The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-08-30
SCHOOLS OPEN
WITH AVERAGE
ENROLMENT
Nine New Teachers on Staff this
Year; Ten-Mill Budget is APP
proved; Operating Costs are
Considerably Reduced

With an increased enrolment, the
Kennewick schools opened Monday
morning with all departments func-
tioning in good shape, according to
Supt. E. S. Black. Two hundred and
twenty nine pupils have enrolled in
the high school and 489 in the grades.
This enrolment is slightly under that
Of last year, but Mr.. Black is Of the
opinion that in another week or ten
days the enrolment will exceed that
of all previous years.
Only 81 are enrolled in the fresh
man class. The sophomore class now
numbers II and Mr.. Black thinks the
first year class this year will at least
equal that of last within a few days.
The junior class numbers 90 and the
senior class 81.
Teachers have all been selected and
there are nine new faces in the school
rooms occupying the larger desks.
The list of teachers as given out by
the secretary, Mrs. Church, includes:
Miss Rena Savage, teaching the COM
mercial classes; Charles Jungstrum,
history, junior business, economies;
Miss lone MCGEE, English, public
speaking and debate; Miss Elsa Doer-
ner, physical education, history; Har-
old s. Keeney, coach, mathematics,
physical education; M. G. Clark,
science; Miss Helen Michaelson, home
economics; Miss Catherine Miller,
music; Miss Esther Moulton, foreign
languages. -...-. ......... g.. -. IL
Miss Bertha Fricke and Miss JOSS
ephine Kempses have the first grades;
Miss Frances Allen anad Miss Flor
ence Ring, the second; Miss Zemma
Buchanan and Miss Elizabeth Schulz,
the third; Mrs. Julia Hemenway, prin-
cipal of the Washington building and
Miss Virginia Carver, the fourth
grades.
The fifth grade has for teachers,
Misses Ora Mae Lyons and Lena
Mains; Miss Maude Lampson and Ed
gar Gilbert the sixth, Miss Marcella
Rogers and Miss Ethel McReynolds
the seventh and Arthur Rogers and
Elmer Huppman the eighth grades.
The splendid condition of the school
buildings and grounds reflect great
credit upon the janitors, Mr.. Black
says and he has found every detail
carefully taken care Of before the
opening Of the years work.
Mr.. Black, in brief report made
this noon to the chamber Of commerce
called attention to the record the dis
trict made the past year. With some
$4,000 less money provided by the
budget, the schools last year had an
attendance greater than three years
ago, had more than three thousand
dollars left in cash as the close of the
school year and in addition had al
located more thana $4,000 toward the
bond retirement fund created last
year in cashing outstanding warrant
Indebtedness.
Word was received this evening
that the county budget review COM
mittee, which met in Prosser the first
Of the week had approved the dis
trict's ten-mill budget. A second pro-
visional budget, based upon an addi-
tional two mill levy did not secure the
Of the budget review board.
This second budget was made for the
purpose of securing an additional
fund to guarantee against a warrant
this year as to provide
a sum which might be used in match
ing PWA funds should the govern
ment again permit the district TO pro-
vide additional relief projects.
Re-roofing and other repairs about
the buildings could be undertaken In
the opinion Of the board, should the
government again make similar pro-
visions as that made last year.
Kennewick's number Of new teach
ers Is slightly under the average Tor
The county, according to report made
by the county superintendentss office
today. That report shows that there
has been better thana fifty percent
turnover in clinton county teaching
staffs this year. About half Of the
districts in the county opened this
week, while the remainder will get
underway for the seasons work next
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