The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-09-10
SCHOOL NOTES


Granger and Wadsworth, for instance,
extensive repairs to buildings have not
yet been completed; at Hinckley the
Superintendent, N. P. Clark, is laid
up with broken leg, the result of an
accident received in base ball game;
in York Special district, shortening
of the school term made it seem bad to
wait two weeks; in Guilford, change
of territory made it difficult to get
properly organized till the thirteenth.
Nevertheless, majority of the schools
opened on Sept. 6 or Z, the list being
as follows: Wadsworth village, Me-
dina village, Liverpool, Hinckley dis
trict schools, Medina township, York
township, Litchfeld, South Litchfeld,
Spencer special and township, Chat
ham, Homer, Lodi, Leroy, Seville,
Montville, Chippewa Lake and Wey-
mouth.
The following schools will open on
Sept. 13: Brunswick, Hinckley high
scnool, Lafayette, Sharon, Guilford and
bonneville. On Sept. 20: York spec
ial, Granger and Wadsworth.
The enrolment of schools so far
opened is in almost all cases higher
than last year. Medina village had
$40 the first day, gain of 81 over last
year; of these 230 are in high school
and about 20 in the normal. Wads-
worth opened up with 725, gain Of
so over last year. Conditions there
are very badly crowded, as the new
buildings will not be ready for SIX
weeks yet. But before cold weather
sets in all will be completely housed
and seated.
Lodi, Leroy and Seville all show
good gains. Liverpool started witt
1870. all centralized; Montville opened
her new centralized school in the
Grange hall, with J. K. Mold at the
helm; Miss Sarah Herman, has charge
of the intermediate grades, while Miss
Christina Dannley has the primary pu-
pills and Miss Maude Whipple al
Chasebrook. Efficient work is certain
with so excellent corps of teachers
Litchfeld has most of its last years
force. Miss Nita Thomas, who re-
places Miss Reba Bauer, being the
only newcomer. A. M. Allender anC
Miss Alma Vannorsdale have the high
school work, Miss Edna Williams il
in the grammar grades, Miss Thomas
intermediate and Miss Helen Smith
primary.
At Chatham, Mr. Chas. Neiss il
back again. He is assisted in higl
school by Miss Louise Harniston o.
Cleveland, graduate of Western Re
serve. Mr.. Melvin Cole replaces Mis-
Lillian Beach in the grammar grades
while Miss Emma Weber looks afte
the primary department.
At Spencer village both high schoo
teachers are new there. Mr.. Wallac
Arnholt, graduate of the department
Of education, Ohio State University,
principal and Miss Edith Whitman
formerly Of Chatham and one of Me
dina county's most able teachers, i
his lieutenant in high school. Mis-
Mabel Morrell has the gramma
grades, Miss Florence Curtice, tn
intermediate and Miss Brown of Mas
sillon the primary.
Leroy has two new instructors, Mis-
Pauline Weaver and Miss FlorenC
Walters, both in high school. Th
other positions are filled by the sam
teachers as last year.
Lodi has a new high school prime
pal, Mr.. Merle Lyon, of Oberlin, an
new teacher of languages, Miss MAJ
garet Robson of Detroit, Michigan, a
so an Oberlin graduate.
At Valley City, A. H. Troxell
superintendent, Miss Carrie Ebert
principal Of high school, Mrs. Ellie
Powelson, high school assistant Mis-
Edna Geisinger is in charge Of til
grammar grades, Miss Lorena Zacl
'arias and Miss Edith Wolfe, intel
mediate and Miss Carrie Geisinge
primary.
At Homerville, 0. X. Lehman
superintendent, Lawrence Jeffrey, hig
school principal and Miss Marian Sin
mons, assistant. j. L. White, a teaC
er Of wide experience in Portage coul
ty, has the grammar grades. Mii
Gladys Eicher and Miss Onetta Etzel
two of the tried and true kind, are
the intermediate, while Miss Irer
Scott of Jefferson county takes Il
place of Miss Martha Persons in Il
primary department. We may &C
that Miss Persons left the realm
pedagogy to enter the bonds of matr
mony and we feel certain that, if 81
manages her spouse with half the abb
ity she displayed in the school roo
at least one home will be proper
conducted.
G. w. Howell is back at Seville wit
two new assistants, Miss Laura Mo-
derry, a graduate Of Ohio Wesleyan az
Miss Martha Mills, a graduate
Ohio State. In the grades are -four
Miss Kathleen Lowrie, grammar; Mi
Vera Chidsey and Mrs. M. E. Har
intermediate and Miss Matte Lut
primary,
All the schools are opening up wit
splendid interest. "A greater effo
ii being made ID link the School wol
~, tka hn,,na act;vifies hence new Al