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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1919
Page
5
Forty four teachers in local schools. Rev Graham visits for Monmouth College support. Most colleges open Sept 15 with some not until Oct 1 to allow farm work. Hi Y club to reform in high school as the students' Y M C A. First meeting after opening. all high school boys invited.
A large turnout is expected as many students plan to attend college this year. Construction is nearing completion on a new high school, promising expanded facilities for local students.
Washington expects about 350 to 400 high school students this year as the new high school building nears completion. Renovations will convert the old structure into a junior high with expanded classrooms and updated facilities while new courses in chemistry and second-year French are planned, and teachers for the coming year are being arranged. Local reports note 15 carpenters, 40 workmen, and extensive plumbing, heating, and locker installations to ready the campus for opening day.
A compiled list shows graduates and affiliates including Bertha Hay and Jean Hay from Vassar College in Poughkeepsie New York, Dorothea Wickham and Virginia Wallace at Coe College Cedar Rapids and Drake University Des Moines, with names such as Clara Woodburn Blanche Woodburn Parsons College Fairfield Iowa, and Wanda Neiswanger plus Victor Neiswanger from Omaha High School. Other institutions mentioned include Harvard University Cambridge Massachusetts, Wisconsin Madison, Tarkio College Tarkio Missouri, Michigan Ann Arbor, Dana Hall Wellesley Massachusetts, and more, naming students and their schools.
Many returned soldiers are re turning to school this year from this community as they resume studies after service.
A shipment of school supplies labeled for The Pair warehouse, ZIP 16613, was received and inspected. Inventory lists notebooks, pencils, rulers, erasers, and glue sticks awaiting distribution to local classrooms.
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