The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-08-26
Term Will Not Be Begun With
Week of Institute as in
Former Years
FIVE NEW TEACHERS IN
THE HIGH AND GRADES
rv,.nsion of Agriculture and Manual
Training Courses and CONNER
ciaI Study New Features

Next Monday morning the curtain
iii be officially rung down on vaca'
ion days and another years work vii
i. started in the city schools. Re
..rdless of the fact that the weather
rromises to be just a little bit torrid
tAere will be no recessing for weeks
;r.t;tute at the beginning OF the
t.rm. Institute this year will not be
hsld until October or November when
the Benton county teachers will join
Nth those Of Franklin county in joint
sessions to be held in Pasco.
The assignment Of teachers for the
present year shows five new teachers
"a have been engaged, only four OF
of them, however, will be strangers
TO Kennewick patrons, as Miss Carrie
Pinkerton, who will have one OF the
fifth grades this year, taught in the
third grade here three years ago. In
the high school Mr.. Meikle will as
sumo the duties of the principalship
in addition to teaching agriculture
and botany. Miss Nelson will have
Latin and German as heretofore and
Miss Spencer will handle the English.
Miss Morris will have the domestic
science classes and Mr.. Green man
ual training. The work in mathemat-
les will be in charge Of Miss Jennie
Pearl, graduate from the department
Of mathematics at the State College
and teacher of several years ex-
perience. Miss Pearl will teach ply
sizes also. The commercial work will
be in charge Of Miss Opal Bonsall, of
Spokane. In the high school building
the advanced grades will be in charge
OF Miss Gertrude Showers, Miss Alice
Ryan and Miss M. Anne Makens. Miss
Ryan takes Miss Balfe's place, Miss
Bale resigning on account of i'll
health several weeks ago. She is a
graduate Of the state normal at Che
ney, and has had four years. very
successful teaching experience, the
last two years of which were spent at
Burke, Idaho. Miss Makens gradu-
ated from the North Dakota state nor
MAJ school and has taught five years,
the last two years as principal Of one
q the consolidated schools at Mckee
City.
IN the Washington building Miss
cunningham is principal and will teach
sae sixth grade. Miss Kate Williams
Mlil have one fifth grade and Miss
lmkerton the other; Miss Berg will
nave the fourth grade, Miss Flypa the
,n'fo' Miss Brown the second and Miss
.ofsensen and Miss Mimbach the first
Two grades.
a lew changes in plan of work are
contemplated this year by the super
.'enoent, the chief Of which are the
na'sliation of the fourth years work
agriculture, the extension of the
Anual training and domestic science
s.s. s.sn INTO the sixth grade, and the
l1.slonal work to be offered in the
BUSINESS courses. The sixth grade
sl,s will do their sewing at the Wash
s'on building in charge of the teach
:. :, tnat grade, while the boys will gc
the high school building to take
Mr.. Green.
:, N accordance with the plan adopt.
Ny = " the board last spring, a com.
Msrclal course will be added to the
sshe., I courses !, offered in the local high
fo,,. tnis year. This course will
.t..' oW ), the outline suggested in the
~sss. se nigh : school manual and will
tnra en 1ully installed, provide a full
fs.a, years course similar to that of.
st.to ta IN the large high schools of the
fo1Ia.A , An outline of such a course
maro;s, Is, year-English, algebra, com
COMA .al penmanship, 1st semester
ont;o. erelal arithmetic, 2nd semester
merc;., @ m science, LIST semester; com
''al geography End semester.