Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-31
NEWS OF COUNTY SCHOOLS
FROM WINNESHEIK COUNTY TEACHER
Items of News Happenings in the Several
Schools of the County the
Past Month.

iC oSdlSity VI tNotiiCio oblAA SOh'
tinues. AS far as we know now there
are three schools still without teach.
ers. No. As, Bluffton, by John
Spriggs; No. 3, Bloomfield, near Irwin
Aliens; No. 8, Fremont, northwest
of Kendallville.
In her Howard County Schools Miss
Perry says that there are five schools
in Howard county without teachers.
Many of the counties over the state
are in the same condition.
We learn that Mr. Cole, of Ridge
way schools, has resigned, and Mr..
Leigh Robinson, of the State Normal
has been elected to the principalship
of the school. Later information re-
ceived states that Mrs. Wampler, too,
has resigned and Josie Brorby was
elected to succeed her.
From general survey of the county
schools we find, with few exceptions,
that they are running very smoothly
this fall. The very large majority
of the teachers of the county are now
worthy, capable, and industrious. It
detracts nothing from the best ones to
enumerate for the benefit of few,
some observations made while visiting,
and from reports from the districts.
In one school we found the room in
a fair state of disorder-papers, shaw
ings, and sundry other articles on the
floor; cloaks, hats, caps, leggings,
overshoes and dinner-pails in one
tremendous whole" We kindly
suggested that this state of things
might not be wholly approved if some
visitor should happen in. We didn't
have time for a full lecture ON the
Importance of "orderly habits incul-
Gated in or engrafted on growing
youth. We know that she will do
better now, for she can appreciate a
word to the wise. The above can be
by inserting the mascu-
line pronoun instead of the feminine.
Can you recognize the condition de-
scribed gentle reader?
On account of the State Teachers
Association holiday week we will
not be in the Office from about Christ
mas day until Friday, Jan. End, or
Jan. 3rd. 1t is probable
that some one will be there to per-
form the routine duties, however.
We find improvements being made
right along in the various schools of
the county-tangible improvements
we mean, now. In Lincoln, No. 1,
where Miss Potter, frst-grade
teacher, presides, fine new seats have
been put in to replace the old straight
back, handmade pine ones of sacred
to many former pupils. In
Hesper, No. 4, where Miss Seelye, an
other excellent teacher, is located,
we just sent out several new seats in
addition to the new ones put in tive
years ago. The increasing attendance
in No. necessitated the addition of
seats. In Glenwood No. 6, where
Miss Stinson, another excellent first
grader, teaches, the board has put in
a fine new furnace to replace former
unsatisfactory one.
G. L. Child, who teaches in No
s, Pleasant, (another good, first-grade
teacher) recently held shadow
social and took in 81. 80, which was
used to add to the library in his dis
trict. During the fall, three schools
combined and had Rev. Olmstead give
his illustrated bird lecture. The
combined proceeds were over $l4.
Mr.. Olmstead can be secured at any
time during the winter to aid in an
evenings entertainment at very
reasonable rates. Write him at De-
corah, Iowa. H. NJ. Cummings, too.
has an illustrated stereoptIcon lecture
that affords an excellent evenings
entertainment at very reasonable
rates. He is located at Decorah,
Iowa, and can be reached by address
ing him here.
We find that new book cases have
been added to the equipment of the
Decorah township schools recently.
Has your school book case? In what
condition are the library books? Has
every one of your pupils read one of
them? What are you doing to interest
them in the books? Do you know
what is in them?
A teachers meeting will be held a,
Hesper, Iowa, Jan. 18th. All teacher,
in the neighborhood of Hesper will
receive programs soon after the holi
days. Arrange to be there it will b
a good meeting.