The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-02-26
MRS. STEWART NOW
HOME SCHOOL HEAD
NEW SUPERINTENDENT is Full
LY EQUIPPED TO CARRY ON
IMPORTANT WORK
DR.. LENA BEACH RETIRES
RESUME OF THE EDUCATION
AL AND INDUSTRIAL WORK
BEING DONE

Mrs. Mary Stewart, for many years
prominent resident of St. Cloud and
for the past three years, superintend-
ent of the Sunnyside Home for Girls
located at Girard, Pa, became sup
erintendent and active head of the
Minnesota Home School for Girls at
Sank Centre, Saturday of last week.
The Girard school is operated ON
the cottage system, and is maintained
by private income, but works in con-
junction with the state. The Sunny
side home is preventative rather
than a corrective institution.
When the Minnesota Legislature
passed law deciding to move the
girls from Red Wing into new in
stitution, Mrs. Stewart became active
in the affairs of the School and in
company with one or two other prom
inent women of the state, made sew
eral trips to the institutions of the
east, investigating the system of man.
agement and the type of woman nee
essary to head the Minnesota insti-
tuition when it was completed.
When the Women's Board of visit
ors was authorized by the Legisla-
ture, Mrs. Stewart became it's chair
man and during the years prior to
her going to Pennsylvania she re-
tmained as the active head of the
Board. She spent much of her time
at the institution and perhaps knows
more about the work that was being
done and the ideals back of the work
than any other person in the state,
outside of the then uperintendent,
Mrs. Fannie French Morse.
The Herald editor visited Mrs.
Stewart at the Home School Monday
and after this interview we are more
than convinced that the Board of
,, Control made wise selection in NAM
ing her to succeed DIR. Lena Beach
who was compelled to retire ON ac-
count of i'll health.
Mrs. Stewart is in thorough SYM
pathy with the girls living at the
school and she is in thorough accord
with the idea of giving them inten-'
sive opportunity training both along
industrial and educational lines to
better fit them for their life work
when they resume their place in So
ciety She stated to the Herald that
: she had a desire to know the people
I of Sank Centre and wished to become
T an active part in the civic life Of the
community. She feels that the place
for the inmates Of the institution are
I on the grounds of the school.
Mrs. Stewart, while dignified, has
: very pleasing personality and the peo-
f pie of Sank Centre will like her as
they become acquainted with her.
DIR. Lena Beach, who has been the
4 head of the institution for the past
e two years, left for her home in Iowa
d last Saturday afternoon. During her
: reign as the head of the Home School
: for Girls DR.. Beach inaugurated an
y intensified educational system which
o will be followed to greater
n or less degree by the new superin-
a tendent. In this connection the Her
: aid is convinced that the following
}, resume of the activities of the sch sol
: along educational lines will be of in
terest:
One of the first changes DR..
Beach made in the administrative
plan was the introduction of four
q terms of three months each during
the year instead of two four and one
half month semtsters. According to
- this plan new classes are started in
the various subjects every three
months and class is graduated every
ahree months, the main advantage be.
1t ing that a girl arriving at the schoo
;e after the school term has started does
lie not need to wait as long to begin hel
e. studies as would be necessary with
h the longer terms.
II Several new departments have beer
" added, among which are beauty cul
ture, millinery, domestic science ant
= bookkeeping.
III The beauty culture instructor il
Of Miss Mollie Booth. The equipment il
n, adequate to make possible instruction
in shampooing, scalp treatments
NJ manicuring, facials, marching, ant
hair dressing, in fact, beauty cultur
~ and all its branches, but no grea
- amount of money has been expende'
~ on this equipment, and the girls ar
er taught to operate successfully Wit
tie a small outlay of accessories. Mis-
it Booth uses the Harper method o
wv scalp and facial treatments and in
structs four classes per day, for on
W. and one-half hour periods, in thu
a way she is able to give instruction
=, to SO girls every day. The equip
o !, ment and wood work of this classroom
Id is white enamel which together wit
I'M curtains of blue and white checke
ms material, makes very pleasing az