Milford chronicle., 1955-04-01
CAESAR RODNEY
SCHOOL NEWS


The Caesar Rodney School calen-
dar for the current school week has
included several special activities.
On Monday afternoon, March 21,
a special assembly was held for
boys in grades 10-11-12 to hear rep
resentative officers from the Armed
Forces present career opportunities
in the Armed Services.
On Monday evening the Caesar
Rodney Future Teachers club held
a dinner meeting with other clubs
from Kent and Sussex Counties be-
ing invited. About 60 high school
students from Seaford, Georgetown,
and Bridgeville were present and
participated in the program. Dr.
Howard 3. Row, Executive Secre-
tary of the Delaware State Educa-
tiOn Association and L. j ROushev,
president of the d. S. b. A., were
special guests. Doris Wild acted as
toastmistress. Club presidents gave
reports Of their activities and each
school contributed to the entertain
ment with vocal numbers, piano so
los, readings, and dance numbers.
Marilyn Frese is president Of the
local +. 2. A. club and Mrs. DOrO-
thy D. Townsend is the sponsor.
On Monday evening also the first
session of a second term adult typ
ing class was held with Maurice
DaiseY, head of the Commercial de-
paFtment, Offering both beginning
and advanced work on both electric
and manual machines.
Additional evening class students
are expected to join the group next
Monday, March %.
On Tuesday afternoon John G..
Leach, ViCe-president Of GOldey-
Beacon College addressed the stu
dents in grades TIP on the topic of
You and Your Future. The speak
er was introduced by Patsy Saun-
ders, who was assembly chairman.
This program was a part of the
work Of a sophomore English unit
on career planning. Mrs. Rita d.
Ryan, English instructor, and Mrs.
Dorothy B. Townsend, guidance
counselor, as another phase Of this
unit, took the group for a tour of
the telephone building in Dover on
Wednesday.
On Wednesday afternoon an Ele-
mentary School Music assembly
program was held with the high
school band, directed by Edwin r.
Englehart, furnishing the program.
The program was arranged by Miss
Dorothy e. Warren and Miss DorO-
thy Brown of the faculty.
On Wednesday the seniors, who
are now studying on a unit on Fam
lily Living, heard DR.. Robert J.
Darling, director Of Guidance Ser
vices, Department of Public In
struction, speak on the Importance
of the Right Career in a Happy
Marriage.
On Thursday this same group
heard Dr. Harry G. Neese discuss
health problems in marriage. Fam
lily Living is a unit of study, direct
ed by Mrs. Mary w. Cool. It is add
ed to the English classes, taught by
Richard c. Clark, in grades eleven
and twelve.
On Thursday and Friday, ten
students from the Caesar Rodney
Band along with Mr. Englehart,
were at New Castle High School
preparing for the All-State Band
Concert on Friday evening, March
25. The students and the instru-
ments they play are:
Barbara Cluiey, flute: Doris Wild,
french horn; Patricia Saunders,
snare drum; Arthur Sipple, bass
drum; Jerry Clarke. trombone;
June Yoshell and Marilyn Frese,
clarinets; Richard Clinton, Ernest
Long, and Harry Voshell. saxo-
phones.
On Thursday during the last two
periods the tenth grade English
classes saw the movie Julius Cae-
sar" at the Capitol Theatre. The
classes have just completed a study
of Julius Caesar in class.
On Friday evening the annual
Sophomore Carnival will be held in
the small gymnasium.
On Saturday afternoon and eve
ming the usual roller skating will
take place in the large gymnasium
with the elementary grades being
scheduled in the afternoon and the
high school in the evening. Skatine
is a Student Council student recrea-
ton project and is supervised by
John ]. Ryan of the faculty.