, 1935-09-08
VACATION IS
FINISHED FOR
$4,000 KIDS
Schools In All F our
Valley Counties Get
Under Way During
Coming Week
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year. New students OF junior high
and high school also registered Fri
day and Saturday and all old stu
dents Of junior high and high
school, also registered Friday and
Saturday and all old students OF
tuni : high and high school and all
elementary school pupils will enroll
Tuesday. Class work will begin at
Junior college Tuesday and at all
other schools Wednesday.
Monday has been set aside for a
general meeting Of all teachers OF
the Brownsville Independent School
District at the junior college audit
orium at $50 o'clock.
Brownsville schools this year will
pay particular attention to the
Texas Centennial, and more stress
Will be placed on club work in all
grades from junior high school
through high school. Superintend-
ent Dodd said. Safety education also
will be an important factor.
Several new courses will be offer
ed to students this year. includir-
German, sociology, Texas histC--
general Psychology, educational
courses in curriculum revision and
home economics in the junior COL
lege. and new utilization courses in
high school will include commercial
law. advanced arithmetic and third
year economies.
In addition to new courses and
new emphasis on phases Of school
work. Superintendent Dodd pointed
out that the faculty this year shows
q greater percentage OF Masters OF
Arts degrees among its members
than before. and that a large per-
centage OF faculty members took
advantage Of opportunities offered
during the summer Of continuing
advanced work ut colleges and univ
ersities or spent the summer In
travel.
"On the whole" Superintendent
Dodd said, I'VE are looking forward
10 a very good school year. The
greatest number Of teachers
gagged in extensive travel or summer
study than perhaps ever before In
the history of the schools. We are
particularly anxious to make 1886
q successful year because 1t is Cen
tennial year.
Perhaps the outstanding feature
Of the Brownsville schools Is the
harmonious relationship that exists
between the English and the Span
ish speaking students" In this con-
nection and in commenting on the
active part the SpaniSh-speaking
students are taking in school activ-
titles, MI. Dodd pointed out that in
1928, 20 per cent Of the Spanish
speaking children enrolled In public
schools were in the first grade. To-
day, he said. only about ~ percent
Of the total Spanish-speaking en-
rollment is in the first grade. Con
sidering the language difficulties. 1t
ts quite an impressive record, and
one to be proud Of" he said.
Below Is listed the l935-l936
Brownsville public schools faculty,
with a record Of their summer act
ivities:
Dodd, z. c., superintendent, made
o trip to Mexico City.
Mrs. Louise @. Perkins, registrar,
attended University Of Texas.
'Mamye Montgomery, secretary to
superintendent.
Bortle. r. E. dean Of college and
principal Of high school.
Edman. Grace.
Gcode, Mrs. Pauline L.
Heyman. Charlotte.
Jennings Myrtle, attended c. I. A.
Denton.
Parry. Louise.
Reed, Ruth. attended U. Of Tex
as.
Wilson. velma, trip to northwest
and Canada.
Conrad. Ruth Barker.
Dulaney, Frances. trip to New
Mexico.
Faxon. Mrs. Bernadine. attended
u. CT Texas.
Quinn. Newbern. attended U. Of
Texas.
Langford. Anna Ruth.
Lindaberry. Mrs. Sally. attended
u. OF Texas.
MccoIlum. Mrs. Elizabeth. trip
TO California.
McCourtney. Helen Louise.
Pipkin. Maurice. attended U. of
Texas.
Portilla. Mrs. Juana Yznaga de
Ia. visited Mexico City.
Rehmet, Mrs. Hertha, attended
stilwell. Robert, attended U. of
Texas.
Tucker, Mrs. S. C.. attended c.
!. A.
'Vest. j. w.
Zachry. Margaret.
&C. Cummings Hill. attended u. Of
Texas.
Stell. Mrs. r. L., principal Of Jun
Tor high school.
Bader. Katherine.
Brandt, Mrs. Helen.
Brown. Hariette, attended Colo
RADIO A. q NJ.
Celaya. Robert.
Cayanes, Santos. attended A. g. /.
Champion. Theresa.
DeBardeleben. Cherille. trip to
New Mexico.
Hamilton. Mrs. X. ID, attended
ID. J. c.
Harmon. Elise. attended U. Of
Texas.
Hausman. Harriet, trip to Cali
fornia.
Holland. Mrs. Marjorie.
Jackson, Robert.
Martin. Sara Lane.
Monroe. Margaret.
patterson. Rex. attended y. OF
Texas.
Robinowitz. May Tee, trip to New
York.
Ruff. Elizabeth.
Sewell. Mrs. j. G.
Towle. James E., attended U. Of
Chicago.
vivier. Mrs. Joe.
Longcria, Manuela. attended q
Of Texas.
Rice Cecilia. trip 10 Mexico City.
Williams. Ina, Teachers College
at Nacadogches.