The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-11
{ NROLL ME- Mt IN
TOWN SCHOOLS
INCREASED
Total Of 867 Pupils In High
School and Grades.
NEW PRINCIPAL r. D. MABREY
Freshman Class Numbers Sixty-fve
Members, Forty-two of Whom
Entered Commercial Course

The public schools opened their
doors last week to a troop OF merry
school children that crowded the
grade rooms to their capacity ana
pushed the attendance in the high
school higher than it was last year
The first weeks enrolment showed a
total of S67 in the high school ana
grades, which is slightly larger thah
that of a year ago. 4,
Frederick ID. Mabrey, former head
master in a boys school in Redding
Ridge, CT, is the new principal OF
the high school. He is graduate OF
the Massachusetts Institute OF Tech
nology and of Chicago University.
With the exception of Miss Eona
Booth of New York City, who is the
new assistant in English and mathe
mates. there are no changes in the
teaching force of the high school.
Miss Booth is a graduate of Barnard
and Teachers College.
The entering class of the high
school this year was large, number
ing 65. Forty-two have registered IN
the commercial course and Il In the
college preparatory. The number OF
pupils in the commercial department
Is 20, showing q marked increase over
last year and the growing tendency
toward a practical education. The
enrolment in the high school is lIS,
There are 46 in the sophomore class,
43 in the junior, % in the senior and
two, who are taking post graduate
course. There is a noticeable in
crease in the two lower classes,
while there is a shrinkage in the up
per classes, showing the large classes
that may be expected in the future.
The state teacher training school,
which is conducted as department
of the high school has enrolled nine
students and others are expected,
This one year normal training course
is open without tuition to any resi-
dent OF the state and on its compile
ton, the student receives a state
teachers certificate good for three
years.
The first weeks enrolment in the
grades showed a total of $50, with an
average of 3S. There are six rooms,
however, that have over 40 pupils
each. The Kindergarten has a class
of 80, Miss Elizabeth Bennett of the
Wheelock training school, Boston.
being the new teacher.
Miss Mildred Ford, graduate of
the Thomas training school of De-
troit, is supervisor of music in the
schools. Miss Katherine Burt has
been appointed to fill the vacancy in
the sixth grade, caused by the pro-
motion of Miss Edith Lyons to the
seventh grade. Miss Burt is a grad
uate of the North Adams Normal
scnCol.
In the eighth grade, where depart
mental teaching is being worked out
successfully, Miss Brigie Mcclure
has been appointed special teacher of
mathematics and Miss Lucretia Ed
gerton will have charge of the En-
glish classes. Miss MCGUIRE was pro-
NOTED from the seventh grade, which
she taught last year.
She attended the summer session
at Teachers College, New York.
Miss Edith Lyons attended the Ma
tionaT educational association in
Chicago this summer and also visited
the public schools in that city. Miss
Teresa Daley, teacher in the fifth
grade, attended the summer session
at the North Adams Normal school.