Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-24
EDUCATIONAL. COLUMN
Devoted to the Best interests OF Rusk
County Schools
O. e. RICE, Editor

Below is the program OF the flrst
meeting of the Eastern Division or
the Rusk County Teachers ASsocla-
ton to be held at Glen Flora, Sat
urday. Feb. 1st A cordial invitation
is extended to everyone interested
in the betterment of the schools OF
Rusk county.
Teachers of Ladysnith and vicinity
will take the way freight here at
$50, returning at 500 p. m.
PROGRAM
Morning Session 1900 a. m.
Singing
Model class in Language, -.
Miss Hazel Coon, Glen Flora
Arrangement of classes in Coun-
try Schools, Miss Mabel HANSON
Glen Flora
Discussion led by S. Martinson, Tony
Current Events, State and coun-
ty officers, E. Krienkie, Hawkins
Parcels Post, 80. DR.. H. G. John
son, Glen Flora
Intermisson
Afternoon Session 100 p. m.
Miss Ruth A. Cliff, Glen Flora
Improvement of Rural Schools,
General discussion; everybody come
- AL at H.
FIJI in this and other subjects.
Business matters Adjourn.
Officers
Enoch j. Fuller, Tony, President
Miss Frances Van Patter, Glen
Flora, Vice President.
H. w. Mcdonald, Ingram, Secre-
tary.
Miss Jennie Stevenson, Glen Flora,
Treasurer.
On Saturday Feb. 8th, at Bruce,
similar meeting will be held by
the teachers of the Western Dlvls-
ion. School officers and patrons are
earnestly invited to attend either or
both OF these meetings.
Gratifying reports have been re-
caiyed of the increasing interest
aroused by teachers in the Civic and
Social Center movement from many
Rusk county teachers. Excellent lit
erary programs, spelling contests,
topics on some phase Of agriculture,
consolidation Of rural schools, are
features of these movements.
In this the schools of Rusk, Strick-
land Atlanta, Big Bend, Stubs, APP
ollonia, Bruce, Weyerhauser, Haw-
kins, Ingram, Glen Flora, Tony, Mar
shall and Grant are leading. In most
| Of the other districts the teachers
are doing work along this line, and
march of true progress in matters
educational for their respective dis
tricts.
| Teaching of Agriculture the rest
Of the year is to be made more and
more realistic. School gardens VIII
be found connected with large num-
| Der of the schools termination of
seeds, the fitting and care OF the
! soil, cultivating Of plants, the select
| ing of seed will each be carefully
studied, and exhibits of the products
will be prepared for our next coun-
ty fair. All parents will, we are
sure, assist and advise their chill
; dren in this movement of the new
school education.
We expect through the state de-
partment to secure a selection OF
seeds and grains for the spring plant
ing.
The attention of teachers is called
to a few of the questions on the
monthly report cards, as there ap-
pears to be some misunderstanding
| by some teachers.
| No. 2. To find average daily at
tendance for month, divide total
number of days attended by all pu-
pills by the number of days taught
that month. Count holidays as though
taught, and mark all pupils present
those days.
No. 4. Compulsory age is to Is
inclusive, and IA to 16 also, if such
pupils are not regularly employed at
home or elsewhere. This rule ap-
plies to pupils living within two
miles of the school house by the
| regular highway, and to those who
have not completed the course OF
study for the first eight grades,
| Delinquent Pupils. Pupils not com
ing under the conditions mentioned
in No cannot be delinquent. Hab-
itually irregular in attendance with
out satisfactory reasons, of which
the teacher is to be careful to as