The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-08-22
School Opens.
Mon. Morn,
September 2
Half Day Session Opening
Day-New Teachers
Added to Faculty
OPENING TIME AT s: IS
Repairs Made During Sum-
mer-Better Shower Fac
iities For Athletes

Sank Centres Public Schools will
open Monday, September End, at
S:45 A. M. There will be only a
half day session for the purpose Of
enrolment. School buses will be at
the usual place at II is to take the
bus route pupils to their homes.
Office hours at the school will
be from 8 to II and from / to 4, on
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, August 2Sth to 31st.
The school plant has been put in
shape for the coming school year
by Mr.. Gray and Mr.. Klein. The
rooms have been cleaned, the
floors painted and vanished. Var
ious necessary improvements have
been made during the summer.
To adequately take care of the
athletes and the physical educa-
ton students, better shower facil-
tiles have been provided for. New
shower heads have been installed
making six showers in each Of the
girls and boys shower rooms.
The bleacher seats in the GYM
nasium have been repaired. New
seats and backs have been put in
to replace those that were broken.
This should add to the comfort of
the onlookers.
The gymnasium floor has been
sanded to remove the bulges and
ripples. This will make for fast
er and smoother playing floor.
Rebricking Of the boilers was
necessary. This was done together
with the repairs on the stokers.
There are several changes in the
teaching personnel Of the faculty.
Elementary Grades: Mildred Bye,
kindergarten; Rebecca Hunt, first
grade; Helen Henkels, first and
second grades; Geneva Chapman,
second grade; Wilma Boehmke,
third grade; Bernice F1aten, third
and fourth grades; Lila Beck,
fourth grade; Olive Murphy, fifth
grade; Helen Holden, fifth and
sixth grades; Irene Fessenden,
sixth grade.
Junior High School: Clifford Ev-
erhart, Principal and mathematics;
Pearl Swope, English; Madelon
Powers, science and geography;
Millicent Bright, science and Eng
lish; Edythe Ellingsen, girls phys
ical education, mathematics; Ralph
Kowalke, Social Science.
Senior High School: Elmo Olson,
Principal, Social Science; Nellie
Robertson, mathematics, Science;
Helen Ranstad, history, Latin; Hell
en- Wilder, English; Dorothy Will
son, English, history; Eugene Har-
vey, Coach, Science.
Special Departments: Kate Moe,
Music; Miss Lucy Hunt, Com
mercial; Dona Miller, Home Econ
omics; Maud Davis, Teacher Train
ing; Oscar Sontag, Industrial.
It may be Of interest to note
what some Of the faculty members,
who have left us, will be doing this
coming year.
Miss Dorothy Boobar Is interest
ed in her forthcoming matrimonial
venture. She will make her home
at Paynesville. Miss Boobar has
produced some very fine vocal
work in High School while she was
here.
Miss Agnes Nyfors is married
and is living at Eveleth. Miss Ny
fors was a very capable classroom
Instructor in mathematics and
science.
Miss Doris Larson, our school
nurse, resigned to take a very fine
position with the Keller Health
Foundation. She will work in Wis
consin.
Miss Catherine Thomey has mar
led one Of our Sank Centerites and
resides in this city. Miss Thomey
taught the 9Th grade in Sank Cen
tire for five years.
Mr.. Tom and family will go to
Redwood Falls. Mr.. Tom has a
fine position in the Senior High
School in that city. While here he
worked laboriously to bring our
boys Physical Education up to
state standards. He has done a
good job having earned accredation
from the State Department.
Miss Maud Davis reports that
practically every member Of the
Teacher Training Department has
been fortunate in securing a teach
ing position.
This is a fine reflection on the
quality of the work done in this
department. Appreciation for the
confidence displayed in this de-
partment by the rural school
boards is herewith extended.
Individualized Teaching
Consistent with the progressive
trends in the Elementary School
that are prevalent today complete
individualized teaching procedure
will be started. This type Of work
is here to stay and reorganization
of the method must follow to give
the pupil an opportunity to work
thoroughly.
This method utilizes class discus
sion in recitation which produces
the social contacts through partici-
patton in and with the group &C
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