Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-03
ALL BUT ELEVEN OF STAFF OF
NiNErY-TWo SIGN CONTRACTS
FOR ANOTHER YEAR.
j. A. MACDONALD, OF
TORONTO, FOR ADDRESS
Editor Of Toronto Globe, and Big Man
in Canada, Chosen For Commences
ment-Rev. James p. Linn to Preach
BaccaIaureate Sermon-Two New
Teachers Engaged.

| All but eleven of a total of ninety
two teachers and principals Of the
graded and high schools have signed
contracts for another year, Superln-
tendent Palmer reported to the board
at its meeting Tuesday night Two OF
the eleven will perhaps sign later. The
board approved the selection of J. A.
Macdonald, editor of the Globe, Tor
onto, Ont, to deliver the commence
ment address Friday night, June 3, In
the Odeon. Rev. James P. Linn, pastor
Of the Presbyterian church, will preach
the baccalaureate sermon the morning
of Sunday June 4.
/ The approval Of the list Of teachers,
/ speakers, and other business. including
alterations and improvements to build
ings that are planned and made nee
cssary by law, gave the board a busy
session.
Vacancies Are Few.
Compared with the total number, the
teachers who did not return their con-
tracts, and who will not teach here
next year. is very few. In several
schools the John Childs. Rogers.
Arnold. and Arson. there are no va
cancies at all indicated at the present
time.
In the high school there are three
and may be a fourth later. Three va
cancies will result in the Franklin, one
each in the Woodbury. and Abbott, and
two in the Click, with the possibility OF
a third one later. OF the ten vacan-
cies, all of whom are women. Cupid is
accused of being responsible for four.
three of which are in the Franklin,
where the little saint of love seems to
have gained u pernicious footing. All
Of the male teachers signed for another
year.
To fill vacancies in the grades two
new teachers have been employed, and
one Of the vacancies in the high school
has been filed by the transfer Of a
grade teacher.
Those Who Will Leave.
Those who returned their contracts
unsigned were:
High school-Miss Elsie c. Noble,
Latin; Miss Frances M. Young super
visor of drawing; Miss Ruth NJ. Hay
ner. supervisor of physical training.
Franklin-Miss Harriet Taylor, sixth:
Mrs Jessie Bunting, second: Miss
Edith Ayers, first.
Woodbury-MissM able Mears. sixth:
miss Mears has been transferred to the
high school to teach Latin, succeeding
Miss Noble.
Abbott-Miss Lena NJ Ogden, fourth
Glick-Miss Theresa A. Probst, Sec
ond.
Miss Elizabeth Weliemeyer. super
visor OF music Of the high school staff
and Miss Ina Will. Kindergarten at
the Click, have not yet returned their
contracts signed, but they may do SO.
New Teachers Employed.
The new teachers who have been en-
ployed for next year are Miss Orrie E.
White, of Belle PLANE. and Miss Idella
Bruce, of Mt Ayr. Both will be as
, signed to the primary grades.
Miss White is graduate Of the Mar
engo high school and received her de-
gree of bachelor Of didactics at High
land Park College. She has taught
four years at Colfax and two years in
the Newton schools.
Miss Bruce graduated from the ELL
ston high school. She has taken work
at Simpson College and Iowa State
! Teachers College. She has been teach
! ing at Rhodes and in the consolidated
school there since it was organized.
Not many changes are expected to be
made in the assignment when it Is pre-
pared in August. Superintendent Pal
1ncr was sure most OF the teachers and
principals would be returned to the
schools and grades they have been
teaching this year.
! Four to Be Married.
OF the teachers who did not return
their contracts four are to be
married. They are Miss Theresa A.
Probst, of the Click, and Misses Har-
riet Taylor and Edith Ayers and Mrs.
Jessie Bunting, of the Franklin.
| Miss Probst is to become the bride
of J. Leo Caffrey, Of Minneapolis, her
wedding taking place about the mid
die of June. Miss Taylor will become
the bride of George B. Waters, Of Des
Moines. on June p. Miss Ayers Is to
wed Bertram P. Hoist, of Boone, the
latter part Of June, and Mrs. Bunting
will become the wife Of ]. A. Rails, q
well kpown resident of this city and q
clerk in the postoffice. ..-
OF the others, Miss Noble of the
high school, expects to take college
work MISS Young's plans are not de
cided. M1ss Havner may leave thu
city with her mother on account of thu
latter's health. 2 41sess l. ,ae
II Miss ogden, of the Abbott, will &
into high school work elsewhere.
Macdonald Big Man in Canada.
The board considers that 1t wa
most fortunate IN obtaining Mr.. Mac
donald. who is generally regarded a.
one OF the really big and able men o
Canada. His newspaper, the Toront
Globe is probably the largest and hes
known Of the Dominion's dailies. 1t wa
possible to secure him only because h
was coming to Grinnell to deliver tn
commencement address at Grinnell Col
lege. He spoke at the commencement
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