Meet the New Teachers

Excerpts from The Tattler, Sept 1931, published by the Class of 1933, Randolph High School, Guys Mills, PA

Meet the New Teachers

With the opening of the school term arrived six new teachers, - two for the High School and four for the grades.

Miss Bowes fifth and sixth grade teacher who replaced Mr. Walton, was graduated from Meadville High School in 1926. In the fall of that year she entered Edinboro State Teachers’ College, graduating in the spring of 1928. She taught at Steubon during the next two terms after which she was hired to teach at Black Ash. Miss Bowes is therefore already quite known in this vicinity.

Miss Emily McKinney, the third and fourth grade teacher, was graduated from the Centralizing School of Music at Meadville in 1926. The next two years she spent working at the Keystone View Company. She then entered Edinboro ‘State Teachers’ College. While there she served as accompanist for the Glee Club and the Orchestra. This is Miss McKinney’s first year of teaching.

Miss Beulah Smith the new Dramatics and Math teacher, was graduated from Allegheny College in 1930, from which she received her A.B. degree. While in college she was enrolled in Public Speaking and Interpretative Reading classes. Miss Smith is an alumna of Randolph High School. She taught last year in the Harmonsburg High School.

Mr. Richard Kirker, boys’ coach, was graduated from Franklin High School in 1923. The three following years he spent at Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pa. His fourth year he spent in Grove City College from which he graduated in 1931.

While in Bucknell Mr. Kircker was awarded two basketball letters and two football letters. His former home was in Franklin.

Though Adelaide McDonald is not new to this district she has returned to us after a year absence during which she attended and secured her Bachelor of Arts degree at Taylor University, Upland, Indiana. Adelaide is an alumna of Randolph High School and a graduate of Edinboro Teachers’ College. The community’s esteem for Miss Donald was proven this year when it requested that she reaply [reapply] at Black Ash.

Audrey Beuchat, a former teacher in Guys Mills and a graduate of Edinboro has been hired as elementary teacher at Black Ash. Audrey taught last year in the Mailliard School in Wayne Township. Audrey is also an alumna.