Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-09-13
PROSPEROUS STATE SCHOOL
Several New Teachers at Mont
pelier Seminary for Its Eighty
Eight Year

Montpelier Seminary begins its
eighty-eighth year on September 18th
with the largest registration for some
years. The student body will retain
it's usual high average. The special
courses such as Art, Expression, Vo
cal and Instrumental Music and Bus
mess have large enrollments, and
many students are attending the SEM
mary for Post graduate work.
DIR. j. w. Hatch is retained as
Principal of the school for his tenth
year of service. His plans for the
school will make it better than ever
before. Mrs. Nellie w. Hatch will
teach Latin and English as formerly
under the same schedule of study.
Miss Mary E. Hadley of Goffstown,
N. H., is returning for her tenth year
at Montpelier where her efficient SUI
pervision has made the Commercial
Department the strong course which
it now is.
Professor John R. Caldow of Fitch
burg, Mass, is returning for his third
year at the school and will have
charge of all French and Spanish
Classes. Miss Alice M. Pattillo of
Gloucester, Mass, will resume charge
of the Vocal Department and also of
the Music at the Methodist Church
in Montpelier. This is Miss Pattillo's
fourth year at the Seminary and the
high quality of her work is much
appreciated by all connected with
the seminary. Miss Emily A. Glover,
| well-Ioved by all seminary friends
and students over the country, will
return and do some very valuable
work on seminary records. Miss
Dorothy F. Walker of Middlebury will
have charge of Tipping and Short
hand as she did last year.
Professor Howard Hanson of Rich
ford, Vermont, will retain his position
as teacher of Mathematics and will
also coach athletics at the Seminary.
This summer he has been taking
courses in Athletic Coaching and in
Mathematics at the University of
Vermont. Miss Vivian G. Hopkins of
Watertown. Mass, will be Precep-
tEess of the school and will continue
to act as Secretary to DR.. Hatch.
large place in the hearts of Seminary
folks as Matron and is returning for
her fourth year.
There re four new additions to the
Staff. Miss E. Frances Brown of
MlHOrQ, IN. H., Will Leacn expression
and Physical Training. Miss Brown
is a graduate of the Currey School
of Expression in Boston and has also
specialized in Physical Training and
Music. Milford Bristol of Vergennes,
comes to the Seminary to teach His
tory and Physics. Mr.. Bristol is a
Syracuse University grduate and
has taught in the West for several
years. Miss Evelyn B. Wells of Shir-
ley, Mass, will teach Art and Eng
lish. Miss Wells is a graduate of the
Massachusetts NORMAL Art School in
Boston and has taken special work in
English. She will also coach Girls
basket ball. Miss Vera Board of
Cleveland, Ohio, succeeds Mrs. Harold
w. Goodrich as teacher of Instru-
mental music. She is first honor
graduate of the Toronto Conserva-
tory of music and gold medalist of
that institution. She studied in Paris
with Monsieur August Rivet. Miss
Board is an expert performer and
skillful teacher of several years ex-
perience, having held two college
positions. Mrs. Fannie P. Bruce,
teacher of violin and mandolin. will
have Studio at the Seminary for
this next school year and a large
school orchestra will, without doubt,
be secured.