New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1920-08-25
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
TO OPEN SEPT. I
REGISTRATION DAY FOR NEW
PUPILS THURSDAY, SEPT.
NEW HOURS.
TEACHING PERSONNEL NEARLY
FILLED.-GERMAN CAUSE
OF DISCUSSION.

The New Ulm high and public
schools will open for the fall term on
Tuesday, Sept. Z, according to de-
cision of the board of Education, at a
special meeting held last Wednesday
evening. This is the topic of general
discussion among the boys and girls
of school age, some of whom express
Joy, while others deplore the fact that
vacation days soon will be over.
Supt. Arnold Gloor, who assumes
charge Of the local public schools at
the beginning of the fall term, will be
in his office at the high school on
Thursday, Sept. 2, from the hour of
10 o'clock in the morning, for the pur-
pose of registering applicants for adj
mission to school. Children reaching
the age of six years prior to January
1, 1921, will be admitted for the
current school attendance.
Change in School Hours.
@ During the special meeting consider
able discussion was had relative to
fixing a time for closing the high school
building after the regular study hours.
Quite number Of parents have com
planned that their children attending
the high school do not arrive home
until supper time, giving as their
excuse that they spent the intervening
time studying in the building. Com
plants also reached the board members
relative to the conduct of certain high
school students after the regular study
hours. In view of these complaints
it was decided to have the high school
open at $50 o'clock IN the morning,
allow noon recess of an hour and a
half for all departments, and close the
building at 4:30 in the afternoon.
Heretofore there has been no definite
hour for closing the high school, The
grammar grades will by governed by
the same schedule as the high schools,
while in the primary grades the days
study begins at a. m. and closes at
3:45 p. M, with an hour and hall
noon recess, instead of an hour and a
quarter, as heretofore. Those board
members who favored the adoption OF
the study hour schedule outlined above
also stated that the janitors must be
given reasonable amount Of time in
which to do their work, which is not
possible if scholars are permitted tc
remains in the schools until late in the
afternoon @
German Causes Discussion.
A lengthy discussion was precipitat,
ed at the board meeting last Wednes.
day evening when the matter Of in.
Guiding the study of German in the
regular curriculum of the sixth, seventh
and. eighth grades for the coming
school year was brought UP. An at
tempt to make this study ''sele Give
in these grades failed, as the board was
equally divided when a vote wa:
taken, Attorney Alfred W. Mueller
DR.. C. A. Hintz and Herman Raabt
favoring the motion, while President
w. 7. Eckstein, DR.. j. H. Vogel anc
John Henle were opposed. Conse
quently the study Of German, in thu
sixth, seventh and eighth grades vii
be compulsory, the same as all othe,
studies in the curriculum.
Loretta c. johnson Released.
The corps of teachers in the higl
school and grade buildings was com
plete until the request for a release
filed. with the board by Loretta G
Johnson Of Mankato, was granted
Miss Johnson desired to be released
from her teaching contract owing tt
the death of her mother. An applica
tion for this vacancy is pn file will
Supt. Gloor and the position to which
Miss Johnson was elected, that O
teacher Of the second and third grade
IN the Washington building, will b,
filled before the opening of the fall
term. The application of Alyce Gan
non Of Lodi, Wis, elected as one o
the Commerce instructors, for
release was denied by the board.
Provision was made for a clerkshil
for the superintendent, clerk of board
and librarian and such other secretaria
work as required, at a salary ofts75 PEI
month for the school year. Applica.
T tions for this new position will be re.
ceived by the board.
Members Of Teaching Corps.
Following is the list Of teachers in the
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