Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-09-13
THE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS OPEN
With a Teaching Staff of
Thirty-one Teachers
AND An ATTENDANCE OF
OYER NINE HUNDRED PUPILS
Detailed List OF the Teaching Staff
and the Places They FIN
This School Year.

l
The public schools OF the Rocky
Ford district opened last Mondiy.
The yearly increase of our school
population is apparent this year as in
years pas, on the assembling Of tho
schools. Provision is being made for
the overflow of the school buildings
by the placing OF parts Of the largest
grades in outside buildings rented
for the purpose. pending the compile
tion of the high school building. aite-
which the Liberty Building will be
rcmodeiled for the grades. The hign
school is very full this year and
there is specially marked increase
in the commercial department. Ths
s,h grade. which crowded its room all
last year. Is provided for this year
by dividing /, between Principal
Forbes Of the Liberty building aud
Principal Jones Of the Washington.
the junior class Of the grade going to
the latter building.
The high school faculty remains as
/
PRINCIPAL Tucker Il succeeded by
Of the high school comes here from
Denver. bu; Is originally New York
state teacher. lie IL about 10 yc1rs
Of ago and has had ~ years rSpcr-
icnec In high school work. He holds
the degrees Of II. a. and NJ. A. from
two Universities and the diploma OF
tho New York state normal and "a
otherwise we'll cquippcd as an cdr.1-
tor. With tho excellent work of the
rest of tho high school staff the pat
rons Of the school arc already az
duainted. and tho outlook for n good
years work in the higher branches -
encouraging.
Miss Annie r. o,weii takes Eng
iish: s. s. Phillips takes History:
Miss blanche Sibicy Mathematics: {:
c. r. Patton. Sciences and Manual
Training: II. A. Stcadman. the COM
mcrcial branches. typcwri,ing AMI
s,cnography: G.. c. Shicis. Spanish.
City Supt. Boiics has made the fol-
lowing assignment of his staff IN tho
respective grades: Liberty Building
Bertha Forbes. class A OF Grade x
mo 9TH or Oh grades in this bu.id-
ing). Florence Shaw. grade 8; Mrs..
Crowdcr. grade &: Helen LAWYER.
grade :: Mary Shumatc, grade 2: Eva
Thomas. class a Of grade I: Fannie
Kcndig. class II. grade !.
Washington Buiiding-Prineipal /.
| X. Jones, class II of S,h grade: Nellie
Partner. grade ?: Ncrna Kclsay. part
OF grade 6: Miss Wells. par, Of grais
6: Sallic Frye. grade s: Myr,ls
/ Wood. grade s: Mrs. Elscr. grade 8:
/ Edith Cook. grade 4: Louie Combs.
grade 4: Mrs. Taylor. grade /. \
class: Let Shumaic. grade I. 3
class Miss Lena Weaver this year
takes 9TH grade work and viii he o,
/ Gated in one of tho store rooms OF
the new Goblin building
Lafayette Buiiding-Principa Wcv-
bright resumes his position. His 9s-
sistant is Miss Dora Howard. re-
cent graduate of our own high school.
| The Lincoln rural school appoint
mcnt has ncccssitaicd change lri
\ man will probably be engaged this
year for tho place.
The new rural building in 'hc
southwest section Is completed and IS
very slightly and comfortable stru.-
turc. Miss Hornburgcr of Pueblo.
who was engaged for tho place, dc
clincd tire appointment. deciding to
remain in her former school where
an increased salary was offered her.
Several other of the newly engaged
teachers declined their appointments
hero for the same reason. All of the
old teachers of our gra ic schools be-
gin their new year with the inspirl-
tiun that comes of small advance in
salary That the increase Is nos
commensurate with the increased cost
of living or with tho advance of wages
in many of the mechanical trades and
in the field of unskillcd labor is not
bar to their enthusiasm, the real
school teacher always being regard I'd
as something of missionary to the
hcathcn.
The teaching staff now numbers Al
teachers. including City Supcrintcnd-
cnt Bollcs. The latest engagement
is Carolyn E. North. who becomes
the special teacher in music. Miss
North comes o lis fresh from special
study in Chicago Musical College:
She was previously on the faculty OF
Washington Seminary, Washington,
d. c. There arc at least three places
on the staff yet to fill. which will bring
the total number UP to 81 teachers.
The enrolment this year starts in with
just an even hundred in the high school.
52l in the grades Of the Liberty Build
ing; 4o2 in the Washington: 56 in the
Lafayette; with the other two rural
schools yet to hear from but estimated at
say 20 and 5o-making grand total
Of eos.