the Midcity Stadium
Wednesday night in the second show to
be staged at that plant. The card will
open at $3.50 o'clock.
Latzo, who once ruled the welter-
weight division, will meet Sam Weiss,
Philadelphia Hebrew lightweight. in the
main event at 10 rounds. Berlenbach
Will engage Herman Weiner, Baltimore
heavyweight.
Berlenbach will spot weiner pound
age. but he figures on offsetting this
with an effective right. Some years
back Punch EN- Paul" was a big
drawing card and still retains not q
little of his old dash and go.
Frank Fullam, former crack Catholic
University battler, who won the ma
tional A. A. U. middleweight title last
Spring and later triumphed in a series
of American italian bouts in Chicago,
will make his pro debut in a special
dve-rounder against Sam Finazzo of
Baltimore
In the two remaining bouts, both at
five rounds, Ray Bowen of this city will
meet Clarence Sloat, hard-hitting Bal
timorean, while Buck Reed, Baltimore.
will face Johnny Gratz OF Pittsburgh.
The latter. bringing together welters,
was arranged yesterday.
Charley Short will referee and Jimmy
Lake will announce.
Tickets will be available tomorrow
at Goldie Ahearn's. 500 Ninth street:
Curb Lunch, TIA H street northeast:
SpaldingS, 1888 G street, and the Vic
Sport Shop, TIC Ninth street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-19
STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE
TOMORROW morning q group of

TOMORROW morning group of
L more than so golfers of the public
links will start play down at East
Potomac Park for the municipal links
title now held by Bradley H. Burrows.
the Rock Creek Park ace. James D.
Preston. public links committeeman
from the District of Columbia, will be
In charge of the tourney, which will
be 72-hole medal play affair.
The field will play l8 holes tomorrow
and go the same distance on Tuesday
At the close of play on Tuesday the
first 80 and ties will be weeded out and
the survivors will play So holes on
wednesday. The entire score for the
~ holes Of play will count.
N1OMEN golfers of the Army-Navy
w Country Club entertained a team
of players from the Woodmont
Country Club last Friday and defeated
them in a match by 8lz points to "
The winning team was composed OF
Mrs. E. A. Moves, Mrs. L. H. Hedrick,
Mrs. j. S. Upham. Mrs. B. r. Luscomb
Mrs. p. L. Ransom and Mrs. Phyllis
Hoffman. The Woodmont team was
made up of Mrs. Jack Shulman, Mrs.
Jerome Meyer. Miss Bertha Israel, Mrs.
p. Bensinger, Mrs. Theodore Peyser and
Mrs. Gilbert Hahn. An 18-hole put
ting tourney was won by Mrs. Upham.
In nine-hole putting event. Mrs.
M. Barroll finished first. with Mrs.
E. O'Hara in second place and Mrs
G. Calvert IN third place.