The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-30
HAMMOND SCHOOLS WILL
OPEN NEXT TUESDAY

All arrar Sements have been completed
for the opening OF the Hammond public
schools Tuesday. September end The
several school buildings have been thor
oughly overhauled and put in a salts
factory sanitary condition. The corps
Of teachers Is complete and assignments
TO the several buildings and grades were
mailed to the teachers last Friday.
2 here will be the usual number of
changes in the teaching force and the
superintendent received a number Of
last minute" designations, but all posi-
tons have been filled or viii be fHed
temporarily with competent substitutes.
The outlook for a successful school year
is encouraging.
The most notable changes are in the
superintendent Office and the principal
ship of the Industrial high school. Sup
erintendent Edwin S. Monroe will sue
coed C NJ. Mcdaniel. who was head Of
me Hammond schools for fourteen years.
Mr.. Monroe comes to Hammond from
NIuskogee. Okla. where he had been
superintendent of schools for the past
ten years and IN that new and growing
city of forty thousand population. had
built UP a system of schools recognized
as che leading school system of the en-
koEee. superintendent Monroe held sim
lar positions at Frankfort and Mount
Vernon. Ind. He is a native of Indiana,
educated al the State University and the
State Normal school The Hammond
Board OF Education. while looking Ter
a superintendent visited the Muskogce
schools and found them so highly eli
cient both in the administration and
instruction departments that Mr.. Monroe
vas invited 10 the superintendency here
He was endorsed for the position In
Hammond BY such national educators
DR.. Nathaniel Butler Of the Jniver-
sity of Chicago. President w w Par
sons of the Indiana State Normal School
State Superintendent L. n. Hines, former
STATE superintendent Charles A. Great
house, DR.. l. D Cocman OF the Univer-
sity Of Minnesota President w. A. Jes-
sup Of the University Of Iowa President
Stratton .. Brooks of the University of
Oklahoma. DR.. r J. Alley of the Univer-
sty OF Maine. DR.. A f. Winship Presi-
dent G. G. Pearse of Milwaukee. and
many others.
Professor spohn. the new principal al
the Industrial high school. is well known
70 the people of Hammond He was
formerly Instructor in English in the
local high school. but for the past sew
eral years he has been teacher in one
Of the Minneapolis. MINI. high schools
Ralph Kenny, also returns to the Ham
mond high school after service with
the army in France. Francis Brophy,
head OF the English department. is
graduate of the University of Toronto
and A. NJ. from the University of Chi
eago In addition to large experience
n teaching he was for several years a
newspaper man and magazine writer
The new principal Of the Irving school
is Herbert Cortright for some time
connected with the Crown Point schools.
Courses in vocational education viii
Be re-established in the schools during
the ensuing year. Fred S. Barrows
competent and experienced man, has
been selected as director of this work
It is planned to place him in charge Of
the manual training. home economies
and other vocational features Of the
course OF study. night school Will be
organized to begin earlH in October and
ID is the intention TO conduct part-time
and continuation schools in connection
with such manufacturing establishments
as will cooperate with the schools.
Hammond presents fruitful field for an
extended vocational program. and il IS
The intention OF the school authorities
- carry on Some effective work along
this line. Mr.. Barrows was for a num-
her of years principal of the Boys
Vocational School" OF Racine. Wis. and
during the war was employed by the
government in the establishment Of vo-