Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-08-31

| year, Fourth Grala.
Alice l.. Eaton, Graded Cert. Cen
tral Normal, first year, Third Grade.
Genie Thompson, third year, Se-
cond Grade,
Eva M. White, third year First Grade.
Martha Frieberg, Life Kg Cert.
Ferris Inst. tifrh year Kindergarten
Catherine Winters, third year. w.
S. Principal Grammar
Theodosia Brewer, third year w.
). Intermediate Room.
Maude Or oss, fourth year, 2nd Pri-
mary Room.
Neva jenkins, Life Kg. Cert. A lima
College, first year, lst Primary.
Mary Dewitt first year, Jordan
River School.
or the twenty-one members of the
teaching force, thirteen were with US
last year; the eight new teachers have
been selected with great care we be-
lieve. Two of them, Miss Mary
Dewitt aud Miss Flora Porter, are
young ladies SO favorably known in
East Jordan that they need no further
recommendations, the other six have
excellent endorsements as students
and teachers.
The new members OF the high
school faculty are Miss Nettie NJ =.
Willis OF Sioux Falls, S ID. Miss
Fredrica Johnson, of Big Rapids, and
Miss Flora Porter Of East Jordan.
Miss Willis has completed three years
Of her course in the University of
Minnesota: she has taught several
years in rural aud graded schools in
South Dakota, North Dakota and
Utah. She taught science one year in
the high school of Hawarden, Iowa.
Miss Johnson in June 1912 completed
the two year course in the Ferris In
Stitute; securing a life certificate as a
commercial teacher Miss Porter
graduated from OberlG University in
June also. having specialized in his
tory aud English. One Offense only
can be chrrgedagainst Miss Johnson
and Miss Porter they are both
young and inexperienced as teachers.
Miss Marguerite TOws OF Detroit.
will have charge Of the seventh grade.
She secured life certificate from the
State Normal College last June. Sew
eral members Of the faculty at Ypsi-
lanti speak in highest term Of her
ability and personality as teacher.
Miss Hazel 3. Nicloy is a Charlevoix
county girl. a graduate OF Boyne CITY
h gh schC oil and Of the graded course
Tor grammar teachers at the Central
Normal School, Mt. Pleasant. She
taught the past year with good success
in upper grammar grades at North
vile, Mich. She will teach the fifth
grade. Miss Alice Eaton of Coleman
has a primary graded certificate from
the Central Normal School She has
taught in the second and third grades
Of Coleman during the past two years.
She has been assigned to the third
grade. Miss Cross has been trans
ferred To the second aud third grao es
on the West Side. Miss Neva Jen-
kinsof Harbor Springs is graduate
uf the High School of that place aud
OF "A two year kindergarten course at
Alma College. She will have charge
of the fret primary room, West Side
iss Mary Dewitt. member Of the
class OF 1912 OF the East Jordan high
school, will have charge OF the Jor-
dan river school. She has taken a
course at the Central Normal sum
mer school in preparation for her
WORK
We nave confidence that the high
qualifications of this band OF teach
ers guarantees a successful year for
our schools, because our teachers will
receive the hearty support OF all In
the future as In former wears. Lets
all work together from the very first
day To make this the banner year in
the history Of East Jordan schools.