Will Transfer 120 From North Bend to Culver School  

Four Teachers also Welcomed

It is now offivial that some 120 North Bend township (Starke county) students will be transferred to the Culver-Union Township School

It is anticipated that these students will be spread mostly over grades 1 through 10, with byt two to five students in grades 11 and 12.

The four North Bend teachers will be contracted for the year 1961-1962 by Eugene G. Benedict, trustee of Union township.

A brief introduction of the four “transferred teachers” follows:

David Smith – A.B. degree from the University of Pennsylvania. Also attended Manchester and Bowling Green. Started work on master’s degree at Ball State. Four years experience, one of them at North Bend.

Carl Shirrell – B. S. degree at Western Kentucky. Five years training, almost finished work on master’s degree. Nineteen years experience, life elementary license. Has taught at Ober and North Judson, and one year at North Bend township

Mrs Corine Shirrell – B.S; at Western Kentucky. M.S. degree also at Western Kentucky. Eighteen years experience, life license. Has taught at Ober and North Judson, and one year at North Bend.

Mrs. Garnet Beauchamp – Manchester College. Life license – elementary. Twelve years experience.

Both the Culver School and the Culver Elelmentary are sincerely happy to have the students and the new faculty members with us. We hope all involved feel sincerely welcome.

Aug 23 1961 – Citizen