Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-08-30
SCHOOL NOTES.

The public schools will open Tuesday,
/ September 4th, at $40.
During the summer the School Board
has made some much needed repairs
and additions to the school buildings
and they are now ready for the opening
of another school year The slate roof
of the high school building which has
been in bad condition for a number of
years has been thoroughly overhauled
and repaired, the ventilation has been
completed and new fire escape erected
In the old 4th ward building some alter
ations were caused by the discontinue
ance of the Deaf school and the using
of the room for grade purposes.
The same arrangements as to grades
will be followed this year. The kinder
garten, LIST and End, 18th and Sth grades
will occupy the same rooms in the high
school building, and all of the grades
from the LIST to the 9th will be taught
in the 4th ward building.
All children who are beginning school
this fall should attend the kindergarten
unless they are over six years of age
1t is hoped that parents win appreciate
the value of the kindergarten depart
ment and make full use of the oppor-
tunity of years training for the chill
dren before they enter the first grade
The Superintendent will be in his
Office on Monday afternoon from 2 to
A O'Clock for the purpose Of meeting
high school students who wish to CON
suit with him concerning their studies
or courses.
The corps of teachers is complete
with the exception of Manual Training,
but it is expected that this position will
be filled before school opens. The fol-
lowing is list of the new teachers EN-
ployed to fill vacancies:
Miss Ellice Roycroft, WOODBURY. Ken
lucky. Assistant in English. Miss Roy
croft taught English i'll the Merrill high
school last year, and has been Wis
consin teacher for a number of years.
She has specialized in number of in
sttutions.
Miss Hulda M. Augspurger, Laramie,
Wyoming, Mathematics. Miss Augs-
purger is a graduate of the Chicago
University and has specialized in math-
emetics. She has taught number of
years and comes from, Usage, Iowa.
Miss Ada +. Crandall, Milton, Wis
consin, Languages. Miss Crandall has
been successful teacher in Salem Col
lege, West Virginia. and in Milton
College.
Miss Avis j. Johnson, Gladstone,
Michigan, Commercial work. Miss
Johnson is a graduate of the Gregg
Business College, Chicago, and has had
practical Office experience as well as
teaching experience.
Mr. A. l.. Pierce who takes the sixth
grade in the 4th ward, has been Princi- |
pal of the Drummond, Wisconsin, grad |
ed schools for the past two years, and |
during the summer has been an officer |
in the Culver. Ind, Military Summer |
School. He has had large experience
in Boy Scout work.
Miss Leone Wonn Of Platteville takes |
the position made vacant by the resig
nation of Miss Stephens. She is grad
uate of the Platteville Normal.
Miss mable l.. LeTendre, Supervisor
in Music and Special Help teacher. Miss
LeTendre is graduate Of the Conserva-
tory of Music Of Lawrence College, and
has had successful experience in teach
ing in the grades.
The morning session will begin at $40
and close at II SIS. The afternoon SEES
sion will begin at 1:15 and close at $3.50
in the grades and 4; 200 in the high school,