The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-09

From the Schooi JournA:
Fairfield No. has a new dictionary.
A school library is being started in
Vernon No. FIR, with twenty volumes.
The district board in Venice No. l
has put new bookcase into the school
room.
The University of Michigan has 3709
students enrolled this year, of which
2158 are from this state.
BY use of the library money, nine new
books have been added to the school
library of Venice No. 6.
The district board in Rush No. FIR.
has furnished the school with new
bookcase and woodbox.
Woodruff No. has bought new
window shades and eight new library
books with the proceeds of an entertain
ment.
By means of social, the school in
Rush No. 8 FIR. has purchased new
clock and portraits of Washington and
Lincoln.
Hills Manual and Hills Practical En-
cyclopedia have been added to the
library by the school board in Middle
bury No 6.
By means of social the school in
Vernon No. FIR raised $13, which will
be used to purchase books to start
school library.
By means of an entertainment given
March 81, the school in Bennington No.
8 was able to add six new books to the
school library
$12 worth of books has been added to
the library in the high school room at
Shaftsburg as the result of their school
entertainment.
Fairfield No. 6 has added three new
books to the, school library, a framed
picture of Mckinley to the schoolroom
walls, and new felt cloth to the table.
From the proceeds of social held at
the home of Mr.. Wesley Parker, 30
books have been added to the library in
Sciota No. 6, making library of 63
books.
By means of an entertainment held at
the close of the winter term, the school
in Hazelton No. raised $14.70, which
has been used in buying books to start a
school library.
The following pupils of Owosso No. 2
were neither absent from school nor
tardy during the winter term; Walter
Bandkaw, Paul Bandkaw, Carl Band
kaw, and Clara Schmid.
Ten gentlemen comprise the male
portion of the teaching force of the
district schools of the county at the
present time and fifteen comprised the
number for the winter term.
The director of Venice No. 6 sees
it that the schoolhouse has spring and
fall cleaning. This is considerably
ahead of the quadrennial or even the BIZ
ennial cleaning, which some school
rooms get.
Monday morning as the teacher and
pupils of Hazelton No 7 began their
spring term of school they were sur
prised and delighted to find the walls of
the schoolroom newly papered, and the
ceiling covered with light blue calcimine
Wednesday morning the director, Mr..
Warner, put up some molding to hang
the new pictures on. The schoolhouse
was also thoroughly cleaned and the
stove BACKED.
The eighth grade graduation, public
school rally, and basket picnic, will oc-
cur Saturday, June 81, in McCurdy
Park, Corunna. Prin. w. N. Ferris, of
the Big Rapids Industrial School has
been secured for the address in the
afternoon. Teachers should begin talk
ing about this event to their pupils and
patrons and give everybody to under
stand that he is not only welcome but
cordially invited to come and have a
day of rest, recreation, and profit.
Every teacher and would-be teacher
should plan to attend the two weeks
teachers institute which will be held in
Corunna, beginning on July 18th. This
institute bids fair to be one of the
very best ever held in the county. If
nothing happens to prevent, the follow
ing strong corps will be the workers:
Professor G. J. Edgcumbe, proprietor
and principal of the Benton Harbor
College; Supt. r. d. Briggs, of Monroe;
Mrs. Nettie Brown, of Grand Rapids;
and Miss Nellie Goss, of Owosso. The
two last named are grade teachers and
will conduct their work with pupils of
the first and fifth grades.