The Chanute times., 1912-05-31
CORPS OF TEACHERS
! ALMOST COMPLETED
Board Had Many Applicants
from which to Select In
structors for Vacancies

session Monday evening except for
the science work taught this year
by Prof. A. ]. Bassett, and the
manual training work which was in
charge of Prof. H. A. Dickinson
this last year. In these instances
the committee on teachers and
salaries wished for further time
before making recommendations.
Vice president Tomlinsoh presided
at the meeting as president Swank,
the only member absent, was COM
)pelled to be out of town by reason
of arrangements made several weeks
ago.
The first position was that OF
principal of the Alcott school in the
Second ward. DR.. w. E. Royster
as chairman of the teachers COM
mlttee again recommended the
reelection of Miss Louise Tutcher
for that position. A motion for the
adoption of the report was earned
by a vote of a to and chairman
Tomlinson declared Miss Tutcher
to be the principal for Alcott school.
For the vacancy In the fifth grade
at the Cross school the board
unanim ously adopted the report OF
the committee which recommended
Miss Zoe Beal formerly of this city
and now successful teacher at
Ogden Kansas. Miss Beaps appli-
cation was for position in the
high school but in view of hef
expressed wish to be nearer her
home at Pittsburg than her present
position both Professor Hughes
and the committee believed that
she would agree to the substitution.
Miss Beal's father is mail clerk for
the Santa Fe with a run between
Chanute and PIttsburg. She is
graduate of the high school in that
ycity and has had two years at the
Estate university and two summer
terms at the Pitlsburg Normal.
Upon the committees recon-
rnendation Misses Leola Strope,
Lydia Sain, Ethel M. Moss Wini-
fred Alexander, and Paul Anna
down and w. M. Land were unani'
mously reelected to their present
position in the high school. To
replace the loss of Miss Smith who
accepted better paid position in
the English department at PARSONS
the board was glad to recommend
Miss Hulda Ise of Lawrence. Miss
Use was graduated from the State
Normal in 1904, from the Univer-
sity in 1910 and secures her mas
ter's degree from the latter school
this spring. Two years ago she
won the $50 prize offered by Arthur
Capper of Topeka to the university
student who wrote the best essay
on Editorial Independence in
Modern Journalism" She woa
honors in the university in literary
and general school work.
For the position in the mathe'
mates department for which Prot
w. 7. Hoss had resigned the board
(elected Miss Jean Sears of Pittsburg
who has taught that work success
fully in the Pittsburg for seven
wears. She was graduated from
Washburn in 1909 where she was
member of the honorary society tor
having all grades above 81 per
cent.
From among the excellent ap'
plicants for the position OF music
supervisor of the schools including
Mrs. c. o. Emerson of this city
the board selected Miss Margaret
Fitzgerald of Pittsburg. In writ
ing of her excellent work in charge
of the music of the State Manual
Training Normal Prof. D. M
Bowen of that school said that she
was strong in her ability to control
during instruction and get the
scooperation of the children under
i,,er charge. C.. G. Hoover di-
tor of the department OF music
~ - ,rvote faVorably OF her.