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Page Six THE RIMROCK ECHO Alumni Luncheon Will Be Held Friday Noon RURAL SCHOOLS CLOSED Billings Schools Employ Many EMSNS Grads GRADS ATTEND U. OF WASH. The alumni luncheon for the East- ern Division of the M. E. A. will be held at noon Friday in the base- ment of the E. M. S. N. S. A mu- sical program and informal pooling of experiences will make up the en- tertainment. Those asked to present musical numbers are Margaret Gus- tafson, Hardin; Inez Waddell, Mus- selshell; Betty Jo Horsley, Mildred; Mrs. Gladys Wagner Aber, Washoe; Omvall Arestad, Park City. At the other divisional meetings, get-together luncheons will be held as follows: Great Falls-Mrs. Zella Flores of Lewistown, a member of our sum- mer school faculty, will be in charge, assisted by Misses Mabel McDonald and Anne Weinschrott, both of Great Falls. The luncheon will be at Heu- ser's Cafe. Helena - Mr. Hawkes and Miss Stevenson will be in charge, assisted by Ella Gilbert. The meeting will be held at Brady's Cafe. Kalispell-Mr. H. A. Veedor of Big Fork, a member of the faculty in the Miles City Regional Summer School, will be in charge, assisted by Juanita Davis, June '34 and Bob Stoner, June '34, both now teachers in Kalispell. At all of the luncheons this issue of the Echo will be distributed and alumni will be asked to subscribe. The Echo for the year costs 50 cents. Abrahamson Appointed At U. of Wisconsin John Abrahamson, June '31, has been appointed to a position at the University of Wisconsin as assistant in research work in geography. Mr. Abrahamson was graduated from the University of Chicago with high scholastic honors in 1935, and last June he received a Master's degree. Val Matross, June '36, teaches a rural school near Libby. Jane Maxon, June '36, is teaching in Plevna. Besides teaching the 4th, 5th and 6th grades, she has charge of music in the 7th and 8th. She is also leader of the high school glee club and director of the city band. Marie Connelly teaches near Bridger. She has five pupils and five grades. She is interested in learning when the Rimrock Echo will be coming out. Carol Rose, June '34, is now su- pervising at the State Custodial School at Medical Lake, Washington. Jean Carroll and Phil Nelson, both of the class of June '36, are attending the State University at Missoula. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hopkins became the parents of a baby girl October 7, 1936 in Tacoma, Wash. Mrs. Hopkins was Miss Edna Pep- pinger, a graduate of E. M. S. N. S. At a general session of the Feder- ation of Women's Clubs, which met in Billings in September, Dr. Hines spoke on \Character Education.\ Figures collected by Mr. Foote in July this year reveal the interesting but unpleasant information that in 35 Montana counties east of the Rocky Mountains 130 rural schools will be closed for 1936-37. Of the 1,389 schools which were open dur- ing 1935-36 in these counties, 130 were closed, but 30 new ones were to be opened. Therefore, we have a net loss of 100 rural schools or a grand total of 1,289. The factors largely responsible for the closing of schools are small attendance, drouth, and grasshoppers. Some of the other contributive causes are dwindling families, better roads, people moving to town, reduction s in cost of transportation. The outlook for the future is for further decrease in schools as the rural population becomes alive to the advantages of consolidation. Faculty to Speak On Many Sectional Programs A number of the E. M. S. N. S. faculty and alumni will speak at the M. E. A. convention this week. Those who are on the program are: Friday, Oct. 30, 10:00 A. M. Dr. H. C. Hines-Psychology as a High School Subject from the Col- lege Viewpoint-Room 209. Miss Ruth Nourse - Eurhythmics As Applied to Music in the Grades -Room 310. Mr. C. D. Dean-Classroom Tests and How to Use Them. County Superintendent Section. Room Friday, Oct. 30, 2:30 P. M. Orton Sirrine, Ballantine - Panel Discussion of Social Science Aims and Methods-Room 209. Miss Mary J. Meek - Creative Poetry-Room 114. L. R. Foote-Ninth Grade Mathe- matics-Room 207. Dr. H. C. Hines-Character and Intelligence-Room 103. Mrs. Carrie McLean, June '36, is attending the State Normal College at Dillon, working toward a B. A. degree. Franklin J. Dorfler, Aug. '29, has the principalship of the Devlin School in Havre with eight teachers and two supervisors in music and art. He received an A. B. degree from Greeley, Colo., in August of this year. He is also the proud father of an eight months old son. ATTENTION ALUMNI! Subscribe for the Rimrock Echo and keep in touch with E. M. S. N. S. and your friends. This issue will be distributed free to alumni and former students at the alumni lunch- eons at Kalispell, Helena, Great Falls and Billings. The November issue will contain names and teaching