Milford chronicle., 1955-10-07
Georgetown PTA
Holds First Session


w. Carl Utz, president of the
school board, told members of the
Georgetown Parent-Teachers AssO-
diation at their first meeting of the
season, that a special school refer
dndum will be held Saturday, Oc-
tpber %, on the proposal that tall
debt surplus tax funds not required
/ fbr payment of interest on and re-
tlrement of school bonds may be
Used for current school expenses. .
He explained that some real
needs of the school could be met
with this surplus and that some of
II could be accumulated toward the
lme when more class rooms will
be Imperative
Mr.. Utz sketched the 1853 adds
tlOns to the school, including shops,
cafeteria and class rooms, remind
ihg his audience that it cost $780,
lb2, the local share Of which was
;A91 ,531. To finance this local
share, bonds were issued to the
amount of $491 800 and purchased
by the Farmers Bank.
with your approval, ne said,
we will pay for only those things
actually needed and will keep a
5oOd account"
Among other things for which he
said the money was needed, he
aeniOned books, increased Oper-
Itional costs and necessary i'm
lrOvements.
He urged members Of the PTA to
5et out and vote in favor Of the
| referendum.
Later, George H. Keen, superin-
.Rndent of schools. said that the
only alternative to passing the ref
1rendum would be a small decrease
.h taxes, too negligible to provide
] elief for taxpayers.
| Mrs. Clifford Lawson, president
| il the PTA, presided at the meet
hg.
| She first introduced Harvey Mel.
/ on, president Of the Lions Club
/ Who sketched the program of the
\ dub which includes the opening OF
| Monday Of the new nursery. schOO
/ ih charge Of Mrs. Raymond Lloyd
/ 11e told Of the forthcoming show
| and said that this would be giveI
flor the most ambitious Of theil
| plans that Of establishing a play
! ground for the town.
/ He then described the bake SALE
and auction held Saturday, Septem
| her "a, and presented to PhiliI
! Taylor, instructor Of music at tn,
| school, a check for S413.06 which
| was raised in that one day. 1t vii
| be used by the music department
/ dt the school
] Later, the PTA itself voted S42I
Ito the school chorus for robes.
/ j, Herbert Nichols, elementary
school principal, who is PTA pro
| gram chairman, then took charg'
9f the meeting. He said that tn,
| November gathering would be helC
i in conjunction with the Book Fail
i and Mrs. Jane Hobson will be tn,
| speaker.
/ Mr.. Nichols then turned the meet
/ ing over to Mr.. Keen and he intro
/ duced the two principals-James B
1 Owen Of the high school, and Mr.
I Nichols. who in turn presented thC
Ilew teachers at the school.
| Mr. Owen explained the system
| Ey which a school becomes accred.
/ lied by the Middle States Assoeia,
diOH. He said that at present
Georgetown is one Of the six ac-
| credited schools in Sussex County
He named the others as Lewes
RehobOth, Delmar, Laurel and Sea
ford.
He said that in 1856, the schoo
will come up for re-accreditinl
and that a group of educators viii
spend three days at the schoo
lBtudying it. He remarked that tn,
tEeachers have been having a bus.
time seeking out local weaknesse
Fin an effort to correct them.
/ Mrs. Lawson announced her com
nittees for the coming year as fol
lows:
Program, ]. Herbert Nichols
lWays and means, Irwin Murray
health and safety, Miss Betty BaeI
lMrs. Rachel SherWin; home room
mOthers, Mrs. Mary Workman, 70
1.-THE elementary school, Mrs. Leli
Pittary for the high school; hos
Npitality, Mrs. Maggie Pittard; pub
Iicity, Lester Brumley; magazine
Mrs. Jean Isaacs; membership
Mrs. Winifred Hudson; attendance
Mrs. Olivia Hudson.
HOstesses at the meeting Wer
mothers Of first and twelfth grad
students as follows: First grade
Mrs. Rhoda Lingo, Mrs. Elizabet
Parker, Mrs. Lillian Gorlich, Mrs
Janet King, Mrs. Lydia WagamOI
Mrs. Mable Simmons, Mrs. Sar
Edinger, Mrs. Ruth Baxter; 12t
grade, Mrs. Eva Barr, Mrs. Melvi
Tyndall, Mrs. Margaret West an
Mrs. Elizabeth Short.