The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-08-14
improvements Include
Tulked-of Sidewalk;
Vacancies Filled

Vacancies Filled
The board of trustees, Super
intendent Elmer Skeie and the
broom brigade have all been oc-
cupied the past several weeks
getting the schools in shape for
the formal opening Sept. 2.
The much discussed sidewalk
project between the junior and
senior high school buildings, to-
ward which last years senior
class has voted it's balance of
class funds, will soon become a
reality, MI. Skeie announced.
This project is expected to be
completed before the opening
of school.
Throughout the summer i'm
/ provementS have been made on
the grounds and in the build
ingS. The grade school grounds
have been graveled and a new
water service has been installed
in the grade building. Officials
stated that the heat control
system in the senior high school
building will be checked by a
factory representative for a
possible overhaul job.
Superintendent Skeie said
that since the establishment of
the Smith Hughes department
three years ago, the state and
federal authorities have felt that
this department has been mad
equately housed. School author
tiles and citizens have come to
realize the need of vocational
curriculum in the schools and
officials are contemplating the
building of a separate shop for
the Smith-HugheS department.
During the summer months
the board has accepted the res
ignations of several of the men,
bers of the teaching staff. Miss
Rose Pathmann, instructor in
English, will go to the Junior
College at Gendive. Don Faris,
social science teacher and as
!; sistant coach, has accepted a
coaching position in Columbia
Falls: G.. E. Bright. manual
training instructor, will occu-
: py a similar position in the WAL
alec, Ida, schools. Ernest Louk
of the st. Xavier school will go
to Plevena, Mont.
Vacancies Filled
Skeie announced that all va
cancieS have been filled with
the exception of the senior En-
gliSh position. Miss Orpha Cas-
sidy, a former teacher In Poison
schools, will be the junior En-
glish teacher. She has taught
. in the schools of Idaho and
Montana and is a graduate of
Cheney normal and the Uni
versity of washington.
Paul M. Collier will be the in
structor in industrial and fine
arts. Collier is a graduate of
Montana State university and
! has the unusual ability of being
capable of teaching both indus
trial and fine arts. His exhib-
its have been prominently dis
played at the Great Falls state
fairs for several years.
Raymond Rimel of Grass
; Range, Mont, will teach social
l science and act as assistant
=. coach. He has done graduate
work in history and is a grad
:. uate of Montana State univer-
! sity. Mr.. Rimel has had several
; years of successful coaching eN-
perience.
! James Montforten will be the
" new agricutluriSt. He has beer
attending the State college al
= Bozeman and arrived here last
Thursday to take up his duties
: At present he is visiting the var
! ious farm projects of the boys
= who are enrolled in vocational.
agriculture.
Miss Helen Graham of Ellen.
r dale, N. D., will be instructor ir
e the junior high school and will
r have charge of girls physica
8 education, which will includ,
interpretive and folk dancing
She is a graduate of North Da,
kota university.
r.. V. Walker will be mathe,
mates instructor in the JUNO,
high and will be coach in tn,
V junior high. MI. Walker has al
: enviable record as scoutmaste
at Scobey, Mont. and has serve,
as field commissioner in tn,
: Minot, N. D., scout council area
He received his education a
Dillon and at Montana Stat
v university.
Faculty Vacations
S Principal J. N. Thompson, at
5. ter a vigorous renovating cam