Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-06-10
ANNOUNCE Plans
FOR THE SUMMER
TEACHERS AT HIGH SCHOOL TO
SPEND VACATION IN VARIOUS
PLACES.
SOME WILL TRAVEL
Panama Exposition to Be Visited by
Few; Many viii Remain in
Ottumwa Most Of the
Hot SPELL

A great deal Of uncertainty exists in
the minds Of the Ottumwa high school
faculty as to where they will spend
their vacation this summer. With
safe travelling denied tourists in
Europe, on account of the war, none
Of them will risk their safety there
and it Is doubtful il any will care to
visit Asia, although some will take
that direction en- route to the Panama
exposition. Many Of the teachers are
contemplating trips, but have not yet
decided definitely where they will go,
while others have entirely completed
their plans.
Principal w. B. Rice will leave about
a week after the close of school for
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, as custom
airy, to supervise his fruit farm there
where he has over 1000 apple and
peach trees. Miss Louisa Van Dyke is
planning at present to remain in Of
tumWa during the summer doing mu-
steal and tutoring work, although she
may make hurried trip to the At
lantic coast later on. Adam Leonard
will remain here during the summer,
selling life insurance and enjoying
other pastimes. Misses Nellie Krot-
ter and Grace Calhoun will be in the
city during their entire vacation. Miss
Cleo Boyle and George Schefelker
will have charge Of their. respective
departments at St. Joseph's academy
during it's summer term, the former
leaving for her home in Butler, Indi-
ana. Immediately after it's close. Mr..
Schefelker will leave next Tuesday for
q few days trip to Huston, Texas,
in company with H. E. Blackmar be-
fore taking up his duties at the acad-
envy C. w. Botkin and F. X. William
son are undecided at present as to
their plans. but will probably spend
the entire summer in this city. Carl
Herborg will stay here the first half
of the summer, attending the last half
of the summer school at Iowa univer-
sity, which begins August 1.
Some VIII Take Courses.
Misses Edith Sanford and Laura
Carpenter leave Friday for their homes
In Savona, New York. and Muskegon,
Michigan, respectively, the latter re-
there all summer. Miss San
ford may take summer course IN
Latin at Columbia university later on.
o. F. Nixon will spend week in camp
on the Mississippi river beginning Fri
day, after which he will 90 back to
his home five miles west of Kokomo,
Indiana. Mr.. and Mrs. F. o. Signs
will leave either Saturday or Sunday
Of this week for a weeks stay at Des
Moines. after which they will spend
six weeks on Mr. Signs fathers farm,
thirty miles north Of that place. Dur.
ing the hotter months they will make
q trip to different parts of South Da
kota and Wisconsin. Miss katherine
Powers, who leaves for her home in
Creston on Sunday, may attend sum-
mer school in Chicago or 60 to the
Panama exposition. Misses Maude
Merritt and Elizabeth Beinhorn will
depart Monday, the former going to
Ames college for six weeks agricul-
tural course and the latter going to
her home in St. Paul from where she
may travel about the state or attend
summer school in Chicago, according
to her mothers health.
Foley to Study Law.
Miss Anna Denz1er will leave some
time in July with her brother for a !
six weeks stay at the Panama expo /
sition, visiting in Denver and Nebras-
ka on her return. Miss Georgianna |
Garfield is expecting to leave as soon
as possible for her home In Chicago,
leaving the first of July for months |
visit in Chautauqua, New York. Miss |
Mary Miller will depart for Chicago |
a week from Friday to take a six
weeks English course at the univer-
,ity of Chicago. L. B. Null will spend
he summer up to August at his old
home In Pekln, Indiana, leaving Of
;umwa Monday. After that in COM
oany with Mr.. Nixon he will make a
rip into the Cumberland mountain
.egions In southern Ohio and eastern
kentucky. After his trip to the Stage
rack meet at Chicago Saturday,
Adrian Foley will go to his home in
sanborn, Iowa. Beginning in Septem-
,er he will complete his three years
aw course which began at the univer-
,ity of Iowa with two years study at !
Columbia university.
Miss Pearl Fancolly will leave Mon
Law for her home in Atlantic where
he will spend the summer and all Of
lext year. while Miss Ruth Harper
caves June 20 for two months visit
n Chicago, returning In time for
chool in September.
$1,000 IN WATERLOO.