The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-08-29
Troy News Items
TROY SCHOOLS OPENS
SEPTEMBER, THIRD

School opens for the students of Troy
next Tuesday morning, September 3.
The teaching staff has three new in
structors this year Miss Ruth ingalls,
will be the new teacher in the fourth
and fifth grade position, comes tor Troy
from Winnett, Montana, where she has
her home Miss ingalls, is IA graduate
of the Dillon Normal and has had two
years of experience teaching in PETROL
cum county. Genevieve B. Griese,
whose home is in Miles City. will fill
the position vacated by Miss Martin in
the Junior High School Mrs. Griese
has taught three years in the grade
school in Miles City and five years in
the Custer county high school in Miles
City, where she directed the high
school chorus, glee clubs and trained
musical groups for participation in state
music meets. She was assistant piano
teacher for four years in the Pro-
gressive School of Music in Miles City
and also has had 10 years of private
piano teaching in the same place. She
has had six years of vocal study under
teachers in Los Angeles and with
Madame Madrid Lorenz, which latter
teacher was a pupil of the great Saal
of Berlin, Germany The Troy school
should consider itself fortunate to have
the services of such a we'll trained
musical instructor. Besides teaching
English and reading in the Junior High,
Mrs. Griese will conduct the High
School chorus work and will be avail
able for private piano lessons. Musical
instruction in the Junior High will be
also conducted by Mrs Griese.
Mr. Irving Quanbeck will be the new
instructor in mathematics and science
in the high school as we'll as director of
Boy Scout work. Mr.. Quanbeck taught
last year at Westby Mont, and has had
six years Of experience in teaching. He
is a graduate of Augsburg College in
Minneapolis and has been doing post
graduate study at the University of
Minnesota for the last four summers.
Mr. Quanbeck comes very highly
recommended
Mr. Pentland returns as head of the
commercial department in high school
Athletics in the high school will be
in charge this year of Mr. Davis, who
returns to us as principal of the Junior
High He will start football practice
soon after the opening of school. Miss
Eleanor Rice will again head the de-
partment Of English instruction in high
school and will return soon from the
University Of Washington at Seattle
where she has been studying this sum-
mer. Miss Ellen Ovens will return as
instructor in the Junior High. She has
beeen making her home at Baker,
Mont, this summer Miss Alvlna
Anderson will again have the second
and third grades and Miss Selma Chris
topherson the first Miss Anderson has
spent the summer in Minneapolis and
Miss Christopherson has travelled and
visited at Nome, North Dakota.
New subjects to be offered in the
high school this year will include biolo-
gy and journalism This class in
journalism will get practical experience
this year by publishing the Trojan
Trumpet A textbook in journalism
will be used and the course will be
taught by Miss Rice who has studied
the subject this summer at Seattle
Biology will be taught by Mr.. Guam
beck.
Subjects which high school pupils
may take are listed for each class as
follows:
Freshmen. Algebra |, English l. social
science, and general science. Soph-
ignores. English H. geometry, worlc
history, bookkeeping. French ano
biology, Juniors; English III, American
history, tipping l, journalism. French |
and biology. Seniors: Sociology, English
", tipping I, shorthand biology
journalism.
1t will be necessary for pupils L
attend school only the forenoon or
Tuesday, when they will register ane
get their textbooks. The teachers vii
be at their desks Tuesday afternoon
consulting with students on thei
courses, and planning their work
There will be a teachers meeting a
2 o'clock Monday afternoon. New text
books are being provided in all grade