Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-08-23
.BELD|NG SCHOOLS
WILL OPEN SEPT. 5
NEW COURSE ADDED
COURSE IN AGRICULTURE WILL
BE IN CHARGE OF COMPET-
ENT INSTRUCTOR

ber 5. This will be one week from
next Tuesday. Several changes have
been made in the equipment at the
various schools. The buildings have
been repaired. The lawns have had
careful attention and will be put In
first-class condition before the real
time for opening.
In the basement of the Central
building some changes have been
made in the arrangement of rooms TO
permit the placing Of an agricultural
laboratory. This will be a new course
offered to students both from the city
and country. In placing this course
the local board of education has taken
step in advance of any other school
in this district. 1t is generally
recognized fact that the farmer feeds
the world. 1t is also a fact that most
of the farming today is being done by
men beyond the middle life, and hence
the student with a clear vision can
not help but see that farming will IN
the near future become one OF the nm
est and most lucrative occupations.
The well-trained farmer of the next
generation will be the biggest and
best paid individual of every. COM
munity. The farmers products are
absolutely essential to the life of the
city and people in all walks of life.
The fruits of his labor will not be
wasted.
The course in agriculture offered in
the local school is the one adopted by
the state agricultural college. The
teacher, Geo. Pellett, is graduate of
M. A. c. and will conduct the work
much as it is done in that institution.
The problems that most interest the
farmers in this immediate vicinity
will be given special attention. Con-
siderable field work will be done and
visits made to farms all over the dis
trict. Rural students are especially
fortunate to be offered such course
and should plan to take advantage
of it the coming year.
The board and Superintendent
Langston have arranged the classes to
be taught by the various teachers.
Below is given full list of the teach
ers and the subjects they will teach:
High School
l.. Hockstad ..............Pr Principal
Grace Travis History and Engllsh
A. j. Reed ............ Commercial
l.. t. Roberts ............. Science
Ola Fern Little. e............. English
NIeO. w. GelltLI.
Manual Training and Agriculture
Anna M. Bates :. Latin and German
Mary Underwood .............
........ Mathematics and English
Gladys M. Bradt. Music and Drawing
Sara E. Giddings. ..... Domestic Art
Departmental School
Francis L. Bailey, Principal ....
................. Eighth Grade
ITla Craca Caua.,th Grad 10
Edna Bliss ..............
Seventh and Eighth Grade Assist.
Flora Willett .......... Sixth Grade
Sara Giddings Sixth Grade Assistant
Third Ward School
Sarah Van Doren. Fifth Grade
Sarah Helmick ...... Fifth Grade
Magdalen De Pore. :. Fourth Grade
Loella ID. Arnold .........
......... Third and Fourth Grade
Rachael Walton .. Third Grade
Ellis School
Fairy Mount, Principal ....
......... Third and Fourth Grades
Pearl Radcliffe. ..... Second Grade
Ruth Ager FIRST TRADE
Georgia Ellery (Mrs.) kindergarten
Second Ward School
Sarah l.. Hopwood MRS, ,.....
...... Principal, Second Grade
treda Brown. ..... First Grade
Marjorie Hilton. .... kindergarten
JanitOrs
g. o. Bignell ...... Central Building
y. w. Gooding Second Ward Building
Charles Webster. ....t.. Ellis School
Read the school advertisement on
another page for particulars on the
courses, etc.