The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-17
MooRHEAD NORMAL SCHOOL.
Many New Faculty Members.

Many New Faculty Members.
President Frank A. Weld of the nor
NAL school returned early in the week
from an excursion of several days in
search of a man to take the work OF
physics and chemistry which Mr.. Stan
ford relinquishes in order to take a
years leave of absence. Mr.. Weld fin
ally made arrangements at Chicago
whereby he has secured the services of
s. w Hockett, principal of the high
school at South Haven, Mich. Mr..
Hockett, who has been principal at
South Haven for three years, isstR
graduate of the University of Iowa,
and leader of his class. He subse'
quently took a masters degree with
honor at the same institution, where he
was member of the honorary scien-
tiic society. Signi Phi. Mr.. Hockett
is an unmarried man-yet.
Others among the faculty who have
recently been engaged are these: Miss
Nellie Chase of Iowa City, who comes
to teach grammar, composition and
history. Miss Chase, who is also a
graduate of the University of Iowa,
and the daughter of Doctor Chase Of
the medical faculty of that institu-
ton. has specialized in history and
English. Following her graduation
from Iowa, she went to Mount Hol-.
yoke, where she spent year on her
favorite subjects. She has taught for
three years In the high school of De-
corah, Iowa.
Mabel Bentley, of Oelwein. Iowa, the
new teacher OF domestic art, was stu
dent at the state agricultural college
of Iowa, and subsequently graduated
from the course in household economy
at Lewis Institute, Chicago. For the
past two years she has been precep-
tress of the ladies' dormitory and
teacher of household economy at the
Mayville, N. D., normal school.
Miss Alta A. Robinson, of Iowa
City, Ia, is an honor graduate of the
University of Iowa, where she also
took her masters degree, and received
the special certificate, on examination.
denoting exclusive attainments in Eng
lish. She has nearly completed work
for the degree OF doctor of"philosophy.
She has taught In both high schools
and colleges, her last engagement hav-
ing been that of instructor in Eng
lish at Beloit college, Wisconsin, where
she also had charge of dormitory for
women. At the normal she Is teach.
ing English composition. and is pre-
ceptress OF Wheeler hall.
Miss Tryphena Anderson, of Monte
video, who is to teach Latin at the nor
NAL and also serve as preceptress of.
the annex, has been teaching Latin
and German in Window institute,
Montevideo, for the past few years.
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instructor In the University of Iowa.
classical scholar OF accomplishments,
and her uncle. Doctor Olson, is the
distinguished Scandinavian scholar of
the University of Wisconsin. A stu.
dent at Carleton college, she subse-
quently became graduate of the
University OF Minnesota, and has had
a varied experience as teacher.
Miss Ada Clark, who succeeds Miss
Near as critic Of the intermediate.
grades in the model school, comes
from Bloomington, Ill. A graduate of
the state normal school at Normal, Ill.,,
she Is also a graduate of the Univer-
sity OF Michigan, and has had valu-
able experience as a teacher in the.
public schools.
Mrs. Cecile A. Klmball, who joined
the school in June, Is from Grand Rap
ids. Mich. A graduate of the agricul-
tural college of Michigan, she is also
a graduate of the famous teachers
college, Columbia, where she complet-
ed course In household economy and
institutional management. She Occur
pies the responsible position of super
intendent Of the dorrnitories.
Miss Maude Hayes, teacher of read
ing, was formerly of Nashville, Tenn,
but has more recently lived in Chi
cago. she studied at the University
of Nashville where she took both the
bachelors and masters degree. She is
also a graduate of Emerson College of
Oratory, Boston, and has had expert
ence as teachervof reading, her last
engagement being with the state nor
NAL school at Emporia, Kan.
Most Auspicicus Opening.
with an unprecedented attendance,
model school; with many new faces in
the faculty circle: and with, newly
decorated auditorium, very handsome
in buff and gold, the normal school
was regularly assembled for the first
time Tuesday morning by President
Weld, who conducted chapel exercises
and made a brief address.
Never before has the opening enroll
ment been SO large, exceeding that of
last year by over fifty. and never has
the personnel of the school appeared to
better advantage. The auditorium
floor was thronged by an orderly. alert
student body that fell readily into the