The Coconino sun., 1927-08-19
CITY SCHOOLS OPEN SEPT.
5; MOST OF LAST YEARS
TEACHERS REEMPLOYED

Flagstaff city schools will open for
the fall term Monday, September 5.
Monday being Labor day there will be
no class work; students will report for
enrolment Tuesday morning. There
will be faculty meeting Monday
morning.
Superintendent ]. @. Thomas will
begin his seventh year as head of
Flagstaff schools. During this period
our schools have made rapid strides.
Two new buildings and many addi-
tions to the school plant have been
acquired. Equipment has grown un-
til Mr.. Thomas feels that with few
exceptions Flagstaff is in first class
shape to take care of its educational
needs.
He states that he has secured a
faculty that is strong in every de-
partment. Several of last years
teachers will not be here but most are
returning; several have been here a
long time and school patrons and par
ents are happy to welcome them
again. The school staff includes 80
members. Miss Reba Jane Switzer is
secretary to Superintendent Thomas.
j. P. McVey, instructor in mathe
matics, is also principal of the high
school. Others who need no intro
duction are: Miss Olive McNerney,
languages and physical education for
girls; Miss Pauline Bigham, English;
Miss Eunice Jones, English, history
and library; w. H. Preston, manual
training and physical education for
bovs: Jesse Allen, commercial depart
ment: H. w. Micke, eighth grade.
There are several new members on
the high school faculty. Miss Bertine
s Jones. who comes from Greeley to
take charge of the domestic science
department, is graduate OF the state
teachers college at Greeley. She
taught four years at Akron, Ohio, and
three wears at Rockyford, Colo.
Miss Annette Turngren, social SCI
ence is a sister of Miss Clara Turn
gren, primary teacher at Emerson.
She is graduate Of the University
of Minnesota with two years OF sue
cessful experience at PlalnvleW high
school, Minnesota.
The science department will be un-
der Paul E. Crabb, graduate OF Stan
ford university. His two years ex-
nerience were at Palo Alto high school
and at Ray, Ariz. -
The music instructor will be MISS
Dorothy Jane Barber, graduate OF
the music department of the state
| teachers college at Emporia, Kan, who
has had two successful years expert
ence at Eskridge, Kan.
Miss Clarissa Day will again direct
the art work of the schools.
The school nurse will be Miss Eliza
beth Cogshall, daughter of Professor
w. A. Cogshall, head of the astronomy
department of the University OF In
diana. She is a graduate OF the Uni,
versitv of Indiana, has had several
years experience in hospital and
school work and recently took SPECIAL
health work at the University of Wis
consin. She is now connected IN an
executive capacity with the Lutheran
hospital at La Crosse, WIS; MISS s.
Copshall spent two weeks in Flagstaff
this summer with her parents and
brother Frederick, who were mere
most Of the summer. :,
The new kindergarten teacher VIII
be Miss Harriet Whitwen. She is
Tempe college graduate and speclal-
lied in kindergarten work.
The remainder of the faculty nave
taught mere, some IoI many yS"i" ., 0iAe
one of longest service being Mrs. Ber-
tha S. Kennedy, principal of Emerson
school. Miss C. Ema Vandevort,. prln-
cipal of Brannen school, will begin her
eighth year in that position.
Members Brannen staff assisting
Miss Vandevort, principal, who teaches
first grade, are Miss Agnes G. Lynch,
third grade; Miss Gertrude Schneb-
lev, second grade; Miss Alma Acker,
Other members of the Emerson
grade staff: Charles Fillerup, seventh
grade and physical education for boys;
Miss Ruth Dotson, sixth grade and
domestic arts; Miss Lura Kinsey, fifth
grade; Mrs. Jane Asselin, Miss Helen
Runke, Mrs. Anna Carron and Miss
Lucille Haeger, intermediate; Miss
Frances Stringfellow, second grade;
Miss Dorothy Ford and Miss Clara
Turngren, primary.
Mrs. Cleo Wilson Murdoch will
again be in charge of the Dunbar
school.
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