Milford chronicle., 1953-01-23
CAESAR RODNEY
SCHOOL NEWS

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SCHOOL NEWS
Mrs. Virginia Dewey's and Mrs.
Agnes w. Vinyard's sections of
the second grade of Caesar Rodney
Elementary School held most i'm
teresting doll show on Friday, Jan
uary 10th.
About one hundred dolls were
exhibited.
Among the many beautiful and
interesting dolls shown was Ger
man doll brought by a German boy
to this country only a few months
ago, the doll had belonged to his
grandmother.
In the oldest class was a "BisQue
Mule in a Tub" and a doll with
tin head on a cloth body. These two
dolls were handed down from the
Victorian era. There was a very
interesting doll from Paris, and
other dolls from Czecho Slovakia,
Mexico, Sweden, and Spain.
A very beautiful pair of walking
dolls were shown and many bride
and groom dolls were on display
also an amusing pair of Dixie dolls.
First, second and third prizes
were given for the best dolls in the
following classes; Prettiest, larg-
est, smallest, best foreign costume,
funniest, Oldest and best pair.
, Prettiest, first, Margaret Ann
Crawford; second, Patty Ann Neil /;
third Margaret Ann Crawford.
Oldest: first, Louise Matthews; /;
second, Louise Matthews; third,
Hoist Reichelt.
Largest: first, Bonnie Lee DonO-
van; second, Mildred Foraker ;
third, Joyce Owens.
Smallest: first, Vicki Smith; sec
lOnd, Louise Matthew's; third, Maui
reen Chappelle.
Best Foreign Costume: first, San
dra Bowen; second, Sandra Bowen
, third, Bonnie Lee Donovan.
= Funniest: first, Joyce Pratt; sec.
1 ond, Michael Crane; third, jeanette
l Gillespie.
Best Pair: first, Connie and Cathy
Marker (twins): second, Bernie
, ROldan; third, Bobby Powell
/ The judges weret. Miss Blanc;
Galarza, visiting teacher from
Bolivia; Mrs. Margaret Bennett
and Mrs. Elizabeth Draper.
Census Of PFe-SchOOI
) Age Children
! The Caesar Rodney Parent-Tea
7 cher Association is undertaking i;
- new census of children unde
! school age.
The 1949 census included chill
dren then living in the district VIII
:, were born in 1947 and who will b
% of school age in September, 1858
, Additions to and corrections of thi
list are being made and lists ar
being started for those horn il
T. 194S-49-50-51-52. 1t is requeste
e that information regarding name
and birthdays of members of ne1
families and new members of fam
lilies be sent to the school Office b
any convenient means or phone
20 to Bedford 1861. Voluntary censu
!, takers would be welcomed by HeI
II bert Cluley, president of the PIT.
or Robert Shilling, principal.
s The senior class and the facult
=, of Caesar Rodney School have 81
> lected Miss Dorothy Marker as tn
Caesar Rodney Good Citizen in th
- :; OAR contest.
" Miss Marker is the daughter {
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Marker {
/, Wyoming and is attending Caesa
Rodney School for her twelfth yea
In high school she has taken pa
y in many school activities, serviI
- as president Of the Glee Club, al
y. secretary of the band. She has pa
~ ticipated in the school club pr
"a gram, athletics and cheer leadin
- Caesar Rodney's Good Citizen hi
% been treasurer of her class for tv
. years and was chosen by her clas
mates to represent them at the 19
: session of Girls State.
~ The four qualities considered
"a selecting the good citizen were
Su pendability, service, leadership, al
), patriotism.
- DOrOthy's scholastic recOl
~ throughout the twelve years h
~ been excellent. In high school S
10 has taken the scientific course al
~ plans to enter a nurses trainil
y school next fall.