Milford chronicle., 1938-03-04
STOCKLEY

| Mrs. Jenn johnson of Delaware
Colony, is a patient in the Beebe
Hospital.
Mr.. Granville Belts spent Friday
in Pottsville, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Belts and
family spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Carey.
Miss Betty Donaway visited Kath-
leen Phillips over the weekend.
Elwood Holston had a birthday
party Saturday. Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward West of Millsboro, Ethel
Steen, Mr.. Bob Mitchell and Elsie
Marvel were his guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phil Short, Marie Cox
and Louise Poore visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Harvey Short Sunday.
Mrs. Raymond Phillips is suffering
from an attack Of grippe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Marvel and
children visited Mr.. and Mrs. Loge
Timmons of Dagsboro.
Upper Grade School Notes
DR.. II. b. King, at the September
meeting of teachers in Eastern Sus-
sex. instructed all teachers and prin-
cipals to lay special emphasis upon
reading and spelling: the reading OF
desirable books and the acquisition |
of workable vocabulary. Under this |
program the pupils have read 349 !
books, and the words are studied |
which cluster about the word or !
words representing the central
thought in the days work or lesson.
Evelyn Marvel, a Sixth Grader. has
A 90 sg
len Carey, a Sixth Grader. has read
42 books. Elwood Belts, 9th grade,
32 books. Violet Thompson, Sth
grade, "a books.
The lower graders have read 472
books this term. Following are some
of the records;
Grade i
Louise Davis. "a.
Doris Belts, "a.
Grade IL
Mary Pauline McIlvaine, 81.
Dorothy Marvel. SO.
Grade III
Clifford Bunting. 35.
Bobby Belts, 45.
John Smith, SO.
Grade "
Betty Belts, 100
Violet Givens, SO.
Richard Davis and Lyle Offender
Ter have Joined the Stockley All
Club. There are IS members in the
,lub.
Don't forget to come to our Min
Itrel Friday evening at o'clock.
Walter Marvel and Joseph john
ION have received very interesting
etters from two pupils in Malmo,
sweden. These letters have been
A few paragraphs copied
rom the letter of Ulla Winge to JOS
ph johnson follows:
"I am at a girls school and hope
D become a student next year. The
My language 1 now learn at school
!, English. Last year learned
'rench and Latin, but have elected
OF to take them any longer. Instead
( them have elected Biology,
hysics and Chemistry, which l
mink are very interesting subjects.
am not very clever at school be-
ause l am sometimes very lazy.
my father and my mother are act
RS and 1 take, of course, very much
lterest in theatres and films. Very
IIen there are
euerally two~Rew every week, and
ne American films have seen have
lost of them been really good.
like William Powell
mong the American film actors.
, not think he is very beautiful but
e is very funny. Several times
ave seen films with Robert Taylor,
no | say to be very liked in Amer
a. but I think he is sickly sweet,
Id not very clever.
81 have a little dog which l got
ON my father. that is a Cocker
,auiel called Jolly. and l myself
ink she really is very jolly.
ke very much interest in dogs. and
erefore l often pay visit to my
ther for he has kennel twelve
les mot English miles) from
almo. He has a farm and there
also has a kennel. When / have
holiday I often go there; it is a
ry pleasant house in the middle OF
G wood"
Mr. Kupsky. music instructor of
lton, observed a music lesson in
+ room on Thursday.
Don't forget the Minstrel Friday
8 o'clock.
Of Delaware's II postmasters q