Evening journal., 1912-09-02
BACK TO
SCHOOL FOR
ANOTHER TERM
New Instructors and Depart
ment at High School
This Year
EXPECT MANY NEW
SCHOLARS ON ROLL


Today is the last day of the school
vacation and tomorrow morning will
md 10000 children Of school age
once more busy over their books.
superintendent Twitmyer is look
ing forward to an exceptionally good
school year. Everything is in readi-
ness and a comparison OF the work
being done at the present time in
the Wilmington schools with that Of
ten years ago will show that consid-
cradle progress has been made and
that this city compares favorably
with other cities of its size through
out the country.
Several changes in the teaching
staff at the High School are an
nounced. Ronald f. Davis. of
Utica, \. Y, will succeed william A.
Foster as director Of manual arts,
and the work will be carried Oh as in
the last year. Sewing will be taught
with but slight notifications.
The most important change al the
High School is the Inauguration of
the new four year commercial course
in addition TO the three courses al
ready provided for. OF the 23S pupils
TO enter in the first year class, eigbtv
have sfgnified their intention of TAX
ing up this fourth course. The
principal of this department will be
George W. Hamilton, of Leslie, Md,
for five years instructor in a bust
ness college at Booklyn. The spec
ialized subjects. business arithmetic,
English, correspondence, ETC.. will
be taught in the new departmental
laboratories on the fourth floor of the
High School The academic branches
of the course will be taugh by the
regular first year instructors. There
is banking department in the quar-
ters set aside for the new work.
Miss Elizabeth A. Mcdaniel has
been selected to assist Miss Jane v
Goessling, head of the domestic
science department.
Randolph FAIRIES, II, of German
town, a graduate of the University OF
Pennsylvania, and formerly an in
structor in the High School at Potts
town, Pa, succeeds Henry A. Hous-
ton in the language department.
Miss Rachel NJ Robinson, instruc-
ton in German, who has been study
ing in Berlin during the summer
will return home about the middle OF
September to assume charge of her
classes. There will be no other
changes in the academic faculty OF
the school
Promotions will be speedily con-
cluded, plans for Reorganization
having been made by Principal A. H
Berlin before he left the city for his
vacation.
superintendent Twitmyer expects
eighteen young women TO enter upor
their two years training at the viii
mington Teachers Training School
A class of twenty will begin the sec
ond year course and will represen
the first graduating class under the
rule requiring two years preparation
for teaching
The Board Of Education by com
hining the principalships Of si'
schools has been able to effect quite
a saving in the salary schedule
Schools Nos and No s will be il
charge OF Mrs Elizabeth Webl
Prichett, Schools No. 13 and No. 27
in charge OF Miss Sallie C. Bye anC
Schools No. 16 and No. 29 Miss Ed
wilma B. Kruse
During the year Superintendent
Twitmyer expects to Conduct a clas:
OF teachers for professional study
and also class for teachers whC
desire to prepare for an examination
for principalship.