OCEAN CITY SENTINEL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1923 ' THREE

Jottings From Our Schools Two Valuable Scholarships ' Offered By Military College Midyear Examinations are Drawing Near. Novel Plan Suggested For Making Good Citizens. Crescent Club Dance A Great Success

Origin of Valentine Day UgflHiumlrctls of years ago, country Kiople in England, began celebratWtg Valentine's Day. It was supJOae 1 u. be the season, when birds •hose their sweethearts, so young awn anil women chose theirs, too. -St. Valentine's eve, they wrote -. •hi' names on slips of paper, am! them in separate boxes. Then would draw one name ■'iff of each box, and the different .V-Ars. exchanged _ presents and ' W"1'^1 ^ each other's valentine for that year. Prof. Reichky Talks ~ students were detained in Assembly room, last Monday SBKrning, and were given a vtfry |^Kouraging talk by Prof. Reichley the basket-ball victories, Qty, by our first and second teams H9B Friday evening. fsRfilso talks were given by Scott ' Adams, Neal Montague, and Fretl-; •rick Currie, who last week made • school inspection in the Camden Fnhlic Schools. TWtors Welcomed The students were glad to welcome two visitors into our schools eS Monday. They were Ross Ker-gaso-i ami Eugene Hulleran, both Jjfcduates of the class of 1921. : SRicv had a week's vacation bc--•Nc'i the first and second Sem••tet. Ross is attending Rutgers tfpifge, and Eugene at liucknell. j A. J. F. ~~X~ v One of the most successful un- ' ^Btakings that the A. J. F. Club!' ever pulleil off, was a Cake { ^^He which they held in Gardiner's 1 ^^Brs store, iast Saturday. The 1 increased the club's treasury i ■ ®th, extent of $35. William Gar- ' TjBtson was the holder of the ' 1 iSpky number, which entitled him ' _«Bthe big cake containing the five j < drilar gold piece. ! ' ♦jVjHphe club is now happily' located t fl^Bthe corner room, of the second , I "jjKar in, the Bourse Building, nexti' j^Hthe rooms which they formerly Jt

occupieil. They were compelleil to| y move, on account of the Real Es1- late hoard securing these rooms t- for their office. » The boys had no objection to g moving, for now they have a i. splendid view of 8 tii Street and , e Asbury, which aconiing to Tom, i! reminds him of old New York City | n when he looks out the window. ' | e — j | t Inspect Camden Schools | 1 Four students of our High School — Clay Sutton, Scott Adams, 1 Frederick Currie. and Neil Mon- 1 tague— left last Friday morning ' for an inspection of the Camden ' " High School. When wc reached Camden, wej ■ ' were told that the High School was located on Park Boulevard, ' '' which could be reached by follow- i I ing a Haddon Avenue car. Fol- 1 * lowing directions, we soon found ' j ourselves before a very imposing I i building, most delightfully situut- 1 ~'cd in a park. t ° The structure is of red brick I with white trimmings, and its | 1 main entrance is reached by a . > broad flight of stone steps. The 1 hoys' entrance is located at the ' 5 left of the building; the girls' at < Jthe right. As we walked around ' the building we saw in the rear, : their electric power plant which 1 furnishes electricity to the school. 1 . As we entered the building, we 1 were met by the principal. Miss ' Burroughs, who was very busy 1 : superintending examinations. She 1 . i appointed onenf the boys to show • 1 , ! us the schot^r . j The auditorium which occupies J i'the center of the first floor is n ' . | very large room, seating two thou- 1 ■sand students and having a splen- v did stage for school purposes. r | From this room we passed to 1 i j many of the class rooms. In each * I we were deeply impressed, ' with the cleanliness and order of > I i the room. Among the best equipI ] ped were the biology, physiology, ! 1 tfirst aid, science, and drawing rooms. The drawings of the year , J

