Milford chronicle., 1953-08-21
CAESAR RODNEY
SCHOOL NEWS
SPINNER Program Ending

Most activities of the Caesar
Rodney School summer program
have been concluded for the sea-
son.
The instrumental music depart
ment directed by Edwin F. Engle-
hart had 130 students receiving
individual instruction over an
eight. weeks period. The senior
band and the junior band held one
evening rehearsal per week. The
senior band participated in two
parades during the summer-the
Chicken Festival and the Firemen's
Parade at the Kent-Sussex Fair and
won first place in both. The junior
and senior band gave a concert on
the school campus on Tuesday eve
ming, August 18th.
Horace E. Short, instructor in
Vocational Agriculture Department
has fifty boys with home projects
under his supervision during the
summer The local F. F. A. Chap
ter, of which Mr.. Short is the adj
visor, took three-day educational
tour during the summer. In addi
ton, the chapter won first place
in agricultural exhibits at the
Kent-Sussex Fair.
Twenty-Five per cent of the first
grade students enrolled for Sep
tember 1853 took part in kinder
garten activities carried on by
Mrs. Florence Y. Smith three
mornings a week for a month at
school. It is believed that students
with this experience will find it
easier to adjust to the regular
school program. In addition to the
beginners the morning program in
cluded students in all six grades
with a total of 80 in all groups.
The following older students as
sisted Mrs. Smith: Carlene List,
Patsy Chike, Becky Marker, Bob
by viii, Timothy Townsend, Clara
Andrews, Ruby Brown, Joan
Brown, Emily Brown, Elaine Nit
chell, Nancy Budke. Nancy Kessel-
ring. Joyce Kesselring, Patsy Saun-
ders, Florence Rash. Bus trans
pOrtatiOn for the morning program
was arranged for by the Adult
Fellowship of the Camden MethO-
dist Church. instruction materials
were furnished by the Camden
Wyoming Rotary Club.
Under the direction Of the Red
Cross, Mrs. Dorothy B. Townsend
gave swimming lessons at Lake
Como to a total of $50 Caesar
Rodney boys and girls who were
transported to the lake by busses
secured by the Camden-W Wyoming
Rotary Club. The average atten-
dance at the swimming class was
95. Mrs. TOwnsend's helpers were:
Daisey Coffin, Barbara Cluley,
Jacqueline Holt. Jane Draper,
Judy Hughes, FlOrette Abrams,
Becky Market, Lois Johnson,
Elaine Mitchell, Jack Walton, Tim
othy Townsend, and Peter Hoffman.
The Athletic and Canteen Pro-
gram was in operation for eight
weeks. The Canteen, which in
cluded skating, sOftball, baseball,
volley ball, tennis, ping pong, and
basketball was open a total of Is
nights with an average attendance
Of 40 per night. Sixteen girls soft
ball games were played and IA
boys and midget baseball games.
Practice sessions were held twice
per week. Games included trips to
Seaford, Houston and Dover. The
Caesar Rodney girls lost their first
game in two summers to the Do
yer Bees while winning Is. The
Midgets won all their games but
one losing to CentreVille, Md. The
Senior boys lost one game to Do
yer. The Camden Wyoming Rotary
Club furnished equipment and
transportation for the summer
baseball program. The teams were
coached by Dave Williams. The
Student Council assisted him in
operating the Canteen.
The Canning Centre, supervised
by Mrs. Margaret E. c. Hairgrove,
will continue to operate with
Thursday being an open day until
classes begin at school. Canning
on other days may be done by ap-
pOintment.
The summer school for students
wishing to improve their schOlas-
tic standing is still in session with
most of the classes being held in
the evening. Mrs. Dorothy B.
Townsend, Guidance Counselor, is
in charge of this work. She is as
sisted by Richard c. Clark, English
instructor and Miss Helen Wild, a
student at Bridgewater College.
Full term classes for students
will begin on Wednesday, Septem-
Der 8, with both morning and af-
ternOOn sessions.