The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-08-28
STRONG FACuL7Y
FOR NORMAL SCHOOL

and Montaaa, having for five years
been conductor of the Northwestern
Summer School held at Minot and
Velva.
I VIM. F. Clarke; graduate Of the
Indiana State Normal School and But
Ter College, has also, had extensive
postgraduate work with the Univer-
tsfty Of Chicago. Mr.. Clarke has spec
ialized in Pedagogy; Psychology and
kindred subjects together with exten-
sive work in foreign languages: Mr.:
Clarke has served as principle of
High school and teacher of German
and English in several positions in
Indiana and Montana and also as sup
erintendent of city schools in the same
states. AS principal of the High
school and superintendent of schools
at Forsyth, Montana, he made an en-
viable record. His last position was.
that of superintendent of city schools
of Rensselaer,, Indiana, where the pa
irons of the schools are very reluc-
tant to see him leave. He has also
had experience as summer school in
structor in the state normal school
at Terre Haute. Having received his
education in the middle west and ex-
perience in western conditions, Mr..
Clarke, with his splendid academic
training possesses splendid qualifica-
tions for Supervisor of Practice.
Miss Julia G. McDonough, gradu-
ate of the state normal school at Man
kato and University of Minnesota
with special work in English, has also
had extensive and very successful ex-
perience as q grade teacher and
high school instructor. For the last
several years she has been Principal
of the Tracy, Minnesota, high school.
For several years Miss McDonough
was in charge of the teachers train
ing department of this high school
and has also been instructor in the
Minnesota State Training Schools for
teachers.
Huldah L. Winsted is graduate of
the advanced course at Valley City
Normal School and of the University
of Minnesota. In both Normal School
and University her special line of
study and interest has been that of
Geography and kindred sciences. She
is young woman of positive person
ality and splendid preparation with
experience as assistant instructor in
the Valley CityN NormalS School.
! Amy NJ. Simpson, who will have
charge of the music and drawing has
made special and thorough preparation
for the work Of public school music
and art. She has studied in the music
department Of Northwestern Univer-
sity; in the Prang Art School; in the
school for Public School Music, Chi
cago; and with Mr.. Thomas Tappen,
C. "A. White and Mrs. Jessie L. Gay
nor Her experience has been as sup
ervisor of music and art in various
city schools in Oklahoma, Missouri,
and Minnesota, coming to us from
Moorhead, Minnesota. Mrs. Simpson
is spoken of as a very pleasing solo
ist and player Of the pipe organ.
Chas. w. Hammond, who has charge
Of the Agriculture and Mathematics
started his farm experience early,
having been born on an Iowa farm.
He received a fine teachers training
at the Iowa State Normal School and
has become conversant with Dakota
conditions thru the full four years.
course at our North Dakota Agricul-
tural College and actual work on Da-
kota farms. Mr.. Hammond comes to
us from LaMoure where he has been
in charge Of the work of the Agricul-