Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-02-01
OLR .fUBLIC SCHOOLS.

Y OUR RL,BL,IC SCHOOLS.
N In tho statement made elsewhere
will be found resume Of the schools
and the excellent work thus is being
done therein. tmay be we'll to give
here blief sketch Of the supervisors,
principals and teachers who have con-
tributed SO much to the success Of the
schools.
Miss Lucy B, Chapman, one Of the
supervisors of drawing, has made an
excellent record. her long experience
having especially fitted her for the
work. Miss Emma Lane, supervisor
of drawing, was educated at the Perry
ia } high school, Drake and Cornell.
She has added immeasurably to her
natural inclination for drawing by
studies and training with the best in
structors and spent five years at
Chicago art schools. She has been en-
gagged in school work in Des Moines
for eight years and has been highly
successful.
Miss Hattie A. Phillips, for seven
years supervisor of the Kindergartens,
was educated in New York and Chicago
and taught for eight years in the
Chicago Kindergartens, She has made
specially of kindergarten work al
ways, and under her supervision the
Kindergartens, of Des Moines has
reached rank equal to any.
Mrs. Reynolds, supervisor of music,
has been teaching In the local schools
for IA years. She has national repu.
tation for school music and has been
highly successful. Mrs. Margaret
Weber, also supervisor OF music, has
long recognized tho fact that music 10
the greatest of all sciences, in that 10
trains the voice, ear. lungs and throat
and brings into play all the faculties
of tho mind. She has studied music
since 16. having had tho best instruc'
tore. She is we'll known in the must
cal world, and a. supervisor has been
eminently successful.
A. Brett, principal of the North
High School, was educated at Oberlin
College, receiving IN N. A. degree
later. He taught in various schools In
Kansas, Illinois and lows. and has
made fine record ~ an educator.
The Lincoln school, Miss Juiis c.
Kelly principal with IA assistants ranks
third in enrolment with nearly 600
pupils. Miss Kelly wss educated At
the S Shenandoah schools and the Uni.
versity of Chicago. She has had
nearly Is years experience in educa-
tional work and for the past three has
been principal Of the Lincoln school.
Irving school is one of the oldest and
Is second in enrolment, with 500.
Miss Amelia Morton, principal, was
educated in the Toledo. o., public
schools, where she taught afterward.
After coming to Des Moines she taught
IN the grades until Is years ago when
she was appointed principal of Irving.
Croker is the largest school, with
IN enrolment of over 600 and IS teach
IFS. Miss Lydia A. Berger, principal,
vas educated at the Iowa State Uni |
'ersity. She taught in the grades
md was for II years principal of
1ranklin school and for the past three
# Croker.
Washington school in South Des
oines has an enrolment of 430. Mrs.
Blanche Mosier-Snook, principal, is a
raduate of the West Des Moines High
chool She taught in the country
chools and in the graded city schools
or several years. Three years ago she
vas appointed principal of Washing
on. She has II assistants.
Hawthorne school has an enrolment
+ $40. Miss McHenry. principal, was
ducated at the local public and high
chools, and taught for several years,
7hen she was appointed principal of
rving IA years ago. Miss Ella J. Cum
inns, acting principal, was educated
d the public schools and Callahan COL
eye. She has been teaching since
3s3. See was assigned to Hawthorne
D 1891 and has ever since ranked next
D Miss McHenry.
Franklin school has an enrolment
+ 800. Miss Ella NJ. Malone, princi-
al, has had an experience of twenty
ears as teacher. She was principal
Curtis school for ten years and for
he past three of Franklin.
Miss Burt, principal of the Howe
chool in South Des Moines, is q grad
ate of the West Des Moines high |
chool and had taught for several
ears in the grades until 1897, when
he was appointed to her present po-
ition. Enrolment, l75; largest on |
ecord.
Grant schools enrolment is $50. |