The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-06
NATIONAL SCHOOL WEEK
roBE OBSERVED HERE
Bemidji People Are Urged to
Visit Schools at Any
Time This Week

This week, Dec. S to II, is desig-
mated by the National Bureau Of Edu-
cation as rNational School Week. !"
There are three points Of emphasis
as stated by the National Bureau Of
Education First. know your schools;
second, better prepared teachers for
your schools, and third, more money
for the schools. Since Bemidji is
generous from the financial stand
point, it is hoped to emphasize only
one of these points this week-"Know
Your Schools"
This the faculty feels sure will re-
suit in increased appreciation of what
the schools are doing and gives the
people of, Bemidji better under
standing of how their money is used.
1t seems convenient to begin with
the grades one to six, and give a
summary Of the workers in the four
grade buildings.
The supervisor for these grades is
Miss Hazel Irene Aldrich. She gives
all her time to helping the teachers
and pupils in their work. Her three
main cbjectives for the year are :
making course of study for the first
six grades, introducing project work
and standardizing the schools.
There are 1,106 pupils in these
grades.
In the East school, Mrs. Bernardo
and Miss Josephine Parker have
charge. Mrs. Bernardo has second
and third grades,\ 26 pupils; Miss
Parker, first grade, 21 pupils.
At the North school, Miss Clarice
Peterson is principal and teaches the
first grade, 81 pupils. Miss Freda
Schroeder has charge of the second
grade, 81 pupils. Miss Agnes Cullen
teaches the third A and fourth B
grades, 80 pupils. Mrs. Cummings,
who has taken Mrs. Wards room, has
the fourth A and the fifth grade work,
3S pupils.
At the Lincoln school, Miss Ellen
Boulger is principal. Miss Esther
Ganschow teaches grade one, 20 pu-
pills; Miss Edith Mills, grade one, 27
pupils; Miss Mollie Whalen, grades
one A and two A, 38 pupils; Miss
Sadie Chesborough, grade two B, 3S
pupils; Miss Marvel Glass, grade three
!B, SO pupils Miss Alice James, grades
three A and four A, 81 pupils; Miss
Gerda Larson, grade four B, 4G pu-
pills; Miss Marry Yeo, grade five b,
Al pupils; Mrs. Vera Mckee, grades
five A and six A, % pupils; Miss Rose
Olson, grade six B, AZ pupils.
At the Central school, Miss Alma
Munson is principal. Miss Abbie Muir
ply teaches grade one, &c pupils; Miss
Kathleen King, grade one, 81 pupils
Mrs. Ida Letford, grade one A. 81 pu-
pills; Miss Jessie Aiken, grade two, 81
pupils; Miss Sarah Arnold, grade two,
81 pupils; Miss Alice Graves, grade
two A and three B, 40 pupils; Miss
Florence Craig, grade three, AZ pu-
pills; Miss Natalie Petteys, grade
three, AZ pupils; Miss Ida Anderson,
four b, Al pupils; Miss Rose Hanlon,
grade four, Al pupils; Miss Effe Nc
MILAN, grade five, Al pupils; Miss
Margaret Thorgrimson, grade six, al
pupils; Miss Pearl Gaalaas, grade six,
"A pupils, and Miss Lillian Apman,
grade six, AZ pupils.
Each Of the grade teachers will
welcome the parents and town-people
to visit any of her classes. The facul-
ty especially urges that the people Of
Bemidji take advantage Of the oppor-
tunity to visit the schools at this time.
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