Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-09-05
SCHOOLS OPEN NEXT WEEK.
Corps of Teachers and Other Features
of Special Importance.

vacation is drawing to close and the
chlldren, who have practically all been
employed in useful work during the
summer months, will have their minds
turned to educational advancement.
The present and the future demand for
trained minds increases the Importance
of the schools. National leaders from
President Wilson down are striving as
never before to see that every child of
school age is in school this fall The
President says, After the war there
will be urgent need, not only for trained
leadership in all lines of Industrial,
commercial, social and civic life. but
for very high average of intelligence
and preparation on the part of all the
people. | would therefore urge that
the people continue to give generous
support to their schools of all grades
and that the schools adjust themselves
as wisely as possible to the war condi-
tons to the end that no boy or girl shall
have less opportunity for education be-
cause of the war and that the nation
may be strengthened as it can only be
through the right education of all of its
people. "
Notwithstanding this demand upon
schools, they are generally reduced in
| effectiveness because of the great num-
bers of teachers entering the service or
occupations where the remuneration
and working conditions are more at
tractive. In this emergency, parents
and citizens must give every support
and encouragement TO the work of the
schools.
The teaching corps of the local
schools is filled, with one exception, and
every effort will be made to maintain
and advance the standard of education
al work. Many schools are finding it nee
essary to close this department this year
because of the impossibility of securing
teachers. There are some changes in
the faculty caused by teachers entering
the service or accepting other positions.
Thegnew teachers are: Miss Lillian
Lucterl, st Paul, Mimi, who has been
teaching at Livingston: Miss Helen II.
Goodrich is Ripon College graduate
with a number of years experience
in high school and literary work ;;
Miss Katharine Berry, LaJunta, Colo,
who is a Cummock graduate and has
spent year in Interpretive work in
Europe; and H. C. Stewart, who has
had experience as high school principal
in Iowa and Minnesota. The manual
training position is not filled at the
present time. In the grades, Miss Lii
liam Hosken, who has been teaching at
Mt. Vernon. Wash, will be teacher of
the sixth grade and principal of the
4th ward building, and Miss Kathryn
Nelson of Lena, Ill.,, will have charge
of the kindergarten.
A complete list of teachers is as fol-
lows
Superintendent w. H. Rood.
High School
Science H. c. Stewart.
History Ellice Roycroft.
English Helen H. Goodrich.
English and Expression Katharine
Berry.
Mathematics Christine GiIbertson.
Latin and French Ada Crandall.
Commercial and Penmansbip Avis
Johnson.
Domestic Science - Lillian Luckert.
Grades
Music Mabel LeTendre.
Eighth Rose Dunbar.
Seventh = Gertrude Weidenfeller.
Assistant Katherine Davies.
Sixth Lillian Hosken.
Fifth and Sixth Florence Bridge.
Fifth Mrs. J. f. Renhart,
Fourth Anna O'Dowd.
Third Jane Tregilgus.
Second and First = Eta Neal.
Second and First Leone Wonn.
Kindergarten Kathryn Nelson.
BY action of the school board, the
subject of German has been taken out
of the course of study. French will be
offered this year. Some changes in
text books have been made, which will
make the work more interesting and
up-to-date. All old text books may be
exchanged for credit Of 30 per cent
on cost of the new book. which takes
the place Of it. Children should consult
the teachers before purchasing new
, books.
Because Of the desire of students t.
consult about studies and courses be
fore the opening Of school, Superintend
ent Rood will be at the high scnoo
building on Friday of this week to reg
. lister students.
Miss Hazel Johnston and Mr. vii
: Hard Proctor, both Of this place, wer'
l n Dfifh TIL.