New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-09-01
NEW TEACHERS FACE
BIC ENRo LLMENT
LARGEST FRESHMAN CLASS ON
RECORD CROWDS NEW
ASSEMBLY HALL.

NEW lNDOol NlAL OOON0ES
DRAW MANY FROM OUTSIDE
SCHOOLS.
With an enrolment of 1O7 in the Fresh
men class on the first day, new record
was set in the New Ulm High. With the
POST Grads coming to take commercial
work, and the near-grads from other
schools lured to New Ulm by the Nor
NAL Training and the vocational courses,
the new assembly hall completed scarce
ly year ago is already taxed pretty
close to its capacity.
There are 769 children altogether
enrolled in the public schools for the
first two days, and more will undoubtedly
enter later on. The total high school en-
rollment is 233, out of which nine belong
to the Normal Department. The seventh
and eighth grades have 1872; the sixth in
the Emerson building has 80, the fourth
and fifth, "a, the second and third 40, and
the first grade, 20. In the Lincoln School
the pupils are distributed as follows: Is
in the fifth and sixth, 80 in the third and
fourth, 80 in the first and second. In the
Washington building: 80 in the fifth and
sixth, % in the fourth and fifth, IS in the
third and fourth, At in the first and sec
ond. In the East Primary: q in the
third and fourth and "a in the first and
second.
1t was scene of wild confusion that
greeted the eagle eye of the new princi-
pal, Monday morning, as the crowd of
verdant Freshmen tried to disentangle
themselves from the rest of the scenery.
But it was not long before they were as
sisted in putting on that becoming look
of thoughtfulness and settled melancholy
which Grapes the faces of the upper
classmen. All morning and most of the
afternoon the teachers labored over con-
hicting schedules and helpless Fresh
men, until a semblance of order appeared
in the midst of the chaos. Tuesday the
regular work started in earnest, although
the rusty minds of the near-scholars
creaked little under the unusual strain.
Schedules still had to be re-arranged and
Freshmen led to their classrooms, but the
long ten-months' grind had started.
And there shall be no rest for the wicked
until vacant minds are filled to over
flowing, and several more athletic troph-
les slowed safely in the glass cage.
Several changes have been made in
the teaching force. The place occupied
for four years by Mr.. Peterson, has been
taken by MI. P. W. Hutson, Of Sparta,
Wisconsin. He comes highly recon-
mended from Viroqua, Wisconsin, where
he had charge Of the High School last
year. He will teach the History and
Civics courses this year.
Mr.. P. L. Hamlin, Of Pine City, takes
the place of Miss Paddock in the science
department. He is graduate Of Ham
line University, where he scored high in
football, basketball and debate AS well
as In science. Mr.. R. Viergever, of
Sank Center, has charge Of the new Com
mercial department. He was engaged
in the same kind of work at the Sank
Center High School last year. His
department is already we'll filed, es-
pecially by some Of the older boys
and girls, including several from last
years graduating class. Mr.. G. w.
Haynes, who was principal of the Adrian
High School, will preside over the manual
training department. This is the de
partment which will provide Industrial
training for the boys of the school; the
girls will be taken care of by Miss Free
land, in the Home Economics depart
ment.
Not the least hopeful among the many
signs on opening day was the pep" dis
played in the attitude towards the work
of the coming year. Of course, because
Of the strange reticence Of high school
pupils, little was said about the touch
downs scored in class rooms; but thu
high plans made to humble Mountain
Lake in basketball and Redwood Falls
; in debate this year, would make any
cynies heart glad. With this super
abundant pep and the bumper crop
Of Freshmen all signs point to a 1'recore
year. in the annals Of the New Uln
High School.
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