The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-06-12
Supervising Principal of the Dekalb,
Ill, Normal Chosen to Head
the Schools OF Ken0sha.
THE END OF THE LONG CONTEST
Committee Completes It's Work by the Sc
lection of Miss Mary A. Evans as
Teacher of Mathematics.

a corps of teachers for the city schools
of Kenosha is ended and the teachers
committee. completed the work Friday
evening when they selected w. H.
Hame1, of DeKa1b, ILL.,, as the princi-
pal of the schools for the year. The
nomination will undoubtedly be con-
firmed at the meeting of the Board of
Education next Tuesday evening.
The committee has also selected Miss
Mary A. Evans, of Darlington, Wis,
as teacher Of mathematics to succeed
Miss Martina Erickson, vino recently
resigned her position. The corps of
teachers outside of the High school
will practically be the same as last
year, as all the old teachers who made
applications were recommended for re-
election.
w. III. Hamel, who has been selected
as principal of the schools, is an en-
tirely capable man and is one of the
best known educators in the state of
Illinois. He has had large experience
as high school teacher and comes to
Kenosha recommended by the univer-
sity, by The state inspectors who are
persc ally connected with his work
ana by the regents of the Illinois State
Normal at DeKalb His work during
the past few years has placed him
among the leading educators of this
part of the country. Mr.. Hame1 is not
unknown to the schools of Wisconsin
as he was connected with the schools
at Jefferson for several years and the
people of Jefferson we're loud in his
praise. A year ago he was called from
the Jefferson schools to take charge of
the DeKalb normal as supervising
principal. Mr.. Hamel will accept the
position and will remove to Kenosha at
once a nd prepare for the work of the
new year.
Miss Evans, who was elected as a
teacher of mathematics, is Wiscon-
sin girl and she has had several years
experience as teacher of mathemat-
les. During the past year she has
taught with great success at Darling
ton
nosha as the committee at their meet
ing decided to duplicate the offer made
by the city of Madison and the salary
of Mr.. Maurer was raised hundred
and fifty dollars. Mr.. Maurer has
stated that he will remain in Kenosha.
The salary of Prof. Dickie, the teacher
of science will also be increased fifty
dollars and he will be employed for an
other year.
The full list of teachers for the
High school is as follows:
Principal-W. III. Hame1.
Science-R. E. Dickie.
History-R. A. Maurer.
Mathematics Mary A. Evans.
Latin and Greek-Edna Bronson.
Eng1ish-Gertrude Reed.
No teacher of music and drawing
has as yet been selected but it is prob
able that one will be selected at the next
meeting of the Board. There will be
few changes made in the positions of
the grade teachers and most of them
will remain in the same schools for
next year.
A new principal will be secured for
the Durkee school and Miss Stewart
will be transferred to the Sixth ward
school. AS yet the committee has not
selected a man to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Dan
Miller as principal of the North side
school or have they elected principal
for the Durkee school.
The work Of the committee has been
most thorough and they have elected
what appears to be the best corps Of
teachers ever employed for the schools
of Kenosha.