The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1904-09-10
DEWEY DOIN'S

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order. During the summer
some necessary repairs were made in
plumbing, especially in the chemistry
New maple floors were
laid III the halls of the old part and on
the stairways, which makes a great
in the appearance of
the halls. Many of the rooms were
among them being those
of Misses Carpenter, French, Webster
Langley, Roberts and Mccormick and
also the kindergarten. Four changes
we're made in the grade teachers.
Miss Nicholson of Hurley, Wis. was
elected to take charge of the sixth |
grade in place OF Miss Bowers who
was transferred to the Howe for |
the reason that a long car |
ride seriously impaired her health.
For the same reason Miss Florence
Cookery was given grade at the
West End Miss Crawford, because
of i'll health, decided to move 10 the
Pacific coast hoping the change would
improve her health. She is now
teaching in Tacoma, Wash, Miss
Frances Gates, who taught last year
at the Carpenter school, takes Miss
Corkery's place. Miss Webster, a
resident of the East End and gradu-
ate of the Normal, who taught last
year at Chetek, Wis, takes Miss
Crawford place. Miss Mabel Bishoh
will be one OF Miss Davis assistants
in the kindergarten,
The school has obtained three new
pictures, THE Reading OF Homer"
which hangs in the upper hall, "rhe
Spirit of '7Gn and The Fox"
In the Manual Training department
equipment for copper and iron work
have been added thus greatly enlarg
ing this important part of the school
work. From these beginnings we
may fully expect another successful
year at the Nelson Dewey.
The High School, too, opened on
Tuesday morning under most favor
able conditions. The enrolment Is
some twenty larger than Last fall at
the beginning of the school year.
The corps of teachers ere increased
by one, j. l.. Smith, graduate OF the
university at Glendale, n ID. He il
an experienced teacher i'll ilanual
Training and will have charge of both
high school and grade work III that
that subject. lie will also have two
classes in algebra in the high school.
Increasing the Manual Training force
will give the boys plenty of time to
work in tue shop. Mr.. Irons will have
a class III mechanical drawing. 1t il
expected that the Manual Training
work will be arranged and put OH "A
more scientific basis than formerly.
During the summer G. II. Preston,
who had charge OF commercial sub
iects, resigned 10 attend the univer
sitv of Wisconsin lie has been sue.
ceeded by l.. J. Sweet. Mr. Sweet is
a recent graduate of the state univer-
sity, also a graduate Of Santa Rosa
Business College. He is we'll prepared
for his work. All other teachers have
: returned To take up the work.
One new picture, "The Leaning
Tower of Piso," adorns one Of the
. walls Of the high school hall.
) The Senior class Ia large and has the
distinction Of containing more boys
than girls, condition very unusual
in any high school
Many social pleasures and much
good work are in evidence for the
coming year which promises to be
one of the pleasantest and most pros
porous in the history of the Nelson
Dewey school.
The Nelson Dewey school conform
ed to the call OF the Improvement
. League and held flower show in the
Manual Training room Thursday
, The exhibit was very good, consider.
ing the time of year and the mex
perieuce and youth of the exhibitors.
: The vegetable exhibit was compare
lively better than the flower exhibit,
, IA it was rather late for the flowers
that have not been carefully CuItiva
. ted. 1t is just the right time for the
vegetables, however, and some OF the
entries reflect great credit OH the pro
ductveness of the soil Of Douglas
County and upon the skill Of the
young agriculturalists.
The Nelson Dewey Judges were Mrs
j. Il. Harper and Mrs. II. II Smith.
Mrs W. Perry and Mrs. Bradshaw, us-
sisted in the arrangement. The gen
eral ju lges were Rev. 4. b, NichoI-,
Nl-s Mary Bradshaw and II. w. Gil.
bert.
The prize winners az iar aB knows
at this writing are ~ follows
Bachelor Buttons Louise Hertleir
Mixed Flowers &C.. Helen RObt