The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-08-27
TEACHERS IN THE MINOT
PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR
NJ THE YEAR 19l4.19l5

The following is complete list of
the corps of teachers for the Minot
Public Schools during the coming
school year. 1t will be noted that the
qualifications are unusually high and
it is believed as result, Minot will
have one of the most successful school
years in her history.
High School.
Superintendent: s. Henry Wolfe, B.
s., University Of Minnesota, begins his
fifteenth year of service in the Minot
schools.
Principal: Miss Ruby G. Phillips,
B. A., University of Minnesota 1906.
She was principal of the high school
at Fergus Falls, Mimi, 1906-1911, and
has been in Minot since January l,
1912. She will have charge of the
Latin department in addition to her
duties as principal.
Department of History: Katherine
E. Donovan, B. A., University of Min
nesota, 1907. Miss Donovan has taught
in the Minot schools since December,
1908, with the exception of one year
when she was employed in the high
school at Fergus Falls, Mimi, during
191O-1911.
Department of English: This de-
partment will be in charge of Miss
Lois C. Van Slyke, B. A., University
Of Minnesota, 1908. Miss Van Slyke
taught in the high school of Cumber-
land, Wis, during 1910 and 1911 and
in Mayville, N. OAK, high school dur
ing 1911-1914. She will have charge
of all the English work and comes
unusually we'll recommended for this
position.
The Department of Science will be
in charge of Miss Alta Cass, Phi. B.,
Hamlin University, 1912. Miss Cass
has had an extended experience in
grade school work and also for the
past two years has taught Science in
the Monticello, Mimi, high school. She
will have charge of chemistry, physics,
physical geography and botany.
The Department of German will be
in charge of Miss Clara Ross, B. A.,
University of Minnesota, 1907. Miss
Ross will begin her second year in the
Minot high school and will have charge
of the German classes the same as last
year.
The Commercial Department will
again be in charge of Miss Nina A.
Dell, who is graduate Of the Owassa,
Mich, Business College and the Gregg
School of Shorthand, at Chicago, Ill.
Miss Dell is one of the oldest teachers
in point Of service in the local high
school, she having been in charge of
this department ever since its estab-
slishment in September, 1907, with the
exception of one year while she was
absent and taking much needed rest.
The commercial department is one Of
the strongest in the local high school
and with the return of Miss Dell for
another year, we bespeak for it very
successful year.
The Department of Mathematics
will again be in charge of Mr.. Frank
H. Waters, B. A., 1908, Oberlin Col
lege, Oberlin, Ohio. Mr.. Waters will
also have charge Of the foot ball, the
same as in previous years. He begins
his third year in the Minot schools at
the opening of school.
Supervisors.
The department Of Music and Draw
ing will be in charge of Miss Ella 7.
johnson Of Ishpeming, Mich. Miss
johnson is graduate of the Chicago
Music College in music and Of the
Chicago Art Institute in art. She has
taught music and drawing for three
years in the Champion, Mich, public
schools and three years at Michegam-
u me, Mich, public schools and during
the past year she has had charge Of
the same subjects in the Gladstone
Mich, public schools. She has splen.
did record as teacher in this depart.
ment and will without doubt keep w
the standard set by former teachers.
The department of Penmanship viii
be in charge of Miss Katherine Waters
Of Massena, Iowa. Miss Waters is {
graduate Of the Iowa State Teachers
College and also Of the Palmer Schoo
of Penmanship, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Miss Waters is splendid penman, {
81 superior woman in many ways and has
taught this subject at Walnut, Iowa
for the past three school years. Sh,
comes unusually well recommended
Il and it can be safely predicted that tn,
department Of penmanship is in yer!
capable hands. 8
Physical Culture and Expression
Miss Gertrude Chamberlain will agail
have these subjects. Miss Chamber
lain is graduate Of the Northwestern
University College Of Oratory, and he
work in the Minot schools has been o
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