The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-09-19
Medina 10 SCHOOLS
MAKE A GOOD START
MUCH LARGER ENROLMENT
THAN LAST YEAR
Two Courses in Vocational Agricul-
ture That Should Interest Many
Farmer Boys

Medina schools opened under very
favorable auspices Monday, with a
much larger attendance than last year.
There are seven new teachers with a
new coach in the athletic department
of the school activities. The teachers
in the High school are as follows:
Miss Florence McGonagle, English
and Spanish.
Miss Mary Louise Davis, English.
Florence Phillips, Latin.
Martha Law, history and civics.
Fred Wagner, biology, physics and
chemistry.
A. G. kennedy, Smith, Hughes agri-
cultural director. ss a4
Gladys Chapman, home economies.
\ Alfred RAIDER, manual training and
mech. darwing.
Grace McNamar, shorthand and
type-writing.
Luella Miller, mathematics.
Ella Canavan, kindergarten.
Gladys Harrington, / B grade.
Ruth Dutt, Ia grade.
Mrs. M. T.. Wright, "a and 2B.
Mrs. Knickerbocker, 3B.
Miss Halle Shaw, 3A and 4B.
Lauretta Benedict, Alb and "A.
Esther England, IA and 5B.
Ruth G. Smith, 5A and 6B.
Pearl Drake, IA.
Miss Clara Wheatley, 8B.
Special manual training, Alfred w.
RAIDER.
Special domestic science, Gladys
Chapman.
Jessie Mills, of Athens, resigned as
special music instructor.
Maryetta Reed resigned Saturday,
Sept. 13, from GA and 7B..
Miss Evelyn Nichols is substituting
in 9th and 7th grades until arrival Of
regular teacher.
The enrolment this year is as fol-
lows: Garfield, 400; primary grades,
224; High school, $50; last year the
total enrolment was 787. When one
stops to consider that the total Medina
enrolment of school age, between G
and 2t, is but 851, it is easy to see
that the Medina school attendance is
something to make the parents proud
The course in vocational agriculture
is offering two very important sub
jects in their work this year. A
course is being given in animal hus-
bandry to freshmen and sophomores
and course in soils and soil fertility
to juniors and seniors.
medina high is to be congratu-
lated" school authorities say, "in hav.
ing this State-aid course in agricul-
ture and every boy Of High schoo
age in Medina county who is inter
ested in farm life, should avail him
self Of the opportunity offered here
for his advancement in this line Of
work."
The athletic schedule has not beer
completed so far, but a foot bal
game with Cleveland Heights High is
announced for Saturday, Nov. l
Practice will begin at once; one OF
two dates have been made for Octo
ber also, to be announced with the
completed schedule.
Last year Medina High had 9 dates
scheduled but for various reasons but
two were played. Medina teams de
feated Cleveland Spencerian business
| college team 7 to 0, and Ashland High
20 to 0.
Supt. Conkle reports that the schoo
Esprit this year, 50 far manifest, ii
better than ever before and he il
looking for more than usual results
this school year.
The schools had handsome float il
the parade in Wednesdays home-com
ing.
There was no school Wednesday af
ternoon, vacation being given SO tina
all pupils might enjoy the home-com
ing event.
In lib primary the enrolment i
80, far the biggest in the history O
the school. Miss Harrington is teach
er Of this grade. For the next fev
weeks the platoon system WILDE used
half the pupils attending in the fore
noon and the rest at the afternoon ses
sion; arrangements will then be per
fected for all-day sessions.