Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-10-20
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN
Devoted to the Best Interests of Rusk
County Schools
O. e. RICE, Editor
O. E. RICE, Edito,


to others. Communications from interested read
ers are solicited. Questions of school law will be
discussed as occasions require
The new school building in it. Dist.
No. 10. Flambeau and Dewey, is near
ly completed and school will open as
soon as the rest of the equipment is
installed. The work was done by
Matt Edgar who has worked under
great disadvantages owing to bad
weather. Miss Agnes Haasl will have
charge of the school.
Miss Leona Robey left Monday to
take the position left vacant by the
resignation of Miss Blanche Fritz in
Dist. No. 4, Atlanta. Miss Fritz was
released upon her own request, as she
found the work in so small a school a
very lonesome occupation
The people of Apollonia and vicinity
have asked that tenth grade work be
taught in their village schools, and
have employed fourth teacher in the
person of Miss Flora Lebeis, of Chip
pewa Falls. She began work Tuesday
Weyerhauser has nearly perfected
the organization of a free high school,
making now the third high school in
the county. The schools in Hawkins,
Ingram and Tony will within year or
two do likewise.
Mr.. E. w. Beard of Ingram, has
been appointed Secretary of the Board
of Directors for the town of True to
succeed Fred Arrowsmith who has
moved to Washington.
Miss Winifred Gleason, a graduate
of the Oshkosh State Normal, has been
selected as principal of the state
graded school at Sheldon, and began
her work Thursday of this week.
Both Miss Lebeis and Miss Gleason
are teachers of proved success and
ability; come with strong endorsements
and will doubtless prove valuable ac-
QUESTIONS to our teaching force.
The people of Marshall at a recent
special election voted to transport some
of the pupils in the Stassel district to
Sheldon. This was necessary as they
live so far from a school.
Miss Ella J. Smith has accepted a
position in Dist. No. 3, town of Wash
ington left vacant by the resignation
of Miss Stella Wallace.
The school in the Bierman district
has steadily increasing enrolment,
and is now the largest it has been for
several years. Miss Sylena Roesler is
working hard to mske it the banner
school in Flambeau.
The County School Board Convention
held last Friday at the Court House
was largely attended, about one hun
| dred forty being present. A strong
program was carried out Rural In
spector W. E. Larson addressed the
| Convention both forenoon and after
noon and discussed various questions of
interest to school officers and patrons.
Judge D. w. Maloney discussed the
question of "How May Rural Schools
be Made More Practical" Many good
suggestions were offered which were
well received. He urged better course
| of study, stronger teachers; emphasis
to be placed upon commercial studies,
elements of agriculture and manual
training.
At the afternoon session District
Attorney Charles Kirwan gave a very
interesting talk on the Interpretation
of the Compulsory Attendance Laws"
Mr. Kirwan's address was listened to
with the closest attention and numer-
Gus erroneous impressions generally
held were corrected
Teachers are compelled by law to re-
port to the county superintendent
pupils from seven to fourteen years of
age not attending some school; also,
names of parents of such.
The superintendent reports to the
truant officer or sheriff, and to the
Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The
sheriff is required to see that the chill
dren attend regularly, if living within
two miles of the school house.
Other topics presented were "Select-
ing Teacher" and Records and Re-
ports by the superintendent. "The
Importance of Proper Hygi enic Con-
dtions in and about the School House."
was assigned to DR.. w. l.. Stephenson,
but the doctor was called out of the
city thus preventing his attendance.
A very encouraging feature of the
convention was the hearty response OF
so large number of members in par
tfcipating in the discussions during the
day. In this way the convention be-
came most helpful to everyone, and
will thus make these annual meetings
more popular from year to year.
A few teachers have not yet sent in