White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-08-27
School Term
Will Begin
Next Monday
ENTIRE NEW STAFF OF HIGH
SCHOOL TEACHERS AND TWO
NEW TEACHERS IN GRADE

Next Monday, August 81, marks the
opening of the White Bluffs Public
Schools. While there has been con-
iderable change in the teaching per-
sonnet, especially in the high school
where the entire staff is new, the first
day is being we'll organized and is ex-
pected to be one of the most important
days of the school year
Two of last years teachers are re-
turning to the grade school, Miss La
versa Koenig, the fifth and sixth
grade teacher, and Miss Alice Martin,
the first and second grade teacher.
Miss Helen Erickson, of Richland will
take Miss Johnson's place with the
third and fourth grades. Miss Erickson
has had three years preparation at
the Cheney State Normal and is well
qualified for her work. The new sew
enth and eighth grade teacher will
be Robert Carboneau of Everett,
Washington. He has had three years
training in Bellingham State Normal
and has taken very active part in
the school athletics there. Mr. Car
boneau expects to carry on the turnb
ling work established by Mr.. Atkinson
and like any new man he probably
will have many new ideas for the
work
In the high school Miss Lois Duvall
of Seattle, a graduate of the Univer-
sity of Washington, will be instructor
in English and French, and will also
handle physical education for the
girls. She has just finished a brief
course in library management and
should be well prepared to organize
and manage the splendid library estab-
lished by former Supt. Underhill It
might be added that Miss Duvall has
very high scholastic record at the
University and is member of Phi
Beta Kappa. the national high schol-
arship fraterssisxS I'd
Both Supt. Nelson and Mrs. Nelson
are graduates of the University of
Washington. Mrs. Nelson received her
degree in 1926 and taught three years
in the high school at Mount Vernon.
For the past two years she has been
assistant instructor in the Home Econ
omics department at the University.
She will handle the teaching of his
tory and commercial subjects in the
high school here. Mr.. Nelson, who
will teach science and mathematics,
graduated from the four year course
at the Cheney State Normal in 1925,
and from the University in 1880. This
summer he completed his work for the
degree of Master of Arts in Education.
While at the University he became
eligible for the education honorary
son has had five years teaching ex-'
perience in various parts of the state.
A school board meeting was held
with Supt. Nelson on Tuesday even
ing, in the high school building the
budget for the coming year being the
chief issue. A very definite action
was taken in regard to the admission
of children to the first grade. The
motion was carried that any child be-
coming six years of age on or before
January L. 1882 of the ensuing school
year, will be admitted to the first
grade at the beginning of the school
year, August 81, 1881.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson have taken res
idence in the house formerly occupied
by Mr.. and Mrs. Underhill on the Nc
Fee ranch. They are very much
pleased with the White Bluffs district
and are anxious to make the acquaint-
ance of the people of the community.
They are looking forward to a happy
and satisfactory year with the school
and locality.