The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-20
Many Unfamiliar Names
Appear on the New
Rolls.
8 FOR HIGH SCHOOL
Changes Necessitated by Resignation
on Account of Health, High
Cost of Living, Etc.

The list of teachers chosen for the
next school year is now complete. A
great many OF the names in the list
are unfamiliar to the school children
and citizens interested in the schools.
as there was an unusual number of
vacancies this year due to matters Of
health, excessive cost of living in this
city and a number of other reasons
Those who have been chosen to fill
their places, however are known to be
most competent as the number of ap-
plications for the vacant positions was
even larger this year in proportion to
.he vacancies.
1t is interesting to note that a great
many Hammond young women are ap-
preciating the advantages offered
teachers in the local schools, and an
unusual number of them applied for
and were given positions. Nearly all
of the applicants from Hammond are
graduates from the local high school
and have lived here for a number of
years. A sixth of the teaching corps
is now composed of the alumni of the
Hammond high school and many of
them have never received a higher edu-
cation than that afforded in this branch
of the common scnoOl.
ers Will appear among the faculty
Miss Mary Burhans will take the place
of Miss Minnie Hams in the history
department. while the instruction in
Latin Will be assumed by Miss May
Mcdowell. Both have made extensive
preparation in their special department.
and will undoubtedly fill their posi-
tions with satisfaction. The recent
death of Professor EIston will necessf-
tate the filling of another chair, that
of Sciences as Mr.. Elston had been
chosen for that work ir the succeeding
year.
The following are the officials of the
public schools and the teachers chosen
for each building:
Bonrd of Education.
DR.. w. +. Howat. president; II. F.
Meikle. secretary; J. q. Ibach, treas
urer; c. NJ. McDaniels. superintend-
ent of schools.
Belle r. Felkner. supervisor of draw
ing and manual training; Clark Lean
/ ing, supervisor of music.
CentraI-High school.
w. A. Hill. bookkeeping, principal;
Annie Basset. mathematics: Flora
Merryweather. stenography and type
writing; A L. Spohn, English; Matilda
! Eichhorn, German Mary Mcdowell
Latin; Mary Burhans. history.
I Grades-Gertrude Stamp, Edna Turn
er CapitoHa McClair, Kathryn Hem
/ niger. Dera German. Nellie Girzi, Jen-
ME Mabbs, Sarah Starr.
Washington.
Nina Pettet, principal; Margaret Mac
! Rae, Helen Amoss. Annie Cullinine
Alice Holm. Lucille Stebbins, Ethel
Ebright.
Lafayette.
Rena Ames, principal; Mary Rich
ards, Louise Oversmith. Gertrude
Mauger. Janet Blair. Phoebe Water
man. Alice Cole, Grace DuComb, Mabel
Beck. Clarice Courtney, Bess Van
! Auken.
Riverside.
DeEtta Curry, principal; Mary wey-
and Edna Creek, Blanche Nixon, Lucy
Berry, sylvia McClair.
Irving.
Alta Adkins. principal; Mary Eek
man, Grace Briggs. Agnes Meikle, Ruth
/ Dill. Mabel Olsen.
Lincoln.
Lulu Symmes. principal; Dorothy
Bowen Inez Mickey. Anna Holms. Ida
belle Daugherty, Winifred Godshan
Lora Kimbau
Franklin.
! Marie Newman, principal; Lide John
son. Anna BiXenman, Nora Trimble, Mary
Stein, Mertie Bohon. Mabel Hooper.
Kindergarten.
Stella Shafer, Irving; Marie Stout
Lafayette. Riverside; Lilly Mccoy. Lin
coin Washington; Harriet Crum-
packer. Franklin, Central; Bessie Rip
ley. assistant.
The board of education elected DR.
W. f. Howat and Mrs. Mary Holm fol
positions on the library board.