Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-09-08
PUTNAM HIGH TO
OPEN On MONDAY
FOR FALL TER N
Exercises in Auditorium
Will Take Place at 9
O'Clock
IN IN V|TED
Faculty Is One of Best to
Be Found Anywheer
in the State

The Putnam High School will open
Monday morning at 900 o'clock. Pa
irons and friends are cordially invited
to be present at the opening exercis-
es, which will consist of music and
short addresses by officials and Wis
dtors.
The high school faculty for this
term consists of w. H. Cassells, prin-
cipal; Miss Anne Montgomery, assis-
tant principal and mathematics; Miss
Estelle Mckenzie, history; Miss Ellie
nnor Manning, English; Miss Edna
Ruse Williams, Latin and French;
Miss Faith Potter, home economics;
Miss Marie Golden, science; N. B.
Armstrong, relief teacher; Mrs. E. L,
Mann, music; Miss Golden comes to
Putnam high from Leon high, where
she has taught science for the past
two years and was offered her posi-
tiOn for the coming year. This is
recommendation sufficient for Miss
Golden. Mr.. Armstrong is a recent
graduate of Peabody college of the
University Of Florida. He was con-
sidered one of the best and most stu
dious young men of that college. He
has had some successful teaching eX-
perience. His work will be to relieve
those departments in which the work
is too heavy for one teacher.
The high school texts, adopted for
the eight years beginning July, 1922,
will come into use at the beginning of
this term. Because of the increase in
the cost of printing, text books are
necessarily higher under this contract
than under the one of 1917. Text
book houses claimed that they were
losing money under the contract of
1917 and would not contract to sell
the same books at the same price. In
some instances changes were desira-
bic, and under the circumstances
these changes could be made with
very little if any additional cost to
patrons.
The following are the changes in
texts in 50 far as they effect Putnam
high school: first year English, first
year Latin, first and second year
French, ancient and modern history,
civil government, general science,
physics and chemistry. A unit course
in biology will be offered this year in
stead of a half unit course each in
zoology and botany.
Plans for Athletics
A meeting of all boys interested in
football will be called for Monday af-
ternoon. A large number should en-
roll for practice. They will receive
some excellent physical training and
will fit themselves for future teams,
whether they are selected for this
years team or not. The larger boys
of the 7th and 8th grades are invited
to enroll for practice. Two of the
regulars on last years team were
from the Sth grade.
This should be the best year in the
history of Putnam high school athlet-
les. George Everson has been selec-
ted to coach the boys, and Miss Mann
ing will again have charge of the
girls. She will probably be assisted
by Miss Golden who has had exper-
fence in coaching.
In spite of any untoward conditions
that may exist, the faculty and school
officials are determined to make this
the most successful term in the histo-
ry of the school. They covet and ex-
pect the hearty cooperation and sup
port of patrons and all progressive
citizens. .......