The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-09-03
Observation-Disclosures
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Troy Schools Open September 8

Troy Schools Open september
The Troy public schools open Sep
TENDER for the current school year.
The teaching staff will have several
new members The complete faculty
with grades or subjects which they will
teach are listed as follows:
Miss Selma Christopherson, grades
one and two B, Miss Alvina Anderson,
second grade A and grade three. Both
Miss Christopherson and Miss Ander-
son have spent part of their summer
vacations attending the University OF
Montana at Missoula. intermediate
grades four and five, Miss Alice Chase
Wilcox. Miss Wilcox has had three
very successful years of teaching in
city school, and comes very we'll rec
commended. She is also reported to be
an excellent violinist In the junior
high school Miss Marian Void will
teach junior high English and some
reading and spelling as well as di-
rect the chorus work Miss Void is a
graduate of the State University at
Missoula, majoring in English and mu-
sic and also has the distinction of hav-
ing been the accompanist of the Uni
versity Symphony orchestra for the
past three years. Mis- Ellen Owens,
junior high social science instructor
with additional work in reading, SPELL
inc and penmanship. The new princi-
pal of the junior high school will be
Mr. Shirley Callahan who comes from
the Dillon State Normal of which he is
four year graduate also having had
two years experience as principal OF
the grade schools of Wisdom, Mont
Mr.. Callahan will also be high school
athletic coach being recommended by
Coach John Breeder as the best ath-
letic the normal college has had for
some time having been a brilliant per-
former in football, basketball, and base
ball
In the high school commercial de-
partment Miss Helen E. Shull will be
the new instructor. Miss Shull has
had five years of teaching experience
in commercial work, is graduate OF
the State University, and comes strong
" recommended. She has been teach
ing at Froid, Mont, in the high school
commercial department. In the high
school English department Miss Mar
garet Lewis, of Roundup, Mont, will be
the new instructor Miss Lewis is a
graduate Of the state university and also
has her masters degree in English from
the University OF Michigan Miss
Lewis has two successful years OF
teaching experience and has studied
and travelled in Europe where she OBJ
tanned a certificate from the Sarbonne
University in Paris. She has been
teaching in the Ismay high school at
Ismay. Mont. Mr. Irving Quanbeck
will again return as high school science
and mathematics instructor. Mr. GUAM
beck attended summer school at the
University of Minnesota where he is
working on his masters degree. Mr.
Dean returns again as superintendent
and instructor of world history, senior
social science, and French. Mr. Dear
has Just returned from a summer
school session at the University Of
Washington where he has been doing
work on his masters degree.
An enlarged course will be available
in the high school commercial depart
ment where second year tipping and
shorthand will be offered If sufficient
students enroll in these to make them
worth while. Second year tipping seems
assured from advanced information
from students desiring the course First
year classes in tipping and shorthand as
well as bookkeeping will be offered
as usual In the science department
chemistry is being planned as an al
ternating course from the biology Of
fered last year. Public speaking will be
available of sufficient enroll for the
course.