Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-01-10

Board Examination and l hope you
will prepare your 7th and 9Th grades
for this. Notify me about February
10th and April 10th how many sets Of
questions you want. I shall then or
der them sent to you and appoint you
examiner AMI after you have filled
out the blanks and examined your
pupils papers you will send it all to
this office as the instructions direct
you and if your pupils pass they will
receive state credit in such subject
or subjects, which will mean that
they can enter any High School in
the state without entrance examina-
tion. This will stimulate the atten-
dance of the larger pupils in the
country schools and tend to work for
the completion of the Sth grades in
their nome schools. Please bear this
in mind and order thru your Boards
estate High School Board Examina-
tion'' paper for your pupils to write
on.
This paper can be, obtained from
the st. Paul Book and Stationery
Co., st. Paul, from the North Wes-
tern School Supply Co., Minneapolis,
the Warren Sheaf and other places.
Another thing, which I kindly ask
your assistance in is with regard to
the schools drawing special state aid.
They are getting SO numerous now
that it is hard for me to keep track
Of them as occasionally some drop
out and new ones are constantly ad-
ded. I therefore ask you to notify
me on or before May 1st each year if
the school in which you are employed
wishes to draw state aid that I may
send you the application blank before
your school let's out. Also please
state briefly the condition of your
school and help your Board in secur-
ing their required equipment which
consists Of eight months school, a
Webster International Dictionary, at
least one set OF supplementary read
ers, an average daily attendance Of
not less then II pupils, the stove in
one corner Of the room, sheet iron
jacket around it and a ventilating
system which consists in substance
of a ten inch outlet and a ten inch
intake pipe, i. e. each pipe must
not be less than 10 inches in dian e.
ter or have an area of eighty square
inches. Kindly guide your boards in
these matters as it costs less to do it
right at the time they make the i'm
proyement than to make it wrong
and having to change it., for remem-
ber the state will not deviate from
it's rules.
The grain growing contest which
was held last year will also be con-
tinued this year and next and it is
hoped that you can induce some of
your larger pupils to select small
piece of ground on their respective
farms and choose the wheat, corn or
oats to be planted therein either by
themselves or their father. Send me
the names and addresses of those who
wish to take part and will CORE
spond with them and send them in
structions. In connection with the
grain contest, we will also have ex-
hibits of rural school work. / have
purchasd some specimen books for
this purpose wherein you may collect
the best maps, compositions, draw
ings, sewing, paintings, ETC., from
each pupil. These books, which will
be sent to every teacher free OF
charge on request, will open at the
back like a glove and each sheet can
thus be used separately at the chill
dren's desks then collected and
arranged in the book to suit yourself.
AS many and as liberal prices as can be
obtained will be awarded for this
and the grain exhibits. I have long
thought Of working out a course OF
study for our country schools, but as
a committee of County Superinten-
dents were appointed for this purpose
at the late M. r. Awe will wait