Prof Emil Schoch Leaves Swarthmore In Vermont Note
The Swarthmore Preparatory School teacher of modern languages Prof Emil Schoch departs for Minneapolis Minnesota at term end. He is praised as popular and artistic with work directing a David Garrick performance and cartoons enjoyed by readers of the News.
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Emil Schoch
Worthmore Preparatory
Minneapolis
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Schoch
David Garrick
Swarthmore
Prof. Schoch
ORGAN RECITAL BY MISS MARGARET L HILL AT PRESBYTERIAN
Miss Margaret L Hill presents an organ recital at the Presbyterian church tonight at 8 15 with aid from soprano Miss Abbie R Kelley. Program includes Bach Toccata and Fugue in D minor and works by Macdowell Lemare and Saki with orchestral and vocal numbers.
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Margaret L. Hill
Presbyterianchurch
Ail
Abbie R. Kelley
Pantasion Am
Dade Cass Faulkes
Lemare
Bach
Verdure
Progressive Hardware Merchant Expands Amid Swarthmore Changes
The Daniels Estate prop on Park Avenue and Chester Road sells to J. D. Durnall. The hardware store moves to the former Wm. S. Bittle site and the current store becomes two shops, with J. H. Voelker renting a barber space and Harris & Orn, tailors, occupying the other. Joseph Celia, shoemaker, rents Mersh’s former shop. The stable becomes private garages.
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Swarthmore
Daniels
Park Avenue
Chester Road
J. D. Durnall
Durnall
Wm. S. Bittle
J. H. Voelker
Harris & Orn
Tailors
Joseph Celia
Frank L. Mersh
The Artsman Morality Play At Rose Valley Hall
The Artsman a poetical morality play by Will Price of Rose Valley was staged at Rose Valley Tsman Hall by Frank Stephens William Price Mrs L S Oliver Owen Stephens Edith Wayne and others and will be repeated tomorrow night the 9th at 8 30.
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Will Price
Rose Valley
Hich
Franktephens
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L. Sliver
Owen Stephens
Edith Wayne
Tsman Hall
Porrow
Honor Roll Tablet dedication in stormy day
Elaborate preparations for the dedication and unveiling of the Honor Roll Tablet designed by Mr. Guernsey Moore at Station Square were disrupted by a severe storm causing the meeting to be moved indoors. A parade from Borough Hall to the Woman's Club featured Public School Children Private School Students Boy Scouts Fire and Protective Association and Home Reserves with Captain J Kirk McCurdy leading and Hon William P Potter delivering the address before Rev John Ellery Tuttle offered the prayer.
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Guernsey Moore
Station Square
Borough Hall
Woman’s Club
Boy Scouts
Fire and Protective Association
J. Kirk McCurdy
Swarthmore Preparatory School Commencement
Swarthmore Preparatory School will hold its commencement Friday morning June 8 at 10 30. Dr George F Blessing of Swarthmore College will deliver the address on The Present Duty and Future Responsibility of Young Men. The public is invited.
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Swarthmore Preparatory School
George F. Blessing
Swarthmore College
Flora Young Weds William Clymer at Swarthmore Church
Avery Clymer and Flora Humphrey Young exchanged vows June 6 at Swarthmore Presby terian Church. Miss Young wore white duchesse satin as Hilda Miller of Philadelphia played the organ. elaborate decorations enhanced the ceremony.
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Avery
Swarthmore Presbyterian Church
Flora Humphrey Young
Howard Ellsworth Young
William Everett Clymer
Hilda Miller
Philadelphia
War Time Prohibition Push Seeks Congressional Action
Yale economist Professor Irving Fisher heads a drive to pass war time prohibition. He urges citizens to contact their Congressmen and push for action. Swarthmore residents are urged to telegram their representatives without fail.
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Irving Fisher
Yale
Swarthmore
Congress
Night Letter to Congress on Grain Preservation
Telegram urges immediate action from the House to stop liquor makers from destroying grain. It stresses that preserving six hundred million bushels of wheat would feed millions and prevent starvation, and calls for telegraph petitions supporting prohibition to overwhelm Congress.