were on view and were certainlyvery cleverly done. ^ In the basement we visited the machine shops. These were splendidly) equipped with machines of all kinds including drilling and J 1*e Manual Training room, hnd enough tables to accommodute for-ty-eight pupils at one time. From ,| here we went to the iron potteries an<l forge rooms. We were verymuch impressed by this depart- i ment of school life. The gymnasium is a large room, , ■ | sixty feet by eighty feet, thus uf- j °i fording splendid opportunities for' - basket-ball. Above the gym floor ",is the running track. Nor did we miss an opportunity i > | to investigate the school dining j 1 room. This contained eight tables, | I each seating sixteen students, and | . was flanked on the left by the i '' | Here the students throng , and forth, for they have only | i forty-five minutes for their lunch i period. < , This completed our inspection (vf j the school, and after an expression . . of thanks to the principal, we left, . f| deeply impressed by what wc had j , ! seen. t — I — I — i , Mid-Year Examinations I The mid-year examinations will : ' , be here. How many- of you . ready to take them today? v . wait until two or three days c I the examinations, and then c • to cram; but start now. i . kid yourself into the belief i that if you wait until tomorrow, to t ; get today's lesson, that your t . teacher will hand you out a high j i mark on a silver platter. You c s . will find that your teacher has in- r . verted the 9 into a 6, thereby t changing your mark from a 90 to v I CO. True there is such a thing I , as luck in getting a good mark, c i is that what you want? You I . want a good mark, and getting a v , good mark Isn't a matter of luck; I , rather a matter of hard work, t . and getting your lessons from day <i , day. The teachers are always I , willing to help you. They are constantly try ing to get something in- j J ; that part of your body, which , is bounded on the north by the r . . of your head, on the east and f . west by the tips of your ears, and „ on the south by your chin. By j , using your eyes to see, ears to t and brains to think, your f teacher will carry you through t ' examination. r —I— I— S Two Valuable Scholarships , Have we any students in the , r class, who would like to t

y try for one of these scholarships ? ; -TV Alumni bf the Penh ylvania e Military College, have offered two i- j four-year scholarships, valued at f $1350 a year each. Each one d; covers the total cost of board and tution. They will lie awarded hi d ! .Tune, to the two candidates show-! -jing greatest merit in qualities of ni manhood, force of character and s leadership, literary and scholastic y j ability and attainments, and phvsi- - cal vigor. To l>o elighle the candidate must lie, botWMh the ages ,|of 10 and 19. r! Warning to Athletic Girls ing back again, at least the fush- ' ion arbiter* of Paris are trying to f force them jupon the, American . girls and /omen. It seems that I the women of Paris, are continus ally getting -something that they ' would like to sell, regardless of ' done. Now they say wasp i waists and tight lacing is the let us hope that the girls 1 our community, wit not lecome i so foolish as to follow this fad. . Also their not being invited out to I parties, etc., be because they arc not dressed in the latest style, with a whale-bone corset. I Duty and Ideals i Has anyone any idea or plan, by which our school children may lie i of some use to our schools and i city ? In many ^ our cities, many . of the older boys arc organized safety patrols, which directs i traffic and crossings, near public ■ schools, just before opening and i just after closing of sessions. In; i city, accidents were reduced 34 ■ ' In . addition to its ndmirable i work for safety, the patrol has I' • been n means of developing char-; . acter, and principle among the;' i The yrealize the responsible' work they have, and the responsi- 1 ; bility reposed in them. According'1 ■ school superintendents, the stanof scholarship has been made 1 Attendance Rewards The Pennsylvania Educational makes an award for perfect attendance in the public ' 'schools. Last year in the State of 101,634 honor certificates were awarded to the pupils, who were neither absent nor tardy a day. Each certificate car- , ried the signature of the State of public instruction, as a recognition of his appreciation of the regularity, punc- ' tuality, reverence anil obcdianco to c.

?the law eveldenced In the schools, a a The write^ does not know how . 'o many there were in the local ,t s. hoots Inst year, that were neither ' tardy nor absent; but it is believ,1 . d that there were not many. If '•'• j, there was such a plan established a in Ibis state, we believe that tar,f diness and absentees would lie less. f' jc A Kt-markable Record i- To teach 63 years in the public i- schools is a remarkable record. '• ■s This is the record of Margaret Madden, Danville, Pa; Some of ' her pupils last year, were her '! grandsons, and granddaughters, i- anil one great grandson was en- c rolled. o We wonder if she could endure . n some of the pupUs, which we have t in our schools today along the sea- v (- shore? ! C y — i — i — : " f Mrs. Pinchot's Experiment " p What do you think of an educa- '' e tionnl experiment, under which the " s children are permitted to talk as e mueh as they please, while infpl I. school ? This experiment is being i tl 0 tried out by Mrs. Pinchot, wife of j e the Governor of Pennsylvania, j " ., But the school will open with only > L twelve children. Wc would like to see her carry out her iilea, with a j room containing 50,. or 60 lively tc y youngsters. Mrs. Pinchot said she ' 1,1 5 believer! that if a child was given ' t" j the privilege of talking, or doing i y whatever he desired in school, that j tl ) he would tie more individual and j si s become more self-supporting. N 1 Dr. Thnrndike's Theory ,oi Dr. Thorndike, Professor of Ed-'ei 1 , ucational Psychology at Teachers' 1 ol (College, Columbia University, said 5! recently, that the present methods In B of primary school education, fos- a . | ter the habit of failure in little ! it e i children anil tend to start them in fi s j life with a wrong attitude. He _j urged a scientific classification of n r' children in tile primary schools, ir . A recent survey revealed that j fi s more than 89,000 children had I completed more than n term's ■ \

