Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-22
OttunWa Man to Teach Spanish;
Two High and One Grade
Positlons Filled; New
Athletic Coach.

an addition to the high school stan
and will teach Spanish which IL be-
ing added to the studies taught there.
The promise of building up trade for
the United States in the South and
Central American countries because
of the present war, has led the board
to add Spanish to the list of studies
at the high school that young men
may prepare for this field of endeavor
If they so elect. Mr.. Mitchell has
taught in grades and high school in
the Philippine islands for six years.
From 1906 until 1909 he was teacher
at Ginatilan, island OF Cebu, and for
q year was teacher in the provincial
high school of Surigao in the island
of Mindano. During his second year
in that school he was principal and
the third year acting superintendent.
He has travelled In Spain and has had
experience in the general Office OF
the board Of education at Manila and
is familiar with the Spanish tongue as
! 1t is the Official language Of the Phil.
ippines.
| H.sC. tombstone, the new principal
at the Douglas school, succeeding to
the vacancy caused by the resignation
of Mrs. Mabel Kitterman Williams,
comes from Fairfield where he has
been superintendent OF the grade
schools. The election of the teachers
was made at the adjourned meeting
of the board Of education Monday
night. Miss Fancolly was given a
years leave of absence by the board.
| The complete list is as follows:
Special.
H. E, Blackmar, superintendent.
! Georgiana Canfeld, drawing.
Katherine Powers, music.
Julia Sheehan, penmanship.
Florence Inlay, domestic science.
Carl Herborg, manual training.
| Basil H. Sims, manual training.
G. w. Schefelker. domestic science.
Mary l.. Elder, nurse.
Clair Jones, supt's clerk.
HIGH SCHOOL w. B. Rice, princi-
lpal. G. w. Botkin chemistry and ply
steal geography; l.. 3. Null, physics;
Maude Merritt, biology; Adrian Foley.
English: Adam Leonard, history; Pearl
Fancolly, English; Nellie Krotter, Ger
man; Laura Carpenter. English; Mary
Miller, English; Anna Denzler, German
Ruth Harper, Latin; Edith SANFORD,
Latin; F. X. Williamson, mathematics;
o. F. Nixon, mathematics; Louisa Van
Dyke, mathematics; F. O. Signs, COM
mercial; Genevieve Beinhorn, CONNER
cial: Cleo G.. Boyle, domestic science;
Louise Hale, history; H. A. Mitchell,
history and Spanish; Natalie Heming-
way, English; Wilbur N. Vaughn,
mathematics and coach.
ADAMS SCHOOLGIRLS A. Fled
Her, principal; Pearl Blackford, Kath-
ryn Mahoney, Gertrude Lynch, Celia
Bell. Sarah Daley Katherine Ramsell,
Mary Hedrick, Helen Fleming.
AGAss1z SCHOOL -Winifred Me-
lick, principal; Anne G. Wilson. Mar
tina Berry, Grace e. Findlay, Helen
Brown, Huldah ]. Crone, Gertrude
Reardon, Alice Goodall, Leila F. Peck,
Elsie Finarty, Catherine Brady.
DOUGLAS SCHOOL H. G. John.
stone principal; Genevieve A. DAILY,
Lena Freitag, Nettie Langford. Eliza
beth Bowles. Elvira Johnson, Florence
Glenn, Irene Hedrick, Alice Swanson,
Hazel Halter, Orell McMichael, Fran
ces Lynch.
FA1Rv1Ew SCHOOL Ella Gaylord
principal; Lille Price.
FRANKLIN SCHOOL katherine
Weirsmith, principal; Mary r. Level
|lyn, Kathryn Denefe, Leona Doller,
Martha Earl, Mary sherwood, Anna
O'Malley, Mary Seymour, Helen Dea-
con, Bessie McAloon, Cecilia Van Gent,
Clara B. Allen, Georgia Willard.
FROEBEL SCHOOL Julia Mo.
honey, principal; Esther Pearson.
GARFIELD SCHOOL Helen Lam
bert, principal Ada c. Lindquist, Anna
Brady, Amy O'Malley, Julia Shuckrow,
Marie C. Mangan, Fannie Cannon, Mrs.
Alice Page.
HEDR1CK SCHOOL Alice Fielder,
principal; Isabella Carlson, Helen
Weaver, Mary Whalen, Edith Tullis,
Ruth Johnson, Helen Grotz, Mrs. Edna
Elliott.
IRVING SCHOOL Josie Empie,
prir cipal; Alice Peterson, Kate Kline,
Dora Criswell, Bess Cremer, Belle
Hoover, Rachel Bischoff, Julia Reardon
Kathryn Feehan, Vera Slavens, Agnes
Arganbright, Statia Feehan, Josephine
Denefe.
JEFFERSON SCHOOL Lima Metz,
principal; Flora Galley, Rosa Brady.
Marguerite Smith. Nelly Baker, Gladys
Doherty, Mia Hahn.
. LINCOLN SCHOOL Maude Rey.
nolds, principal; Olive M. Parsons.
Jeanne Marrinan. Helen Barnes. Flor