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Congress
Naomi Scott Receives Dress Making Teacher Certificate
At the National Training School for Women and Girls in Washington Miss Naomi Scott earned a dress making teaching certificate and won two prizes for exemplary student and nearest girl. The Woman's Club Scholarship supports her education while Nassau Scholarship still needs funds.
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National Training School For Women and Girls
Washington, D. C
Naomi Scott
Woman's Club
Nassau
Swarthmore College Commencement Due To War Conditions
Swarthmore College will not issue formal invitations for commencement due to wartime conditions and invites all friends to attend. The week opens with the Senior Luncheon on Thursday June 7 at 1 PM followed by Class Day exercises at 1:45 PM in the open air auditorium and the Senior Class Play at 4 PM.
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Swarthmore College
Community gardening flourishes under Hinman leadership
Under E. E. Hinman the Organizing Committee directs a five acre bean planting by college women, public school children, and borough figures. Many volunteers including high school and eighth grade students pledge time though seed completion is expected this week.
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E. E. Hinman
Junior Auxiliary Meeting at Wo mans Missionary Society
The Junior Auxiliary of the Woman's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church will hold its final meeting Saturday at 2 30 P M in the chapel. A silk banner will be awarded to the winning group followed by a programme. Ice cream home made cakes and candy will be for sale.
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Woman’s Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
Registration Day in Swarthmore Records 171 Registrations
The Swarthmore borough registered 171 residents last Tuesday, with 53 colored and ten aliens. Registrars reported a quiet orderly process and believe Swarthmore achieved 100 percent registration. Swarthmore also marks the first registration in Delaware County on May 24.
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Swarthmore
Delaware County
Recruiting Officer Appoints Navy Army Marine Enlistment
Postmaster Smith has been appointed a recruiting officer to procure enlistments for the Navy Army and Marine Corps. A citizen from 18 to 40 years of age, 5 feet 4 inches or over in height, and weighing 124 pounds or more is eligible for enlistment.
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Postmaster Smith
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Army
Marine Corps
Sunday School Workers Conference Set for June 12
A conference of Sunday School workers of Delaware County will be held at the Methodist Church on Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock.
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Delaware County
Methodist Church
Swarthmore High School Commencement Set for June 20
Swarthmore High School will hold its commencement on June 20 with further details to be announced in the next issue.
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Swarthmore High School
Alumni Day and Week of Activities at Swarthmore College
News Notes cover a schedule of events from June 9 to June 15 including Alumni Day at Swarthmore College at 2 30 P M, junior auxiliary sale at the Presbyterian Church, motion pictures at the Ideal Morton, church services Sunday including Trinity, Methodist Episcopal and Swarthmore Presbyterian, Friends Meeting, and a Baccalaureate by Dr John A Miller. Also listed are Commencement on Tuesday June 11, War Relief Committee meeting June 12, mid week prayers June 13, community garden planting June 14, and hygiene and First Aid classes June 15 at the Woman's Club and High School Building.
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Trinity Church
Methodist Episcopal Church
Swarthmore Presbyterian Church
John A. Miller
Swarthmore College
Woman’s Club
Methodist and Presbyterian Church
Woman's Club
Swarthmore News Roundup of Summer Plans and Local Notes
Local residents report summer arrangements and wartime efforts. Arthur Kent family to occupy Prof J Russell Smith’s house. J C W Reith named honorary captain in Swarthmore Home Reserves. British Consul Thomas Parker Porter rents Inglis house with son wounded in Gaza battle May 19. Miss Lillian Simons seriously ill but slightly improved. Frederic A Child family at Oak Bluffs Martha’s Vineyard. H C Bleecker visiting with garden projects. Douglas Fairbanks at Ideal Theatre Morton promises wholesome comedy. Gerald Effing attends Pennsylvania Bankers Association at Bedford Springs.
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Thomas Parker Porter
Inglis House
Corner Park
Harvard Avenues
Gaza
Palestine
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