Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1919-09-04
EXPECT GOOD WORK
IN LOCAL SCHOOLS
DURING NEXT YEAR
superintendent Lukens Tells of Out
look In Education Of Grange
vile Youth
By FIRED E. LUKENS

The prospects for a successful year
of school in Grangeville are bright
The teaching force has been chosen
with great care and the school authori
ties are confident that they have sue
ceeded in securing te best teachers
possible. School opens September 10.
Three of the teachers of last year
remain in the schools. They are Miss
Jane Matthews who is teacher of
science and plane geometry in the high
school; Miss Florence tia, who has
charge of the domestic science depart
ment, and Miss Grace Lowrie, eighth
grade teacher. These three teachers
are very successful and it is fortunate
for the schools that they are willing to
stay in Grangeville.
Teachers Are Experienced
The new teachers are practiclly all
teachers of wide experience and the
training of all of them is good. The
superintendent, f. E. Lukens, was a
member of the Grangeville high school
faculty eleven years ago. He nov re
turns as superintendent after having
held like position six years at Pot
latch, Ida, and for three years at St.
Maries. He is a graduate of the Uni
versity of Idaho. Miss Belle Wynne,
who is high school principal, is a gradu-
ate of the University of minnesota.
She comes here from the prncipalship
of the high school at St. Thomas N. D.
She was formerly principal of the Pot
latch high school and was also a mem
Der of the fSculty at st. Maries. She
comes well recommended by those with
rhor ha hoe haa,, in Gahopl
work. Miss Mildred Waite, teacher
of English and French in the high
school, is a graduate of the University
of Oregon and has done post graduate
work at the University of Washington
She has taught for the last five years
in the high scOOl at Sutherlin, Ore,
where she made an excellent record.
Charles r. Moore, manual training
teacher, is from Iowa, where he attend |
ed Cornell college. He has had expert |
ence as a high school teacher of MANU-
al training and athletics.
Teachers in the Grades
The teachers of the grades seem to
be exceptionally Strong. Miss Jennie
Schulz, seventh grade, and Miss Ethel
Anderson, third grade, are Idaho girls.
Their homes are in Lewiston. They
ire graduates of the Lewiston
normal. Miss Pearl Baxter, sixth
Tade, lives in Moscow. She comes TO
5rangevile from Potlatch, there she
las been in charge of the sixth grade
or the last four years. She formerly
aught at Genesee. Miss Martha Ben
ley, fifth grade, is a graduate Of the
idvanced course of the Superior, Wis.
formal school. She taught the last two
preceding years at Spearfish, S. D.
Ter home is at New Richmond Wis
Hiss Sadie Peterson, fourth grade, is
rom Brainerd, Mimi. She is a grad
ate of the advanced course of the
VinoEa, Mimi, normal school. For the
asst two years she has taught at Ely,
finn, a city which employs siXty-fivc
eachers.
Miss Ruth Locke second grade, is a
raduate Of the Iowa State Teachers
ollege at Cedar Falls. She comes here
rom Corwith, Ia, where she was teach
r of the second grade. Her home is at
S. D. Miss Opal Gilbert
f Minneapolis, Mimi, will teach the
irst grade. She has attended the Uni
ersity of Minnesota. For the last
our years she has been teaching at Co
lmbia Heights, Mimi
Few Changes in Course
Not many changes are planned in the
curses offered this year Superin
sndent Lukens is of the opinion that
: is necessary this time to strengthen '
he work already attempted, rather than
, attempt new courses at this time.
Te says thoroughness viii be the aim
E the schools this year. He HIS been t
usy since is arrival here in looking {
YER the records of preceding years
nd is well pleased with the work that !
as been done in many departments of
le school