Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-09-01
OPENING. OFaMANcHESTER PUB
LIC SCHOOLS,


! The Public Schools of Manchester
will open for the first semester. or
Monday morning, September 9Th. TIL
beard OF education, the superintend
ent,, and the entire teaching force
have been planning and making ev
cry possible effort to provide the
very best facilities and training fo1
the youth of Manchester and the
surrounding community. - =. l~3a,
J In addition to the already exten.
sive courses of study provided in
the High School department, the
board OF education, latter careful
| consideration, have added a complete
Commercial Course. This course
will include the study Sof spelling,
penmanship, bookkeeping, typewrit.
| ing, shorthand, commercial law, ccm
mercial English, commercial arithme
tic, as electives, in addition to- the
regular high school subjects. l. Mr..
Carl Naether, OF the State Univer.
slty, has been employed as special
teacher of these commercial subjects
and every detail has been arranged
to make the course thorough and
practical. -.
Nonresident pupils will be gladly
welcomed to our schools and will
find the very best of opportunities
available. Besides the commercial
course as mentioned above, the fol-
lowing courses are offered: Latin Col
lege preparatory course, English
German College preparatory course,
and the Teachers Normal Training
course. %1 a. ~ s.l5s.,
: The superintendent will be in his
office every day of the week of Aug
ust 3O-September 4, to confer with
patrons and pupils concerning their
work for the coming yeag II q. sss.
The Manchester sob ools will open
next Monday, September 9Th, with
the following corps of teachers:
Superintendent-H. T.. Ports. y. .~5
Principal Of High School Florence
E. Riddel1. ST =
z Teachers in High School - Wayne
Beck, James C. Hansen, Maud Gra-
ham, Villa Richardson, Margaret c.,
Walker, e. Lois Conant, Minnie
Sturtz, Marie Grimes. Ny
Commercial-Carl Naether.s ,z-
. Music-Ennis LIE johnson: -
Penmanship-Anna Iangland.
Grades Bertha Schroeder, 9Th; ;'
Myrtle E. Porter, 7th; Blanche B.
Otis, 9Th; Hope G. Scanman, 5th;
Lillian Bcrst, 4th; Hazel Peeper,
Bird; Mary K Griffin, End, and Prin-
cipal of Central School; Jessie Smith
LIST; Bess M. Caldwell, Kindergarten
Zelda M: Blake, Assistant; Edna E.
Cowles, Extra Grade. -" -
North Manchester Pearl McClere
and Donna Kelsey. ,%E=s
West Side Nellie Sullivan and
Ethel Trumblee. .@ ~. @lt:.%F F.
The school board has granted al
holiday for the Sth. of September en- }.
account of the Woodmen picnic ,5 4!
Tuition pupils, prior to their ad-
mission to the schools, must present |
/ receipt showing Z. prepayment CT /
uition for the semester, signed by
he Secretary. Tition pupils and
heir parents will please take notice
If this important change in proce
lure. Tuition remains same as last
rear. - y =,
A. great many improvements have
leen made during the summer, and
here is great promise Of an increas-
d attendance. The commercial de :
artment which has been added for
his year is from all present indica
ions. going to prove to be very pop
ar. The Board has secured a good
eacber, and the equipment will soon
q of the best. E5,Hts
At a meeting OF the school board
eld on Tuesday evening of this ,
ceek the resignation of Miss Hazel .
Iond, who was an Instructor in Eng
sh and Public Speaking, Last year.
yas accepted. - ~