Milford chronicle., 1959-11-20
Caesar Rodney
School News

Betty Pugh, from Magnolia, is an
outstanding leader in Caesar Rod
ney. Her activities include partici-
patton in the Honor Society, the
Eta, the Band, hockey team, and
softball team. After graduation in
June. Betty plans to study at the
University of Delaware in the field
of secondary education.
Alex Daily serves as president of
the senior class and also plays in
the Band. Alex has been accepted
in the School of Engineering at the
University of Delaware for the
school year 196O-61 He is the nep-
hew of Mr.. and Mrs. Levi DAILY of
Wyoming.
Betty and Alex are sharing hon
ors as school reporters on VIXEN
this week. This program from 7:45
a. m. to 7:55 a. M, is to inform the
parents and students of the school
happenings of both Dover and Cae-
sar Rodney.
Dates of College Entrance Board
Examinations
The Caesar Rodney High School
Guidance Department recommends
that parents of college-bound stu
dents make it a point to determine
if the college of the prospective
student requires College Entrance
leges that do not. For those desir-
ing to take the examinations, the
following procedure is suggested.
First, contact the High School
Guidance Department or the col
lege to determine which tests to
take; second, apply to College En-
trance Examination Board, Box
592, Princeton, New Jersey, for reg
istration blanks; and third, fill out
the registration blanks.
Those students who need to take
both the Scholastic Aptitude and
Achievement Tests will be able to
take them in Dover on March 18th
and May 21st, Registration for the
March 18th test must be in by Feb
ruary 9th and the May 21st test by
May 7th.
Scholastic Aptitude and Achieve
ment Tests may also be taken in
Wilmington on other dates.
The Junior Glass of Caesar Rod
ney wishes to announce the pre-
sentation of "The Baby-Sitter" a
comedy, December 4th and 5th at
the Caesar Rodney auditorium at
500 p. m.
The cast consists of the follow
ing: Bob, Danny Hall; Mother,
M arianne Semonavick; Father,
Charles Shipley; Junior, Bill Code;
Jane, Regina CARRIER; HELEN, Sof-
ia Vatick; Carrie, Mary Ann Bann-
ing; Enice, Georgana Delfenthal;
Carl, Ron Hittle; Lefty, Jerry Witt;
Midge, Helen Jackson; Dot, Joan
McCants; Mr. Gordon, Dave Hug
gett; and Mrs. Gordon, Sandra
Walsh.
on October 27 and rehearsalS be-
gan October 28..
Franklin w. Jones, senior at
Caesar Rodney High School has
been cited for outstanding perform
ance on the National Merit Schol-
arship Qualifying Test last spring.
He has received a formal Letter
of Commendation" from the Nat
ional Merit Scholarship Corpora
tion, Principal r. w. MacFaddin
announced today.
Letters of Commentator" are
being awarded to some $4,000 stu
dents from all over the United
States in recognition of high per-
fOrmance on the National Merit
Scholarship Qualifying Test. John
M. Stalnaker, president of the Nat
ional Merit Scholarship Corpora
tion declares: While these young
sters did not achieve the status of
Semifinalist in the 1959-60 Merit
Program, they are so outstanding
that we wish to single them out for
tangible recognition of superior
ability, and we hope they will con-
tinue their education, and thus
benefit not only themselves but the
entire country.
The Commended" group were
among the $4,000 high school
juniors from 14,5O0 u. S. Schools
who took the NMSQT last spring.
The top scorers in each state, pro-
rated according to the number of
graduating high school seniors in
the state, are named Semifinalists
and take second examination in
December to further establish their
eligibility for Merit Scholarship
consideration.
Students in the commended group
(27,000) are selected on a national
basis without regard to the high
school population of the state
Semifinalists and Commended
students receive many scholarships
apart from the Merit Program.