River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-01-18
Supt. Mattson's New Years
Greeting To Teachers
of the County
To the Teachers of Pierce County
Dear Friend:-

! Greetings tor successful New
Year. The success of your schoo
depends largely on the spirit ane
energy that you put into your work
Let each one resolve to be more am
bituous to improve himself and the
school under his charge during the
coming year.
The cold weather is here and the
warming of our school houses needs
special attention. In visiting e
school before Christmas found the
pupils shivering and few of them
congregated around the stove trying
to keep warm. / at once inspected
the fire and found the ash pan and
half the stove filled with ashes with
one lone stick trying to burn and
doing all it could under the circum-
stances to heat up the school build
ing. The ashes should be cleaned
out every day if necessary. The
fire should be started as early as
possible and not later than eight
o'clock. Have sufficient kindline
on hand in the morning, then build
a good fire and don't be afraid of
using plenty of wood. Oftentimes
the building or the ventilating plant
gets the blame for cold room
when in reality clogged up stove
and a poor fireman is to blame. A
pan of water should be found on
every stove TO prevent the air from
getting too dry.
The Diploma examinations will
take place on Feb. oath at each OF
the following places: Randall
school, Ell Paso, Plum City, No. /
Clifton, Maiden Rock, Diamond
Bluff, Rock Elm, Hager City, Mar
tell, Esdaile and Ellsworth. Exam
nations will open at eight o'clock
as usual. History and Constitution
will be offered in the forenoon and
Arithmetic, Reading and Spelling
in the afternoon. Applicants
should bring pen, ink and legal cap
paper. This year the law provides
that Wisconsin History should be
taught in the rural schools. APP
plicants will be held responsible
for a short account of each one of
the following topics: Mound Build
ers, Father Menard, Charles Lang
lade, Perrot, Black Hawk War, To-
cation of Capitol, Joliet and Mar
quette, Statehood, Name and Loca-
ton of Four Indian Tribes, Indian
ways of Living in Wisconsin.
These subjects are simply treated
in Making of Wisconsin," by Car
RE Smith. This book is on the
literary list and can be secured from
the Eau Claire Book & Stationery
Co. for fifty-four cents. THE
Story of Wisconsin" is also good
and is found on the library list.
These books may be found in your
school library. In History and
Constitution remember that the
current events will be called for.
A Corn Contest will again be car
ried on in connection with the Pierce
County Fair. Liberal prizes will
be offered, probably the same as
last year. The Boys and Girls
Corn Club will be continued. All
persons between the ages of ten
and eighteen years may become
members by taking part in the Corn
Contest. The Golden Glow, Wis
consin No. IL, will be used again
this year. Where pupils have seed
corn left from last year recommend
that as it is more acclimated and
therefore will mature earlier and
produce better results. All others
will be furnished half a pint of pure
bred corn either from the Agricul-
tural Experiment Station at Madi-
son or from the contest of last year.
Prof. Moore pronounced our exhibit
last year as one of the largest and
best in the state of Wisconsin. Let
US see if we cannot do still better
this year. Bring this to the atten-
ton of your pupils and have them
talk it over with their parents so as
to be sure that they can have q
patch on which to plant the corn
Full instructions will be sent before
corn planting time. All diplo.
ma applicants who take part in the
corn growing contest will be giver
ten points credit on their standing
in Agriculture.
| am wondering what you are do
ing to provide a milk tester for your
school. hope that every teacher
will make determined effort to ge
one before the end of the year.
special effort in regard to this will
be called for at that time.
Remember the Teachers Insti
tutes. Plum City on Jan. 20, Ellis
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