Milford chronicle., 1937-03-26
MILLSBORO

MTS. NOTHld0 hickman spent lev
days of the past week in Whining
ton.
Mrs. E. E. Carey returned to Viii
mington on Wednesday.
Mrs. Matte Dodd spent the week
end in Baltimore.
Miss Catherine May White Of Lau'
rel visited Mr.. and Mrs. Norman
Hickman during the latter part ol
the week.
Mrs. Olive Rose, Miss Madelyr
Rose, Mrs. Elsie Williams. Miss
Blanche Steele and Miss Gladys Will
liams all spent Saturday in Whining
| ton.
Ridgeway Clarke of St. Andrews is
spending his spring vaaction with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John A.
Clarke.
Mrs. Ora Lingo and family were
visitors in Wilmington last Satur-
day.
Mrs. o. l.. Atkins spent Saturday
in Philadelphia.
Robert Bennett returned 20 school
on Monday after long and drawn
out illness.
The VI. +. Church is having an
Easter entertainment, Sunday eve
ming.
School Notes
Last Thursday. Harold c. White
side, principal of the Delmar school,
addressed the Millsboro students.
using as his subject 1.-THE Import
ance of Music" Not only did Mr..
Whiteside handle his subject in an
able and interesting way, but he al
so illustrated by singing number
of selections, and enriched the en-
tire presentation with aptly wit and
humor.
The student body was held spell
bound during the entire address.
Other features of the program were
"Our Delaware" by the assembly: a
piano duet by Pearl Hudson and
Catherine Ryan; recitation by Grace
Lingo; the Morris dance by seventh
grade pupils: and two songs by The
eighth grade.
Again last month the Aiillsboro
Public School won the ward for at
tendance. Mrs. Ellis sixth grade had
the highest percentage in the Mills
boro school, while Mrs. Atkins sew
enth grade and Mr.. Timmons' 11th
grade tied for second place.
The local preliminary spelling
bee held among the pupils of the
sixth. seventh and eighth grades, in
the Millsboro school auditorium last
Wednesday evening was well attend
ed and proved to be a very interest
ing affair.
For more than an hour, S. p. Oar
den. the pronouncer, hurled Jaw
breakers" at the group, numbering
thirty-six pupils at the beginning
but gradually dwindling, before the
winners could be determined. They
are as follows: Eleanor DObson,
Pearl Hudson. Catbleen Dobson.
Pauline Richards and Florence
Morris.
These five champion spoilers rep
resented MiIlsboro in the division
bee sponsored by the News-Journal
papers, held in the Millsboro school
on the evening of March
%.
Eleanor Dobson of the seventh
grade did not miss a word during
the contest, and therefore will re-
ceive as an award beautiful black
pyralin Eversharp pencil donated by
the News-Journal Papers. AS the
best speller in her class she is also
entitled to an engraved certificate.
Catherine Dobson of the sixth grade
and Pearl Hudson of the eighth
grade will also receive certificates
IS they were the last ones to miss
in their respective grades. These
certificates are being awarded by
he News-Journal Papers to the best
,peIler in each of the three grades. |
Mrs. S. P. Darden, Mrs. Lotta Nc
-abe and Mrs. S. Q. Sllis, the Eng
ish teachers of the three grades
served as judges.
On Monday evening. March 22.
i've of the best spoilers in the sixth,
seventh and eighth grades of each
If the larger schools of Sussex coun-
v met in the Millsboro School Aud
torium for the purpose of selecting
iix champion spoilers to represent
hese schools at the County Bee
which will be held in the George
own School ON April 5.
Rev. Sapp of Georgetown pronoun-
ed the words while faculty MEM
'er from each of the schools rep
esented served as judges.
The six following pupils were de-
Jared the winners and therefore,
re eligible to represent Division III
1 the County Contest: Marion Can
on and Leon Parker of Brideeville;
White and Rosaiie Selby
T Delmar; Kathleen Dobson and
leanor Dohson of Millsboro.