The Republican., 1947-09-04
OAKLAND BOASTS
ENROLMENT OF
1869 STUDENTS
Oakland High Has 563 Regis
tered, Elementary Has 447, In
crease of "a Over Last Term

CIedSe vi o4 over Last leTm
With the opening of the fall term
of public schools, Oakland now boasts
student population of 1,069 men,
bers. The new enrolment exceeds by
Sd that of last year which was one of
the largest in the history of local
schools. Even more are expected to
register.
At Oakland high school, principal
f. d. Bittle announced that 563 per-
sons are registered thus far. There
are % seniors, 1875 juniors, 100 ninth
grade students, and 170 in the eighth
grade. No sophomore class is being
taught this term since an addition to
the old system Of seven elementary
grades and four higher years has,
created a junior high school The
eighth and ninth years compose
junior high.
-Four hundred and forty-seven stu
dents are enrolled in the elementary
school, Merle H. Frantz announced
yesterday. They were listed as fol-
lows grade 1, Miss MITCHELL 35, Mrs.
Helbig, 35; grade 2, Mrs. Ryan, As;
grade 3, Mrs. Altstetter, As grade 2
and 3, Mrs. Mulvey, 20; grade 4, Mrs.
Wright, 35, Mr.. Savage, Sc; grade s.,
Mrs. Hoye, 45; grade 6, Mr.. Jenkins,
45; grades 5 and 6, Mr.. Blubaugh, 80,
grade 7, Miss Dilgard, 80, Mr..
Frantz, So
About So students are expected at
the st. Peters Parochal school which
opened this morning.
Industrial arts has been revived at
Oakland high after a lapse of several
years, Mr.. Bittle said Soccer and
field ball have been added to sports
curricula, and practice will begin in
the near future.
Teacher Appointments
Several teachers appointm n t s
were made this week by the Board of
Education to ill existing vacancies
and f. f. Rathbun, county superin-
tendent Of schools announced that
every teaching position in the county
was now filled.
Upon the resignation of William
H. Lewis, as teacher in Oakland High
school, Miss Dorothy Carrico, Terra
Alta, w. Va, was named for instruc-
tor in social studies and English Miss
Carrico is graduate of the Fair
mont State Teachers college
Other appointments to fill va
cancies: Mrs. Cleda Clemenson,
Friendsville, assistant teacher at the
Johnson school; Karl Arbogast, Rock
Cave, W. Va, principal at Jennings;
Grayson Holmes, of near Phlippi, ad-
ditional instructor in Grantsville
High; Miss Viola Broadwater, princi-
pal at Fairview; Mrs. Alta E. Nc
Robie, teacher at East Vindex; Mrs.
Geraldine Garrett, assistant teacher
at Mt. Zion.
Mr.. Holmes is a gradute of West
Virginia University and spent four
years in the service in an anti air
craft unit.
Friendsville School
Enrolment in Friendsville school
amounted to 462, an increase of 20
over the same period last year They
were listed as follows; grade l, 81,
grade 2, 60; grade 3, so; grade A, 81;
grade 5, 3S; grade 6, 50, grade 7, 81,
grade 8, 80; grade 9 SO; grade 10
and II, 40. About Is more are ex-
pected to enroll within the next ten
days.
Five new teachers have been added
with Mrs. Freda Hone, Mrs. Mary
Scott Jackson and Vernon Robson
in the elementary; and Jonas Griffin
and Mrs. Genevieve Gibson in the
high school. Griffin will teach mathe-
MATES and science; Mrs. Gibson will
teach home economics and science.