locations of all 1935-36 graduates. Each issue con- tains a page of news about you and other graduates. If you wish to sub- scribe send 50 cents in stamps to Miss Mary J. Meek or to the Rim- rock Echo. 4 Eligible voters in 1936 are 55,427,- 000 compared to 40,000,000 who cast votes in 1932. A survey of the elementary school system in Billings shows that 22.3 per cent, or 21 teachers, are E. M. S. N. S. graduates. The Garfield School leads with six members on its faculty, and no school has fewer than two. Of the 138 elementary teachers employed in Yellowstone County, not including the Billings system, 60.1 per cent, or 83 teachers, are E. M. S. N. S. graduates. This makes a total of 104 of our graduates in the entire county. In Billings system- Garfield-1st, Mona Houck; 1st, Ma- mie Meeke; 3rd, Josephine Strawn; 5th, Mrs. Elizabeth Perkins; 5th, Florence Johnson; Miss Mary Price. Taft-Ungraded, Mrs. Eva Schea- lin; 2nd, Genevieve Spurgin; 3rd, Genevieve Smith. Broadwater -1st, Jeanne Thom- son; 4th, Margaret Nelson. Jefferson-8th, Theeta Davis; 7A, Fern Davis; 6A, Louise Mammen; Manual Training, Tom Purcell. Orchard-1st, Virginia Dove; 2nd, Sarah Hewett. Roosevelt-2-3, Marie Borberg; 4- 5, Irma Tressman; Ungraded, Gene- vieve Gregerson. The report shows that during 1935- 1936, 172 students were graduated froth E. M. S. N. S., which is the largest number graduated in one year from this institution. This is seven more than the classes of 1934- 35, which numbered 165. The grand total of graduates from the E. M. S. N. S. since its beginning in 1927 is 1119. Alumni Are Candidates For Superintendent Nine E. M. S. N. S. graduates are candidates for county superintend- ent in the election of next week. Those unopposed are: Leo Riddle, August '32, Fallon; Charles Robin- son, June '34, Golden Valley; Mrs. Eva Cable, August '32, Carbon; Mrs. Fannie Kirch, August '30, and Tom Pemberton, August '33, are running in opposition to one another in Yel- lowstone County. Other candidates who will meet opposition are: Hil- ford Patterson, June '29, Park; Mrs. Lillian Morgan, June '29, Stillwater; Clyde Lucas, June '31, Wheatland; Lillian Wickland, June '31, Mussel- shell. Charles Robinson, '33, is the sole nominee for the position of superin- tendent in Golden Valley County. Lois Franks, June '35, teaches all grades in Straw. Marjorie Ortwein, June '36, has the primary grades in Twodot. Donald Foote, June '33, son of Professor Foote, is located in the Junior High School in Glasgow for his second term with an increase in salary. He directs the physical edu- cation for the boys in the elemen- tary school. Former students of E. M. S. N. S. attending the University of Wash- ington this past summer were: Lu- cile Campbell, Teresa Dorsch, Lucille Nelson, Ella Stewart, Agnes Stark, Lester Ristow, Ursula Miller, Mar- garet Nelson, Margaret Darnell, Elda ivIarkins, Gunnard Johnson, Sarah Hewett, Frances Newkirk, Lillian Beeler, Anne Weinschrott, and Ra- chel Seitz. Vilma Naf us, Aug. '34, was mar- ried June 7 to Ralph Erwin of Sun- burst. Hazel Mae Jacobs, Aug. '33, at- tended the University of Minnesota during her vacation. She is teaching near Shawmut. Dora Ginther, June '36, teaches a varied course in the Hedgesville School. She states that rock-collect- ing is an enjoyable activity with her pupils. Mildred Lord, June '33, is teaching in a lumber camp near Laramie, Wyoming. She has 18 pupils and all grades. Madelyn Flaherty, June '36, was elected to a position in the Junior High School at Poison. Dora Leege, March '36, is teach- ing the primary grades in the Hilger School. Hazel Simpson, Aug. '35, teaches the upper grades. Marie Maruska, June '36, began teaching a rural school near Grass Range after working six weeks as stenographer in a Soil Conservation office. Andrew Hoffmeister, June '35, is attending the State University at Missoula. He has been chosen as a member of the Glee Club. Misses Margaret and Marion Wil- liams, June '36, were in Billings the week-end of October 9. Margaret teaches the Huff the school and Mar- ion teaches the Pineview school. Both are in the northern part of Yellowstone county. Misses Marie Borberg, June '34, and Josephine Strawn, June '34, are teaching in the Billings school sys- tem this year. Miss Borberg is at the Roosevelt and Miss Strawn at the Garfield. Phil Matross, June '35, is teaching the 6th, 7th, and 8th grades in Red- stone with an enrollment of 26 pu- pils. He also directs the high school basketball. 4 Alumna Marries In Littleton, Colorado Miss Nathalie Foster, June '30, was married to Mr. Elvin L. Hedge- cock on August 24 in Littleton, Colo. Mrs. Hedgecock taught for five years on the Huntley Project prior to graduating from the Colorado State College at Greeley last June. They will make their home in Littleton where Mr. Hedgecock is a member of the high school faculty.
