Paragould Public Schools Teachers for 1920 - 1921
PARAGOULD, ARK.
PARAGOULD SOLIPHONE
WEDNESDAY , SEPTEMBER 8, 1920
RESEARCHED BY : TINA EASLEY
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SCHOOLS OPEN SEPTEMBER 20 , 1920
FACULTY GIVEN
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE PARAGOULD PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAS SELECTED MONDAY , SEPTEMBER 20 , AS THE DAY FOR OPENING OF THE SCHOOLS FOR THE 1920 -21 SESSION .
DURING THE PAST FOUR YEARS ENROLLMENT HAS INCREASED FROM 1206 TO 1689 AND DURING THE SAME TIME 12 ADDITIONAL TEACHERS HAVE BEEN ADDED.
THE FACULTY AND ASSIGNED OF SAME AS ANNOUNCED BY THE BOARD FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR IS AS FOLLOWS:
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS - J.W. RAMSEY
HIGH SCHOOL FACULTY
*NOTE - NAME OF TEACHER , WHAT UNIVERSITY OR COLLEGE ATTENDED AND SUBJECT
BEN I. MAYO (HENDRIX COLLEGE) , PRINCIPAL , ATHLETICS , HISTORY
MISS ORINE PORTER (MARVIN COLLEGE U. OF VA. , U. OF COL. ) LATIN, FRENCH ,
MISS DOT THOMPSON ( U. OF MO. , QUACHITA COLLEGE , U. OF IOWA ) MATHEMATICS
MRS. R.P. TAYLOR (PARRISH BUSINESS COLLEGE ) COMMERCIAL SUBJECTS
MRS. ETHEL BROWNING BATTEN ( U. OF ARK. ) ENGLISH , SCIENCE
MRS. IDA F. LAWRENCE , PIANO , EXPRESSION , VOICE
WEST SIDE SCHOOL
RALPH JONES (PEABODY COLLEGE ) ORINCIPAL , EIGHTH GRADE , GEOGRAPHY , HISTORY
MISS ANNIE LAURIE ARMOUR (TENN. STATE NORMAL ) SEVENTH GRADE , DRAWING , WRITING , HYGIENE
MISS VIOLA SCHILLING ( ARK. STATE NORMAL ) SIXTH GRADE , READING , ENGLISH
MISS ELTHA KITCHENS (QUACHITA COLLEGE , PEABODY COLLEGE ) FIFTH GRADE , SPELLING , ARITHMETIC
MRS. VALERIA DUVOLL (MO. STATE NORMAL ) FOURTH GRADE
MISS OLIVE MITCHELL (TENN. STATE NORMAL ) THIRD AND FOURTH GRADES
MRS. IDA FORD (PEABODY COLLEGE ) THIRD GRADE
MISS PAULINE PARHAM (ARK. STATE NORMAL ) SECOND GRADE
MISS MYRTLE KIMBELL (KENTUCKY STATE NORMAL ) SECOND GRADE
MRS. RUTH B. MORRIS (CHICAGO NORMAL COLLEGE ) FIRST GRADE
SOUTH SIDE SCHOOL
W.A. STEVENSON (MO. STATE NORMAL ) PRINCIPAL , EIGHTH GRADE , HISTORY GEOGRAPHY
MISS LILLIAN WINSTEAD (TENN. STATE NORMAL ) SEVENTH GRAD , HYGIENE , MUSIC , DRAWING ,WRITING
MISS CLARA STEPP (KENTUCKY STATE NORMAL ) SIXTH GRADE , READING , ENGLISH
MISS MAMYE ARMOUR (TENN. STATE NORMAL ) FIFTH GRADE , ARITHMETIC , SPELLING
MISS VIRGINIA BROWN (ARK. STATE NORMAL ) FOURTH GRADE
MISS MAUDE LOCKHART (U. OF ARK) THIRD GRADE
MISS ANNIE LOU WILBOURN (WARD-BELMONT COLLEGE , ARK. STATE NORMAL ) SECOND GRADE
MRS. ELIZABETH TERRELL (TENN. STATE NORMAL ) FIRST GRADE
EAST SIDE SCHOOL
R.P. LERKIN (CHILLICOTHE BUSINESS COLLEGE ) PRINCIPAL , EIGHTH GRADE , ARITHMETIC , HISTORY ,
MISS LOTTA LEE YANEY (TENN. STATE NORMAL ) SEVENTH GRADE , GEOGRAPHY , SPELLING
MISS SADIE SEITZ (U. OF CALIFORNIA ) SIXTH GRADE , HYGIENE , MUSIC , DRAWING , WRITING
MISS CARRIE WHITE (U. OF MISSISSIPPI ) FIFTH GRADE , ENGLISH , READING ,
MISS INEZ BARNES (TENN . STATE NORMAL , U. OF CHICAGO ) FOURTH GRADE
MISS ETHEL WOOD (ARK. STATE NORMAL ) THIRD GRADE ,
MISS SIBYL SANDERSON (U. OF ARK. ) SECOND GRADE
MISS RUTH LEROY (GALLOWAY COLLEGE , ARK. STATE NORMAL ) FIRST GRADE
IT WAS ANNOUNCED A FEW DAYS AGO THAT PROF. EARL CLAYTON WOULD AGAIN BE PRINCIPAL OF THE EAST SIDE SCHOOL , HOWEVER SINCE THAT TIME HE HAS BEEN ADMITTED TO THE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF TULANE UNIVERSITY AND WILL BEGAN HIS STUDIES THERE WHEN SCHOOL OPENS . PROF. CLAYTON'S LEAVING MEANS A DISTINCT LOSS TO THE PARAGOULD SCHOOLS AND HE WILL BE MISSED. PROF. R.P. MCLERKIN , ONE OF THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL AND PROGRESSIVE OF GREENE COUNTY'S RURAL TEACHERS AND A FORMER SCHOOL MATE OF PROF. CLAYTON HAS BEEN CHOSEN AS PRINCIPAL OF THE EAST SIDE SCHOOL ,