Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-12-23
Our Schools.

w was elected to the position he had
previously filed by appointment. DIR.
Marks was also elected succeeding Mr..
Smith. When the fall term opened .the
teaching staff had again undergone
marked change. A. l.. Tenny had sue
ceeded Prof. Fuqua. Mise Guthrie re-
turned to her former position; Mrs. Tay-
lor again became teacher of the primary
grade; Miss Flora Smith became Mrs.
G. NJ. Hall, Miss Emma Dawley made
up this vacancy and Miss Gaudy re-
sumed her former position.
During the school year OF '92.93, Mrs.
Irvine, having resigned rs member OF
the board Of directors, was succeeded by
Mrs. Mary j. Anderson. When the term
OF '93 opened the school population de-
manded another addition to the staff, and
Tenney had given way to Prof. Bolles
and Miss Dawley to Miss LAURA Gates
while Mrs. Josie GARDENER made the fifth
teacher on the stat; Miss Guthrie and
Mrs. Taylor continuing in their respect
i've positions. This year postgraduate
course was added to the high school cur
riculum, and several members of the
graduating class OF the previous spring
returned to study under Prof. Bolles.
Great nctivity and interest was manifest
IN our school management nnd IN excel
lent years work was accomplished.
In the next school term, 1874, the same
board OF directors was in charge AMI the
same staff OF teachers took up the work,
with the addition OF Mrs. Annie Elser as
the sixth teacher. There WIS no gradn-
ating class for this year. In the term OF
'94-5, DIR. Marks having resigned and re-
moved, had been succeeded upon the
board by W. G. Steele. The snme staff
OF teachcrs continued in their respective
places. Mrs. Anderson resigned ms II
member of the school board and was sue
ceeded by II. A. Dawley.
When the school term OF $50 opened
three Of this staff had withdrawn from
work-Aliss Guthrie, Miss Gates and
Mrs Taylor-and their places had been
filled by Miss Jennie Briggs, Miss Lizzie
Burke md Miss Carrie Harvey, md Miss
Cora Stevens had been added to the
staff, making total OF seven teachers.
To these, in tho present year, were added
Miss Alpha King and Miss Sylvia
Brownlee, and Mrs. Taylor returned to
her position in charge OF tho primary
grade. Principal Bolles has continued
ut the hcad OF the school.
From the small adobe structure on old
Main street, it will have advanced by tho
close Of the present school term to two
large brick buildings, OF six and four
rooms respectively, and staff OF ten
teachers, one to be added after the holi-
days, il the funds will n.lrnit. 1t has
sent out from its high school twenty-five
graduates. OF these, some have gone to
still higher schools OF learning, some into
the business world. and some have taken
up the duties OF home life md domestic
duty. Gertrude Green is Mt Denver Uni
versi,y, Addison Kellogg is Mt the State
Agricultural College. Harry Robins is
pursuing theology ut William Jewell
College, Missouri. Nettie Partner is
teaching in this county. Gertie Kellogg,
Eflie Webster mud Minnie Guthrie have
also taught school. Roy Elser is with
the State Bank Of Rocky Ford. and Will
Guthrie Inns distinguished himself by
pnssing the rigid mental md physical ex-
uninntions incidental to admission to the
West point Military Academy, aud is
now in that national school OF military
tnctics and technical training. Matte
Swink, Hannah Swink, Ada and Nellie
Scelcy and Myrtle Clark have sought n
double share OF blcssedness in mnrriage.
Ellie Webster is trimming for n profess
sional nurse in the Pueblo hospital. and
Lovie Lowe, whose name WINS significant
OF her sweet md loving character. is the
one Of the twenty-five who has enrly
passed into the shadows where the silence
dwells.
May honor. happiness and the good re-
pute that follows faithful service as its
fruit be unto those who remain with us
md make them credit to tho faithful
labor done in this ten years history OF
the Rocky Ford schools.
Sk..cl, of WOmna'S Representative