The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-22
Butler High School Teachers for
1916-1917.

progress been made as in the quail
ifications OF the teaching force.
Five Years ago there 17Vvc but two
college graduates n The high
school faculty. Next lear every
member of the faculty will be a
graduate of a standard college, re-
quiring four years OF work be-
yond that of high school.
Mr.. A. Gorrell will be Principal
of the High School and teacher
of agriculture. He is a graduate
of the Warrensburg Normal. This
spring he graduated from the
Teachers College at the. -univer-
sity of Missouri and received the
degree of b. s. in education. He
has already completed forty-six
hours in technical agriculture. He
is attending the University this
summer and will probably COM
plete the requirements in the
School of Agriculture and receive
the degree Of B. S. in Agriculture.
He will be the best trained man in
the county in agriculture. He has
had eight years of experience, the
last two of which he was princi-
pal of the high school at Califor-
mia, Missouri.
Mr.. s. +. Gibson will be assist
ant principal and assistant in
English and Science. He has had
no experience, but made a most
excellent record in the training
school at Central College. He has
the A. B. degree from Central Col
lege. While attending the high
school at Troy, Mo-, he won the
scholarship offered by Central
College. While a student in the
college he won honors in scholar
ship and won the prize for writing
the best essay the past year.
Miss Dora b. Smith has had
charge of the Teacher Training
department in our high school for
the past three years. | am glad to
announce that she will return.
She is ranked as one of the best
and most successful teachers in
the state in this line of work. She
is a graduate Of the Warrensburg
State Normal from which institu-
ton she has the degree of Nj. "a.
She will this summer. if she at
tends. graduate from the Univer-
sitv of Chicago and receive the
degree of B. S. in Ed. She has had
about ten years Of experience.
Miss Laura c. Fenton will again
/ have charge of the English de-
, partment. She has had charge OF
this department for the past three
years. She has the B. NJ. degree
from Stephens College and the de-
grees of A. B. and B. S. in Educa-
ton from the University of Mis-
souri,. Her return is an assurance
that the work in this department
will be effectively done.
Miss Maud Ficklin will again
have charge Of the mathematical
department. She has the A. B. de-
gree from Missouri Valley College.
She is attending the university OF
Chicago this summer. taking
courses in domestic science and
methods of teaching algebra and
geometry. These courses, will, no
!, doubt, make her even more eff
cient than she was last year.
Miss Burney Rice, an A. b.
graduate Of Missouri Valley Col
lege, will teach Latin and German.
She taught these subjects in the
Glasgow High School for the past
two years and made an excellent
record. She is also attending the
University of Chicago this sum-
mer
Miss Helen Chastain will have
charge of the history department.
Miss Chastain has the A. B. and
the B. s. in Education degrees
from the State University. Miss
Chastain taught history in the
University High School the past
, year for her practice work. In
: both ability as teacher and
, scholarship she is ranked as one
of the strongest students in the
t University.
Miss Edna Hays, an A B. gradu-
: ate of the Kirksville Normal, will
: have charge of the commercial de-
partment. She has had four years
of experience. For two years she
: taught in the Kahoka High School.
She taught 4 months in the COM
mercial department of the Kinks
vile Normal School and five
months in the commercial depart