Mennonite School Near Kalona Reopens for Seventh Year
The IMS Mennonite School four miles north and west of Kalona opens its seventh year next month. Founded in 1944 after a board meeting, the school began with 38 freshmen and sophomores and has grown to about 120 students by May. Tuition is 55 dollars per semester with other costs covered by fundraising. the institution offers business, chemistry, and agriculture in its curriculum alongside standard secular courses.
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Littl
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Welliina
Town Mennonite School
Washington Schools Improve With Summer Work And Upgrades
Washington school officials completed summer projects including fluorescent lighting at the junior high, a new hot lunch kitchen, cabinet construction, painting and cleaning across all buildings, and outdoor playground updates. Administrators and staff lists are provided, noting new hires and long‑time employees ready for the fall term.
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Washington
M. M. Schell
Crawfordsville School to Open September First
Crawfordsville will open its school on Labor Day September 1 with teachers including Mrs Ru Conners kindergarten and grade one, Mrs Stanley Miller grades two and three, Mrs Marilynn Boal grades four and five, Mrs Madge Boyd and Kennet Fry junior high, Supt M K R MacDonald high school, Rev Ernest Smith and Stanley Miller. Vocal music by Eleanor Simmons, band and instrumental by Herbert Jones. Mr Miller to coach. A large refrigerator and stainless steel milk cooler arrive for the hot lunch program.
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Crawfordsville
Ru Conners
Stanley Miller
Marilynn Boal
Madge Boyd
Kennet Fry
M. K. R. MacDonald
Ernest Smith
Eleanor Simmons
Herbert Jones
Miller
Miss Bramhall Named Specialist For Tri County Area
Louisa Washington and Henry counties appoint Kiva Bramhall as supervisor and Jack Drake as speech therapist for 1952 53. Bramhall will cooperate with parents and teachers to solve student problems. Drake will focus on speech issues. Offices in Mt Pleasant and Loucy County handle duties. services available to all city and rural schools. Jointly funded by the three counties with state aid.
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Louisa
Washington
Henry
Kiva Bramhall
Jack Drake
Miss Brambhall
Henry County
Mt. Pleasant
Drake
Loucy County
Sulomester
Kalona Welcomes New Teachers for 1952 55 Term
Kalona Schools plan the 1952 55 term starting Tuesday Sept 2 with many new staff. Principal and commercial maths teacher Darrell Dahlen from Boone leads the faculty joined by Ann Schurman Burlington English and dramatics and JoAnn Barnes Ames home economics and science and Harry Billings Burlington crafts and coaching. Llova Dia Vinton seventh and eighth grades and assistant coach Maryanne Howard Lime Springs fifth and sixth grades Mary Jane Brandes Waverly third and fourth grades Mary Lou Jones Lake City first and second grades Lulu Olson Lincoln Nebraska kindergarten and art. Several veterans remain including Superintendent Barnum and teachers Miss Howard Miss Jones and Mrs Olson.
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Darrell Dahlen
Boone
Ann Schurman
Burlington
JoAnn Barnes
Ames
Harry Billings
Morna Bremner
New Sharon
U. S
Llova. di
Vinton
Maryanne Howard
Lime Springs
Mary Jane Brandes
Waverly
Mary Lou Jones
Lake City
Lulitta Olson
Lincoln
Nebraska
Barnum
Howard
Brighton Opens School On August 27 With Half Day
Brighton pupils will start on Wednesday August 27 with a half day including registration and book procurement. Teachers report first for a two day workshop starting Monday August 25 with morning meetings and afternoon room prep. Four new teachers will join the staff.
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Brighton
Everett van de Voort
Uperintendent
Wellman Schools Set to Open September First
Wellman schools will begin on September 1 with a two hour session. Here is the teaching staff for the new year including superintendent Marshall Field principal Clarence Stoner and teachers for home making vocational agriculture English mathematics music physical education and more. One school bus will operate north and northwest of town driven by Nen Stoner.
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Harold Hagelett
Wesley D. Hageland
Edward L. Hutcherott
W. R. Kalvestrand
Verne Th Knecht
Jeannette Kyle
Ana Mercer
Kath Miner
Conmere
Dorothy Moore
Carl Vaetz
Couneh
Virginia Dpetter
Fiorothy Mae Smith
Jernice Wilcke
Robert Everetts
John V. Phileger
Edwin W. Allison
Margaret Baldwin
Wellman
Marshall Field
Clarence Stoner
Frederic Kuhns
Kenneth Russel
Marie van Dorn
Mildred Kroner
Rodney Wood
Robert Noonan
Frederic Kulns
Nen Stoner
Ainsworth Pupils To Register Soon
Registration for high school students at Ainsworth will be held at the school on Wednesday August 20 from 9 am to noon. School sessions start Monday September 1. Superintendent Clarence Rogers returns as head. J C Linek is principal. Faculty includes Harold Wortman band and vocal music. Mrs Marguerite Boyd Iowa City commercial. Mrs Doris Nicholson Iowa City home economics. Charles Piper Humboldt English athletics. Mrs Charles Jenkins Ainsworth primary. Arlene Meyer Muscatine first grade. Barbara Toyne Muscatine second. Mrs Milo Arthur Ainsworth third and fourth. Francis Maher Muscatine sixth and seventh. Albert Fritz Washington seventh and eighth.
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Clarence Rogers
Ainsworth School
J. C. Linek
Harold Wortman
Marguerite Boyd
Iowa City
Doris Nicholson
Charles Piper
Humboldt
Charles Jenkins
Arlene Meyer
Muscatine
Barbara Toyne
Milo Arthur
Francis Maher
Albert Fritz
Washington
Local Brighton Names Four Young Women on Year’s Work
Four Brightonians for this year’s staff are Anne Pacha Esther Lamansky Joann Reed and William Sears. Anne a Brighton High School graduate attended Parsons College and did extra college work last summer. Esther Lamansky a community girl graduated from Ottumwa Heights College with a two year elementary education degree and will teach fourth grade. Joann Reed lives on a farm between Keota and Wellman and attended Keota.
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Anne Pacha
Esther Lamansky
Joann Reed
William Sears
Anne
Brighton High School
Parsons College
Esther Lemansky
Esther
Ottumwa Heights College
Joan
Keota
Wellman
One Rural School Teaching Vacancy Reported by Krabill
Krabill releases county list of rural teachers as students return to school. Only vacancy left is Riverside in Brighton township with many names for Cedar, English River, Highland, Union Dale, Lime Creek and other townships.
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Valley
Mabel Stagner
Jackson Township
Maxine Elliott
Fairsview
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Riverside prepares for new school year and staff
Four new teachers sign on to bring seven member staff to Riverside Public School for the year. Registration for all students is set for Saturday at the school building with opening day on Tuesday September 2 a half day start.
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List of Richland School Faculty Members
The Richland facility will include John King superintendent and Mrs John King for home economics. Bernard Oneheim is coach with Mrs Grace Ward for seventh and eighth grades. Mrs Charles Barrows heads fifth and sixth grades, Mrs Leo Kepler for third and fourth grades, Mrs Edith Sable for first and second grades, and Mrs Irene Oswalt for kindergarten. Mrs Flossie Steele will manage the hot lunch program.
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Leo Kepler
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