Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-08-29
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The First Semester Begins Mon
day.

The time has at last arrived when our
boys sand girls must give up their play
and work and return tn school life
Monday, Sept lst marks the beginning
of another school year as well AS the
turning point of many a student 5 career.
Education is already the KEYNOTE of
the twentieth century ana il l. the boy
and the girl who heed these warnings
that will he adeq uately fitted 20 remain
in harmony with the music of the pr, sent
century AT this time many boy and
Girl will have 20 make dec sion whether
he shall take his place with the unedu
Gated or make his station With the
more Intelligent
It can easily be shown that the college
bred man can earn far more money than
the uneducated one. But even If tfis
were not so there lis far more in life
than the dollars and cents earned The
culture, intellectual aud moral advan
tages of an education pay hundred fold
the amount of money spent In aquiring
II Our schools are al Nays crowded but
there is always room for more Free
trXt books free at atoTatories in fact
tree everything make II possible for all
rich or poor, to aquire an educat on
Nearly the same corps OF teachers
will be IN the school next year Miss
.S Belle Marsh, Ph b., principal of the
high school will have charge of the Eng
lish work This u III he Miss Marsh's
third year in the schools Last year
the L. of NJ examining board pro.
nounced her one of the best English
teachers IN the state Miss Renna BAN
borough remains another year and will
have charge 0f the language work
This will also be Miss scarborough
third year here This year will make
Miss Cora Dunlap three years in the
history department She will have
charge of the 9th grade Miss Agnes
Hope, Phi. b Alma College, 1902, will
teach science and mathematics Miss
Hope comes well rec mmended and the
work in this department. will be of "A
high grade She will have charge OF
room seven. The teachers of the pri
mary grades are Miss Mary Chase, lst
grade Miss Annette McLaren, Bird
grade Miss Bertha McLaren, 9Th
grade Miss stella Eagon, 4th grade
Miss Bertha Struble, 2nd grade; Miss
Winifred Trapp, 9th grade. All of
these teachers were in the schools
last year and need no introduction IL
is only by the thorough and hard work
done by them that the teachers OF the
higher grades are able 20 do much
more satisfactory work
Miss Zoe Kimball OF \ psilanti comes
highly recommended and will have
charge Of the music and drawing Mn
sic has long since become one of the
strongest departments Of the school
while drawing, so lately introduced,
pr misses to surpass 1t Exhibits are
placed IN the halls and rooms from time
to time which the public are cordially
invited 10 examine.
IL has been found advisable TO conduct
our own kindergarten The work will
be in charge of Miss l.. Alta Wilson, "A
graduate of the kindergarten depart
ment of the college. Pure kindergar
ten work will be given In the forenoon
while sub primary work will bee taken
by all before entering the lst grade.
The sub-primary work heretofore has
been done in the central building along
with the work of the LIST grade. Ii is de
sired that all parents who want their
children 10 enter the lst grade, see the
superintendent at once.
SUPT. w + HANSON.