The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-08-31
SCHOOLS RESUME;
BIG ENROLMENT
Capacity of the Calumet High
School Taxed to Extreme

Conditions in the public schools of
| Calumet are practically normal today"
said Supt. l.. j. Hall i'm discussing the
| opening of the fall term. so far as
we have been able TO learn, the ENROLL
ment Is large. although il will be inn
possible 10 secure the total enrolment
until reports are received from the
principals of the ward schools. Sew
eral principals. who have reported in
formally. state that the enrolment Is
very large"
With the exception OF one or two
members who are sick, the full teach
ing corps reported for duty this morn
ing. making il possible TO resume work
in all departments. Lessons were as
signed to the students, most of whom
had procured their books in advance,
and owing TO the completeness with
which arrangements for the opening
were made, there was the least pos
sible confusion.
1,2o0 in the High School.
The enrolment in the high school
was the largest reported for years, tax
ing the capacity of the splendid build
ing. While no attendance figures were
announced today, IL is stated that the
enrolment is expected to pass he ,20g
mark this year, giving the local school
a ranking with the largest schools
of the state.
1t is intimated that some arrange
ments may soon have to be made for
the tuition pupils of the local school,
most OF whom come from School Dis
trict No. ?. Osceola and Allouez town
ships and the Koweenaw county dis
trict. Although at present the highest
possible efficiency is maintained in the
Calumet high school, ii is apparent
that any further large increases in the
enrolment will threaten this efficiency.
AS the needs of the high school stu
dents in District No. l must be given
first consideration. the other school
districts in the north end of the coun-
~, which have In the past enjoyed the
full privileges Of the local high school
by paying tuition for their students.
may be asked 10 make some other ar
rangement for these students. This
step will not be taken. however. until
the increase in the enrolment makes it
absolutely necessary to protect the in
terests Of the District No. 1 students.
Goes to Kalamazoo.
The announcement was made today
that Prof. A. L. Hines of the science
dana rtn,ent hoe tandorod bis rociuna
ton as member of the local high
| school faculty and will leave the last
| of this week for Kalamazoo, where he
will become principal OF the ninth
grade department of the Kalamazoo
schools. Mr.. Hines has had charge Of
the physical geography class In Calu-
met. His appointment for this excel
lent position at Kalamazoo is a SPLEEN
did recognition OF his ability. The
schools in the latter city do not open
until Sept. 10, and Prof. Hines will
have time to report at the opening
OF the school term.
James L. Caswell, principal of the
Tamarack schools last year. has ac-
cepted an appointment to the science
dtpii lllltIll VI lllc NdluillNl llSll bNllOOl
to succeed Prof. Hines.
Miss Goldstone Back.
Among the local instructors who be-
gan their work this morning, ii is
probably none experienced greater diff
hculty i'm reaching Calumet. than Miss
Bertha NJ. Goldstone. one of the mem
bers of the high school faculty, who
with two other local teachers spent
the summer in continental Europe. The
other teachers, Miss Alice Borreson
and Miss Fitzpatrick rendered their
designations at the close of the last
term, Miss Goldstone being the only
one TO continue her work here.
When the war which now involves
nine great European nation was de-
clared, Miss Goldstone and others of
| the party were in Germany, and they
experienced the greatest difficulty IN
| reaching the border of the Netherlands
and securing passage for London. In
| their hasty departure, they were fore
| ed to leave their trunks and much OF
| their clothing on the continent. making
| their way to London with only travel
| ing bags. In London many difficulties
| were encountered and finally, Miss
Goldstonc booked passage on thu
steamer st. Paul, arriving at New
| York a week ago last Sunday.