Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-06-09
NEW PRINCIPAL APPOINTED
GnAMrAh GRADES FROM ElF.l.
III WILL BIZ DIVIDED INTO TIE
DEPARTMENTAL METHOD OF
TEACHING.

-
Mrs. HI. T.. Scott. teacher ~ scicnc.
in the Brownsville high school. has been
elected principal of the high school ~
the school board. Mrs. Scott has Ir-'
ended her first year with the Browns
willie s%,'ool>. having taught Latin D"
Ii. h,; h school AID agriculture in IN
tI@hin Grade. Next year. IN addition -
her hutics a. principal. she will tclch
he sciences.
Mrs. Scott il Il graduate Of the Pea
body Normal school. and also Of the Uni
vrrSitv Of Nashville. She taught for
4 number Of years in the public schools
az Dallas. coming 10 Brownsville from
the latter city.
Several radical changes and improve
ments. including the inauguration ~
new departments. will be made IN the
Brownsville public schools for the school
wear of l9lll9lJ. il has been decided
hv the school board. Besides the estab
liShmcnt If 4 music department for the
grammar grades. the school board has
partly maturcd plans for the Inaugural
ton of an athletic department. Il flea
turr of the schools that il is felt has
VT DfN ~ Hftflti WI HisiiN N'tlN.
Among the improvements that have
been decided upon for next year VIII he
4 radical change in the method Of teach
ing the grades from the fifth 70 and
incl aiding The seventh. al the grammar
school. Upon the suggestion Of the su-
pcrintendcnt of schools. Miss Lizzie Bar
bour. the school board authorized the
institution Of the departmental method
OF teaching This means that the pupils
Of these grades, instead of being taught
by a teacher who handles all the studies
OF the various grades. viii be taught by
teachers who have had ~ opportunity
10 specialize III the various studies. For
instance. there viii be- teacher of English
a teacher of history. a teacher of mathe-
MATES. and a teacher Of geography.
Miss Barbour recommended this radi-
cal change la teaching IA the grammar
school after mature study of the cOndi-
tiOns, and after investigating the meth
oil. Ii il in use by practically all The
schools OF the state. in the larger towns
and cities. Both she and the school
board believe that ii will afford a much
more thorough curse of study for the
grades affected. This method il already
in use In the high school.
Miss Anita kowalSki was elected by
the board To take charge of the music
department ia the grammar schools. Miss
kowalSki H. one Of the best known mu.
%sicianS Ia the city. having for Il number
of Years been directress of the choir OF
the Catholic churches of this city. first
Of the Church of the immaculate ConccIr
ton. and later Of the Church Of the "a
cred Heart. Miss kowalski leaves short
" for the Columbia university where she
will take Il short Sumnxr course in
teaching music. returning al the school
opening 10 assume charge Of the CLASSES.
The school board succeeded in com
bining the Spanish and Latin studies
and to TAXI charge Of this department IN
the high school has secured the services
Of Prof. Charles II. Qualia Of del Rio.
Texas. These studies last year were
under different teachers. and combining
the two will give the board opportunity
10 establish another department. which
probably will be1 the department Of ath
letic>.
Miss Leila O'IIanion of Austin was
elected a teacher in the schools BY the
board. She will teach English. Miss
OBanion taught in the Marshall schN,ls
last year.