Milford chronicle., 1954-03-19
FELTON, School News

Parent Medal Company of Phil.
adelphia, was the low bidder for
furnishing 240 individual wire has.
kets and racks and has been
awarded the contract for supply
ing this locker room equipment
Each high school pupil will have
his own wire basket for storine
athletic clothing and secured bv q
combination paddock. This type OF
locker provides maximum ventil.
alton and fastest drying.
Specifications for the Vocational
Agriculture Shop equipment are
being completed and requests for
bids will go out to dealers in the
near future. Melvin Luff, Vo-Ae
instructor, is directing this phase
of the contract program. He has
received valuable assistance from
Lyle MOulds, State Supervisor OF
Agriculture, and Paul NJ. Hodgson
Assistant Supervisor of AgricuI.
ture, in charge of teacher train
ing.
Bids for exterior and interior
painting of the FELTON, School
Building were received March s in
the offices of the Delaware School
Auxiliary Association at Whining
ton. The contract was awarded tO
Al Nero and Company of Laurel
which offered the lowest bid of
S4,98O. All classrOOms and Offices
will be completely refinished.
Woodwork in corridors and aud
itorium and all exterior woodwork
will be painted. This project is
financed by special Maintenance
and Improvement Appropriation
made by the last Legislature to
schools following careful surveys
OF needs. Exterior painting is
scheduled to begin shortly. but
interior painting will be delayed
until the end of school.
A group of enthusiastic boosters
OF the F. H. S. basketball teams
provided a steak dinner at Le-
Pores Restaurant for members of
the boys and girls teams and the
cheer leaders. Additional guests
were Coach and Mrs. Kerns, Coach
Markaret L. Taylor, Robert J. Cal
lahan, Lott Ludlow, Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard e. Henry. Mrs. Norma
Lee Rash headed the move to hon
or the 1858 Green Devil courts
ters.
School win be closed Thursday.
March 25, so that the teachers NAV
attend the annual meeting of the
Kent County Education AssOcia-
tiOn to be held at Smyrna.
Members of the senior class, as
a project in Problems of Demo-
cracy, are planning to visit Wash
ington. The principle objective is
to observe Congress in action.
The FELTON, Music Department is
proudly displaying a new banner
to be carried by majOrettes pre-
ceding the marching band and to
be displayed at concerts by the
music department. The emblem is
Il feet long and feet wide sus-
pended from a polished oak rod
with bronze lacquer tips. The
background is kelly green with
white border, letters and insignia.
The banner was purchased from
FUNDS earned by the band in past
public demonstrations.
On Wednesday, March "a. the
Industrial Arts Department will
present the assembly program. I'M
der the direction of Lott Ludlow
The cheerleaders will sponsor q
skating party on March %. at
Steele's Roller Rink.
Student Council News
Twenty dollars has been COL
lected for CARE. 1t will be used
to buy food packages for Korea.
Diamond State Telephone
Company Puts On Assembly
Women can best express their
personality by using a natural
tone OF voice over the telephone.
Mrs. Mary B. Jones, chief Opera-
tor Of the Diamond State TeIe-
phone Company said on Wednes-
day, March 10. in speaking he
Gore the high school at the weekly
assembly program.
OSluS recorded examples of var
lous types of voices, she explained
the telephone company trains it's
women employees to use a pleas
ant natural voice, for we have
found it is just as easy to develop
such voice as it is to sneak
harshly or indistinctly."
If we can change the natural
appearance of our hair or Our
complexion, why can't we change
our voice-if it needs changing9''
she asked IF your natural
speaking voice tends to be shriiI
harsh or indistinct, why not
change it as you might change
your complexion or hair-stvle
The speaker suggested several
exercises which have proven helm
ful in proper speaking and CON
cluded with the advice that women
whisper when they feel their
voices becoming shrill or excited
Whispering tends to return your
voice to its normal tone" She
said. one