The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1910-09-03
School OPENS SEPT. \.
25 lNsTf{lycToRS IN CITY
Dickinson Has Fine Corps Of Instructors Manual Training
and Domestic Science Added Enrolment in Public School,,
Last Year 625 and in Parochia School About Many
Pupils From Distance Attend Dickinson Schools

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The city schools open next Tuesday,
September s. Teachers are commencing
to arrive In the city. and ps h who
have been spending their vacation else
where are returning to take up the sea-
sons work at school.
Dickinson schools are promised large
attendance this year. With tho new
modern high school building thoroughly
equipped, no doubt the high school will
be patronized more than it has ever
been before, and we'll it should. for it
is the best in Western North Dakota and
excelled by none in the state. both in
regard to the building and equipment
and the corps of capable teachers under
Prof. P. S. Berg.
The enrolment in the city public
schools last year was 625.
The Parochial school conducted by the
Benedictine sisters in South Dickinson
will open also on September s. The
work will be in charge of four teachers
as heretofore. The attendance last year
was something like 200 pupils and the
work done was exceptionally good,
especially along lines of penmanship,
drawing, fancy work and such things.
Sister Hilda has charge of the higher
grade work.
Dickinson has we'll looked after her
educational system and there is No
reason why pupils should be sent out of
the city to school until they have finish
ed the home institut ions, for in most
cases they have better advantages right
here, where they can be at home and
where the temptations of the, larger
cities do not lure them from. their
studies.
Supt. Berg is practical man and one
of the best instructors in the state. The
Parochial school is also in the hands Of
splendid Instructors, four In number,
making a total of IS instructors in the
public and private schools of Dickinson,
Two liew subjects, manual training
and domestic science, are being offered
this year in the public schools for the
first time. The equipment for the man
ual training department was being put
in readiness this week by Chas. W. Sell
den of Valley City, who is to have
charge of that department. The appa-
ratus for the domestic science depart
ment was made here and will be in
place for the opening of school. Miss
Ethel Summers of Peoria, ILL.,, is the
instructor of this branch of study.
which should prove very interesting.
Following is list of the teachers for
the coming school term and the grades
they will have charge Of:
HIGH SCHOOL
P. S. Berg. superintendent.
Miss Elizabeth Clark. principal.
Miss Anna Hillesheim, science and Ger
man.
Miss Elizabeth Wilson, Latin and Eng
lish.
Miss Bertha Mann. commercial subjects
and history.
Miss Ethel Summers, domestic science.
Chas. Selden, manual training.
Miss Emma Seversen, 9Th grade.
Miss Ella Olin, 7th grade.
Miss Lizzie Hanson, 9th grade.
Miss Matte Mitchell, 5th grade.
Miss Jessie Mitchell. 4th and 5th grades.
Miss Ida Torkelson. 4th grade.
Miss Mary Nolan, 3rd erade. 81
Miss Josephine Benson, 3rd grade.
Miss Anna Larson. End grade.
Miss Elizabeth Mum, End grade.
Miss Cora Colwell. list grade.
Miss Jennie Mason, 1st grade.
SOUTH SIDE.
Miss Cora Ostvie, list grade.
Miss Edith Beidler, End and 3rd grades.
The teachers outside of the city
schools, in the Dickinson district, are !:
Miss Maude Fleek. Miller school, No. 3 j;
Mrs. Olive Stramrua Rice school. No. s.;
Georeiana Bonsville. Taylor Butte. No.
y, Mrs. D. E. Shipley. No. 8 al
This leaves Davis Butte school. No. S.
where the new building is just COM
pleted. without q teacher. 80 far.
There will be no school at Green river.
No. 2. this year. those who were for
merly pupils there having moved to
Dickinson to GET the advantage of the
city schools. E1s ~
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