The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-08-25

held by Miss Anderson. Miss Mary
Vaughn will take the position IN
the Junior High formerly held by
Miss Ellen Ovens. Miss vaughn 10
also a major in music ana VIII nave
charge of the band and glee cups
which were directed last year py
Mr.. Kemper. Miss Vaughn comes
very highly recommended as mu-
steal director, having been flute
soloist with the University OF Mon
tana band at Missoula and being one
of their outstanding performers this
last wear. She has also studied I'M
der instrumental soloists of the San
Francisco and Cincinnati Symptom
les and was given one of the highest
ratings which the music faculty of
the University of Montana accords
their graduating students who plan
to direct music. She has had ex-
perience in music work, having dl-
rected such in the Savage high
school in Savage, Montana. Miss
Dorothea Smiley of Bozemanr Mont
a graduate of the University of Mon
tana, will teach English, reading and
spelling in the Junior High School
and when the new building is COM
pleted, she will teach home eco
Monies in the high school, this being
one of her major subjects III the
university. Mr.. George Markin, who
has been teaching mathematics and
science at Opheim, Mont, as well
as performing the duties of high
school principal, will take over the
position formerly held by Mr.. Guam
beck. Mr.. Markin holds his bache-
lor of science degree from Montana
State College at Bozeman and
masters of arts degree from the
State University of Montana at Mis-
soula. He has had seven years of
experience and comes highly recon-
mended. Miss Jessie Thompson of
Evan, Wash, who had five years
experience teaching in Montana
schools, has been employed as an
additional teacher this year to re-
lieve the overcrowded conditions in
the intermediate grades. She will
teach in the old frame school build
ing until the new building is COM
pleted. Miss Thompson is gradu-
ate of the Cheney Normal at Che
ney. Wash, and also comes highly
recommended.
The former teachers who are re-
turning to their regular positions
are. Miss Selma Christnphersnn- who
will teach the first grade and sec
ond B: Miss Alice Wilcox, who
teaches the intermediate fourth and
fifth grades; Mr.. Shirley Callaghan,
Junior high school principal and
high school athletic coach; Miss Mar
garet Lewis, high school English
and dramatics; Miss Helen Shull,
high school commercial, and Mr.. A.
L. Dean, superintendent of schools
and social science.
New courses to be offered in the
high school this year will include
biology, commercial law, and Prob
lens of American Democracy. BIZ
ology will be the science subject
which alternates with chemistry and
physics and will be taught by Mr.
George Markin. Commercial law
will be taught by Miss Helen Shull
and Problems of American Democ-
racy by A. L. Dean. AS soon as the
new building is completed some new
and very worthwhile courses will
be added to the Troy high school
curriculum. Home economics courses
will then be offered to the high
school girls with all girls having
an opportunity to take at least one
year of this subject and possibly
more for those girls who wish to
specialize in this field Manual
training and mechanical drawing
will be offered the boys who wish
to take advantage of these courses
Both the domestic science and man
ual training rooms will be equipped
with adequate modern facilities in
the way of equipment needed tc
properly teach these courses. 1t is
unlikely that these latter courses
can be offered before the beginning
of the second semester because they
cannot possibly be offered until the
completion of the new building.
The first teachers meeting has
been called for organization pur
poses to be held Monday, Sept. 5
at 1000 a. m. Enrolment of stu
dents will take place the following
forenoon on Tuesday, the first day
of school. There will be no schoo
for students the afternoon of ths
first day. All teachers, however
will be at their desks available TO
conference with parents and stu
dents.