Milford chronicle., 1933-10-13
Milford School News

The English classes in the high
school are busy writing themes
which deal with a wide range of
topics, some of the higher classes
are beginning their first struggles
with the literatures Of England and
America. s.5
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The history students are now
studying the early phases of the
American Revolution aided by pic
lures which are shown and explain
ed by the teachers. ... ~
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Most of the students in biology
have completed their drawings of
the gFasshopper and are having
them checked by Miss Moss, their
very able instructor, who is willing
TO wager she has seen more grass7
hoppers than any other person in
Milford, even if they were only
drawings on paper.
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Prof. ]. H. Boston is delighted to
a great extent with the interest his
civics class is showing in their
work. lr.
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The Manual Arts Department is a
busy place these days and when the
door is opened the music of the
lathe and coping saw float out upon
the air together with an odor. of
shellac and pine shavings that
makes a fellow want to drop every
thing and don a work apron and do
a little planning on his own hook.
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Sports
The football team is feeling rather
glum after their recent defeat at the !
hands of Caesar Rodney, but are de- |
termined to win their first home |
game which they play Saturday at |
3:15 p. m. with Laurel. The Laurel |
team is supposed to be the strong
est team down State, and will with |
out the least doubt endeavor to add |
the Buccaneers scalp to their, col
lection. 1t is believed, however, that
Milford has a surprise up their /
sleeves for the down Staters, any-
way when asked about his chances
of making a touchdown, husky doc"
Watson, Milford's backfield ace, said
watch my dust for am going
places. lr
Coach Elliott is preparing for the
tennis tournament which will be
participated in by nearly so stu
dents. Teams are also being formed
to play volley ball, touch ball and
Schlagg ball, a German sport, that
gives good exercise to all muscles
of the body. .!r
Aggie News
Forty-seven of the farm boys TAX
ing vocational agriculture at the
Milford High School met October II
and organized the Mispililon Chap
ter of the Future Farmers of Am
erica. This makes the twelfth chap
ter to be organized in Delaware.
The chapter took its name from
the Mispillion River which flows 1
the City of Milford. Ii
The Future Farmers of America
is a national organization of ap-
$4,000 farm boys, taking
agriculture in the high
schools of the United States, Ha- {
waii and Porto Rico. b. II
The officers elected for the COM !
ing year are as follows: President, Is
Osborne Scott; vice president,
Frank Hall; secretary, Burton Will {
lis; reporter, Joe Parvis; watch dog, K
George Strahle; advisor, C. E. Nc
Tauley.
The list of members follows: Dom
I'D Donovan, Harold Stayton, How
ard Eisenbrey, Thomas Mills, Harry
5reenly, Sheldon Webb, Douglas
Morgan, William NAPLES, Charles J
Owens. David Vinyard, Joe Parvis, !
lafayette Burlingame, Everett 9
Stayton, William Lewis, Harry
Rust, Samuel Armour, George
strahle, Webster Eckstorm, Albert
Webb, Tom Hinkle, BENJAMIN Will
on, William Hinkle, Ross Lemex, /
Parker Hitch, Tom Parvis, Emil
Helbasa, George Smoot, John Pen
lleton, Joseph Pendleton, Eugene
1isler, John Armour, Wilbur Simp- |
on, Andrew Bellies, Albert Strahle,
red Calhoun, Osborne Scott, John
Burton Willis, Homer
lark, Alvin Greenly, Russell Hay
s, Frank Hall, Norman Lord, Elmer :
Richard Morgan, Willard
James Salisbury. Id
A program of meetings will be
rranged in the near future. Thei S
Ormal invitation will be given by {
earby chapter. t
The application for local charter
as been filed by the State Advisor s
nd is expected to arrive in a few c