The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-09-30
New Instructors Fill
Normal Faculty Posts

Few changes, as compared with
those of other years, are observed in
the completed personnel of the Normal
school faculty as announced by Presi-
dent Mcfarland on his return from the
east this week. Returning students
and others, however, will meet some
new instructors in important positions.
Prof. Eugene woodlands, formerly
! of the London and Provincial Concerts,
! succeeds Howard Elson Goodsell as
Dean of the Department of Music.
/ Dean woodlands and family have been
! in the city for some time and have al
ready identified themselves with the
musical and social life of the commun-
! ity.
Mr.. Woodlands studied music with
several of the leading masters both in
this country and Europe and is the
possessor of fine baritone voice. He
I comes with a wide experience as a
teacher of voice and as departmental
director. For the past three years he
has been connected prominently with
! the musical activities at Hillsdale col
'lege, Hillsdale, Mich, where his year.
ly set of subscription concerts brought
some of the most distinguished artists
! of the country.
, Mr.. woodlands work with the Choir
al society at Hillsdale and several
other similar organizations in the
Wolverine state has given him an
enviable reputation as choral con-
ductor.
Prof. Knute Froysaa, violin instruc-
| tor in the department of music, who
has spent years leave of absence in
study in Europe, will return to his du-
ties with the opening of the fall term.
During the year Prof. Froysaa has
spent much time with Arve Arvesen in
Christiania and Louis van LIAR, head
of the Stern Conservatory violin de-
partment in Berlin. Mr.. Froysaa will
also direct the Normal school orches-
ira during the coming year.
Mr.. Mcfarland also announces the
engagement of Prof. Hannes OLSON,
for some time director of music at Will
liam and Vashti college, Aledo, ILL.,, as
instructor in piano to succeed Mrs. H.
E. Goodsell, resigned. Prof. OLSON
will also direct the Normal school
band.
! Prof. OLSON is we'll known as the
son of Dr.. O. OLSON, former president
of Augustana college. He is product
of leading instructors Of the Chicago
and American Conservatives of mu-
sic. He has had a broad preparation
in musical work and his work as per-
former and as a teacher has been
commensurate with his preparation.
Miss Martha E. Dewey, of Aurora,
ILL.,, will succeed Mrs. Sara Sherman
Pryor as instructor in reading and ex-
preston. Miss Dewey is a graduate
of Northwestern University School of
Oratory, Aurora college, and pursued
postgraduate work at Harvard uni
versity school of physical education.
Miss Dewey taught reading and ex'
! preston at Mendoza college, Mendoza,
ILL.,, for six years and then directed
that work for three years at Aurora
college, where for the past three years
she has also directed the work of ply
steal education.
Mrs. Grace Baker Bolinger, of Chi
cago, will assume the duties in the
domestic science department in place
, Of Miss Esther Moran, resigned. Mrs.
Baker comes to the Normal school
from the Upper Iowa University at
Fayette, where she was head of the
work in domestic science.
With the resignation of both Miss
Florence Hill and Miss Bessie L. Ash
ton, Mr. L. H. Purdy, of Madison, Wis,
has been secured as instructor in both
the history and science departments.
(; Mr.. Purdy is a graduate of the Valley
!, City Normal school with the class of
1909. Two years later he completed
the advance course at the Lewiston,
Idaho, State Normal school. At the
close of it's last summer session the
University of Wisconsin conferred up
on Mr.. Purdy it's bachelors degree.
Mr.. Purdy has taught in both the ele-
mentary and the high schools at Hea-
ton and Surrey, N D., and at Juliaetta,
Idaho. 49,. ,ye -. .a
In the library Miss Marguerite Car
michael, resigned, will be succeeded
by Miss Anna L. Gates, of Char Ion, O.,