The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-07

years work that the schools hay
ever had.
The Manual Training dopartmen
win be fully equipped and Professo
Walker Williamson, a graduate O
the Edmond State Normal in manua
training, and a teacher of four years
experience, will have charge of thl'
department Of the work in the higI
school
The commercial department, which
was so popular last year with many
students, will have full equipment
this year, including Underwood type
writer's, etc. and full and complete
courses will be given in commercial
law, commercial arithmetic, CONNER
cial geography, bookkeeping and the
Gregg system of tenoEraphy and
! typewriting. Professor Jeifries of
| Bowling Green, Kentucky, one of the
| most capable commercial teachers in
the country, will have charge of this
department.
The domestic science course, which
was so popular last year for the young
ladies in the high school and with
the mothers as well, will be fully
equipped this year, 50 that more and
letter work can be done than was
Gone last year Miss Elinor McPheet.
crs, who has had charge of this WORK
in Bartlesy!lle high school for the
past four years, will be the domestic
science and arts teacher. 1t is very
probable that a class will be organ
ized for the ladies' of the city who
are anxious to take up this work out
side of school hours.
Professor Aldstadt who had charge
Cf the science and athletics last year,
will be back again and, in addition to
tine work that he had last year. he
viii have charge of the gymnasium
work of the boys, The gymnasium
IS fully equipped with one thousand
dollars worth of apparatus and will
be one of the best gymnasiums to be
found in the state. 1t is possible
that an evening class will be organ
lied for young mn who work but
desire to take systematic physical in
struction.
Professor Erdman as high school
principal will be back again, also
Miss Grace Lee, teacher of history.
Miss Clara Mitchell of Bonneville,
Mississippi, will have charge of the
Latin Miss Mitchell is possibly one
of the best classic teachers in the
entire south, and superintendent
Richards feels that he has been very
fortunate, indeed, in securing her as
a member of the high school faculty.
Miss Lillian Bishop, who lives in
the city and is recognized by all who
know her as a lady of refinement and
culture and one Of the most capable
young women in the entire city, vii
have charge of the English in the high
school
Miss Leah B. Andrews, who is n
graduate of the University of Texas,
and has been teaching modern Ian
guage in the Sherman high school
for the past three years, will teach
German, French and Spanish
Miss Sallie Mays Mccoy will have
the supervision of music. Miss Mccoy
has been raised in Ardmore, is
Sraduate of the Ardmore high school
and has taken a special supervisors
course in the Thomas Normal Train.
ing school in Detroit Michigan. Ey-
cryone knows her and knows that her
department will be success.
Mr. D. r Ring, who has been prin.
ciual of a ward school in Martins
Ferry Ohio. for the past five years, |
has been elected as one of the ward /.
He comes very strongly |
commended and appears to be an
exceptionally strong man for tho .
place. Mr. ]. F. Adams of Norman.
who has had number of .
Tcars experience in rural schools and
city schools, has also been elected
Z ward principal The schools will
have two new principals this year
10th men, and both strong and capa-
BE.
The Teachers Institute begins on
Monday morning at o'clock in the
nigh school auditorium and will con
'nuc for four days. On Monday. Sep
ember 18th, the schools will open
egularly for work
on Friday morning. September
9TH, all the pupils of the difreren,
chools will meet in their respective
oldiugs when they will he classi-
led hv their teachers enrolled and /