Warren sheaf., 1907-01-10

Board Examination and / 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. / shall then or
der them semitic you and appoint you
examiner and after you have filed
out the blanks and examined your
pupils papers yod will send it all to
this Office as the 8instructio direct
you and il 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-
ztion. This will stimulate the atten
dance Of the larger pupils in the
country schools and tend to work for
the completion Of the 8th grades in
their nome schools. Please bear this
in mind and order thru your Boards
State 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, 4
the Warren, Sheaf, and other places.
Another thing, which / 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
LOT them as occasionally some drop
out and new ones are constantly adj
|ded. / therefore ask you to notify
me on or before May lst each year if
the school in which you are employed
wishes to draw state aid that / may
send you the pplication blank before
your school lets 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 supp elementary read
ers, an average daily attendance Of
not less then II pupils, the stove in
one corner Of the room, a sheet iron
jacket around it and a ventilating
system which consists in substance
of a ten inch outlet and a ten inch
intake pipe, j. 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.
fright at the time they make the in1-.
Iprovement, than to make it wrong
and having to change it, for remem-
Der the state will not deviate from
| its rules.
The grain growing contest which
was held last year will also be con-
Itinued this year and next and it is
hoped that you can induce some Of
your larger pupils to select a 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
1.-The names and addresses Of those who
wish to take part and / will corre-
spond with them and send them in
(structi In connection with the
grain contest, we will also have ex-
hibits Of rural school work. I have
lpurchasd some specimen books for
this purpose wherein you may collect
the best maps, comp positions, 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
1 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-
ldents were appointed fol. this purpose
4 at the late M. r. A. we will wait