Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-06-11
Many Changes in List for Year
Beginning Next September.
Principals. However. Remain the Same
with Exception Of Ira Allen
school, Where Miss Pratt Sue
ceeds Miss Drew.

considered number OF other matters
and decided upon the teachers for next
year
Bids for the work of repairing the
caves and cutters of the high school
building were opened and rejected in
whole. The contract for the construction
Of cement steps at the H. o. Wheeler
school was awarded to the Peter Sheeran
company. Other repairs of a minor
nature were voted in accordance with
the recommendations Of the committee
on school buildings.
An important decision of the meeting
will result in the principal of the high
school having time to teach and devote
the rest of his time to supervision. while
much OF the routine work Of his office
is done by clerical assistant. 1t was
voted to offer this position to Miss
Harriet NJ. Wheeler, who was former
ly assistant in the superintendent Of
flee
The committee on teachers reported a
list of assignments for next year. which
were approved as read The list con-
tains the names of a number of new
teachers. all of unusual experience or
special training IT also contains a num-
Der of transfers.
Miss Cora b. Drew, who has served
with great success for many years as
principal OF the Ira Allen school, has
resigned. Miss Drew graduated from the
Burlington high school, then from the
State Teachers Training school at Wor
cester Mass, and later graduated with
honors from the Oswego Normal school.
She then taught in the Adams school,
and in the North and Murray school and
for years was principal of the Ire Allen
school. Miss Drew is succeeded by Miss
Blanche \. Pratt, who is graduate of
the Casteton Normal school and has
done work at Teachers College, Columbia
University.
Mr.. Christmas, who has taught man
ual training at the high school since
the beginning of the course. has re-
signed. His place will be filled by f.
p. Heating. a graduate of the Rindge
Manual Training School of Cambridge.
Mass. and also of the Normal Arts
College of Boston. making in all a
special preparation covering eight
years. Mr. Heating is very highly
recommended.
| Miss Mildred Small. who has had
charge of German in the high school
for the past three years declined a
reappointment, and is succeeded by
Miss jeanette Sparrow of the senior
class of the university.
Miss Frances +. Warner. who has
had several years experience as a
grade teacher and is a graduate of
the commercial training department of
| the Plattsburgh normal school, will
| let hn bue %
, the high school
| Miss Elizabeth c. Isham. for several
years teacher in Goddard Seminary
and now with the Boston Latin school,
has been added to the English depart
ment Miss Isham is a sister of the
late Calvin 5. lsham.
Miss Elizabeth Schneider. who takes
the place of Miss Jones in the gram
mar school, is a graduate of the De-
troit Manual Training school.
| Mrs. Minnie NJ. Barker has been
transferred from the II. O. Wheeler
school to the grammar school where
she will teach French, Miss Ida NJ.
Lanou, who will also teach French in
the grammar school. is a graduate OF
the Burlington public schools and of
"A French school in Canada,
Aledia Myers, Ennowlla Eells. and
Gertrude Harndon. other new teachers,
are graduates of the Plattsburgh nor
NAL school and Julia NJ Woodman Is
a graduate of the Castleton normal
school. Grace Jackman is graduate
of Randolph normal Grace Fitzsim-
mons Is graduate of Castleton.
Charlena Herbert is graduate of
Plymouth normal and of St Johnsbury
Academy.
Mary f. White had several years
experience as a teacher in the st. AL
bans schools and as principal of the
Messenger street school In that city,
The roll follows:
HIGH SCHOOL.
John f. Colburn. principal; Effie
Moore. English, Latin; Phebe Towle,
science; Charles E. Putney. Greek, Latin;
Harriet B. Towne, history; Mary f..
Pease, history; Alice G. Jackson. draw
ing Mary F. Norcross. English; Lucy
e. Cyr. French; Guy y. Hull, music;
Florence r. O'Sullivan, elocution physi-
cal culture Mrs Grace l.. Duggan, home
economics; f. p. Heating. manual train
Ing; Irving V. Cobeigh, business; Ruth
Henderson, stenography. typewrting;
Frances +. Warner business; Jennie d.
Carruthers, English; Eleanor Marshall,
science Joanna ID. Croft, teacher train
ing course; Mrs Mary NJ Deyett, mathe-
MATES; jeanette Sparrow, German;
Maude NJ. Chaffee. mathematics; Bertha
l.. Field, English; Howard G. Millington,
mathematics; Mabele f. George, Latin;
Elizabeth C. Isham, English.
GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
Alberto NJ Eldridge. principal: Helen
G. Hendee, Winifred NJ Collins, NJ.
Mary Shea, Carolyn B, Nye, Mrs. Alice
f. Keech, Elizabeth Schneider, manual
training; Mrs Minnie NJ Barker, Ida
NJ. Lanou. French.
ADAMS SCHOOL.
Emma j. Chapman. principal; Beryl NJ
Harrington. grad six: Helen T. Gilroy.
grade FIVE; Hazel r. Pease. grade four;
Vesta d. Bigelow. grade three Louise
N. Ayling. grade two Florence NJ
Fisher. grade one; Helen f. White, kin
dergarten; Winifred E. Rowley, kinder
garten; Marion e. Mosier, assistant.
ARCHIBALD STREET SCHOOL.
Mrs, Lois J, Malaney, principal; Aledia
4 Myers. grade six: Ruth L. Van Cor
grade five; Ennowilla Eels grade four
Lillian l.. Wilson, grade three; Mary NJ
LOOMS, grade two; Mary f. Farrell
grade one; Charlena Herbert. grade one
Mary Il. White, grade one: Carrie NJ
Sweetland' assistant; Katharine S. Dow
| q ssistant