The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-09-05
WASH YOUR FACE
Johnny and Put on Your Shoes
and Stockings
FOR SCHOOL OPENS MONDAY
Teaching Corps is Strong and
Prospects are Bright

next Monday morning for the fall
term. 1t should be remembered by all
who expect to attend that you should
be there the first day ready for work
and not stroll in the last of the week
There will be no classes started after
the school Is organized, and this fact
is especially emphasized to the par
| ents of children six or seven years of
age. Hence if you wish to start your
children at all the coming year send
them Monday morning.
A force of men have been busy at
the school buildings this week getting
everything in shape for the opening.
The buildings have been gone over,
| the floors oiled and many other minor
improvements made. A large number
| OF new seats and chair seats have been
placed in the higher rooms as we'll as
some much needed apparatus. Among
| the new apparatus are three micro.
| scopes of the latest and best pattern,
which will do service in the botanical
and geological laboratories. A number
| of new books have been added to the
school library. but more are yet need
| ed.
A number of changes have been
made in the location of the grades for
the coming year. The high school,,
which has been changed from two
| RI
more room and 1t now occupies nearly
the entire upper floor of the main
| building The fifth grade pupils will
| be on the first floors of the new build
ing and the first and second grades On
| the first floor of the same building.
| The remaining grades will be in the
old building the same as last year
with the exception that the fourth
grade will occupy the room which the
fifth grade in charge of Miss Miller
had last year The room which Mrs.
De Motts had last year will be used
as a geological laboratory, and the
room occupied by Miss Bonesteel will
be used by the high school class of
mathematics.
A few changes have been made In
the school books for the coming year.
Princes "Arithmetics by Grades" an
eight book series, has been discarded
and Mines Progressive Arithmetics,"
a three book series substituted In
the long run this will be cheaper as
the pupils will have to purchase fewer
books Book of the series is for stu.
dents in the hrst, second and third
years. Book 2 is for the fifth and
sixth years, and Book 8 for the sew
enth and eight years. Book | will cost
without the old arithmetics 80 cents.
Book will cost "a cents with the
old arithmetic or 40 cents without.
Book 3 will cost q cents plus the old
arithmetic or A. cents without. Stu
dents should not purchase books until
after they consult their teachers.
The following high school books will
be used the coming year:
Mines Algebra, Wentworth's Plan
and Solid Geometry, Carhart & Chute's
Physics, Collier & Daniels Beginners
Latin Book, kelsey's Ceasar, Bennett's
Latin Grammar, Benefits Latin Writ
er Wolfston's Ancient History Hard
ings Medivel and Modern History,
Walkers English History. Hart's Am
erican History McCleary's Civics,
Bierwirth's Beginners German, Ger
man classic story, entitled "Gluckauf,"
Dryers Physical Geography Adams
Commercial Geography, Colton's Zool-
ogy.
The English work will be Scott &,
Denny's --iementary and Advanced
les. These classics will be selected as
soon as the English teacher arrives.
Students in the fifth grade will use
Stetson's English, the same as last
year.
Following is the corps of instructors
C. F. Brown, superintendent.
Miss Mabelle Roper, Prin. and history.
Miss Grace Roper, Asst. Prin. and Latin.
Miss Mildred Clark, English
Miss Mary Young, Math. and physics
Miss Gussie Heffron, Sci. and German.
Miss Ruby Stacey, music.
Miss Diana Brobeck, eighth grade.
Miss Lillis Leal seventh grade.
Miss Myrtle Porter, sixth grade.
Miss Ella Drew, sixth grade.
Miss Florence Miller. principle of new
building and fifth grade.
Miss Anna Beyers, fifth grade.
Miss Margurite Madden fourth grade.
Mrs. Bessie De Motts, fourth grade.
Miss Loretta McEllmurry and Miss
Mary Boyd, tnlrd grade.
Miss Winnefred nnos and Miss Bee
Bonesteel, second grade.
Miss Tena Jorgenson. first grade.
Miss Winnefred Jennings, first grade.