Washington Public Schools Begin New Year on Sept 7
Washington public schools resume after Labor Day with Monday, September 7 opening for grade schools, junior high, high school and junior college. New instructors limited to three joins Anita Tellin, Helen Coffey and Corine Martin. Supt. J. H. Peet leads pre-opening teachers meeting Saturday at the high school.
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Washington
Monnday
J. H. Peet
Junior Hish
Lester Krabill
Anita Tellin
Helen Coffey
Corine Martin
Country pupils drive big share of high school freshman class
Incoming freshmen next week likely half will come from country districts. Last year 183 of 467 students were country residents with Washington leading by townships 49, Cedar 41, Jackson 32, Marion 17, others. It may boost Coach James W. Shultz’s football roster with rural athletes.
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Washington
Jackson
Cedar
Marion
Dutch Creek
Franklin
Oregon
Brighton and Highland
English River
Clay
James W. Shultz
School Nurse to Be on Duty Soon
Miss Inez Fry, public school nurse, will arrive next week to begin her work for the new year two weeks before school opens Supt. J. H. Peet announced. This is Fry’s second year in Washington as school nurse with Dr. H. L. Hendricks, new director of the county public health unit, supervising school health work in a role similar to last year’s.
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Inez Fry
Supt
J. H. Peet
Oscar Jugenheimer
Jennie Marshall
Jennie Marshall Bruce Marshall
J. Elder Teeter
John Teeter
Washington
Marshall
Lenora Woodruff
Joe Lucky
Tommy Todd
Military Road
Columbus Junction
Iowa City
Davis Creek
Mincer
Roy Means
Ilowa River
Texas
Ohio
la Porte City
Iowa
Ainsworth
Local Education Staff Roster Noted
Alice Van Vliet and Mary Welch highlighted among art, penmanship, kindergarten and secretary roles. Elizabeth Irwin serves high school. Verna Palmer junior high. De TH Hendricks listed as school physician.
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Alice van Vliet
Mary Welch
Elizabeth Irwin
Verna Palmer
de TH. Hendricks
Peet Praises Faculty Ahead of School Year Start
Supt. J. H. Peet reports over twelve hundred Washington students will return to their respective schools on September 7. He notes the unusually high portion of last year’s faculty back with only three new members joining, praised by patrons for the district’s educational program and anticipated success despite economic conditions.
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Washington
J. H. Peet
Washington Junior College Sees Rapid Growth and New 1931 Plan
The Washington Junior College, founded in 1927, has grown rapidly and draws interest nationwide as a permanent educational institution. It offers a complete course, a trained faculty, and active student life, placing it among Iowa's leading junior colleges. Registration for 1931-32 is set for September 3-4.
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Washington Junior College
Iowa
Registration Dates Set for Washington High and Junior High
Washington high school junior high and the junior college announced fall registration dates. High school freshmen register August 28 29 with seniors August 31 and juniors September 1 and sophomores September 2. Alternative enrollment cards available August 24. Junior high registers September 3 4 with locker fee 25 cents. Junior college also registers September 3 4 per Dean Harland Mead.
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Milburn McKay
Harland Mead
Edna Mercer
Lillian Minick
Althea Montgomery
Della Patton
Boneta Sarbo
James Schultz
Edith Shields
Martha Sidles
Lucy Stahl
J. A. Tayior
Maude N. Williams
Helen Wilson
J. Guy Carlton
Frances Eicor
Lester “Rabill
Helen Kamerow
George Leebs
Ethel McCreedy
Ruth Miner
Palma Mohrenhoff
Barbara Sawyer
Ruby Washburn
Home Econom
Washington High School
County Towns Prepare to Open School Sessions
Schools across the county line up for the new term with openings slated for August 31 and September. Ainsworth consolidated district led by EKR Butterworth and Richard Speas lists multiple teachers. Brighton independent, led by C J Christiansen with high school principal E E McAfee, also names staff and teachers. Crawfordsville consolidated, under W T Smith, lists Geraldine Stratton, Grace Holmes and others among the teaching roster.
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Ainsworth
EK. R. Butterworth
Richard Speas
Edith Forsythe
Eileene Lillis
Kathleen Coffey
Fannie Helen Cole
Margaret C. McIlhinney
Ella Crawfor
Florence Koonts
Marjorie Foster
Brighton Independent
C. J. Christiansen
E. E. McAfee
Florence Beggs
Genevieve Beard
Rebecca Robinson
Cile Carper
Nina Johnson
Gladys Fitch
Elizabeth Jones
Kalona Independent
Harry V. Snodgrass
L. J. Zehr
Roy L. Seems
Vivian Allen
Marjorie Ochs
Velma Way
Mildred J. Beck
Eloise Chesebro
Leone Goebel
Riverside Independent
R. C. Knight
Margaret Griffin
G. H. Norgang
Gladys Page
Opal Geret
Minnie Norgang
Melvin J. Tandy
Claude Collins
West Chester
Margaret MecEniry
Ruth Coon
Kathleen Bruty
Ruth Wilson
Estelle Davidson
Ruth Pulver
Wellman
H. E. Ross
Dennis Jones
Milo Sorden
Lowell Carver
Cecile Graham
Irma Schwartz
Ruth McLaren
Mary Sherman
Muriel Campbell
Ada Pike
Magdalena Nicola
Miss Smith
Citizenship Training Course Taught in Washington Schools
Washington school system emphasizes citizenship as a core goal with a planned curriculum across grades. Programs include Iowa history in sixth grade, government and economics courses in high school, and library resources to support responsible citizenship.
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Washington
J. H. Peet
State Department of Education
Iowa
Coon Family Reunion Reported in Iowa Gatherings
Mr and Mrs Lewis Coon and daughters and Mr and Mrs Ira Coon with families traveled to Cedar Rapids to meet Raymond Coon and Lindley Coon families from Waterloo and Cedar Rapids for a social gathering and reunion.
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Bast Highland
Lewis Coon
Ira Coon
Everett Coon
Cedar Rapids
Raymond Coon
Lindley Coon
Waterloo
Washington High to Dedicate New Night Football Field
Washington high school and Ottumwa junior college plan night games on their new field dedicated for the season opener on Sept 25. The venue features illumination equipment, seating for over 1,100, a eraded and sodded field, and a running track surrounding the gridiron. the track completion is slated for next year.
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Washington
Feld
Ottumwa
Theeason
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