Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-06
Vacancies in the City Schools
Are All Filled But One in
High School.
Miss Fannie Flickinger Of Water.
loo and Miss Curtis New
Principals.
Former Goes to Woodbury. and
Latter to Click School
The Truants.

The corps of teachers Tor the Mar
sh;tlltown public schools is now COM
piete for the opening OF the school year
on Sept. ,. with the exception of one
the science position in the high school
Chairman Click, of the teachers cons
nittee. made preliminary report at
the regular meeting of the board Tues
cay night, giving the recommendations
for the vacancies. and in instances the
salaries. Some of the salaries have not
been definitely arranged as yet, and will
1 OF be reported before the next meeting,
which Will be held between the present
time and Sept. 1.
Miss Fannie l'lickinger, of Waterloo.
and Miss Emma Curtis, of this city,
are to be the new principals. respect
lively succeeding Miss Zada White. at
the Woodbury.. and Miss Carrie McCon-
hell. at the Click school. Mr.. Crane has
highly recommended each after Il care
full investigation, and is confident that
the selection will meet the hearty APP
Cedar Falls papers, in mentioning Miss
Flickingers appointment, speak of her
IL the highest terms. She has been in
the Cedar Falls schools for years. and is
L thorough and competent instructor.
Miss Curtis has. as it We're, grown up
il the Marshalltown schools. Last year
she taught at the Second ward, and TO"
q number of years was at the Arnold.
She is a very popular teacher and after
many years of careful preparation her
friends will be glad to hear of the de-
served promotion.
Other teachers recommended by
Chairman Click are as follows Miss
Ruby Baughman. of Bedford. Latin po-
s:ion at the high school. succeeding
Miss Spencer. at a salary of $40; Miss
high school history succeeding Miss
Lane, at sos: Miss Helen Battn, of this
city, succeeding Miss Ella Lonn in En-
glish and history. at $50; Miss Harriet
Savers. English and German in the high
school, the same position held by her
for number of years prior to last year,
1t $40.
In the grades. The new teachers are
Miss Gertrude Powell. whohas been
engaged at $40; Miss Ethel Hamilton
for the kindergarten. at $40; Miss
Florence Foster, of Akron. o., for the
at s45; Miss Bertha
Leonard for the first grade, at $40; Min
Charlotte Reed and Miss Grace Kim
berry, of Stuart. Miss Reed is an ex-
perienced teacher and prior to a year
ago spent several years in the county
schools. Last Year she WAS connected
With the state school for the deaf at
Council Bluffs. Miss Kimberly has
spent the past two years in Montana,
teaching last year at Virginia City, and
the year before at Sheridan.
Several miscellaneous matters We're
taken up and disposed of at the Tues
day night meeting. The Arson Conn
pany was awarded the coal contract for
the ensuing year. The matter of In
surance for the schools was brought
up and it was decided to place more
which expires Aug. IS. Fifty-six thou
sand dollars are now carried on the
building and contents, and it was de-
cided to make the new policies cover
100000 on the building, $4,000 on the
supplies.
The report of Superintendent Crane
on the preparations for the school year
was read and accepted. Several nee
assary supplies have been purchased,
md the acquisitions for the same We're
presented. 1t was decided to help the
in the different buildings for
the first few days in the work of issu-
ng SUPPLIES to the pupils. An extra
clerk was also ordered engaged for the
nigh school building, to assist Miss Oh
AXE charge, together with an assistant. |
IF the work of invoicing the supplies
y the district.
Superintendent Crane submitted a
,apcit uf the needs of extra room for
he caring of pupils who are to attend I
lie new Click school. The new school |
building will not be ready before Nov
, and rooms will have to be secured I
some places. The easements of church. |
!: have been suggested.
The compulsory education law came /
10 i'm an informal discussion and Mr..
,rane gave his experiences With a sim
lar law in Ohio. He anticipates the
district will have grief on its hands in
rying to enforce it. and suggests en-
aging a competent truant officer,
whose Guty it will be to arrest parents
Who persist in not allowing their chill
!ren to attend school,
THE TEACHERS INSTITUTE.