Milford chronicle., 1959-01-23
Caesar Rodney
School News
Saturday Basketball and
Roller Skating Underway

Saturday Basketball and
Roller Skating Underway
Coach Edward Morris is again
in charge OF the Saturday basket
ball at Caesar Rodney School. Mr..
Morris has seventy junior high
school EmCents out for Saturday
basketball.
Thee sizGh grade teachers. How
ard Fortney, Russell Perry and
Richard Snyder are giving their
time on Saturday mornings to de-
velop a basketball program for
sixth grade boys.
John j. Ryan, who supervises
roller skating in afternoon for
elementary school students, re-
ported capacity crowd on hand
on Saturday. January IL, when
skating got underway at $3.50 fol-
lowing the basketball games.
The Elementary School Student
Council, sponsored by Mrs. Audria
MacFaddin, sells refreshments and
assists with issuing skates.
Saturday evening roller skating
win begin on January 81 under
the supervision of Howard Fort
ney, OF the faculty. He will be as
sisted by the High School Student
Council. Skating will be from
7:30 until 10.
Twenty Fourth Bus Begins
Operation At Caesar Rodney
The twenty-fourth bus bringing
students TO Caesar Rodney School
began operation on Monday, JAM
uary 19. in order to relieve two
overcrowded busses from the Do
yer Air Force Base carrying high
school students.
Arrangements for the additional
bus were made by Preston @. Els
enbrey, director of School Trans
portation for the State Board OF
Education. Glen Cool of wyoming
is the bus contractor for the Air
Force Base Area.
Seven of the "a busses make two
trips carrying primary grade pu-
pills living in congested areas.
home halfs an hour ahead of the
3:45 general dismissal time for the
school and making an early trip
in the morning.
Student monitors function on all
trips except those for primary
grade pupils, assisting the driver
with bus discipline and roll checks.
The monitors function as part of
the Safety Squad Horace e. Short
and David L. Williams are Safety
Squad faculty sponsors and Mr..
Williams as administrative as
sistant, is responsible for checking
on the bus system and dealing
with the occasional bus discipline
problem which needs attention.
Freshman Dance Held
After being delayed for a day
by ."0ld Man Weather, the Fresh
man Glass of Caesar Rodney High
School held a most successful VIM
ter Dance In the small gym on
Saturday night, January II. The
dance had originally been planned
for Friday night, but was post
poned because of snow and icy
roads. The postponement turned
out to be for the better. because 1t
gave the Freshmen more time 10
decorate the gym. The theme was
a snow scene, with silver snow
balls suspended from the ceiling,
set off by spotIights. At one end
of the gym was snow scene with
pine trees and ".Mr. and Mrs. Snow
man" standing by.
The highlight of the dance was
the crowning of the Freshman
King and Queen Elected by the
class were Lynne Sanborn as Queen
and Chris Martin as King. Both
freshmen are active in school ac-
tivities and sports. The king and
queen were crowned by Horst
Reichelt and Sandy Barnett, pres
ident and vice president of the
class.
Chaperones at the dance includ-
ed: Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Wedde,
Lieutenant and Mrs. w. d. Horn,
Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus Griffin. and
Richard W. MacFaddin, high school
principal.