The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-09-03
SCHOOL HEAD
ANNOUNCES READY
| FOR The KIDD|ES
Superintendent Capllnger Has Word
For Students and Their Parents
On Opening Of School
Tuesday.


Prof. W. ]. Caplinger, Superintend-
ent of the Maysville Public Schools
makes this announcement on the open
ing Of schools:
Maysville Public Schools will open
Tuesday morning at $3.50.
The work in the grades will be to
qualify all irregular children, exam
Inc some who may need to take exam
nation and give out the book lists to
all children. These children will be
expected to get their books Tuesday
afternoon at the two local book stores,
De Nuzie and ]. T. Kackley & Co,
The High School students will meet
in the auditorium for the adjustment
Of the year's schedule Of studies. We
are requiring this year, that all stu
dents excepting those working for a
Commercial Diploma take at least two
years of language other than Eng
lish and that all students take World
History. At the opening of school,
Principal Geo. ]. Noel will give to his
students the requirements of the four
different courses - Scientific, Clas-
sical, English and Commercial. All
that expect to receive diploma from
the High School must complete one of
these courses as given on this outline.
In the grades we will have four new
teachers, Misses Edith and Margaret
Wood, Miss Elizabeth Ross and Miss
Hilda Tucker The Misses Wood are
teachers of several years experience,
while Miss Ross and Miss Tucker have
had only one years experience. How
ever, both Of them are graduates of
High School and have had some nor
NAL training, consequently, they are
the type of teacher that we like to get
established in our system.
Our High School faculty will have
fewer new teachers than usual. Miss
Nancye Furlong will handle the Com
mercial work and Miss Mary Page
Maltby the History Department. Miss
Furlong holds Commercial Diploma
and has taught in the Commercial De-
partment Of the Mason City, Iowa,
schools for two years. She comes to
us highly recommended by the super
intendent of that city. She is teach
er of several years. experience in the
public schools before she took up Com
mercial work. This department will
have its full quota Of typewriters the
coming year. During the war, we
economical by doing without three Of
our machines, thus reducing our orig.
inal number from ten to seven. Las,
week, three new Underwood Typewrit.
ers we're installed thus making oul
quota at the pre-war basis Of ten. At
ter Miss Maltby graduated from the
Maysville High School she spent foul
years in the University of Texas
graduating from there June, 1920. Mis'
Maltby majored especially in Histor!
and Government, which qualities hel
prominently, for the work that sh'
had been selected to teach. Jennie
White a graduate Of our Colored Higf
School, will be the Domestic Scienc'
teacher at the Colored High School
Prof. Humphrey considers her one o
his best graduates and one We hope II
train into being a skilled teacher o
that department.
The janitors are putting the finish
ing touches on all Of the buildings fol
the final inspection of the COMMITTEES
of the Board.
Monday morning, at 9, there will b
a Teachers meeting at which tint
plans for the year will be discussed
programs arranged, registers ant
other forms distributed preparatory tc
Tuesday morning.
With the walls Of all buildings tint.
ed, the rooms thoroughly cleaned,
corps of well-trained experienced
tachers ready for service, the schools
extend wide open welcome to the