The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-06-15
PRINCIPAL FOR The DURKEE
A. j. Altmeyer of Chisholm, Mimi, to
Have Charge of Big South Side
School - Teacher of stenography
and Typewriting Resigns Position.

The board of education had busy
session on Tuesday evening filing
vacancies in the list of teachers in the
schools and a score of teachers were
employed for the new year.
Interest centered in the election of
principal to succeed E. E. Better at
the Durkee school and on the recon-
mendation of the committee A J.
Altmeyer of Chisholm, Mimi, was Sc
lected. Mr.. Altmeyer is graduate of
the University of Wisconsin and he
has had considerable experience as a
teacher He comes to Kenosha high
" recommended by the state depart
ment of education.
Announcement was made of the
resignation of Miss Julia Halleck, who
for the past year has been in charge
of the stenography and typewriting
work of the commercial department.
Her place was filed by the election of
Miss Margaret Noltner, a graduate of
the commercial department. of the
Whitewater normal and teacher of
long experience.
Miss Glellia Weed of Plainfeld, Wis,
a graduate of the commercial depart
ment of the Whitewater normal, was
elected as teacher of commercial
garithematic, Miss Lillian Paekpke, a
graduate Of 8''e NflWauk normal
school and for the past tb1ea years q
teacher in tie state school for the
feeble minded at Chippewa Fails, was
named to have charge of the special
school for sub-normal pupils. The wide
experience of Miss Paekpke in this line
Of work should make her a very valn-
able addition to the schools Of Kenosha.
w. S. Hansen of Indianapolis, Ind,
a graduate of the North American
Athletic and Gymnastic Union at In
dianapolis, was named as physical di-
rector for the schools He will have
charge Of the development of the boys
in the grades as well as in the high
school and he will also be in charge Of
the activities of the various athletic
teams connected with the school
The list of grade teachers named in
Guided Miss Mary Walsh of Hartford,
Wis, a graduate of the Milwaukee nor
NAL school; Miss Florence Witmeyer
Of Milwaukee, q graduate of the same
school, and Miss Gladys Trenary, of
Kenosha, who is now completing her
work at the Milwaukee normal.
For kindergarten work the board
elected Miss Katherine Deliver of Ber-
lin, graduate of the Superior normal
school; Miss Marion Mcmahon of Chi
cago, graduate of the Chicago Kin
dergarten Institute, and Mrs. Chester
Ozanne of Kenosha. Miss Inez White
and Mrs. Ozanne will act as assistants
in kindergarten work during the new
year.
All of the janitors now employed in
the city schools were re-employed for
another year.
The board rescinded former action
and decided to have composition plate
black boards at the new Lincoln
school and the contracts for the black
boards was let to the Caxton Supply
company of Chicago.
Much time was given over to the
discussion of the relative value of desks
for the Lincoln school. The lowest bid
for the desks was offered by the An
drews company Of Chicago, but action
on this bid is being held up until the
next meeting of the board.
The board decided on the installa-
ton of shower baths at the Deming,
Frank and Columbus schools. This
work will be done during the summer
months.