South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-26
Joseph S. M'CoWan, Sioux
City, Ia, Will be Prin-
CipaI of Local High
School.
E. |. KIZER CHOSEN
BUSINESS MANAGER
New Men Will Start Work AL
most ImmediateIy-IS Out
come of SquabbIe Sew
eraI Weeks Ago.

Joseph :. MCGOWAN Of Sioux City.
Ia. has been named principal of the
high school TO succeed F. l. Sims,
and Ernest l. Kizer. assistant prin-
opal and registrar of the high
school. has been appointed business
manager. a new office in the South
Pend school system. The men were
ramed at a special meeting of the
school board Friday night, but the
announcement was not made by the
board until Monday morning.
MIR. MCGOWAN came 10 South Bend
last week in the interest of his APP
piication for the high school prin-
CipaIship. 1t is understood that Mr..
MCGOWAN had been under consider
alton by the board for some time.
The list Of applicants for the position
was narrowed down TO three men,
and Mr.. Cowan was thought to be
the best qualified for the place. He
will begin his work about July !, al
though Mr.. Sims resignation does
MOI take effect until in August.
To start Saturday.
MIR. Kizer will take up his new
duties in the school next Saturday.
the same time Supt. John f. Nuner
takes charge. Mr.. Kizer is out of the
city now. having left on a vacation
Sunday.
The appointment of Mr.. MCGOWAN
and Mr. Kizer apparently had been
decided upon before Friday nights
meeting. Charles 2. Drummond.
president Of the board of education,
was not present at the meeting.
Those who were there were: William
elem. +. b. Rupel. Acting Supt. H..
q Incl and Supt. John +. Nuner.
These two appointments complete
the organization of the higher offices
OF South Bends school system. which
has been in an unsettled state since
the controversy between a large
number OF the citizens and the boaro
over the refusal Of the latter to re-
appoint L. J. Montgomery as super
intendent During the trouble Nh.
Montgomery resigned and II. G.
Incl. a science teacher in the high
school, was named TO fill the uneX-
PRED term A. l. Hubbard, former
president of the board. who was the
only member Of the board who
favored Mr.. montgomery reap
pointment. also resigned.
Grinncil Graduate.
Mr.. MCGOWAN, the new principal.
H. an educator Of wide experience.
He Is a graduate of Grinnell college.
Grinnell Ia. having taken his
bachelors and master OF arts de-
grees there. He is a graduate stu
dent Of the university Of Chicago.
He did his first teaching in the
MarshalltOwn. Ia. high school. being
an instructor in mathematics for
two years. Mr.. MCGOWAN next went
TO the West Des Moines high school.
teaching mathematics there for one
year. He was called back TO Mar
shalltown from Dies Moines 10 be
come principal OF the high school. a
POSITION he held for two years
Mr. MCGOWAN left Marshalltovn
20 become principal OF the Clinton,
Ia. high school. remaining there FOX
five years lie was made secretary
Of Grinnell college and also acted as
assistant 10 the president for one
year. For one year he was head OF
the English department OF the
Broadway high school OF Seattle and
was principal Of the Everett. Wash.
high school for two years.
At Sioux City.
lie again returned 10 Iowa. be-
coming principal OF the Sioux City
high school, A position ne held for
81 xyears. This high school has
grown in six years from an inStltu-
ton OF 725 pupils and 80 teachers
q one OF l.470 pupils and So in
stTuctors Mr.. MCGOWAN feels that
the future both professionally and
financially. VIII % better in South
BEND than in Sioux City. His salary
nrr'.NrrtNUED IN PAGE POUR,