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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1933
Page
6
Muscatine public schools begin on September 5 with about 3,300 students and 850 in high school. Superintendent Henry Van Hettinga says four fewer instructors will be hired this year due to schedule changes and cuts.
A 36 part series Exploring the History of Iowa will debut September 4 in The Muscatine Journal. Professor John Ely Briggs of the State University of Iowa authors the articles, designed for teachers and pupils with topics from Marquette and Joliet to modern farming and industry, including maps and geographic context.
About 1 800 pupils will start in 87 rural schools in Muscatine county with openings on August 28 or September 5. County officials report conferences for new and beginner teachers, two schools will close Sand Hill and Wild Rose, Evergreen Nook reopens.
Muscatine junior college readies for a fifth year with freshman assembly placement tests and freshmen registration starting Tuesday. Regular classes begin Monday Sept 11 after a two day delay, with faculty changes led by Miss Martha Goad replacing Mrs. Lucille Johnson in history and government.
Muscatine three parochial schools St Mathias St Marys Catholic and Zion Lutheran expect near 500 pupils as classes start Tuesday Sept 5. St Marys anticipates about 200 enrollments with new sewing and dramatic art offerings and three new instructors led by Sister Rosaria as principal. Zion Lutheran foresees about 65 students with no teaching staff changes.
A series of Saturday institutes for Muscatine county teachers will be led by instructors from Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls. A special Improvement Instruction Course fund backs sessions starting September 30 with primary reading focus. Additional institutes on October 21 and November 18 will follow with programs to be announced.
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