Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-15
SCHOOLS open
MONDAY, SEPT. 4
Summer Vacation Will End and the
Work of the Webster City
Schools Will be Resumed
in Three Weeks.
THE STAFF OF INSTRUCTORS
Supt. D. M. Kelly in Charge With
an Able Corps of Teachers
as Faculty.
THE STAFF OF INSTRUCTORS

InOTHlllS, Sepl All.
The schools will again be unde,
the supervision of superintendent d
4 M. Kelly, who has been in charge
here for the past seven years. Dur
ing that time he has brought the
city schools up to high standard oil
efficiency and they now rank among
the best in the state. Following is
the list of the high school teachers
Principal, Earl r. Sifert; Latin
June G. Baker; English, Ethel
Swanson: German, Katherine Lane:
Mathematics, Emma B. Warth; Sci
ence, Morton L. Mitchell; CONNER
cial, Albert Nelson; History, Bessie
Lyon: Mathematics and Public
Speaking, Pearl Neel: Domestic Sci
ence, Ethel Guthrie: Music Director
Edith r. Lee. An experienced man
from Highland Park college, of Des
Moines, has been secured for the
Manual Training department in the
person of II. L. Gooding.
Principal Sifert, who had charge
of the Science department last year,
is graduate of Des Moines college.
He made a good record last year,
putting the local schools on the ath-
letic map, as can be readily seen
when it is remembered that Webster
City has mile runner who was first
in the United States and took third
place in the United States in the
discuss throw. Our schools also took
second place in the state meet and
made an enviable record in foot ball.
This is due to the ability of Mr.. ST.
fert to organize and push. AS prin-
cipal OF the high school, it is
thought he will without any doubt
make splendid success. He is pop
ular with the student body and
knows how to secure cooperation in
school work.
His place in the Science depart
ment will be taken by Morton l..
Mitchell, who has been in the Web
ster City high school for the past
three years as teacher of the COM
mercial subjects and civics. Mr..
Mitchell is graduate of Simpson
college, at Indianola, and is taking
work with the University of Wis
consin. He is an able teacher and
has made a splendid record as de-
batting coach.
Mr.. Nelson, who will have the
commercial subjects this year, has
had three years of experience and
his work along these lines has been
commendable. He comes to the Web
ster City high school from East High
at Des Moines. 1t was through the
efforts of Mr.. Sifert that he was Sc
cured for the position at this place,
he having taught for two years with
Mr.. Sifert at Earlham.
Miss Warth of Davenport, is a
graduate of the State University OF
Iowa and is also Phi Beta Kappa OF
the same institution. She has had
two years of successful work in our
high school and has proven herself
to be an excellent worker.
Miss Swanson, of our own city,
graduated from the State University
and will this year begin her third
year of work in the English depart
ment. AS head of this department
she has demonstrated the fact that
she is thorough and painstaking at
all times.
Miss Guthrie will again be in
charge of the Domestic Science de
partment. She is a graduate OF
Drake University and her exhibits
last year showed that she know!
how to accomplish desirable results
in her department.
The German department vii
again be in charge of Miss Lane
Other towns have tried hard to Sc
cure the services of Miss Lane, blu
she desires to remain in the Webste
City schools. She is graduate o
Grinnell, has masters degree from
Berkeley, and has Travelled extensive
Iy in Germany. She is amply quail
flied for the position she holds il
our high school.
Miss Baker, although offered tn
principalship of the Forest Cit
high school, will remain in the FAC
ulty and the patrons are gia
to learn of the fact that she Will D
here this year. She is considered
capable teacher and has had marx
ed success in her work.
Pearl Neel, another very capabl
Webster City girl, will be back !