Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1938-10-14

grades has elected home room OH.
GERS for the first semester. This plaT
enable seach member of the grouI
to function in some activities Com.
mittees will. be appointed from time
to time to carry on specific projects
The following pupils with their
classmates are on adventures in cit
izenship:
Grade four, Mrs. TRUTHS section:
President, kuth Evans; vice presi-
dent, Grace Justice. secretary, Betty
Evans; treasurer, Melba Davidson.
Grade four, Mrs. Walls section:
President, Earl Mitchell; vice pres
ident, Kendall Noble; secretary, Full
ton Nelson; treasurer, Genevieve
Tingle.
Grade five, Miss Clifton's section:
President, Billy Cobb; vice presi-
dent, Ralph Burbage; secretary, Jean
Burbage; treasurer, Elmer Evans.
Grade five, Miss Jones section:
President, Ralph Smith; vice presi-
dent, Billy Scott; secretary, Mar
celia West; treasurer, Margaret Nc
Cabe.
Grade six, Mr.. wilkins section:
President, Richard Mclaughlin; vice
president, Mary Hooker; secretary,
Ruth Long; treasurer, Alvin Bunt-
ing.
Grade six, Miss Heath's section:
President, Gladys Tyre; vice presi-
dent. Bobby Wharton; secretary,
Grace Wingate; treasurer, George
Albert Wharton.
During the month of September
there were "a children in grade one
who were neither absent nor tardy
The percentage Of attendance for the
month was So.
Two new pupils entered the first
grade during the last week in Sep
TENDER, boosting the enrolment to
4S-21 boys and q girls. The new
children are Gladys wainwright Of
Hebron, Md, and Jeanette Wilker-
son OF MfllsborO.
The children in the first grade are
now having a good time making
paintings of the different members
of the family. They use alabastine
and large brushes. All the gorgeous
cOlors of the color world are used,
making the paintings a delight to
the eye.
The juniors won the P. T. A. ban
ner for September. The freshmen
had the highest percentage of at
tendance for September. 9S.S.
William Townsend, F. F. A.. of the
Lord Baltimore School. wrote the
following:
The Mexican Bean Beetle
The Mexican Bean Beetle is a cop
round-backed beetle,
with sixteen black spots on its back.
It is about one-fourth of an inch
long and about one-fifth of an inch
wide. 1t looks like the lady bug. /
1t has six legs.
The larva, or immature form, is
varies in length !
from about one-twentieth of an inch !
when young to about one-third of /
an inch when full grown, and is
covered with branched spines, which
give it a fuzzy appearance.
According to the United States !
of Agriculture the rec
spray for the control Of
his beetle consists of two pounds
Of magnesium arsenate in one hun
bred gallons of water. or. in small
Quantities, one ounce five level ia
of magnesium arsen-
lte in three gallons of water. In all
tried two pounds of
magnesium to one hundred gallons
If water have been sufficient, even
lnder conditions of very heavy in
To prepare the spray mixture
Weigh the proper quantity of mag
Iesium arsenate, then mix 1t with
small quantity of water, and wash
/ through a small strainer into the
pray tank in order to prevent clog
ing of MOBILES. The magnesium ar
ppato must be applied to the bean
Oliagc where the bean beetle will
at it when feeding. that is. on the
of the leaves.
Magnesium arsenate is a stomach
olson and therefore is not effective
ntiI it is taken into the stomach of /