Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-19
SHELBURNE

Schools in all the towns comprising Chit
tenden South District will open Tuesday
September z Practically every school Is
supplied with teacher the few vacancies
now existing being cared for during the
present week. The teachers now under
contract are as follows. Charlotte-West
Charlotte Grammar, Cora Clark. West
Charlotte primary. Mildred Topper Of
South Burlington: East Charlotte primary
Anna Hayes: Spear. NJ. Deborah Baker
Wtnooski: Mutton Hin Dorene Wheeler
Colchester, Kingsand. Bessie Whalley;
Quinlan. Minnie Brown, Burlington; Prin-
die. Mar1ory Smith Middlebury. Hazard
Carrie Miles. Monkton: Mcdonald. Alma
Falby. Huntington; Foote, Beulah Dow
Hinesburg-high school L. l.. Conner
principal languages, Mary Butler, stat
ford. ~ Y, home economies Marion
Thomas, Newburyport Mass, history and
English. Dorothea Reynolds Burlington;
Intermediate. Marguerite Mckenzie: pri-
mary, Bess Weed: Hollow, Belle Cogans;
Page, Mabel Hopkins Observation-Disclosures
vile. Mrs Alma c. Taft; Center, Helen
fIallock Starksboro; primary, Cadde
stephenson, Lowell Shelburne-High
school, Elwyn Farnham. principal, assist
ant Margaret Carpenter, Addison: pri-
Alice Stewart Burlington; grammar, Gle
lily Donahue. Monkton Falls. l.. Louise
Gates; Sutton. Cressa Thompson. South
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. road. Mrs. II. f..
Simmons. Burlington Fourth street. Mrs
lIffie Truax. Burlington: Eldridge Mrs.
Mary Leonard. Burlington: grammar
lenza Fraser, Hinesburg: primary Ger
trude Chamberlin. Burlington. st. George
Lizzie Gaffany. Hinesburg 1t is inter
esting to notice that of the 81 teachers
named above, Is taught in this district
last year. OF the new teachers, only four
are without experience. MIR. Farnham. the
new principal of Shelburne High School
comes from Wallingford where ne has
been principal of the Walllngford high
school for the past six years Miss Car
penter comes from the University OF Yer
mont but has had several years expert
ence in rural and graded schools Misses
Brown Baker and Wheeler. who come
to Charlotte. are graduates of the 1920
teacher training class OF the Burlington
high school. Miss Falby was graduated
this year with tho training class of Mont
pelier Seminary. Miss Stephenson Is a
teacher with several years. experience and
comes 10 Huntington from Barton. Miss
Hallock has hsen teaching for several
o.
Mrs. H. F. Simmons comes to South Bur
lngton schools from two years work In
the Richmond graded schools Previous
to her work in Richmond, she taught for
five years in the Wheeler school in Bur-
lngton.
J. J. Quinlan OF Charlotte and Miss An
ma Murphy OF Burlington were united In
marriage Wednesday Aug. II at ST. Cath
crimes Church by the Rev. T. J. Henry
The Girls Sewing club will meet
Mrs. Murray Friday at two O'Clock
sharp at the home of Mrs. b. c. Mar
sett Each girl will please bring needle.
thread. thimble and towel to hem. The
Women's Sewing club, which was to
have been organized on that date. has
been Indefinitely postponed
As announced several days ago, Shell
burne high school will open Tuesday. Sep
TENDER I. The announcement of the work
TO be offered mas Just been received from
the printers and copy will be sent to
anyone who will write Superintendent
Colby asking for one. The school has been
re-organized into a standard three-year
high school, offering in addition to the
regular high school work special work
in home economics and some vocational
work for the boys. To provide room for
the extra classes. il has been found neces-
sary to enlarge the small classroom on
the second floor This work has been
done and as soon as the necessary equip
ment can be purchased, arrangements will
be completed for opening the high school
Principal Farnham has rented rooms in
the village and expects to move here
with Mrs. Farnham and their little boy
before September 2. Miss Carpenter the
high school assistant, is in Shelburne to-
day arranging for a boarding house
Mrs. Anna Williams and Mrs Thomas
Dooley and sons, James and Francis OF
Perth Amboy. N. j., are visiting their
aunt. Mrs. f.. A. Russell,-The chill con
carne supper II to be given at Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Harrington's this evening