- Dates
- 1971-12-08 – 1971-12-10
- Kind
- Appointment
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Dominican Sisters of Beaver Island schools
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- educationreligioncommunitymigration
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Sister Catherine Anderson joined Beaver Island Community School on December 8, 1971, bringing an Aquinas College A.B. and 15 years of teaching experience; the Beacon says she specialized in art. Sister Margaret Spellman left the island on December 10 after teaching grades 1–4 for approximately a year and a half.
Evidence and limits
The report documents a staff transition but does not provide contracts, a full faculty roster, or the reasons for Spellman’s departure.
Sources
- Reports Sister Catherine Anderson joining the school on December 8 with an Aquinas College degree and 15 years’ teaching experience, and Sister Margaret Spellman leaving on December 10 after teaching grades 1–4 for a year and a half.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1972-01_Beaver-Beacon
- The held nine-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1972-01_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Community School staff changes, 1971–1972”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-community-school-staff-change-1971-72/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1972, “School News.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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