Teachers -- 1920

SOURCE: The Clinton Advertiser, August 27, 1920

TEACHERS ARE NAMED FOR THE COMING YEAR

The teachers roster for the coming school year of 1920-1921 has been announced and the list is a good one.  The preparations for the opening of school are going forward and it is hoped that when the school bell rings on the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 7th, every child of school age will be in their places in the school room.

Following is the complete list of educators:

Supervisors and special teachers:
M. Aurilla Wood, music
Mary Louise Winters, music
Max r. Gmelin, Orchestra and band
Elizabeth Ingersoll, Home Economics
Mildred Noel, Home Economics
Gladys Mccoy, Home Economics
Ethel Kendall, Home Economics
Dean M. Schweickhard, Manual training
Walter B. McMahon, Manual training
Leonard F. Weston, Manual training
Ethel F. Outwater, Industrial Arts
Amelia Wolter, Penmanship
Evelyn Goodrich, Physical education
Mrs. Gussie Shigley, School Nurse
Ruth E. Goanell, Part-time School

Principals: Cosbi Summings, Jennie L. Gleason, Ethel M. Holmes, Laura M. Judd, Adaline S. Moffett, Jessie F. Rule, Katherine A. Ryan, Celesta Schoener, W. J. Yourd

High School Teachers: Ardella M. Billings, G??ievera Christy, Margaret Davis, Frances Dodge, Cora G. Fabricius, Clara Lorenzen, Adelphia Mitchell, Margaret Murphy, Mary Padroja, Clara Rollins, G. E. Round, Bertha Siemen, Minnie V. Smith, Edna L. Stone, Helen Swain, Blanche Swindell, Edna Verplog, Lucille Warner, Eldora White, Grace B. Woods.

Elementary Teachers: Edith Arlen, Thelma Andresen, Nellie Behan, Lilly M. Biel, Myra Biel, Helen M. Billings, Bertha E. Bingham, Hazel Bowman, Georgia Boynton, Thera Brown, Josephine Brown, Anna Burke, Mayme B. Callender, Fern Claney, Marie Dall, Florence Dann, Marie Davis, Lillian Doyle, Mary T. East, Selma E. Engberg, Charlotte M. Foged, Camilla Fenn, Corinne Forsee, Saverne Hanser, Zella M. Harris, Leona Harrison, Genevieve Hayes, Lucile Howes, Esther Jensen, Mabel Jensen, Florence Johnson, Anna Kennedy, Alma R. Larson, Anna C. Lee, Josephine R. Iee (Lee ?), Esther Logue, Mabel Lorenx, Charlotte Loveder, Marie Lund, Anna Magnussen, Harriet Mead, Emma M. Michelsen, Lucile McAllister, Nellie McCarthy, Bessie Mccluer, Katherine McDonnell, Elizabeth McLaughlin, Louise McMahon, Olga Nelson, Maude Nolan, Maybelle Nolan, Emma C. Nelson, M. Irene Oakes, Nelsena Pedersen, Winifred Perry, Lola Purcell, Maud Price, Ingeborg Raun, Marie C. Raun, Kathryn Rob, Annie Skinner, Dora Smith, Saide L. Sullivan, Ida L. Thomsen, Harriet B. Toll, Esther Vickerstaff, Mrs. Luck B. Wassem, Lillian M. Walliker, Ethel Waterbury, Marie B. Woodruff.

SOURCE: The Clinton Advertiser, August 26, 1920.  I thought this one was interesting.  I'm assuming the parents had to buy the books. Keep in mind that spending $1 in 1920 was like spending $13 in 2020.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE TO OPEN ON SEPTEMBER 7TH

The Lyons public schools are to open Tuesday, Sept. 7th.

All those who wish to see the superintendent relative to entering school may do so by coming to the office in the High school building any morning next week, the week previous to the opening of school.

Following you will find a full list of the books and the price of each for the different grades.  Most of these books you have on hand, probably.  In the even you do not get the books that are necessary to make your list complete and have them ready for the opening of school on Tuesday morning, September 7th.

The books will be on sale at the superintendent's office in the High school building on Friday and Saturday, September 2d and 4th.

The following is the complet list of the books used in the various grades:

Primary Grade:
Adline Primer, 54 cents
Embeca Crayons, 7 cents

First Grade:
Brooks First Reader, 36 cents
Palmer's Primary Writing Manual, 10 cents
Alexander's Spelling Book I, 36 cents
Bailey & German's Number Book, 36 cents
Embeca Crayons, 7 cents

Second Grade:
Brooks Second Reader, 39 cents
Palmer's Primary Writing Manual, 10 cents
Alexander's Spelling Book I, 30 cents
Spelling Blank, 24 cents
Embeca Crayons, 7 cents

Third Grade:
Alexander's Spelling Book I, 30 cents
Spelling Blank, 24 cents
Brooks Third Reader, 45 cents
Palmers Writing Manual, Intermediate, 16 cents
Hamilton's Primary Arithmetic, 38 cents
Water colors, 25 cents

Fourth Grade:
Brooks' Fourth Reader, 45 cents
Palmer's Writing Manual, Intermediate, 16 cents
Alexander's Spelling Book I, 30 cents
Spelling Blank, 24 cents
Hamilton's Primary Aritmetic, 39 cents
Good English Book I, 61 cents
Tarr & McMurry's Geography book I, 84 cents

Fifth Grade:
Brooks' Fifth Reader, 45 cents
Palmer's Writing Manual, Intermediate, 16 cents
Alexander's Spelling Book, 2 39 cents
Spelling Blank, 24 cents
Hamilton's Intermediate Arithmetic, 45 cents
Good English Book 2, 68 cents
Tarr & McMurry's Geography book I, 84 cents
Blaisdell & Ball's Short Story of American History, 54 cents
Water colors, 25 cents

Sixth Grade:
Brooks' Sixth Reader, 45 cents
Palmer's Writing Manual, 16 cents
Alexander's Spelling Book, 2, 39 cents
Spelling Blank, 24 cents
Hamilton's Intermediate Arithmetic, 45 cents
Good English Book, 2, 60 cents
Atwood's Geography, $1.59
Montgomer's Elementary American History, 75 cents
Primer of Sanatation and Physiology, 87 cents
Water colors, 25 cents
Webster's Elementary School Dictionary, 84 cents

Seventh Grade:
Palmer's Writing Manual, 16 cents
Alexander's Spelling Book, 2, 30 cents
Spelling Blank, 24 cents
Hamilton's School Arithmetic, 54 cents
Oral and Written English Book, 2, 48 cents
Tarr & McMurry's Geography book 2, $1.20
Montgomery's Leading Facts of American History $1.11
Primer of Sanitation and Physiology, 87 cents
Hughes' Community Civics, 8th Grade, $1.00
Webster's Elementary School Dictionary, 84 cents

An announcement relative to the enrollment for the High school will be made later.

D. D. Carlton