Milford chronicle., 1961-03-03
MillsborO School News
Oeeanographer Visits Biology Class

DR.. Donald p. deSylva, resident
director of the University of Della
wares Bayside Laboratory at
Lewes. was the guest of Mrs. Char
lotte PurnelPs biology class on
Friday, February II. DR.. deSylva
spoke to the class on 0ceanography
and the careers open TO young men
and women in this field. Likewise,
he also explained some of the work
currently under study at the Bay
side Laboratory and extended an
invitation to all students to visit
the laboratory facilities at Lewes.
Faculty VS.. Jaycees:
On Thursday evening. February
%. the Millsboro High School
faculty played the Millsboro Jay
Gees. The faculty won with score
of 47-35. Faculty members partici-
pating in the game were: Donald
Robertson, Charles Davis, Robert
Good, AL KlotZ. j. c. Lawson, Ray
mond Lingo. and Joe Shields.
Fashion Show mt MillsbOrO March
IL:
The Millsboro PTA will sponsor
spring fashion show in the school
auditorium on Friday, March II, at
pm.
Tickets may be purchased from
PTA members or at the school:
81 90 for adults, so cents for school
age children. All proceeds will go
for the many projects of the PTA.
The spring fashions will be from
the Style Guide of Berlin owned by
John Howard Burbage.
First Aid Refresher Course Mar. 8
and 10:
A first aid refresher course will
be, conducted at Millsboro School
No. % Wednesday, March and
Friday. March 10 by the American
Red Cross for the members of the
local school staff The new rescue"
method of artificial respiration will
be emphasized.
The Millsboro School No. % will
be closed at 2:30 pm. on these two
days to allow full participation.
Public Meeting Held:
A Public Meeting was held in
Millsboro School. District %. Fri
day evening, February "a. 1861. to
discuss means of meeting the
standards for Middle States Ac-
creditation. 1t was pointed out the
following members should be add
ed to the staff: full time librarian.
full time guidance counselor, art
teacher, girls physical education
teacher, and a reading specialist.
To finance these additional MEM
bers and to supplement the salaries
for teachers. and provide some ed
ucational equipment, IL was estl-
mated that $4,000 will be needed.
Mr.. Edward G. Hickman, chair
man of the Board of School Trus-
tees, who presided at the meeting,
pointed out that this money could
be raised by an additional forty
cents tax on each 500 valuation
of real estate, or by combination
of thirty cents additional real es-
tate tax and an additional 50 capt.
tation tax. Mr.. Hickman further
emphasized that both the local
money expended per pupil and the
real estate tax rate per pupil were
lower in Millsboro than IN most OF
the districts in the State of Della
ware. Though no formal action
was taken in this matter, the vo-
ters of the Millsboro District No.
%. in the near future, will be ask
ed to vote on a referendum for the
purpose of providing additional re-
venue to improve the school.
II was made plain by the schooi
authorities. that the addition Oh
these five members TO the star
would not require any more class
room space. However, following
the recommendation of the State
Department of Public instruction,
il was stated that the physical ed
ucation facilities will have to be
increased in order to accommodate
the present enrolment and to pro-
vide more space for the physical
education classes. The means Oh
doing this is now under study by
an architect and will be presented
to the Board of School Trustees
for its action in the near future. LII
approved by the Board, another re-
farandum for this nurpoSe will have