Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-09-07
HIGH SCHOOL BUILD
ING IS CROWDED
Roster of Teachers on the High
School Faculty-The Old
and the New.

The high school is crowded to it's
utmost with pupils, the unexpected
increase being caused by the recent
uniform state law giving country
school pupils, who have passed the
eighth grade examinations and re-
ceived diplomas, entrance to a high
school with their tuition paid by the
country school district. There are
now enrolled 227 pupils and the
high school assembly room seats
1875. However, there is room for
more seats in the assembly room and
seats and desks may be installed in
the adjoining recitation rooms, so
that all pupils will be taken care OF.
This increase makes shortage Of
books also, but new supply has
been ordered and will arrive soou.
The corps of high school teachers
follows: c. L. Jackson, principal.
Mr.. Jackson enters upon his second
year in the Webster City high school
which shows that he was popular
with the pupils during last year. NJ.
l.. Mitchell has charge of the COM
mercial department and debating
work. This is Mr.. Mitchell's third
year with the high school and this
year he refused an offer from a st.
Louis high school which would have
paid him salary of $1,000 per
year. During this summer he at
tended summer school at the Uni
versity of Wisconsin in Madison.
taking special work on debating.
Glen l.. Conlee enters upon his third
year in the manual training depart
ment. Mr.. Conlee is we'll at the top
in his profession, which was easily
shown by the fine pieces of work
manship displayed in the high school
exhibit last year. Miss Emma B.
Warth of Burlington, who taught
mathematics in the school last year.
is the mathematics teacher this year
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Ethel Swanson, who taught English
last year in a most capable manner.
is English teacher on the faculty this
year Also Miss Katherine Lane,
German, is on the faculty again this
year. Miss Lane enters upon her fifth
year of work in the Webster City
high school. She taught here for
three years, then went to Berkeley.
Gal, where she received her master
degree. The following year she went
to Germany and travelled in other
places in Europe. Her work in Ger
man is exceptional, having had the
wonderful opportunity of seeing the
things which she tells about. Miss
Bess Lyon has been connected with
the faculty since Prof. D. M. Kelly's
first year with the high school-sev-
en- years ago. Her work as teacher
of history is greatly appreciated by
the pupils. Miss Edith R. Lee is re-
tanned as music teacher and besides
this is to conduct one of the other
regular courses. Miss Lee is an ex-
Icellent teacher.
The new teachers on the faculty
ARE Miss Ethel Guthrie, Marshall
town, a former Webster City girl.
domestic science teacher: Miss Faz-
eel Bemis of Sheldahl, ninth grade
history and English; Miss June Bak-
er, Des Moines, Latin There is an
increase in pupils of over 25 per
cent in the Latin department.. Earl
Seifert of Sheldon is the new in
structor in science and athletics, and
Miss Pearl Neel, Webster City
young lady-a graduate of our high
school and of Grinnell colleges an
assistant in English and mathema-
sites and has full charge of the dra-
matte work.
Challenge County League.