Milford chronicle., 1945-11-16
Health Education Material
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NOTES

Last Saturday, November 10. the
fifth grade made a special trip to
Philadelphia To visit a few his
torical spots and to 20 ,1hruu&h
the Franklin Institute.
The class met in front of the
Plaza at $50 O'Clock and LETT town
about G:4j o'clock Sixty five mrm-
bcrs OF the class were in TWO buses.
In addition 10 the class were the
three teachers. Mrs Blades Miss
Watson ana Nr Nichols IN on, OF
the buses there was Il rclicf driver
Leslie Blades also W'u1 .tluu2 To
sort OF balance mutjvrS ihia made
a total ol - people who made the
"trip.
The first stop was made at the
Royal Oaks Restaurant Whclr the
children GOT a bite to eat and
stretched their legs. etc. While
there they completed ARRANGEMENTS
to have the class eat there ON the
way home
This worked out beautifully as
dinner Was ready when the class
returned and they were served
with minimum OF time lost
TO give all the "details Of the
"trip would require too much space.
SO lci il suffice to simply cnumcr-
at" tn" various places they visited.
Upon arriving in the city they
went directly to Independence
Square. From there they visited
old Christ's Church, Betsy Ross
House. Framkliu'S Grave. the Ca
thcdr;l of ST Peter and Paul. and
last the Franklin Institute.
The children ate Il small lunch
when they first arrived in the In
stitutr and afterwards on their
tour of the building Al three o.
clock they attended lecture in
the Planatarium. the title of which
was "The Moon and Tidcs" The
class had been prepared for this
lecture by their teachers and thor
oughly enjoyed it, I'm fact. this
lecture has been voted one of tn,
two most outstanding events OF tn,
trip, the other being the Cathedral
of St. Peter and Paul After tn,
lecture they resumed their triI
through the museum. only halting
to witness the demonstration oI
Man Made Lightning and Il Pilot
Training exhibit They left tn,
physics room at 5:45 o'clock ant
by six O'Clock were ON their way.
The trip home was hi9hlightc,
by good dinner 1T the Rova
Oaks but was otherwise uncvcnt
tul. In fact. only one incident oc
CURED during the whole trip whicl
was unpleasant. One girl hccam,
car sick and another one though
she was car sick, too. That p0ss
Utility had been anticipated ant
medicine had been secured for JUS
that. The girls did moi miss an,
part OF the trip. The class was wei
behaved and gave no trouble.
The success Of the trip is a trib
ute to the interest and planning o
, the teachers No detail nor posi-
bility was overlooked. EVcryon,
knew where they were going anC
: what to expect.
Just one thing more i'm CLOSING
) the principal wishes to express hi
thanks to the many parents VIII,
gave helpful suggestions and t,
others who We're enthusiastic abou
the trip. Also. he wishes 10 public
ally express his deep appreciation
: to the two fifth grade teachers
= Mrs Blades and Miss Watson 70
p their cooperation Their advic
and planning was timely and ac
curatt. Their preparation of tn
children was nicely done 1t wa
| an undertaking. over and above TIA
p. call OF duty. 1t was one of thuS
! extra jobs for which teachers e
. no pay and little praise, but Whic
gives them that warm glow insid
i'll the knowledge OF Il job we'll don
= and in the love ot little children
For this there is no adequate pa
IN terms OF money
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