Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1920-08-19
FULL CORPS Of
TEACHERS FOR
SCHOOLS

The following letter to the patrons
Of the Grangeville public schools has
been received from Supt. f. L. Lukens
who has written from Livingston,
Mont.
To the patrons of GrangevilIe
Schools
Plans are being made for the open
ing of school on Monday, September
6. 1t is hoped that there will be a
full attendance from the beginning.
All of the teachers have been Sc
cured for the coming year and am
sure that we are going to have an ex-
traordinarily strong teaching force.
The high school will be headed, as
last year, by Miss Belle Wynne. Miss
Wynne last year won the respect and
admiration of both teachers and pu-
pills. Her sympathetic understanding
of the students will enable her to give
most efficient service as principal.
People viii also be gratified to know
that Miss Florence tia, who has had
charge of the home economies depart
ment for the last two years, is to
return for a third year. The science
work in the high school will be
taught by f. Wilmer Nelson, of Ken
ilworth, n. j. Mr.. Nelson served in
the army overseas and, while there,
was one of picked group of men in
the American army who were given
scholarship in European universities.
lie attended the University of Caen,
France Mr.. r. w. Reinemer, who has
been principal of the Coos River high
school at Marshfeld, Ore, for three
years, will teach history and mathe
matics Miss Locke Dryden of Larned,
Kas., is to teach English in the high
school.
The interests of the boys in the
high school and the upper grades are
being looked after. l, myself, shall
teach the classes in manual training
One of the men whom | have just
mentioned win handle the work in
athletics Both of them have had ex
perience in this line and l am sure
that this most important branch of
school work viii be in good hands.
For the vacancy caused by the resig-
nation of Miss Lowrie we have Sc
cured man. The work of the two up
per grades will be divided between this
man Erwin E. Ladd, and Miss M. H.
Durham. Both of them are experience
ed teachers in upper grade work.
BY dividing the work on the depart
mental plan all of the pupils of the
seventh and eighth grades will have
instructions under both a man and Ia
dy
The teachers of the first six grades
are likewise strong All of them have
had experience with proved success.
Tho +aoobaro - fbaca orradac ora. civtb !
grade, Jennie Schulze, Lewiston; fifth |
grade, Ruth Peterson, Potlatch; third |
grade, Mrs. Erwin Ladd, Clifford; sec
ond grade, Ruth Locke, Flandreau, S.
D.; first grade, Ina j. Riemers, Hutch
inson, MINI.
With the above corps of teachers 1
am sure that the work of the schools
can be made uniformly strong through
out the grades and the high school.
1t will be our purpose to strengthen
the work already in the curriculum,
rather than to add new courses. The
work in manual training and home eco
Monies will be confined to the high
school but win be strengthened with
view to getting greater practical val
ue from the work done. l shall an
nounce next week the courses to be
offered in all departments.
The fundamental policy of the
schools this year will be for the tea
cheers to give individual attention
to the children. This will apply to
studies, work, play and home life. We
want to bring about an active cooper
alton between school and home in the
and vicinity. This will re-
quire work on the part of the tea
cheers. They will be glad
to 90 out of their way to work
toward this end and we invite the
interests of the parents.
| shall be in Grangevillee in about
Two weeks and shall be glad to confer
with anyone regarding school plans.
Sincerely,
r. r. Tukpns