Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-07-10
Valdez COLLEGE NOTES
NEW INSTRUCTORS FOR NEXT YEAR
An Exceptionally Strong Corps of In
structors Engaged. Sketches of
the Heads of the Depart
npntc
mentS.

IL VIII Ue Interesting News w Tile
many friends of the Valdez Business
College and Normal School to learn
that the coming year bids fair to be
the most successful in the history of
this institution. Prof C.. H. Valdez
has surrounded himself with corps of
instructors that are competent, ex-
perienced and teachers of recognized
ability in their individual depart
ments, and the past reputation for
thorough and efficient work in all de-
partments will be upheld in the future. |
The position that this institution has
assumed among the colleges of the west
is deserving of especial mention. We
are pleased to give the following
sketches of the principals of the
various departments:
PRINCIPAL NORMAL SCHOOL.
Professor HI. l.. Coffeen, who has
been identified with the educational
interests of Northeastern Iowa for
nearly twenty years, has been chosen
principal of Valdez Normal School.
The Professor is an energetic. all
round school-man whose long and
successful career as a teacher has
qualified him to assume charge of our
Normal School. He has been city
superintendent of the d corah public
schools for period of eight years. and
county superintendent tf Winnesheik
county, six years. In addition to this,
he has served as principal of graded
schools for several years. He never
fails TO crea'e genuine educational
enthusiasm among his pupils, and his
former experience as county superin-
tendent will be an invaluable aid and
inspiration to teachers and student
teachers, because it will enable him to
point out defects in regard to qualifica-
ton, and make students strong in sub
jects wherein they are now weak, in
the shortest possible time.
PRIN. BUSINESS COLLEGE.
Prof. r. s. Thompson, the new
principal Of Valdez Business College,
graduated from that institution in 1889.
He then pursued the Valdez Normal
Scientific Course for nearly one year,
and after that period he was installed
as principal of the Office Practice
Department of Valdez Business Col
lege, where he remained one year.
Resigning this position he entered
Minneapolis Academy and completed
the four years scientific course. Being
DESTROYS to engage in the profession Of
teacher, he decided to enter the Uni;
versity of Minnesota, where he gradu'
ated from the Two Years Teachers
Course. He is, without doubt, the
best qualified commercial teacher in
the Northwest. He has had two
years experience in Normal work as q
teacher and three of commercial, and
is therefore familiar with all the
details of advanced modern business
college work. To accept the work
here Prof. Thompson resigned the
principalship of the Sank Center
Academy and Business College. He
is 81 years of age, and is teacher o
marked ability.
Sank Center, Mimi. April 2, 1901.
To WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
This is to certify that Prof. T. S. Thompson
has acted as principal of this institution
during the past year, having charge OF thu
organization, classification and arranging o
the work, and also had charge of the fnancia
matters pertaining to the school.
wanttO say that he has done his part in ;
very satisfactory manner, and / have TIT
highest regard for him as teacher He Is
hard student and a diligent worker, and
cordially recommend him to any person dc
string TO employ competent and reliable
teacher and principal. Respectfully, Levi
b. Vath, proprietor Sank Center Academ!
and Business College.