Milford chronicle., 1959-02-13

Methodist Church, will begin Feb.
"a at St Johns Church, George
town Circuit.
Letters concerning the assess
ment and registration have been
sent to superintendent and the
ministers of the churches.
The courses and the teachers are
as follows:
Work of the Commission on Edu-
cation, Karldon Van Tine; How
to Teach in a Church School the
Rev. Perry Hill; Guiding Inter
mediates, the Rev. Kenneth Dickey.
The Board of Education OF the
Georgetown Special School District
following its postponed January
meeting held Tuesday evening, is
sued the following statement:
"The State Board of Education's
proposed plan for desegregation
received attention. A special board
meeting, held previously, had also
reviewed the plan. A request has
been made to forward specific items
selected for clarification.
"The secretary was directed to
formulate and forward such a let
ter to the state superintendent of
public instruction 1t is anticipated
that a conference will be held in
the near future, the date to be de-
termined by the state board"
At the meeting, also, Herman
Bastianelli, athletic director, was
present to discuss the formation of
conferences and leagues and their
application to the Georgetown High
School athletic schedule.
Enrolment figures and proposed
conferences indicated that George
town, attendance wise, is minor
ity group. 1t was brought out that
small schools have united in a
group known as the Henlopen Con-
ference comprising schools with
enrolment of less than $50 in
Grades 7-12. The athletic director,
a member of the Board of Educa-
tion and a representative of the
administration will attend a meet
ing in Milford February IL. at !
p. m, to review the possibility of
arranging a. conference of schools
not included in the HeEopen Con-
ference.
A nationwide physical fitness
program featuring testing of high
school pupils was given general
approval including the possibility
of the awarding of emblems, the
cost to be borne by the local dis
trict.
The resignation of Mrs. Elsie M.
Truitt, which became effective Feb.
/, was officially accepted with re-
gret. A estate of emergency" was
adopted by the board and Virgil
Wiley Bridgeville, a pensiOner, is
now taking her two English classes
substitute for a limited period.
Mrs. Grace Owen, substitute busi-
ness education instructor, and Thos.
Shaw, substitute ag. instruc-
tor, terminated their services Jan,
80. Howard Hess has assumed the
duties of the position vacated by
Mrs. Owen and Frank Elliott, regu-
lar agriculture instructor, is as
Stunning once again the full duties
of his position after period OF
convelescence.
i Mrs. Charlottee Dennis, cafeteria
manager, attended the meeting and
reviewed the financial condition OF
the cafeteria from September tC
the end of December. Approval was
given for the increase in price OF
individual bottles of milk from 2C
to &c; sandwiches, SC to 10c and
soup from sc to 10c. The board
decided that this price adjust
ment" was necessary to meet rising
costs and a reduction in the amouni
OF federal reimbursement.
i James 3. Owen, high school prin.
4 cipal, and William Bant, elemen
tary school principal, reviewed the
current status of the Instructions
staff. Their reports indicated tha
it will be necessary to add two tea
chers to meet the rising enroll
ment in September, 1859. One o.
these teachers would be utilized
in elementary grades, the secont
in the junior high school area.