Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-09-01
M. & NJ. School Notes

N1. N VN. SCHOOL NOIcS
The 1938-1939 school year will
open Tuesday morning, Sept. 6, and
will be in session all day The
teachers are anxious that all pupils
who possibly can, enroll the very
first day in order that they may get
an even start with all other pupils.
Every day that a pupil is absent
from school is big handicap.
All books are again to be furnished
free except tablets, pencils and
work books. For this reason and
because much work has been done
for the opening Of school, that the
schools will be able to remain in
session all day.
The cafeteria will open the first
day for the convenience of teachers
and pupils, and we are looking for
ward to a greater patronage than
in previous years. The meals are
we'll planned, we'll prepared, and
the prices are exceptionally low.
More students should avail them
selves of the chance to get a warm
lunch. The board of education is
making no effort to make a profit
on the cafeteria, therefore, more
pupils that patronize the cafeteria
the cheaper the lunches can be serv-
ed. Statistics show that children
given warm lunch do better work
than those required to eat a cold
meal. If parents want their chill
dren to eat at the cafeteria and
would rather make payment once a
week instead of sending money
daily with the pupil, this plan can
be arranged.
When the teachers and pupils en-
ter the buildings on Tuesday they
will find they have all been thor
oughly cleaned and repaired and
are therefore in excellent condition.
The board of education has done
considerable work on all buildings
during the summer in putting them
in shape for the new year. The Nc
Connelsville grade building has been
redecorated throughout for the first
time in many years. The ceilings
have been painted white, the walls
a delicate green, and the wood work
brown. All outside wood work has
also been painted. New desks have
been furnished in the sixth grade
and all desks in the seventh and
eighth grades have been sanded and
re-varnished so that they look like
new. This is the first time in 60 or
done on these desks.
The Malta building was re-decor-
ated last year and this year the
board had the tops of all desks
sanded and re-varnished so that this
building is in good shape. Next year
The board hopes to paint all outside
wood work on this building.
Considerable work was also done
1t the high school building. The |
ops of all desks that needed it
we're sanded and re-varnished. There |
vas also considerable re-tpuching
lone in class rooms and hall ways
10 that all rooms are in first class
All three buildings have
,een calked about door frames and
and around all stone work.
The board of education feels that it
'ays big dividends to keep the build
ngs in repair. The board feels that
very teacher and pupil will appre-
late the work that has been done
nd will do everything possible to
eep the rooms and buildings clean
nd free of pencil marks, cuts and
necessary scratches. School opens
nth only two changes in the teach
1g force, one in the high school
nd one in the grades. Mr.. Joseph
!. Rich of Niles, is the new teacher
4 the high school and will have
barge of manual arts, physical edu-
alton for boys, and athletic coach
DR. boys. Mr.. Kenneth Ray is the
ew teacher in Malta for the fourth
nd fifth grades.
Athletic Field
Much progress has been made on
lie athletic field. All heavy grading
as been completed and the track has
cen dug out ready to receive the
nders. The work of tiling and the
ying of the pipes for the sprinkler
stem has been started. The final
'ades for the football field will be
,mpleted, the top soil brought
ack and mixed with fertilizer ready
be seeded by the first or second
eek in October. The board has !
ng ago given up the idea of hav-
g the field ready for football this
II as it will take full year to
'ow good sod for the field. At
r the football field has been COM 7
eted work will begin on the base
III field, the baseball grandstand, I
e tennis courts and backstops, the G
otball bleachers, and the building A
fences. In fact the N. Y. A. boys :
III be working until cold weather /
fore all of the work is completed.
Football Schedule
'pt. 16, GAINESVILLE, away, might s
mel; Sept. %, open; Sept. 80,
sw Concord, away; Oct. Z, New +
sxington, here; Oct. IA. Glouster, +
Vay: Oct. 81, Crooksville, here; /
It. 28, Philo, away: Nov. 4, open: n
W. IL, Caldwell, away. a
The Philo game may be played a
ire this year. Nv