Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-30
County Board Elects Corps OF
Teachers For High School
PROF. GUY AGAIN THE PRINCIPAL
Prof. Gillian. OF Norfolk, instructor
in Normal Department-Prof. Sin
clair Added to LIST of Male Teach
ers.

The faculty OF the Hampton schooiS
for the coming session, which was
chosen at the M citing of the Elizabeth
City County School beard yesterday
afternoon, is regarded as the strong
est corps of teachers the BOARD has
ever chosen. In fact il is doubtful
whether theme is more competent
high school faculty in 1idewater Vir-
ginia, and the indications are that
the coming session is gong TO prove
one of the best since the normal school
department was added TO tn schools
here.
The board met at the West End
High school at O'Clock with large
attendance of the members. County
SUPERINTENDENT John NJ. Willis was IN
the chair.
Prof. Guy the Principal.
Prof. George Willis Guy was re-
elected tn principal of the high
schools and supervisors OF the normal
department. Prof John H. Bowen,
the assistant of last session. was alsol
reelected, while Mr. Jefferson SIN
clair, all honor graduate of the Viz
GINA Military Institute, was added to|
the list of male teachers.
Pref. Sinclair taught two years as
a professor at the institute and
also carried of the Jackson-Hope
medal.
Normal School Department.
Prof. Paul S. Gillian, A. b., of Will
ham and Mary College. whose home
is in Norfolk, was chosen the instruc-
or in the Normal school work. Prof
Gillian taught five years at William
ana Mary after taking his degree, and
is recommended as an exc ptionally
| good teacher in the training school
work
Miss Susie Fox, OF Wytheville, said
to be an expert teacher. was placed
in charge. of the numerical depart
ment as the successor to Miss Wilkie.
while Miss Elizabeth Ivy was unani-
mcusly reelected the supervisor oil
drawing In the public schools.
Miss Edna Mosher whose fine work
| in tn nature study and agricultural
department won her praise last year,
was again elected as supervisor OF
this branch of the school work
The Manual Training department
was again given to Miss Ethel M
! Icllman proved an exceptionally clev-
er instructress last session
Domestic Science.
In the Domestic Science department
Miss Madge Van Dresser, graduate
of the Mechanics Institute in Roches-
ter, " Y. was elected 10 succeed Miss
Nellie s. Caring, who has been chosen
| the supervisor of domestic science In
the public schools OF Rochester. rne
principal of the Mechanics Institute
highly recommended Miss Van Dresser
for the position here. Miss Van
Dresser come from Perry y. Y.
Miss Elmer Jones, graduate OF
| the Peabody College in Tennessee,
was elected a teacher in the normal
| training school.
IL was also determined TO have
Misses Ivy, Mosher, ZoIfman and Van
Dresser do work in the training de-
partment of the normal school,
Department Of Music.
The beard decided to add the &C.
partment of music to the Hampton
schools and Miss Lettie Ashby, OF
Newport News, was elected the super
visor of music. Miss Ashby IS the
| organist of ST. Johns Episcopal
church and is one Of the best teach
ers Of music on the Virginia Ptnin-
suia.
The board elected Miss Annie Bur
bank teacher in the primary de-
1 partment Of the West End academy