'work, in a tingle term. A plan is J . .. being worked out. Club Gives Dance 1 u> Crescent Club of Ocean City wishes to thank al lof its patrons at the Saturday evening dance, and I also the business men of the town for1' their contribution. Nevertheless we would have appreciated ; their presence much more. There were one hundred and six- .. ty-i.ne tickets printed, and they r'( weer all sold. The boys pulled in . jt 1!e:'t income of about thirty dol- ... ' dear over their expenses. y There were about seventy : couples, and the hall was brim- . ming over with bright, happy, in- (< I telligent and dance loving couples. (| The music was furnished by Bill serenaders from Atlantic (j ! City. It may be said that after . i the dance, these boys tried to i make profiteers of themselves hut it didn't work. No names will be mentioned. | Strict care was taken as to the c: smoking. Signs were printed with,'' ! words "No Smoking." This " j scheme worked elegantly, and the lr .men who wished to smoke retired it<. the exterior hall. I This club is n promising organization of wide awake, eager, in- ! ( j telligent, lively and fun loving boys from the ages of fifteen to, ~ j twenty. 1 , Several boys at the, dance br6ke New Year's resolutions as to i smoking. Among them were . j iNo names will be mentioned. , j It may be said that quite a few' ; of the prominent men of the town expressed their exquisite opinion 'of the dance. One said, "It has liecn quite a time since I haye seen such1, n hunch of lively, cnorg*d>>, spir- j : ited, animated and happy group of { loving, intelligent boys." ■ The club is anxiously looking for' room in which to hold their meetlings. There has been no room yet. | ADVERTISE IN THE SENTINEL

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MILLER ARCHES TEN BASKETS IN ! MELROSE TILT invaders Completely Out- • classed. Locals Win TTasily, 42-22 Kilib'e Miller, Ocean City's bril- ! center, continued his scoring J ' record with a superb grand of ball, * the game a gains: the Melrose i five of Atlantic City, placed on the ^ Court, Saturday jiight. ' ; Miller , „|TO .i^uHlc 1 to secure victory for the home . Ten field goals, and four . tries from the free mark were his tally, making up a lion's share of the 12 points scored against the ' Some weeks ago, the Melrose aggregation ditched the home five " in a humiliating defeat. Revenge sweet on Saturday, the visi- ( tors Being hopelessly outclassed, , ' from the nioment the ball went into play. ^ Miller eventually retired in favor of Herschel Henderson, and at no stage in the game, were Ocean City's performers closely pressed. At half time the score rend at ° ■ —

22-5 in favor of the local team. During the first half, Mangold made a sensational shot, from one i end of the court, which threw the fans into' a frenzy of delight. Among the visitors, Lilly, the ■ cunning Melrose guard, played the stellar role, appearing to be the only one who could break the defences of the homo team. Three double-deckers fell to his credit while Clark end Jacob- both registered two each. The summary: Ocean City % Clark fen , Mangold Htjnn forward _ Townsend Fyfe center Miller Idlly guard . Murphyguard Ferguson Substitutions: Henderson for Miller; Jacobs for Parker. Field goals: Mangold, 3; Miller, 10; Murphy, 1; Ferguson, 1; Clark. 2: Hunt). 1; Lilly, 3; Jacobs, 2. Foul goals; Mangold, 2; Townsend, 2; Miller. 4; Murphy, 3; Henderson, i; Clark.l; Hann, 3; Lilly. 2. Referee: Roy Johnson. Time of 20 minutes. For Speeders Sign in London, Ohio: "Drive slow and see our town. Drive fast and see our jail."

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