The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-24
Many Additions to Teaching
force at Goddard Seminary
|IT WAS ANNOUNCED TODAY
Miss Carrie Porter of Middleport, N. Y,
Has Been Secured as Preceptress and
Teacher of English--Other
Names of New Teachers.

In the selection of the new teachers
for Goddard seminary, the selection hay-
ing just been completed, great care has
been taken to secure teachers OF thor
ough training, attractive personality and
successful experience. For the first
time in seventeen years it has been nee
essary TO engage woman to under
take the responsible position OF precept-
ress. The position was finally given
to Miss Carrie Porter OF Middleport,
n. Y.
Miss Porter is graduate of a New
York. normal school and also of New
York university. She has had eleven
years of successful experience in teach
ing the last five years being devoted
to the teaching Of English. She will
have charge of this most important part
of the instruction at Goddard. She is
a woman of refinement and culture and
has an attractive personality, 1t is eA-
pected that she will be power for
good in the training of the boys and
girls.
Miss Edith Bradford of West Somer-
vile, Mass, win have charge Of the de-
partments of French and German. Miss
Bradford graduated at Tufts college last
June with high honors. She was se-
lected by Prof. Lewis as the one best
fitted in the graduating class to work
in boarding school. Miss Bradford
was leader in all college activities
during her course and will be great
help in all OF the school organizations.
Miss Mary Lease will take Miss Aver
ills place in the piano department.
Miss Lease is well known as music
teacher in Barre. During the last three
years she had been studying at the New
England Conservatory of Music She
has had an organ position during the
time and has done some teaching. She
graduated last June with distinction.
Miss Rosa Bloomfield of Grand Rapids,
Mich, will organize the work in domes-
tic science, as previously announced.
Miss Bloomfield is graduate in the de-
nestle science courses Of noted school
in the West. and also graduate OF
a Michigan normal school. She has
taught for the last three years in Grand
Rapids.
Frederick S. Sparr. A. NJ, of Glouces-
ter. Mass, viii teach Latin and Greek.
Mr.. Sparr took the A. B, course at Har
ward in three years and received his
A. NJ degree the fourth year. He has
had two years OF successful teaching
as principal of high school.
As announced some time ago, Richard
A. B., Tufts 1912, will teach
voice and eloeution Mr.. Lamont has
studied voice with some of the bess
teachers IN Boston and has had several
years experience in church singing, the
last two years being a member of the
mixed quartet at the Park street Con-
church in Boston. 1t is ex
pected that Mr.. Lamont will please the
singers of Barre and that he will be able
to give the high quality OF instruction
that the city needs.
Charles L. Hoermle, a graduate of
the teachers course of the commercial
department Of the Dorchester, Mass,
high school, has been engaged to assist
ment. This department has grown rap
idly in the last few years. Graduates /
of 'higs.s school can complete the course |
in year; others can complete it in two
years.
The state teachers training course |
asst year proved to be very valuable.
Thirteen girls took the work They /
al have good schools this fall. The |
,ourse gives three years certificate. /
Il is open to seniors and graduates. The
lime is soon coming when girl must
nave at least tits special training to
ret school in Vermont. Already
rood number have registered TO take |
his work.
The policy of the school in all de-
,artments is to give the best possible
ervice and to keep the expenses as low
Is possible. In this way the school
lopes to increase its efficiency and be-
ome more valuable to the people of the
community each year.