Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-09-02
SCHOOLS TO OPEN ON
TUESDAY, SEPT. SIXTH

lltDaI IdiiUH IoA Nila Nbillh- oShNO
year has gone steadily forward at
the Vashon School. The old stu
dents present next Tuesday morn
ing will notice many changes. The
Library room on the first floor has
been prepared for recitation
room. the shelves have all been
taken down and the walls calci-
mined. The partition taken out
some years ago between the two
high school science rooms has been
replaced and one OF them has beer
maze over TO accommodate the Ii
brary. This room has also been cal
cimined and the woodwork done
over in a rich cream.
Professor Snyder was employed
to catalog the library properly and
the Dewey card system for libra
ries was installed. The Library
room has been supplied with tablet
arm chairs. One OF the High School
teachers will have charge as LII
brarian and we expect it to be OF
a great deal more benefit than ev-
er.
All the floors have been thoroly
cleaned and oiled. The desks as
well as all the woodwork about
the building have been vanished
For the first time in the history
of the school the halls have been
frescoed. Some forty new desks
have been bought and we will be
better able to care for the mum
bers coming. We feel that a better
work shop will produce better re,
suits with our pupils.
The Ace Oil Burners installed
last year have been gone over by
that company and they assure us
of even better results the coming
year than the past. The manual
training has all been overhauled
and in short all the equipment we
possess is in the best possible shape
Thomas Steffenson has been en-
ployed to work out correct light
ing system for each room and he
promises US that no one can long
er have a complaint about light
which we recognize has been sore
ly needed in our building. The in
stallation is being finished this
week and will be all ready by
Tuesday next.
Staples and Middling are again
going to haul our children to and
from school and the addition of
larger bus that this company has
made during the summer should
make this transportation more com
Portable for our children.
The faculty employed are all
experienced teachers with success
full records behind them. Miss Ere
da Schultz who so well pleased the
lisabeula patrons last year is to
have the first and second grades.
Mrs. Beryl Robinson is to return
to us for her third year and have
the third aud fourth grades as IL
sual. Miss Lillian Myes after four
successful years at Port Angeles
was employed for the fifth and
sixth grade room and Mr.. Carroll
Pease from the same system to
have the seventh and eighth grades
We have learned that during the
summer these teachers were mar
ried so that they viii begin heir
work with us as Mr.. and Mrs.
Pease. All these grade teachers are
graduates Of our own Bellingham
Normal School with the exception
Of Mrs. Peasc who finished at
Hope College.
Mr.. Harold Snyder for the third
year will have charge of the sci
enee department of the High
School as well as carrying some Of
the English work. Miss Sophie
Coyne is returning and will have
charge of the Commercial sub.
iects, history and the High School
Chorus. Miss Julia Black also re
turns and will have the Foreign
language as well as the orchestra.
All Of these teachers hold degrees
from the University Of Washing
ton The only new High School
teacher is Miss Christopher who
comes to Us from the Tahoma High
School and is to have charge of the
Domestic iSfience Miss Christie
pher is especially interested in
classes in Sewing. She holds a de-
gree from Teachers Training Col
lege in New York.
Superintendent w. NJ. Smith is
heading our school system for the
third year and needs no intro