Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-05-18
CHANGE SCHOOL SYSTEM
Commissioners Decide Superin-
tendent Shall Supervise.
New Method Effects saving ms Princi-
pals of Graded schools VIII Teach
List of Teachers for COM
ing Ycnr.
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A reorganization of the teaching
methods in use in the graded schools VI
the city was effected at a special meet
ing of the board of school commissioners
held Thursday at the high school
building, with all OF the commissioners
in attendance. In order to secure the
necessary economy in school administra-
ton during the coming year, the com
missioners voted to have the principals
of the graded schools, who have been
doing supervising work during the past
year, teach the sixth grade classes IN
their various schools and transfer the
present sixth grade teachers to MI the
vacancies arising in the teaching staff of
the graded schools. The entire super
vising work in the schools during the
coming year will be performed by the
superintendent of schools, NJ d. Chit
tenden. Although there were some
changes in the teaching staff of the
schools, practically all of the vacancies
will be filed by teachers already on the
staff The commissioners also elected
oliver Dupaw as janitor OF the Pomeroy
school to succeed John Lessor. who has
resigned because of illness. The matter
of selecting teachers for the night school
schools and the principal of the night
school.
The vacancy on the high school faculty
caused by the resignation of Miss Flor
ence u. OSullvan as teacher of eocution
and physical culture will not be filed,
the board voting to discontinue this de-
partment FOR the present. Miss Grace M.
Cushman, teacher of home economics IN
the high school. WAS promOted and will
also have charge of this work in the
grammar school and Miss Helen Nichols
was elected assistant in this depart
ment Miss Florence Fisher, teacher of
grade one in the Adams school, was
made supervisor of reading in the primary
depa rtments Of the city schools. The list
of the teachers which follows will under
go final revision when the con
templated transfers are arranged:
HIGH SCHOOL.
John f. Colburn, (principaD. Latin;
Effe Moore, English and Latin; Phebe
NJ. Towle, science; Charles L. Putney,
Greek and Latin; Harriet b. Towne,
history; Mary +. Pease, history: Alice
G. Jackson, drawing; Lucy l.. Cyr,
French; Mrs. Grace l.. Duggan, home
economics: Irving V. Cobleigh. CONNER
cal subjects; Ruth Henderson, stenog-
raphy and typewritng; Jennie D. Car
ruthers, English Mrs. Mary NJ Deyett,
mathematics; Joanna D. Croft, teacher
training course; Mabeie T.. George,
Latin; Howard c. Millington. mnthe-
mates; Maude NJ. Chaffee. mathema tics;
Bertha l.. Field. English; Elizabeth c.
1sham. English; bookkeeping and pen
manship, vacant; Jeanette NJ. Sparrow,
German and French; Franklin p. Keat
ing, manual training and mechanical
drawing; Grace NJ. Cushman, home
economics; Maude C. Casey, mathe-
mates; s. Belle Anderson, English;
Ralph II. SOULS, science; Beryl NJ Har-
rington. music: Mrs. Mabel b. bennett,
French and English; Miss Helen Nichols,
home economics.
GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
Wesley II. Douglass. (principaD. Latin;
Helen G. Hendee, history: Winifred NJ
Collins, arithmetic; Mrs. Alice +. Keech.
reading and literature; Mrs Minnie NJ
Barker. history; Ida NJ. Lanou. French: