Burt Community School - Bears / Roundup Yearbook (Burt, IA)

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PART I A YEAR OF PROGRESS IN THE SCHOOLS. The following items of progress are the result of efforts on the part of the Board of Education, the superintendent, the teachers, the pupils, the school janitor, or the co.bined efforts of two or more of these: I. Progress with Reference to Pupils - 1. Seniors developed invitations that are unique in design and yet very economical in cost, 2. The largest high school class in the history of the school will he graduated in May, 1933» 3. High school commencement exercises developed that are entirely original and displace the usual out-side speaker. This-.; pro gram presents the outstanding talent of the class in a special review as ther-first port of the program and then with music and speeches by the members-- of the class as the principal portion of the final part of the exercises, A. The elementary school enrollment for the year showed definite signs of increase, II. Progress With Reference to the Curriculum - 1. Penmanship instruction resulted in an unusually large number of certificate awards. A total of 32 Final and 25 Improvement certificates were awarded during the year to high school pupils. 2. An evening school f. r women was conducted for 12 weeks in the late fall, with satisfactory results, 3. There were five boys enrolled in out-school vocational courses. One boy took his second year of work in the Blacksmith shop and two were m garages, one each .n the Drug store and Pr nt shop. Considering L.,e econonuc conditions during the year, the plan is regarded as quite satis- factory, III. Progress With Ref rence to Extra-Curricular Activities- 1. Athletics were unusually successful during the year, and base- ball end -wrestling teams won county championships, 2, Dramatics were stressed more than usual and five play product- ions as well as both Junior and senior declamat ry contests were sponsored, Play productions continued tb contribute the largest amount of money for the financing of the extra-curricular activities in the school, 0. Music was emphasised uch more than usual and the work effected more pupils, A total of eighty pupils participated in the County Music Fs stival, A, The 1ibrary of declamatory selections was increased to 460 selections, all alphabetically indt-xed and filed for convenient use. 5» The music library was put in new filing envelopes and e.ll of the music properly classified for convenience, 4 used wrestling mat was purchased and rebuilt and a steel tank purchased and paxd for use in the athletic department. IV. Progress of a Miscellaneous Nature- 1. More than two hundred volumes were added to the school library and large ly -without cost to the district, 2. A successful dental cli, xc was conducted as a part of the health eduction program, 3. The tax rates were cut, the total expenditures for the school were considerably reduced , yet the school standards were pretty well maintained. - a -

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PART II - THE TEACHING STAFF - The school faculty for the year 1932-'33 with the name of the pos- ition held, the length andplace of training, the degree held, the kind of certificate, the date of election to the position and the home address is given below : Mr. Donald Weir, superintendent, Master of Science degree, 1929, University of Wisconsin; Bachelor of Science degree, 1924, Iowa State College. First Grade State Certificate. Elected to position, 1927. Married. Home Address, Burt, Iowa. Mr. M.Condit Bowie, principal, coach of athletics and teacher of mathematics. Bachelor of Arts degree, Iowa State Te chers College, 1931. Elected to position, 1931. Single, First Grade State Certif- icate. Home Address, Zearing , Iowa. Mr. Sigurd Fardal- teacher of social sciences a:d director of instrumental music. Bachelor of Arts degree, 1928, Luther College. First Grade State Certificate. Elected to position, 1931. Single. Home Address, Stanhope, Iowa. Miss Charlotte Warrior, teacher of Home Economics and General Science Bachelor of Science degree, 1923, Simpson College. Elected to position, 1929. First Grade State Certificate. Single. Home Address, Blockton, Iowa. Miss Anna Overgaard, teacher of English, typewriting and vocal music. Graduate of 3-year Public School Music Course, Iowa State Teachers College, 1930. Elected to position, 1930. Second Grade State Certificate, Single. Home Address, Cedar Falls, Iowa. Miss Alice Eighme, teacher of English and dramatics and principal of the Junior High School. Bachelor of Arts degree, 1931» State University of Iowa. First Grade State Certificate, Elected to position,'1931. Single. Home Address, Shannon City, Iowa. Miss Mattie 7 arner, teacher of manual training on part-time basis. Special Manual Training Course at iowa St te College. Special Manual Training Certificate, Elected to position, 1919. Home Address, Burt, Iowa, Miss Myrtle Hanna, teacher of fifth and sixth grades and supervisor of penmanship throughout the school. Two-year Normal Training Course, Iowa State Teachers College, Elected to position, 1930. Second Grade State Certificate, Single. Home Address, Lone Rock, la. Miss Mildred Anderson, teacher of third and' fourth grades and supervisor of art thr ughout the first eight grades. Two year Normal Training Course at Y aldorf College and Special six-weeks art course at I.S.T.C, Elected to position, 1931, Second Grade State Certif- icate. Home Address, Milford, Iowa. Miss Eva Whitney, teacher of first and second grados. Special Primary Training Course, Iowa State Teachers College. Special Primary Life Certificate. Elected to position, 1898. Home Address, Burt, la - 5 “