The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-09-11
HIGH SCHOOL LARGEST EVER.
Sixty Per Cent Increase Ovor Last Year
and VIII Reach One Hundred Before
Year is Over.


Year il Over.
The old bell in the Hays High school
building rang out the good news that
the city high school of Hays will in
all probability reach 100 before the
year is over. The enrolment on Mon
day was little over 80 pupils. This
is so per cent more than it was at this
time last year when SO enrolled on the
opening day, More will enroll from
time to time this week. This is a
very rapid increase in high school at
tendance for town the size of Hays.
During the summer the school board
has been making extensive improve
ments in the appearance of the build
ing. The halls and stairway have been
completely remodeled and immense
plate glass have been added to
the front. Paint has been freely used
and the whole looks like very modern
building. 1t will be much more COM
Portable than it was last year. The
stairs have been made wide and with
low steps. This will make it easier of
ascent and will eliminate all danger of
accident in defending. A fine little
office had been added and each teacher
has new desk. The primary room
has new tables and little chairs for
the little youngsters and is in the
big room downstairs on the west.
The added equipment and improve
ments were made at a cost of about $500.
There are now six teachers in the
high school subjects. Four Of them will
give complete time to the high school
boys and girls Besides Mr.. Shively
they are as follows
The principal is Floyd B. Lee.
Prof. Lee is a graduate of the En-
poria Normal school and the University
of Kansas. He has also received his
Masters degree from the state univer-
sity. Last year he was a graduate
student in the university and was a
teaching fellow in the department of
education. His speciality is secondary
education and he comes well fitted to
direct and manage the high school.
During the summer Prof. Lee taught
in the summer school of Washburn
College at Topeka. No better person
is to be found anywhere to assist Mr..
Shively and the board in making the
Hays School system the biggest sue
cess in its history for this year.
Miss Georgia Virmond is so well
known to all the good people of Hays
that it is hardly necessary to mention
her many qualifications. She has
taught in the best high schools in the
state before coming to Hays to teach.
At one time she was teacher in
the big Hutchinson high school.
Miss Laura Dewitt Soper is the new
teacher of English in the high school.
She is graduate of last year from
the College of Emporia. Her home is
in New Jersy. When in College she
was much interested in debate and
was on the intercollegiate debate teams
of the college. Her other two team
mates were young men and this be-
speaks her ability. She will organize
debate club at the high school this
year and probably challenge some of
the surrounding towns to a triangular
debate about Golden Belt time. She is
also interested in correlating the work
of her composition classes with the life
of the community and from time tc
time throughout the year she will have
her pupils maintain a column in the
Hays newspapers.
Miss Maude McMindes and Mr.. FREQ
Beeby of the Normal will teach hons
economics and manual traing subject:
respectively. Mr.George F. Bear vii
be principal of the Junior High Schoo
as he was last year.