Milford chronicle., 1958-03-28

will not hold it's regular meeting
next Tuesday but will go instead to
the inter-city gathering at Lau-
rel, Monday night.
Two teachers designations from
the elementary school were accept
ed by the Board of Education of the
Georgetown Special School District
at it's recent meeting.
They were Mrs. Helen S. West,
veteran fourth grade teacher, and
Miss Patricia Flood, sixth grade
teacher. The designations are effec-
tive at the end of the current school
year.
Mrs. West plans to retire after
having served as a teacher in the
elementary school since 1914. Before
that, she taught for two years in
another Georgetown School. Her
other experience includes period
of nine years in one-room schools
in this area.
George H. Keen, secretary of the
Board and Superintendent of the
Georgetown schools, was instruct
ed to express the sincere appre-
citation of the board for Mrs. Vests
valiant service to the school and to
convey to her their best wishes in
her retirement.
Miss Flood plans TO move out of
the state and will not be available
for teaching next year.
James B. Owen, principal of the
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members of the high school faculty,
reported on fund raising activities
to the minimum, with the annual
junior play and the senior yearbook
permitted.
The report also recommended that
the expenses for the Washington
trip would be on pay-as-you-go
basis of class dues, refundable to
the pupil in the event of withdrawal
either from school or the trip.
This report will be review by
the class officers and the Parent
Teacher Association and returned
for final action by the school board
to make it school policy.
The Building Commission of the
Georgetown Special School District
has announced that G. Harold
Whiteside has been chosen archi-
tect for the school districts 1858
building project-a four-classroom
addition to the existing central
school.
The sale of the local districts
bonds in the amount of $56,000 to
the Baltimore Trust Co., Selby-
vile, at the rate of 2-7/8 per cent
was officially reported.
Routine matters necessary to gett-
ing the project underway were
transacted. The certificate of ne
cessity", provided by the State
Board of Education, was read into
the minutes.
The chief engineer, A. j. Taylor,
of the Delaware School Auxiliary.
reported that his organization would
provide for the inspection and ac-
counting service for the new addi-
tion.
The commission has approved two
other projects-the resurfacing of
the Richard Allen School driveway
and the installation of two hand
dryers at the same school.
George H. Keen, superintendent
of Georgetown schools, urged men,
bers of the Georgetown Kiwanis
Club to support the school program
as presently constituted rather than
the steps backward represented in
present trends toward cutting the
school budgets.
He spoke on the topic Vocational
Education" at the clubs meeting
| in Grace Church Hall recently.
Some 265 men from the Methodist
Churches of the area took Holy
Communion together at Wesley
Methodist Church, here Sunday
morning at z.
The Rev. Roy L. Tawes, district
superintendent, presided at the
Communion service, assisted by the
Rev. Charles S. Clarkson, pastor
of the host church, and the Rev.
DR.. Thomas c. Mulligan, pastor
of Grace Methodist Church, also of
Georgetown.
Following the religious service,
the men adjourned to Jones Mem
orial Church where they enjoyed
bountiful breakfast together. In ad
dition to Grace and Wesley Chur-
ches, the men present came from
the churches of the Georgetown Cir
cult, of which the Rev. Frank Lucia,
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