Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-07-26
ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS

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County Supt. Brockert arrived
home Saturday after holding a series
Of teachers examinations in various
parts of the county. He reports that
the number of teachers writing the
examinations this year was unusually
small The number in each town
was, Cuba City, seven; Lancaster,
eight; Fennimore, fourteen Boscobel
twelve; Bloomington, twelve; Cass
willie, six; Potosi, eight. Most of them
wrote for renewals Of their certificates
and but few new teachers took the ex-
animation. The superintendent ex
poets however that an unusually large
number of summer school pupils will
write at PlattveilIe this week and the
total of applicants will then be
brought up to it's usual proportions.
Not every boy can be a rich man
or great man, but every boy can be
gentleman. A boy with gentlemanly
does his very best every day, will
gain the attention and confidence of
men and will be given paying and
responsible positions as soon as he is
old enough to fill them Boys like
to have fun and good time 1t is
right they should. They will never
be boys but once, but to have fun is
not altogether what they are made
for. Boys are Of value chiefly to
make men, good for something in the
world. Character, like a house,
must have the right kind Of founda-
tion. The foundation stones of a
good character are reverence for God,
respect and obedience to parents. de-
ference for old people.
Country school clerks are flooding
the uperintendent' office with re-
quests for the names of prospective
teachers whom they might be able TO
hire. AS usual the demand for teach
ers is greater than the supply and
with the nearby districts unsupplied
come similar urgent requests from
outside the county. One letter from
Dane county gives an additional in
dUcement to ANY teacher who can
handle one room school of from
eighteen or twenty boys and girls so
that they will realize that there is a
boss in the district who is not afraid
of four or five pampered children. "
The letter closes "applicant may also
pick mp good husband on the side "
There's your opportunity, Grant
county teachers, but remember also
that the home market is still unsup-
piled.
The few business men in small
towns who complain that money spent
for advertising in their home papers
is thrown away should read the follow
ing figures carefully. Three or four
weeks ago we published in The
Herald the advertising rates Of the
Curtis publications, The Ladies Home
Journal and Saturday Evening Post.
Now look at these: A single page in
a single issue of the Century taken
for advertising purposes cost $500; in
Harpers, $780, in other prominent
magazines from $3.50 down to 800.
A yearly advertisement of one column
in the Chicago Tribune costs $26, 900 !;
in the New York Tribune $29, 900 for
the lowest, and $50, $50 for the highest
rates; in the New York Herald $36, 2O3
for the lowest, $349, 600 for the highest
priced column. These papers are
never at loss for advertising to fill
their columns
Quite number from Lancaster
are planning to attend the Big Days at
Fennimore August 8 and 4. The
management promise to give the usual
number high class enter tainment
features, and weather permitting our
people are assured of a fine time in
the neighboring town. The ball games
this year will be between the "Ameri-
can Giants" the worlds champion
colored team and the "Gunthers' a
fast Chicago city league bunch.
Governor Francis McGoverr and
Judge E. A. Brindley. Of L. Crosse,
are billed for addresses. The address
by the latter will be of especial in.