, 1921-08-18
NEW PRINCIPAL
OF HIGH SCHOOL
TO COME HERE
FROM ILLINOIS
John c. Glade Voted
Position at Salary Of
$4,000; Has Fine Rep
utation as Educator

Laying the foundation for
prospective college or normal
school work in conjunction
with grade and high school
work here, Supt. A. A. Slade
announced this morning that
he bad been fortunate enough 10 Sc
cure the services of John C. McGlade
hs principal OF tho high school for
the coming year.
Mr.. McGlade will receive a salary
Of 5000 a year and will be the high.
est paid high school executive in the
state of Wyoming. He knows
schools from top 10 bottom and horl6
easily take charge of college or noe,
NAL school classes" said Mr.. s,adc In
speaking OF his qualifications.
That Mr.. McGiade Is amply quail.
lied for tho big duties he will under.
take here is shown by his record OF
achievement in school work in many
parts OF h country. At present he
Is assistant superintendent of schools
at Rockford. ILL.,. at the same salary
no win draw here.
Mr.. McGlade resigned his position
In Rockford because OF the wider op
portunities that are presented here
and because OF the fact that college
or normal school work here Is within
the range of immediate possibility.
The new principal Is a big power.
full man. said to be over six feet tail
and a perfect human working M
chine. He will succeed w. A Lacy.
who resigned to take charge OF the
high school at walla Wal;a. Wash
Mr.. McGiade has held such posi-
tons as inspector of grade and high
schools in Iowa. professor of cduca-
ton at Iowa Teachers college. army
educational corps inspector A. Z. f.
and was under consideration FOR the
office OF state commissioner OF edu-
cation in Wyoming when Mr.. Slade
resigned from that office. He with
drew his application for the job when
he went TO Rockford.
In conjunction with placing a high
ly trained official at the head of the
high schools, Mr.. Shade announced
hat the teaching staff was being
strengthened in all departments.
j.. W. Hoyer. now head OF the in
dustrial arts department Of the North
ern Normal and Industrial Arts col
lege at Aberdeen. s. D.. has been Sc
cured to take charge of h manual
training department Of the high
school.
George Snow, formerly head OF the
science department In the Tulsa.
Okla, high school. has been secured
to take charge of the science depart
msnt of the local school. Since re-
turning from war Mr.-Snow has been
in charge of a chemical laboratory for
n largo nil
His knowledge OF oil chemistry and
his former experience qualities him as
a valuable man for local Schools Mr..
Snow will succeed Mrs. Blanche Lex
ter who resigned last year
with plans for making h CONNER
ciai department N Of the finest IN
the west. Mr.. Slade has arranged for
the services of Mrs. TENDERS OF Bur
lineton. Iowa. and Miss Dolan OF
plainview, Texas They have each
been the heads of commercial depart
ments in the high schools of their re-
snective cities. They will assist j.
w. Mcintyre in making the depart
ment here one of the highest class
Prior to the opening of school Sep
tember 6 the full list of expert teacn-
ers will be announced. There VIII De
many changes and the best of teach
ers for every department are being
secured. The teachers who viii have
charge of the schools during the COM
ing wear will all meet in a general
session and get acquainted meeting
:. .ba b;vh school September 5.