Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-15
PRINCIPAL FoR FIVE YEARS Ac.
cEprs POSITION At WEN.
ArcHEE, WASH.
OTHER NEGOTIATIONS IN;
NEW rEAchERs EMPLOYED
No successor for PrineIpaIship Chosen
q Yst-Nsisen ooss 70 Wss& at In
ersassd Salary, a~d With Boiler ct
creatsr Future IN Nsvssr Country
othsr School Change.

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five years J: c. Nelson today handed
in his RESIGNATION to the school board.
effective at once. Mr.. Nelson resigns
for the purpose Of accepting similar
position in the Wenatchee, Wash, high
school.
Mr.. Nelson received his contract
from Wenatchee today, and is making
the change principally from financial
viewpoint. He receives 5000 more SAL
ary in the western town, and believes
that the newer country will afford
greater opportunities educationally In
the future.
Came Here from Dubuque.
Mr.. Nelson came to this city from
Dubuque. where he had been for eight
years. Seven years of this time were
spent as an instructor of history In the
Dubuque high school, and during the
last year Of his stay he was assistant
principal. He has made an efficient
principal here, and his relations with
the school have been very pleasant
His many friends here will wish him
success in his new field.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson are making
preparations to leave the city on Fri
dag, and for few weeks will visit the
latter's relatives in Rock Valley anu
Orange Sity, Sioux county. Later they
will 20 to Window. Mimi, where they
will visit Mrs. Nelson's parents, MI
and Mrs. B. X. Van Horssen. ar. 1>ei-
son will go to Wenatchee late in Au-
gust and his wife and son will follow
him some time in october.
wenatchee has a new high school
building. finished only recently at a
cost of s125,000. A. L. Brown, super
intendent at Wenatchee. is a former
Iowa educator. and was at one time SUI
perintendent at Jefferson.
Altho having in mind a successor to
Mr.. Nelson, no contract has as yet been
signed. It is expected. however. that
the position will be filled before very
long.
Teachers Resign; Others Employed.
Four Of the teachers Of the schools
have resigned, two from the high
school and two from the graded
schools Superintendent Palmer has
closed contracts with five new teach
ers. one Of whom has been secured Tor
the high school.
Those who have resigned are Miss
Axnes Sears. OF This city. teacher of
Latin. and Miss Nellie Stewart. Of
/ Clemens teacher of ancient history Of
(! the high school; Miss Emma Patton.
primary; and Miss Wilma Robbins,
Kindergarten.
Miss Sears Going 70 Europe.
Miss Sears resigned to go to Europe
to travel for perhaps year. With a
party of friends, including Miss Cleme-
we'll Lay. Of this city. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs E R. Lay. she will sail from
Boston aug. 2. The party, in addition
to Miss Sears and Miss Lay, will in
clude Professor and Mrs. Macy and
daughter, Of Grinnell; Professor and
Mrs Manatt of Brown University; and
| Miss Eleanor Lowden. who has just
| graduated from Leland Stanford Uni
tversity.
| The party will first go 20 Norway
land Sweden, and then to Germany.
Switzerland, Italy and Greece. Next
| spring they will probably go into
northern Europe. Professor Macy goes
Ito Europe to gather material for a
book he will write while there. Miss
Sears expects to remain about a year,
and Miss Lay will travel with her dur
| ing that time.
! Teachers Go to PoeatsIIo.
| Miss Stewards plans are not known
She has been teaching In the high
school for five years. Miss Patton and
Miss Robbins have resigned to accept
positions in the schools Of Pocatello
Idaho Miss Patton has been teaching
the second grade Of the Arnold. and
Miss Robbins has been kinderkartner
at the same building.
Now Teachers Secured.
| The new teachers secured are Ira
Gabrielson. Sioux Rapids: Miss Maud
swingley. Miss Gerna Carney. and
Miss Minnie Berggren. Of this city; and
Miss Edna Benson. of Union. Mr.
Gabrielson. has been selected for the
science position. He Is a graduate Of
Morning Side College. where he Sc
cured his A. b. degree. He was stu
dent instructor at Morning Side Col
lege. and has done work at the Iowa
Lakeside laboratory. maintained by the
state university at Lake Okoboji. Mr.
GabrieIson is capable Of taking charge
Of athletics as we'll, but this work ha.
not been assigned to him.
Miss Maud Swing1ey and Miss Germs
Carney have been employed as kinder
gartners Both are graduates OF kin
derearten training schools.
II Miss Edna Benson, daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. J. II. Benson, formerly Of THU
city but now Of Union, will be super
visor Of drawing. Miss Benson IL I
graduate Of the state university, ant
has taken work at the Chicago Ar
Institute.
Miss Minnie Berggren, who is
graduate Of Drake University. Is pri
mary grade teacher
Miss Katherine Ketchum, who laugh
in the city schools for few month
last year, has been regularly employees
for the next school year.
wen IN DEa MolNea.