Milford chronicle., 1960-04-29
Caesar Rodney
School News
AN APPLE FOR THE TEACHER
By E. L. Farr
Junior High PrinciDal

OuH1OE nlkM II IT1MClU0A
Apples and flowers arrived in
abundance at Caesar Rodney last
Friday when all the teachers were
rewarded for their patient efforts
by the Future Teachers of Ameri-
ca. The aroma of apples and yell
low chryanthelmums filed the hal
lowed halls as educators sp0rted
their symbols of appreciation.
The F. T. A., under the capable
sponsorship of Mrs. Dorothy B.
Townsend, chose this day in OBJ
serving National Future Teachers
of America Week to honor the tea
chers and administrators. What a
far cry from the days of the pro-
verbal hickory stick Certainly
such an expression of appreciation
from students exemplifies the hop
ed for rapport between the child
and his teacher. To an increasing
degree this generation has achiev-
ed home away from home" in
their school lives, the teacher has
become a foster parent who advises
and guides the youth. This pro-
notes healthy and friendly cli-
mate, conducive to good learning
and teaching.
Congratulations, F. T. A. for a
| job well done!
Many letters recently sent from
the Caesar, Rodney School office
bear the stamped notation "A Pro-
duct of the Caesar Rodney Busi-
ness Education Department"
All Business Education seniors
have had actual experience in do
| ing office work in the school. Their
work schedules are arranged by
Mrs. Josephine B. Ives, head of the
Caesar Rodney Business Education
Department, and Miss Rose Chatto,
certified senior secretary for the
district. Mrs. Ives had number
of years of secretarial experience
before becoming a teacher.
All secretarial graduates get
practice in taking dictation from
various members of the faculty and
then writing letters that are mail
| ed. Other phases of Office work in
/ cluded in the in-schOOl rotating
work experience includes filing,
/
other general Office work.
During the April business meet
| ing Thursday evening, April 21, the
Caesar Rodney Parent-Teacher As
sociation approved the report OF
it's teacher auxiliary assistance
committee recommending the or
ganizing of parents and other in
terested people to reduce the non
teaching duties of classroom tea
chers. The recommendation will GO
to the Board of Education for ac-
ton.
Before making the recommends
tion the committee made a survey
to determine the desires of the
faculty. The survey showed play
ground, lunchroom monitoring and
i field trip transportation as ser
vices considered most helpful
Chairman "Don" Rhames present.
ed the report. Other members ol
the committee were: Mrs. Franz
Matthews, Mrs. James Metz, anC
Mrs. Herbert A. Richardson. Mr.
Rhames pointed out that such as
sistance is already functioning il
the areas of pupil insurance, sale
of defense stamps, and the room
mother program.
With President George w. Tar
burton in the chair the annua
election of officers was held witt
the slate presented at the Marcel
meeting by Chairman William B
Mitter, Jr., being elected withou
opposition.
The new officers, which will b.
installed at the May IL meeting o
the Association are: President
Raymond Johnson; vice president
Robert Bush; treasurer Richart
L. Hurst; secretary, Miss Barbari
Petsch.
Mrs. Audrey MacFaddin's sectiol
of the fifth grade won the attend
ance award for the meeting.
Program chairman, Mrs. Bea
trice Holland, presented Ernest A
Minka, head Caesar Rodney Guild
j ance counselor, who in turn intro
duced John S. Charlton, director o