The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-03-23
AYGARN ENGAGED
FOR THREE YEARS
BOARD OF EDUCATION ENTERS
INTO LENGTHY CONTRACT
WITH SCHOOL HEAD
ten TEACHERS Will QUIT
COMPLETE CHANGE WILL
MADE in GRADE FACULTY
PRINCIPAL ALSO LEAVES

Supt. M. D. Aygarn has been re-
elected head of the Sank Centre pub
lie school system for a term of three
years at salary of $4,000 a year.
This is the second time the board of ed
ucation has contracted with an in
structor for more than one year
period and is an endorsement of the
splendid results attained by Superin-
tendent Aygarn during the five years
he has been the chief executive of the
institution. Also, it is insurance that
for the next three years the Sank
Centre schools will maintain the high
standard for which they have become
noted throughout the Northwest.
All the members of this years
faculty were also renamed for their
places but it is certain that at least
ten will not return for various
reasons. This list includes all eight
of the grade teachers. Supt. Aygarn
says he does not anticipate any diff
fculty in filling vacancies as he has
about 200 applications for positions
before him. The grade teachers who
are leaving are Miss Ruth Inner,
Miss Eva Bemis, Miss Mary Boyle,
Miss Pearl Hagen, Miss Lillian A.
derson, Miss Amanda Jacobson, Miss
Helen Schmidt and Ralph Bormar
Miss Boyle hac taken position in the
Virginia schools but the plans of the
others are not known except Miss Mil
dred Stevenson who has renewed her
contract here.
In the high school three of the in
structors announce they will not re-
turn, they being Principal A. w.
Thomas, Miss Hildur T. Linton, his
tory and English, and Miss Ethel
Armstrong, English. Principal Thorn
as, who has been with the local
schools four years, three years as
principal, says he is through teaching
and this summer will go to Alaska to
look for business opening. Ne
Linton also says she will give up
teaching. Miss Armstrong joined the
faculty this spring as an accommc'
ton to the board of education. She
had been here on visit and when
Miss Lucia Lauretzan resigned was
induced to- take her place. She does
not desire a teaching position.
The, high school teachers who will
remain are Miss Alice Quigley,
sciences; Miss Irene Tulloss, Ian
guages; Joseph Heraly. manual train
ing; o. E. Stephl, agriculture; c. E.
Lucas, commercial; Miss Ora Conley,
domestic science; Miss Emma Chel-
gren, normal department. This leaves
a big nucleus for strong high school
teaching staff.
Superintendent Aygarn came to the
Sank Centre schools from st. Charles
five years ago, succeeding William
Angus, and in that short period has
introduced many innovations in school
work which are now being recognized
by leading educators everywhere. He
is especially keen in regard to indus
trial and vocational training. When
Aygarn arrived here the manual
training department was the only
special department in the school and
the board of education was seriously
considering dropping that. Now the
high school includes departments in
domestic science, agriculture, COM
mercial and normal training and all
in charge of expertly trained instruc-
tors. When Supt. Aygarn came the
annual state aid amounted to $1,715
per year. At present it totals $4,000
Per year. When the new school is
Completed the senior and junior high
school plan will be placed in vogue.
This is another new feature in school
work advocated by Supt Aygarn and
is being accepted all over the country
as good thing in educational wov'
altogether, the Sank Centre schools
are in the very front rank of high
schools of the country.