The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-19
SCHOOLS TO OPEN
SEPTEMBER FIFTH
Preparations for Return Of the Chill
dren Being Made at the Build
inss-Aldrich Back
Again.
TEACHING STAFF SAME
Very Few Changes Made This Year
All High School Teachers Re-
turn-Expect Healthy
Gain.

! School opens September 5. Prepa-
rations for the observance Of this
GATE, SO hateful to the younger popu-
! iatlon or the city, are now being
made by Superintendent Aldrich. The
buildings are all being overhauled.
| thoroughly cleaned from top to bot
| tom, and put in fine shape for the
beginning of the school year.
There will be little change in the
teaching force Of the various schools
this year. At the high school, the
FACULTY remains the same as last
year. There are no changes at the
Carey, Prices Greek and Hilton
schools At the George Washington
school, Miss Minnie Bindel who has
been teaching the seventh grade is
transferred to the eighth grade as an
additional teacher. Miss Emma Bin
| del. formerly teacher of the seventh
grade at Garfield, takes the seventh
grade ct George Washington. Miss
Nellie Ferris of Montrose, replaces
Miss Emma Bindel at Garfield.
Miss Maude Huber Of the Garfield
school. has resigned and her place is
taken by Miss Margaret Linn of Ka-
hoka. Miss Lora. Padgett, teacher
of the second grade at the same
| school, has been granted a years
leave Of absence. Her p. ace will be
filled by Miss Grace Wright, teacher
of the second grade at the
Jefferson school, Miss Katherine
Blom. formerly first grade cadet at
this school, replaces Miss Wright.
Very Few Changes.
At the Wells school, Miss Helen
KOllmeyer, teacher in room three last
year has resigned. In canvassing the
situation, it was found that this room
was no longer needed at Wells, and
it has been abandoned. Miss Mabel
Hinson who has been assistant in the
kindergarten at Wells. has resigned.
Her place is to be taken by Miss
Lulu Arnold.
At the Lincoln school there lie no
change except in the kindergarten.
Here, Miss Irene Rollosson has been
assistant. She has resigned and her
place will be taken by Miss Helen
Woolley.
At the Terrence school, Miss Alice
MCGOWAN, formerly in charge Of the
second grade, has resigned and Miss
Dorothy Knights has been elected to
her place.
Prospects are Excellent.
Superintendent Aldrich stated this
morning that prospects were fine for
an excellent year in the schools. He
is not predicting any great increase
in the enrolment in the lower grades,
though he thinks there will be
healthy gain here, but in the high
school and in the grammar school he
expects large increase.
The slight changes in the teach
ing staff, leaving it practically the
same as in the past, promote the eff
cheney of the schools. Everyone con-
nected with the school system is optf-
mistic about the coming year. All
the new teachers come with the best
of recommendations, and are expected
to cooperate smoothly with those who
have been in the schools for many
years.
Teachers to Meet.
Before school opens, Superinten-
dent A1drich will call all the teachers,
both new and old together, for dis.
cussion of the years work. This Is
done to promote the efficiency of the
work and to give all the teachers
clear idea of the problems that face
them.
The growing support OF the scheme
for a tunnel under the English chan