Cañon City record., 1897-10-07

sued special course in English and
history in Ann Arbor University. Sey-
eral wears ago while on an extended
tour abroad she passed year in Ber-
lin for the express purpose of becom-
ing proficient in German. Two years
ago Miss Minor again raveled III Eur
ope carefully studying historical as
soclations. Miss Minor has long been
connected with the Canon City schools
and each year adds to her popularity
with teachers and pupils
MISS CLARA E. TRIP, B.. PHI.
Miss Tripp' instructor in Latin and
rhetoric. after attending the Mime
apolis High School. spent three years
in the Central University. Iowa. sub
sequently she attended the Iowa State
University from which she graduated
il IS with the degree b. Phi. She also
did postgraduate work in the same
university. For three years she taught
in the academy in Iowa City. after
wards in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and in
Boulder county this state. This is her
third years work'in our schools.
MISS
Miss Scott is in charge of the ninth
grade and is instructor in II. 5. arith.
metic, intellectual arithmetic. algebra.
stenography and type-writing. After
completing the course of study in the
High School of Osceola. Iowa Miss
scott took three years course in the
Iowa Stale University. For several
years she taught in the public schools
of Milton, Iowa and Oskaloosa, Iowa.
since she became connected with our
city schools her work has been of
high grade. Her me.hods of instruc-
uyn are characterized by breadth and
originality
The High School offers to its students
four courses of study. Few High
Schools in the state present such ad-
Each course is complete in
itself. Three are college entrance
C ,urses and the fourth. the CONNER
cial scientific. is high grade finishing
course containing no language work
except English, and in addition to ex-
tended work in science, higher arith-
metic, book keeping, political economy.
stei"sraphy and type-writing 1t is a
business course.
-Four years work in Latin in connec-
ton with fun science work is the dis
tinctive feature of the Latin Scientific
course. The classical course differs
from the Latin scientific in not cou-
tanning SO much science but a three
years course in Greek The sc.emtifc
course is Identical with the Latin scien
title for the first two years but in the
last two years more science and mathe-
matics are substituted for Latin.
such, in brief, are the High School
courses of study. They permit any
pupil TO choose that which he needs,
that tn which he is peculiarly adapted.
that which will advance him toward
success. The High School faculty.
with this curriculum as foundation
apou which to build. endeavor to in
struct according to the most approved
methods of progressive education
They hold before them the high ideal
Of what every one should become as a
result Of education--a God fearing, law
patriotic, American citizen
Canon City High School has ghty-
two alumni. The first class graduated
in "a. We subioin the list.
Class Of 'a.-Clyde Dawson, James
Cooper, Frank McGee. Henry Topping.
Ada Ellis and Minnie Ricard.
Glass of 81. Maud Cantield. Mamie
Ripley and Ussie Ferrier.
Class Of 's6.--Lena Armstrong. Mary
Mnlock and Luella u Hayes
Class OF 81. Ned Craven, George
Rockafellow. Alice Brewster. Carrie
Baldwin, Ada Ghent, May Garfield and
Eta Massey,