Milford chronicle., 1933-10-06
MILFORD HIGH SCHOOL NEWS

The school year has started off
with bang, and three of the high
school classes have already elected
their officers for the year, as follows
Seniors, President, Arthur Walls;
vice president, Ann Keller; secre-
tary, Alice Best; treasurer, Helen
Coffin. The seniors have already
started to plan ways and means to
raise money for the annual Wash
ington trip evidently believing in the
old adage that the early bird catches
the worm.
JuniOrs-President, Pierce Wat
son; vice president, Theodore Town
send; secretary, Virginia Sockrider;
treasurer, Vivian Shute. The juniors
have appointed a ring committee to
confer with jewelers. on prices and
quality.
SOphomores-PTesident, Elizabeth
Hammond; vice president, Alick
Penman; secretary, Martha Coun-
selman; treasurer. Dorothy Swain.
The sophomores report everything
quiet along their front this week.
Tie Freshman class has not as
yet elected their class officers, but
expect to do so the last of the week.
The class is one of the largest in the
history of the school, and is divided
into two sections.
The agriculture class. under the
direction of E. c. McCauley, is work.
ing on their special project markers
WHICH will be placed in front of
their homes. The boys, themselves,
are doing this work in the manual
training department, aided by the
very capable Mr.. McGee, instructor
of manual arts. The boys also on
Monday evening of this week made a
trip to the Seaford High School
where they were guests of the +. F.
A. Club of the SeafOrd school. They !
were here given a chance to see for |
themselves how a group OF Future |
Farmers of America conduct a busi-
ness meeting and installation of |
new members. The Milford agricul- !
ture class expects to form their |
chapter next week which will be the |
largest in the entire State, evidently |
the youth of Milford and vicinity are
StlNin6 ACoug " put Acii illliS DlNlA |
ON the basis where it belongs.
Football ",. 100. ~.ssi
The first football game of the sea-
son was played at Wilmington on |
September 80, at the AL
fred l. dupont Athletic Field, and
while the game was lost it was a
glorious defeat for Milford kept the
team on its toes the en-
lire game. Doc. Watson playing full
back for the first time, played a
bang-up game, and scored Milford's
Dnly touchdown when he raced forty
Yards off tackle for the score. The
Cherry and White under the leader
ship of Allen Smith had the best
end of a 28 to score, but were
weary at the finish. The next game
will be on October at Caesar Rod
ley High School.
One of the highlights of the school
year SO far has been the formation
If classes in visual education under
he personal supervision of Walter
dcGinpis, director of visual educa-
ion in the school. He has as his as
iociates in this work, Miss Helen
swain and Prof. ]. w. Boston. Clas-
les have been formed in history,
social civics and science.
rs its name implies it is education
hat is presented through a medium
,f motion pictures augmented with
ectures. While it is a step from the
,eaten path, it is no longer just an
it is a recognized and
certain means of presenting a theme
which by its own attractiveness, APP
,eals to the mind, and to make the
mind function it must be set in op-
,ration, then while this is taking
llace, competent instructors give a
ecture and ask questions and by
his as it were striking the iron
While it is hot, better conception
# the meaning of the lesson is OBJ
aimed. These classes are being con-
ucted in both the junior and senior
Ugh schools. At present the history
lass is using the system and they
ave as their theme "The Eve of the
revolution" which depicts COM I
letely the causes which led the col
nists to disavow their allegiance to ]
he crown and set up form of self
overnment. The parents of scholars
f these classes are invited to at
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