The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-08-20
commissioners Report.

CRYSTAL FALLS, Mlcn., AUG. !, lS9s
jason r. Hammond. supt Public
Instruction, Lansing, Mich
Dear sir
/ take great pleasure IN presenting
this, my third annual report Of the con
dition Of the schools Of the county:
READING CIRCLE WORK.
There has been no organized work IN
this line in the county during the past
year. Our endeavor has been turned
more TO the advancement 81 thorough
township organization than 10 genera
county work The plan which We are
pursuing is to place all OF the country
schools in township under one OF the
best teachers in the township lie visits
each school regularly and holds regular
teachers meetings atwhich eyery teacher
IN the township is required To be present.
We find many advantages in this ar.
rangement and can recommend il To our
cu-workers All oi our townships are
under the unit district system which
SCHOOL ROOM DECORATIONS.
We have emphasized TO our teachers
the great good to be derived from the
decoration OF the school room and, ~
result, almost every school room IN this
county has more or less decoration
upon it, 1t Is to be dcplored that some
provision IN not made 10y the state Tor
the furnishing Of teachers with decora-
tive matter. II some 81 the money spent
in printing dry reports and statistics
whose pages are seldom canvasscd or ~
booming the political chances OF our
state officials through the numerous
and verbose speeches and reports, was
spent in providing decorative matter Tor
the school rooms OF our country schools
we are OF the opinion that the benefit
to the people would be increased many
iod II is to be regretted that our
teachers are obliged to furnish their own
decorations as Il rule and thus are lead
To press into use advertising matter
sent out by manufacturing firms and
other corporations when excellent mat
ter for decorative purposes could be fur
uishcd by the state at a thrilling cost
SCHOOL ROOM VENTILATION.
More attention IL being pnld to vontl-
lation 10y our school officials and in the
new buildings that are being erected that
question il being considered. We have
/ a. a
erection in this county mt the present
time and in both of them provision is
being made for ventilation The teach
ers ~ a rule are coming to see the neces-
sity Of ventilation and some provision
for il is noticeable in every school ia the
county.
| INVOLVEMENT or school. GROUNDS.
This il matter that our people are
| taking pride This is "A new county
and the conditions are not such M to
present favorable opportunities for
school pard Improvement, yet we have
some country school grounds that
reflects great credit upon the people OF
the district This is especially SO in the
farming portions Of the county.
OBSERVANCE or SPECIAL DAYS.
There ~ not "A school IN the county
that has not celebrated some special
day and the custom is growing from
year To year. The teachers take interest
in this work and the pupils delight in IL.
/ have prepared, for the coming year, "a
list Of the days which ] wish celebrated
in the schools Of this county. ! find IL
an excellent help to the teaching Of his.
tory and biography.
INSTITUTES
We had very successful institute ~
Iron River last December / do not
know how we could have bcttcred the
work any yet notice that my country
teachers do not enter into the spirit 81
the work as they ought Co do. The
work seems TO be above them and am
convinced that the teachers who ought
To get the greatest good out OF an in
spiration institute. or better, who need
the help OF mn institute most get practi.
Ically nothing from IL. For that scaHon
have changed my plan of institute
work in the county Tor the coming year