Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-11
TEACHERS ARE
ELECTED FOR
COMING YEAR
School Board Elects
80 Staff Members;
Irvine Is General;
Athletics Head

kighty-three teachers were elected
20 positions in the Brownsville indie
pendent school distri-S by the school
board at a meeting held Thursday
night A large majority Of the pres
ent teaching personnel Of the system
were reelected. There were a num-
Der Of teachers who fer various per-
sonal reasons did nol choose TO APP
ply for reelection, who would have
been reelected had they applied, ac-
eording to members Of the board.
New teachers elected numbered IL.
The below listed are new teachers.
Webb Connolly will teach mathe-
mates in the eighth and ninth grades
and will be coach Of Jvnior high. He
attended the University of Texas and
has had eight years Of teaching ex-
perience.
Raymond Plato is TO teach three
sections Of senior high history and
will coach football and basketball in
the junior college and senior high.
He has a NJ. A. degree from Columbia
and has had four years Of teaching
experience.
Douglas Fessenden will coach foot
ball and track in the senior high and
will teach three sections OF English.
He has a B. A. degree from the Uni
versity of Illinois and has had five
years Of teaching experience.
Miss Katheryn Cook. to be as
signed to junior high. has a r. A.
degree from the University Of Texas
and has had W years Of teaching
experience.
Miss linda Benway viii teach first
year Spanish in the junior high. She
has n B. A. degree from G. /. A.
and has had one year Of teaching ex-
reriencc.
Miss Nell Rutledge will teach the
first grade. Spanish section in West
Brownsville. She has Rad two years
of college work and two years Of ex-
perience as q teacher.
Miss Consuela CavaZos IL TO teach
the first grade in the fourth ward.
She has had two years of college
work and two years teaching ex-
perience.
Miss BERTHE Bartlett il 70 teach =
first grade. as yet unassigned. Two
years Of college work and two years
teaching experience are her q%ualifi-
cations.
Miss Melba Gross vii teach a first
grade AZ fourth ward. She has had
two years college work and three
years Of teaching experience.
Miss Zela Benton is 70 teach first
grade az Grammar school. She has
had five years Of experience and two
years of college work.
Miss Alene Stephens will teach the
third grade at the first ward. She
has had three years 81 college work
and five years ~ teFchinE expert
ence.
Among the new positions assigned
to present teachers IL the appoint
ment Of J. W. Irvine as physical di-
rector for the entire school district.
Mrs. c. v. Watkins has been elected
principal Of the Victoria Heights
school. Mrs. Amelia Campbell was
selected assistant principal or the
same school.
Present personnel reelected t. old
positions include the following list
inrs:
Administrative Staff
Thomas j. Voc. superintendent;
Perrie Wygal. primary supervisor;
Mrs. ". J.. Truss, music supervisor.
Emily Lannon's. school nurse.
Junior College Staff
s. A. Caldwell. dean Of junior coll
iege and principal ~ senior high;
Rose Sharp Brewer. English; Estelle
$. Moore. history; Mary McGill,
Spanish; Irene kehoe. biology. 20
ology; John Gragg, business admin
istration; Ralph Webb, science:
Margaret Richardson. librarian.
High School Staff
L. M. Fertsch. assistant dean and
head Of mathematics department in
junior college and senior high; Mrs.