Answer to November 13, 2000 Problem

Who Teaches What?

 

 
      Use the following clues to find out
        (A) what Mr. Haston teaches
        (B) where Ms. Pleacher went to school
        (C) who the four married teachers are, and
        (D) who attended Carnegie Mellon University?

        1. The history teacher, the geometry teacher, and 
             Ms. Lowe all go swimming on Monday.

        2. The Spanish teacher graduated from West Virginia 
             University.
 
        3. Ms. Pleacher and the algebra teacher do needlepoint 
             together (You may assume none of the male teachers 
             needlepoint).

        4. The three single teachers teach algebra, geometry, 
              and Spanish.

        5. Mr. Gowdy, Ms. Cain, and the history teacher all 
              went to different Virginia schools (either 
              Virginia Tech, J.M.U., or the University of 
              Virginia).

        6. Mr. Gowdy plays racquetball with Ms. Cain's husband.

        7. Ms. Cain, the wife of Mr. Glossner, the chemistry 
              teacher, and the P.E. teacher all play tennis 
              together (You may assume Mr. Glossner is not 
              the chemistry or P.E. teacher).

        8. Ms. Pleacher and her husband often play bridge with 
              Mr. Frantz and his wife.

        9. When they were in college, Mr. Glossner and the 
              English teacher were good friends because their 
              schools were close together (in Charlottesville 
              and Harrisonburg, respectively).

       10. The P.E. teacher dislikes Wake Forest University 
              because it always beats his alma mater in 
              basketball.

       11. Mr. Frantz, Ms. Pleacher, Ms. Cain, and the Clemson
              University graduate always participate in faculty
              volleyball.

       12. There are seven teachers - Ms. Cain, Ms. Lowe, 
              Ms. Pleacher, Mr. Haston, Mr. Gowdy, Mr. Glossner, 
              and Mr. Frantz.

       13. They each teach one of the following subjects - 
              Algebra, English, Chemistry, History, Spanish, 
              P.E., and Geometry.

       14. They each attended one of the following schools - 
              Carnegie-Mellon, Wake Forest, West Virginia, 
              Virginia Tech, J.M.U., U.VA, and Clemson.    

              

 

Solution to Problem:

(A) Mr. Haston teaches Spanish.
(B) Ms. Pleacher went to Wake Forest University.
(C) The four married teachers are Pleacher, Cain, Glossner, and Frantz.
(D) Frantz attended Carnegie-Mellon University.



Correctly solved by:

1. Amy Costello Winchester, VA
2. Kirstine Wynn Winchester, VA
3. Erin McGinnis Winchester, VA
4. Clark Nesselrodt Winchester, VA
5. Kimberly Till Winchester, VA