Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-02-19
POCOMOKE VS. ACCOMAC


On Wednesday night, February 10,
in the auditorium Of Pocomoke High
School, the home girls met defeat in
a basketball game with the young
ladies of Accomac. The final tally
was 32-16. The Accomac girls have
some thirty odd games in their crown
of victory for this season. The Po-
comoke maids have not won games OF
such a number because they have met
in battle only twice this season, de-
feat presenting itself both times.
Since Pocomoke's season is yet young,
much improvement is expected in the
able group of lassies.
On the same night which proved so
victorious for the Virginia teams, the
Pocomoke High boys were defeated
by the Accomac boys by score of
31-19. The ladies of Pocomoke I'M
der a captain of good caliber, John
Blaine Schoolfield and a coach of ex-
perience, Professor Merrill, were at a
disadvantage because of colds which
have overpowered few members of
the team. The boys of Accomac dis
played different and much improv-
ed style Of basketball from what a
Virginia team usually does. Virginia
teams use, with one exception, out
door courts. The Accomac team is
composed of boys not older than six
teen and none who are seniors. AL
though the team is young, the men,
bers are by no means small, so a.
good game can be expected when the
Accomac boys play.
COMMERCIAL NEWS
The students of the Commercial
Department, under the direction of
Miss Donate, have been assigned to
the teachers of the high school and
the elementary A as secretaries. tt
is the pupils responsibility to report
for work to their respective teachers
three times each week. This work
covers all the subjects taught in this
department-typing, shorthand, and
bookkeeping. The task of setting up
and doing the particular days assign
ment is left almost entirely to the
secretary's ingenuity.
The pupils are carrying out their
work quite well and are not only get
ting a great deal of real-life exper-
fence from it, but also much fun.
Along with the employer and en-
ployee situation they are studying Of
flee practice work. This is giving
them still more practice in the line
of comemrcial work. With the help
of such excellent business training,
there should be some good future
secretaries graduating this year.
SOPHOMORE NEWS
Paging all mothers Don't be too
alarmed if some of the second year
girls come around borrowing your
children to try new tactics on them.
Under the instruction of Miss Ben
nett they have taken, up the study
of child care. Proper schedules, suit
able toys, baths aAd clothes are only
a few of the topics they will study.
The Sophomores are giving you a
fair warning not to be too surprised
if some of the best statesmen come
from Pocomoke in the future for the
way this generation is being taught,
it is inevitable that they will succeed
as future citizens.
FRENCH Nv NEWS
The fourth year French class is
now reading de Voyage de Monsieur
Perrichon," a comedy of four acts.
The class has completed the first act
and has found it very interesting.
Monsieur Perrichon is a comedy in
himself. Here's something for the
Junior French class to look forward
to.
Several of the members of the
fourth year French class have receiv-
ed some very interesting letters from
their French correspondents. Others
are still hopefully waiting. Most of
the letters were written in French
with few lines in English. Inclosed
in some of these letters were Christ
mas cards and pictures of historic
places of France. The class, as a
whole, has enjoyed these tokens of
friendship from a foreign land.
SEVENTH GRADE NEWS
The pupils of the seventh grade are
making in history class booklets en-
titled "Our Presidents" which (book-
lets) are to be made up Of pictures
and reference material on the Presi-
dents of the United States. The pu-
pills are very much enthused over this