The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-07-13
LYANv|LLE LOCALS
SEVERAL NEW AUTOMOBILES IN
ToWN--THE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL
BOARD HAS A VERY BUSY SEES
SION.
Items from Lynnville.)

Farmers all over the country are
busy now cutting oats and wheat. In
some cases much of the oats has been
thrashed by the hail, but generally
the stand is thought to be of rare
quality, especially the early oats.
Jake Shane was in Newton arrang-
ing for his final naturalization papers.
He had taken out the first papers but
when in New Orleans year ago he
lost them and was therefore compells
ed to get new set.
Lynyille high school defeated Beth
eel in a farcial game Saturday, July
], by a score of 10 to s.
The new joy riders in the vicinity
are w. P. Shepherd, Ira Eilscott and
John DuBruyn.
Several of our boy have gone on
their summers vacation, judging by
the number who have left town the
last few days with their suit cases.
DR.. Painter is having the outside of
the building occupied by Rivers big
double store, painted a dark red.
DR.. Cliff Sparks is burning streaks
through the air in new auto runa-
bout.
Mrs Minnie Vanderpol has a new
auto and was running it for the first
time Tuesday.
Meyer Bederstadt came in from
western South Dakota Monday. Mey-
er SAYS things out there are badly
dried out and people are leaving.
Crops are all gone and grass is burn
ed I'D so that pasture is of no value
Herman Swain, a former LynnVlIle
boy, but now stationed at Van Cou-
yer, Wash, in the regular army, Is
here visiting friends and relatives.
Mrs C. c. Cline was called to Fair
bury, H., recently on account of the
serious illness of her father, Springer
Dixon, who died the next morning
after her arrival. He had suffered
five strokes of paralysis and was un'
able to recover after the last one.
Lynnville lost her ball game to-
Grinnell on July 4th by the score OF
9 to 4 on account of costly errors in
the first inning In that inning Lynn
Vile made five errors and each one
let in score.
The township school board met IN
regular session last Saturday and
was busy from 10 o'clock until b
in the evening. During the forenoon
the usual business of settling last
years work was taken up, bills were
filed and allowed, etc. Ii was de-
cided to close the school in NO. o.
owing TO last of attendance. One In
teresting fact was brought out and
that was the difference liz cost OF
maintaining schools. One school show
ed the monthly cost per pupil to be
$40 and the cost per pupil monthly IN
the Lynnyille school was nearly Sl.5O.
There were but few applications for
positions and only two teachers were
elected, Mabel Quire for the primary
and Nellie Fleming for the interme-
date. Personally we urged the add
ing of another teacher and giving
each teacher two grades up to the
high school and putting two teachers
in the high school with man at the
DeaQ. lie 49, 49,
sanction this move, but favored man
for principal Two years ago arrange
ments were made to give four-year
course, but up to the present our
teachers have felt they could not
handle the work and it has not been
installed. Last winter the legisla-
ture passed a law wherein any stu
dent wishing full four year course
and not being able to get it in the
local school may demand it of the
board, which is compelled under the
new law to pay their tuition in the
nearest high school. Such being the
case the board decided to have the
work taken up this year, and the
matter of filling the position was left
open. We are at present under cor
respondence with the above object in
view. Lynnyille is entitled to good
school and should by all means have
the four-year course and we hope TO
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