The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-09-09
THE SCHOOLS OPEN.
Only Five New Teachers in
the Corps.
EFFICIENCY IS RECOGNIZED BY BOARD.
Strength Of School Also Recognized by
Outsiders who are Sending Children
to Denison for Schooling.

OSICuStH VI SCHOOl fAlSO NecOSulZtu ny |
Outsiders who are Sending Children
toDenison for Schooling.
Every schoolroom in the city became
beehive of industry on Monday morn
ing. OF the corps of twenty-one Ieach-
ers employed, out five are new, a fact
of much Importance to the school or
ganization. We have learned of one
town the size of Denison where nine
teen of the twenty-one teachers employ
ed are new, and it is not difficult to i'm.
agine what the success of that school
system will be. The large majority of
our teachers having been previously
tested and being familiar with the
present system, it is to be expected that
all of the good features of our schools
will be maintained and excellent pro-
gress be made.
Those who have taken the trouble to
acquaint themselves with the facts.
knows that DenisOn retains its present
efficient corps of teachers only by rec
ognizing their merits with liberal sal
aries. Eyen with the progressiveness
of our board ir this line it has not been
possible to entirely avoid the loss OF
strong teachers. Miss Emma Rollin-
son, one of the strongest Instructors
Denison has ever had, accepted posi-
tion in the West Des Moines High
School at beginning salary of S75
per n.onth. 1t is also known that in
| ducements were extended to the SUPER
lntendent and others of the High school
instructors, but all having received an
advance of salary showed their appre
citation of the recognition, and declined
to consider any outside proposition.
Miss Emma Raine. so long promin-
ent teacher here, was twice sought by
the Boone schools to take position as
principal of one of the large ward
buildings there. Though the salary Of
fered was above what she received
here, she declined, because the board
here had shown their appreciation of
her work by increasing her salary.
Miss Poster. the supervisor of mu-
sic in our schools, was this summer
sought by the Des Moines schools at a
salary nearly double that paid here,
but after considering her obligations
to the Denison schools and the difficult
ty it would occasion them for her to re
sign at so late date, L, ,fused to con-
slider the matter.
Iowa is recognizing that good teach
ers are cheap at any salary; and poor
ones are dear at any salary, and the ad-
4 vancement of salaries have been mark
ed throughout the entire state, while
the general search for the best teach
ers has been unprecedented, Denison
can only maintain the efficiency of its
teaching corps by recognizing meritor
ious service in the future as it has the
past year.
The new teachers in the corps are
Miss Orpha Marshall, third grade teach
Ell in the Central Building; Miss Flor
ence Kelly, second grade, and Miss Olga
Mueller third and fourth grade, both in
the West Building; Miss Kalb seventh
and eight grade in the North Building
and Miss Myrtle Barber Latin instruct
or in the High School Misses Marshall
{ Kelly, and Ter are trained teachers
9 from the Iowa State Normal School ant
J J Miss Barber is ii graduate of the lowe
& State University
4 The High School opened with al
unusually large attendance and it j:
considered to be in better condition thar
J ever before. The strength of the Deni
4 son High School is being widely recog
nized and is becoming potent facto
s in bringing families to Denison wh'
d wish their children TO have thorough
and advanced education. Mis-
a Bernice Bonney of Buck Grove, Mr
Il Ward Town of Dow City, Miss Ma
q Smith of Ida Grove, Misses Myrtl
= Ingrahm and Flora Hutchinson ftor
( near Vail, and Mr.. James Hays an
y Miss Jenna and Clara Strain near Der
& ison, are among those from outside tn
= district who are availing themselves {
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