Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-09-09
FALL TERN OPENS
School Has Begun After Three
Months Vacation.
MANY NEW TEACHERS AND STUDENTS
This Morning the Doors of ottumwa's
Institutions of Learning Were
Thrown Open = Large Numbers of
Students Enrolled.
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
The fall term opened today in the
Ottumwa public schools, the Sacred
Heart school and ST. Joseph's acade
my, and in all three institutions large
number of students are registered.
The teachers and pupils return after
their three months vacation with re-
newed energy to their work. A mark.
ed change is seen in the high school.
Several designations were received
since the close of school, last Septem-
Der; and new teachers appear to re-
place those who have gone. The abb
sence of the 1902 class is cause of
sadness to the remaining students to
whom the members of that class were
held in high esteem. A new prep"
class appears, however, and to it will
be turned all the attention which an
additional class always receives from
the more seasoned high school stud
entS.
Miss Hughes Resigns.
Saturday the resignation of Miss Wi
mona Hughes was rendered TO the
school board. Miss Hughes has been
instructor in science in the high school
for the past year and in that time has
made many friends who will regret
her departure. Her successor has not
been named as yet but Superintendent
Stuart is in correspondence with sew
eral able instructors and the choice
| will be made soon. This is the fourth
resignation in the ranks of the high
school teachers since the close of the
last school year. The other three va
cancies, however have been filed so
the work will not be delayed.
The Sisters Schools.
| st. Joseph's academy and the Sa-
| cred Heart school opened this morn
1 ing with large attendance in both in
situations. The schools are under the
direction of the Sisters Of Humili-
ty of Mary The Sacred Heart is the
boys school. and in st. Joseph's girls
alone are admitted. Many students
| from out of the city are enrolled.
The Course of Study.
The course of study in the Ottumwa
high school is the same as last year
In the preparatory year the study of
English, arithmetic, algebra, concrete
1 geometry and physical geography is
! required. while the elective studies
are Greek history, Roman history. Lat,
nj, music and drawing In the junior
year the required studies are English
\ algebra, plane geometry, physiology
i and botany. The elective studies are
/ zoology, Latin, music and drawing
In the middle year the study of Eng
Flish, plane geometry is required, and
/ the elective studies are physics Eng
4 fish history, Latin, German, music and
u drawing. In the senior year but two
i studio are required, English and Unit
II ed Sta es history The elective stud
u les are solid geometry, trigonometry
I chemistry. astronomy, Latin, German
music and drawing.
/ The Public Schools.
/ Many changes have been made in
| the corps of teachers in the public
4 schools. Several instructors resigned
at the close of the spring term, anC
their places have been filled from
among the ranks of the assistants
This necessitated the appointment o
several new assistants. The followin.
is a complete list of the principals ant
/. teachers in the various schools:
4 A. w. Stuart superintendent
Mrs. Frances Clark, supervisor o
: music
Miss Laura G. George, supervisor o
drawing.
High School,
Eugene G. PIERCE. principal.
, Miss Eta NJ Bardwell, assistan
principal, biology.
Miss Frances Mills. English.
Miss Lulu G. Vondersaar history
Miss Emma Nye, English.
Miss Katharine Barber, English.
Miss Gala M. Hand, algebra and sci
ence.
Miss Louise Hinsey, Latin.
Joseph K Hart, mathematics.
Miss Marie /. Matson, German.
r. R. Wetzel, physics and mathe
matics.
Miss Louise Hale, librarian.
Adams ShcooI.
Emma A. Fielder, eleventh room
principal.
Pearl Trout, assistant principal.
Jennie Mcpherson, tenth.
Kathryn Mahoney, ninth.
Mrs. N. A. Chambers, eighth.
Florence Enderle, seventh,
Annie Peters, sixth.
Stella Graves, fifth. I
Lucy Evans, fourth.
Mary Brady, third.
Augusta Anderson, second.
Ada Lindquist, assistant.