Milford chronicle., 1932-04-08
PARENT-TEACHER
ASSOCIATIONS

ment of State dues to the ationa
Congress of Parents and Teacher
has been granted by the Nationa
Treasurer. This means that an
dues received in the Delaware Par
ent-Teacher Association office, M-20
Delaware Trust Building, Whining
ton, by April 9Th, will be credited t.
the total tor the current year. Manl
communities have felt the pincl
even to the extent of Parent-Teachel
Association dues. The following as
sociations have larger memberships
this year than last:
New Castle, Brandywine
Springs, president, Joseph Parker;
Hillside, president, Miss Carolyn M
Burbage; Middletown, president
Mrs. j. Harold Wiley; Oak Grove
o. 130, president, f. Ray Phillips
Odessa, president, Mrs. Lillian Held
myer; Patterson, president, Mrs.
Charles 4. Bailey; Richardson Park,
president, Mrs. Irma Arnold; STAN
ton, president, Mrs. Fl. V. Lyman
YOrklyn, president, Mrs. Thomas H.
Harrison.
New Castle, Colored - Christiana,
president, Alfred Moody; Delaware
City, president. Mrs. Mary Harmon;
Kirkwood, president, Mrs. Lille NJ
Lloyd; Lees Chapel, president, Mary
Bleen; Marshallton, president, AL
verta Morris; Mt. Pleasant, president,
Mrs. Sadie Spearman.
Kent, White-Harringto presi-
dent, Mrs. William Reed.
Kent, Colored-Blanco, president,
Mrs. Irene Watson; Dover, president,
Mrs. Albeda Clark; Dover, Juniors,
president, William Stevenson; Mil
ford, Juniors, president, Charles In
gram; White Oak, president, George
Guy.
Sussex, White-Fishers, president,
Miss Annie Galloway; Hollymount,
president, Clarence Johnson; Mil
ton, president, Mrs. Melvin Hamp-
stead; Wainwright's, president, Mrs.
j. r Hughes.
Sussex, COlored-COncord Juniors,
president, NJ. Randolph kiah; Lewes
juniors, president, James Thompson;
Slaughter Neck, president, William
Hudson; Warwick, No. 203, president,
Mrs. Clara Street; Warwick, No
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According to the returns received
in the State Parent-Teacher Asso-
citation office, the following are the
largest associations this year:
Richardson Park, president, Mrs. |
Irma Arnold, 329; Dover, president,
the Rev. NJ. S. Andrews, 319; Del |
mar, president, Arthur W. Ellis, 2S5; |
Middletown, president, Mrs. J, Har-
old Wiley, 207; Oak Grove, No. 130, /
president, +. Ray Phillips, 1877; /
Georgetown, president, Miss Laura
Richards, 1866 New Castle, president,
Howard L. Wilhelme, ISL; Stanton,
president, Mrs. H. V. Lyman, 1872; "
Bridgeville, president, Mrs. Elmer
Hoch, 106; Yorklyn, president, Mrs.
Thomas II. Harrison, 1O6
Seaford Parent-Teacher Associa-
ton, the only Delaware association
listed on the Honor Roll of large
associations by the National Con-
gress of Parents and Teachers Con-
year, has not yet reported its mem
bership. ,-,- ..s.- ,.. .s,.....
Many small schools have member
ships representing large proportion
Of the homes in their districts. Odes-
sa, Cedar Grove No. III, White Oak
No. 1913, and Blanco No. 1873 Colored
have reported 100 per cent member
ships, j. e., membea from every
home sending children to the school. II
1t is believed that other associations
belong on this list.
Reports received from local pub
Lefty chairmen during the latter
part of March stress a variety of in
terests: continued study of the
School Child's Time at Home, re-
quests for physical examinations and
lental care for school children, sup
port of local welfare proects, par
icularly as they affect children, en-
,ouragement of oratOrical and decla-
nation contests, cooperation with
he State Forester, participation in
he colsing exercises af adult class
IS, the planting of Bi-Centennial
rees, subscriptions to the Delaware
Citizens Association and the appoint
nent of delegates to the approach
ng State Conventions which will be III
leld at Dover on April 23rd (col- III
red and April 3Oth (white). De-
ails of the conventions will be an
Iounced after the meeting of the eX-
cutive committee with president, III
Toward I. Ennis, this week. III
Musical selection by friends from III
laurel with songs, recitations and III
dialogues by the school children III
lade up the program for the March III
Meeting of Dorothy Parent-Teacher MI
A delegate was elected IN
D the Dover Convention on April 80 III
andy was served and ice cream MI
old for the benefit of the school. HI
The study of the School Child's VII
ime at Home was continued at the IlI
Tarch meeting of Bocksom's Parent VII
eacher Association. The children lII
ave a short program. All the mem lII
ers were present and ten agreed to iii
tend The Convention at Dover on lIl
pril 23rd l|I
Tie Laurel Juniors have reported l
4 Easter program for their March VII
Getting. J. R. Webb was the speak III
Forty members and friends attend iii
| the March meeting of Ross Point III
1lored Parent-Teacher Association. IlI
he study of the School Child's Time II
Home is being carried on by this III
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