The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-30
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
BEGIN NEW YEAR
THE ENTIRE SUMMER HAS BEEN
SPENT IN RENOVATING THE
BIG SCHOOL BUILDING
FIRST SEMESTER BEGINS SEPTEMBER 10
The New Building Built on School
Grounds For Manual Training
List Of New Teachers

One week from next Monday the
public schools of the city will open
changes have taken place in the
equipment since the commencement
in May, and there will be parts of
the grounds that will be new to the
children who attended last year. The
large play ground east Of the main
building is now occupied in part by
the new one-story frame building for
use OF the manual training depart
ment. This covers quite a bit OF
ground and the little folks who were
accustomed to play there will nave
to move to other parts of the ground.
This building is not a thing of beau
ty. in fact it is really an eyesore to
most every one who beholds it. But
as the people Of the town had re-
fused to vote bonds for a new high
school building, it was necessary to
provide more room for several of the
departments, The manual training
classes were much cramped in their
old quarters and it was deemed best
by the board to build a building for
their use. We have not heard any
one claim any credit for its architec-
tural beauty, but it looks as If II
would answer the urpos and that
is perhaps all that is necessary.
The old Baptist church has been
entirely oyerhauled. and we are as
sured that the heating plant is now
in first class condition and that there
will be no reason for any one TO com
plain from cold, as they did last win
ter. II was very necessary that this
should be done. as the condition last
year was something very unpleasant.
The big building has been put in
a state of complete repair, and ex-
perts who have inspected the build
ing assure the board that it is now
In a fine state of preservation. Some
changes have been made In the heat
ing facilities of this building that
will make it more comfortable for
the pupils. Changes necessarily oc-
cur in all buildings and the board has
~endeavored to make all the changes
necessary for the best condition of
the pupils and the utility of the each
ing force.
All of the seats have been REIN
ished, making them look just as If
they were new. The rooms have
been r~e-decorated, the paint freshened
and the interior of the building pre-
SCENTS a thoroughly new appearances.
The floors are new in all Of the halls
and some of the rooms, a thing that
was much needed. Repairs have also
been made on the grade building and
the basement of that, formerly oc-
cupied by the manual training, has
been arranged for the domestic sci
ence department.
A goodly number of the former
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were reelected for the coming year
and those who are new were chosen
very carefully and come with very
high recommendations.
The following is a list of the teach
ing staff for the coming year, follow
ing the name is the home address, as
far as the clerk of the board can give
1t correctly, and then is given the
place where employed last year:
Superintendent-S. f Hargis, Itch
field, MINI; Litchfeld.
Principal High School-E. E. Len
ander, Toronto, S. D.; Toronto.
Latin II. S.-Gracia Kjerland, Dell
Rapids; Dell Rapids.
German, H. S.-Georgia Burgett,
Faribault, MINI; reelected.
Algebra, II. S.-Ada st. Clair, Cal
%ifornia; reelected.
Coach-Lewis Nelson, Brookings;
graduate college.
Music-Esther Bloomquis; reflect
ed.
Domestic Science, II. S.-Eva Greg
DRY; Alexandria: graduate college.
History II. S.-Margaret Hendricks,
Derby, Iowa; Derby. Iowa.
Mathematics. II. S.-Efie Raymond,
Williston, n. D.; Williston, n. d.
English, II. S.-Ruth Titmarsh, Den
yer. Colo; Denver, Colo.
English and Public Speaking, II. S.
Ann Wilson, Brookings; reelected.