Teachers and Staff

The Editorial Staff of "THE SPUD"
Staff of 1911-12

Mabel Worley......................................................Editor in Chief
Paul Thomas ......................................................Associate Editor
Charlie Spacht, May Nation ...................................Athletic Editors
Maybelle Pilkington ............................................Organization Editor
Maude McAllister ............................................... Exchange Editor
Fred Carlson ..................................................... Alumni Editor
Evelyn McBurney, Ethel Graham .......................... Staff Artists
Martin Nolan ................................................... Business Manager
Merritt Chaffee ............................................... Asst. Business Manager
Emma Tash ................................................ Chairman Subscription Committee
Willie Eldred, Michael Nolan ..............................Chronicles
Class Editors

Nell Shrewsberry - 1912 Hattie Renswold - 1914
Hazel Bennett - 1913 Emma James - 1915

The Spud

May, 1912

Vol.II Alliance, Nebraska No. 4

Professor Pate Mr. W. R. Pate has met with unbounded success since he has been superintendent of the Alliance Public Schools.

Before commencing his teaching career in the schools of our state, Mr. Pate attended Lincoln Normal University, and the University of Nebraska. Since then he has been principal of the High School at Danbury, Nebraska, and he has been superintendent of schools in four progressive communities of our state, having been at Sidney five years and Alliance two. For eight summers he has been engaged in Junior Normal work at North Platte and Alliance, having held the principalship of the Alliance Junior Normal for three years.

Mr. Pate has served as president of Western Nebraska and North Platte Valley Teachers' associations. He is a member of the executive committee of the Nebraska State Teachers' association, also of Nebraska School Masters' club, and has just recently been elected president of the Nebraska State Declamatory Union 1912-1913.

Mr. Pate is a superintendent of great influence among his students and co-workers and will always achieve a most praise worthy record.

Principal E. L. Meyer is a graduate of the Peru State Normal, 1909 was principal of a ward school in Fairbury a year and a half; came to Alliance as History and Schince teacher in 1910, from which position he was promoted to the principalship of the High School. Because of his close sympathy and personal interest in each student, the best of school spirit has prevailed under his administration; his influence among the boys of the school has promoted higher ideals and inspiration toward noble manhood. His efficient coaching of both Boys' and Girls' BasketBall has resulted in our being awarded the championship of western Nebraska.
Mr. Meyers will take up work in law at the State University next year and carries with him our best wishes for continued success suring his future career.

Miss Wirt Miss Lulu E. Wirt, Assistant principal of the High School and head of the Latin and German Departments, is a graduate of the University of Nebraska and holds the degree A. B. from that institution. She taught successfully in Falls City and Fairbury High Schools before coming to Alliance. She has had charge of the work in Latin and German since coming here, five years, and the strength and popularity of these departments are due to her ability and energy. We are glad to know that she will remain with us next year and hope that she will do so, not only next year, but many years to come.

Miss Gabus Miss Isabelle Gabus is a graduate of the Peru State Norma, class of 1910. She taught in the Osceola High School before coming to us, and has had charge of Englis and Normal Training here the past two yaers. She has also coached the debating team. We are very fortunate to be able to retian her as a member of the faculty another year.
Her work is fo the highest standard, and her influence inspiring. She is energetic, full of life, and surshine, and is everyone's friend.

Miss Anna Fiedler, Science Instructor, is a graduate of the Fremont Normal, 1907, and has taken special work in botany, agriculture, chemistry and physics at the State University Summer Schools. For two years she was principal of schools at Ashton, Nebraska, coming from there to Alliance, where she taught two years in the grades. Last year she was promoted to the Science Department of the High School, where hs has given excellent satisfaction and is admired and respected by all of her conscientious effort and untiring labor. We are happy to state that Miss Fiedler will be with us again next year.

Miss Anna Davis, Domestic Science and Manual Training Instructor, came to us from Pittsburg, Kansas. She is a graduate of the Pittsburg High School and of the Kansas Manual Training School, where she specialized for a number of years along the line of Household Economics and Manual Arts. The interest and the excellent work done in this department during the two years of Miss Davis' supervision manifest her ability and popularity as a successful instructor. She will have charge of Domestic Science and part of the High School Mathematics next year.

Miss Rodgers Miss Verna Rodgers is a member of the Alliance High School Alumni and also a member of the faculty. She is a graduate of the Peru State Normal, class of 1909. In 1910, the Merna Grammar Grade repaed the benefit of her instruciton and we the past year. Mathematics if her spcialty. She is quiet and unassuming, but she hews to the line with the certainty and precision of an expert. Alliance has shown its appreciation of her sterling charactoer adn her ability to succeed by reelecting her for next year. We are glad to keep her with us.

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