Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-09-06
Damascus
New Teachers
Arrive i'm
Community
Elizabeth C. Kile
WA. 6.I454

The area schools opened this
week with a number of new
teachers. At the Damascus High
School among the new teachers
are two who formerly taught in
the school who have returned.
Murray Andrews, is the libra.
rian this year and Charles C..
Parker will teach senior high
school English and have charge
of the yearbook. The new teach
ers include, Mrs. Carolyn Slaton
who lives in Damascus. Mrs.
Slaton has BIS. from the Uni
versity of Colorado and an MA
from the University of South
Dakota. She last taught at the
Oak Creek High School in Colo
RADIO. She will teach remedial
reading.
Gerald r. johnson comes
from McConnellsburg, Pa. and
now lives in Damascus. He has
a BIS from Shippensburg State
College, Pa. and Master in Edu.
cation from the University of
Pittsburgh. He taught in the
Hamilton Jr. High Pittsburgh,
and will teach junior and senior
high mathematics.
George Neven Remmey comes
from Greenville, Pa. He has a
BIS from Lock Haven State Col
lege, Pa. and Master of Educa.
ton from Pennsylvania State
Univ. He taught in the Green
vile Junior High and will teach
physical education and biology.
Mrs. Shirley Menzie of Silver
Spring, Md. has a BIS from State
Teachers College, California, Pa.
and taught in the Hopewell In
dependence Racoon Joint
Schools, Aliquippa, Pa. She will
teach geography.
Burleigh E. Breedlove comes
from Salem, Va. He has a BA
from Lynchburg College, MA
from Peabody College and
taught at the Chenille State
College. He will teach English
and journalism. Matt Kuhn for
merly of Weston, VIVA. pres
entity living in Gaithersburg has
a BA from VIVA. Wesleyan Col.
lege and a Masters in music
from VIVA. University. He
taught in the Elko County
Schools in Nevada and will
teach instrumental music and
world history. James Robert
Pilgrim formerly of Greenville,
NC. now of Damascus has a
BIS from East Carolina College
in NC. and will teach industrial
arts and art and crafts. Mrs.
August F. Davis of Silver
Spring has a BA from Trinity
College, DC. and last taught at
Notre Dame Academy, DC. She
will teach French and English.
Miss JOY Engle formerly of
Huntingtown, Md. now lives in
Bethesda. Miss Engle has a BA
from Hood College and did stu
dent teaching in Damascus.
This is her first teaching posi-
ton. She will teach English and
public speaking.
Miss Leah Cutler formerly of
Wilkesbarre, Pa. now residing
in Rockville has a BIS from East
Stroudsburg College, Pa. and
MS from Bucknell, Pa. She was
teacher-counselor at Bucknell
and will be the Senior High
Guidance Counselor. Mrs. Pa.
tricia ]. Moore of Damascus will
substitute for one month for
Mrs. Christina Kolstad who will
return to teach civics and his
tory.
Miss Patricia Verrey will
will teach in the Damascus Ele-
mentary School until the new
Woodfield School is opened.
After that time she will teach
kindergarten one-half day in
each school.
New teachers i'm the Cedar
Grove School are first grade,
Miss Loretta DeCotis; 2nd
grade, Mrs. Sara Lewis and the
special class will be taught by
Mrs. MOllie Spraggers.
Damascus Boy Scout Troop
No. 445 spent last weekend at
Rehoboth Beach. The Woods
man Patrol of this troop who
are working for their citizenship
badges have been busy cutting
the weeds along the walks in
Damascus. This is a real COM
munity service.
A few friends Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jim Lovett, who are leaving the
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