The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-08-31
BOARD CHANCES
OPENING DATE
Term Begins Earlier Than Pre-
vi0usly Planned to Give
Spring Vacation
Vocational Trades Instructor to
Be Hired Thursday; 80
On Teaching Staff


Bluffton public schools will open
next Tuesday morning for the begin
ming of the 1939-40 school term. a
week earlier than date originally set
by the board of education.
Opening earlier in the fall will per-
nit spring vacation for pupils dur
ing the next Easter season, Supt. A.
j. B. Longsdorf pointed out in an
nouncing the change. ~t
One vacancy on the teaching staff
of the high school must be filled be-
fore the term gets under way, and the
board of education will meet this
Thursday night to hire an instructor
for the new vocational trade school
department which was added to the
curriculum two weeks ago.
80 Teachers
Addition of the vocational trades
teacher will give Bluffton nine grade
school teachers; a staff of Is in the
high school and six special teachers
and supervisors.
Student enrolling in the high school
for the first year are requested to
register at the high school office from
8 a. m. until p. m. next Friday,
Supt. Longsdorf said.
Enrolment in the new vocational
trade school will be made at the same
time, and the school head urged all
those interested in the course to come
to the office for conferences.
Preceding the opening of school,
Biuffton teachers will hold their first
meeting of the term in the high school
building at 7 p. m. next Monday.
Mrs. Adella S. Oyer, fifth grade
teacher, who underwent an operation
last week will be unable to take up
her duties for several weeks, and she
will be replaced temporarily by Mrs.
Mildred Hartman. Mrs. Hartman last
year taught three i'll children who
were unable to attend regular class
es.
Grade School
Teaching assignments for the COM
ing year in the public schools are:
Grade school-Grace X Cox, princi-
pal and first grade; Meredith Steple-
ton, second grade; Floy McBain, Sec
ond grade; Lavada Balmer, third
grade; Sevila Bixel, third and fourth
grades; Minerva Hilty, fourth grade;
Mrs. Mildred Hartman, fifth grade;
Robert Ewing, fifth and sixth grades;
Theola Steiner, sixth grade.
High School-Gerhard Buhler, prin-
cipal and science; Wilhelm A. Amstuz,
junior high mathematics and general
science; Harry F. Barnes, vocational
agriculture; Helen Mae Boss, Latin
and French; Edythe Cupp, vocational
home economies; Arthur L. Daymon,
general shop, mathematics 7.
Dwight L. Diller, physical educa-
tion and coach; Florence E. Duffield,
commercial; Wilbur A. Howe. Eng
lish; Wilford o. Geiger, science; Ell
eanor Letter, physical education, Eng
lish Z; Theresa Slusser, history, Eng
lish s; Sidney C. Stettler, mathemat-
les and school treasurer; Wilma Nom
namaker, office secretary.
Special teachers and supervisors in
clude Ocie Anderson, librarian; Sid
ney Hauenstein, instrumental music;
Ruth M. Lambertus, vocal music;
Mrs. Russell A. Lantz, art; Paul W..
Stauffer, speech and Janet L. Hen
derson, religious education. Miss
Henderson's salary is paid by the
churches of the town and community.
Assignment of school bus drivers
also was announced as follows: C. A.
Gratz, No. L; Jerome Herr, No. q;
Aaron Messenger, No.3; Hiram Burk-
holder, No. 4, and Francis M. Basing-
er, No. 5.