Milford chronicle., 1962-03-02
Milford High
School News
Visiting Biologist Program

Visiting Biologist Program
Thirty sophomore students of
I Milford High School journeyed to
5eaford on Wednesday, February
\ IS, to hear Dr. Helen NJ Haber-
man Of the Department of Biolog
cal Sciences at Goucher College,
Baltimore, Maryland, speak Dr.
/ Haberman spoke on the topic The
/ Effect OF Light on Plants"
The lecture was the second of
four scheduled for high school pu-
pills in Sussex County The first
peaker, DR. John Hirst, spoke to
zoo students at Georgetown and
Lewes.
DR. Haberman received her A
3. degree at State University of
New York Teachers College, her
n. 5. 1851. University of Connecti-
cut, and her Phi d. in 1856 from
he University OF Minnesota.
Her research interests include:
photosynthesis. physiology of al
Jine plants ard plant pigments.
Dr. Haberman was a Research
Associate Of the Research Insti-
tutes University of Chicago from
1856 to 1851; PostdOctoral Re-
search Fellow OF the Hopkins Ma
rine Station Of Stanford Univer-
ity, Pacific Grove, California. from
1857 10 1883. Assistant Professor
OF Biological Sciences at Goucher
College since 1858: a Visiting In
,esti8ator Of the Carnegie Insti-
tuition Of Washington, Department
Of Plant Biology, Stanford, Cali
fornia, during the summer of 1869
and a Visiting Investigator, Pfan-
Zenphys siolo8isches Institut der
Uniyersitat, GOttingen, Germany,
during the summer of 1860. She
is a member Of the American So
ciety of Plant Psychologists, Bo-
-anicaI Society Of America, AAAS,
Geological Society Of America,
Scandinavian Society for Plant
Physiology and Sigma Xi.
VoeafionuI-TechnieoI
Center Direcfcr Speaks
Mr.. 0. Key McCourt. Director
Of the Vocational-T Technical Cen
ter III Georgetown will speak to
pupils in grades and 10 on Fri
day Tie purpose of his presen-
tation is to acquaint high school
students with the vocational and
technical training opportunities
available at the Georgetown
School
Under the program, selected pu-
pills would be transported to the
Georgetown Center in the morn
ing for classes S:30-11:00 and be
returned to Milford High for their
academic classes in the AFTERNOON
Classes being offered include:
ElectrOnics. Commercial foods, Ma
chine Shop Drafting, Practical
Nursing, Sheet Metal, Welding,
Distributive Education, Farm Ma
chinery Repair, Auto body, Auto
Mechanics. Beauty Culture, Car
pentry and Cabinet Making.
8vcs Lo7 1873 Season
Milford High Schools varsity
basketball team concluded a very
successful season by recording
wins over conference foes Caesar
Rodney and Laurel BY 45-42 and
57-40 scores The seasons finale,
well played $40 victory over a
we.l-drilled Laurel five gave the
SUcs very Impressive l3-1 con-
ference record and 1873 overall
log
Coach Teeman Haithcock. who
'ook over the coaching reins of
squad that had been riddred by
graduation ard a squad that very
few people gave serious consider
alton to as a conference contend
er, certainly should be given
strong consideration as Coach of
the Year.
Tight defensive play, strong re-
bounding teamwork, ball control
and sound tactics were parlayed
into very successful season
Congratulations are extended to
the coach and players for an ex-
cellent season.
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