Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-04-04
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN
Devoted to the Best Interests of Rusk
County Schools
O. f. RICE, Editor
O. f. RICE, + ditor

Our spring institutes will be held
in the County Training School build
ing. May 1st and End. An exception
ally strong program will be present
ad and capable instructors have been
secured.
Professor G. A. Works of the state
university and Professor NJ. II. jack
son OF the Wood County TRAINING
School are men Of long and very
successful experience in this field OF
educational work Prof. r. II. Burns
and Miss Nellie Wightman OF our
Training School will also assist.
The program will be mailed this
week to teachers and school officers
and a cordial invitation to them and
all interested in progressive educa-
ton is extended. School officers are
! authorized by law to allow teachers
| TO attend and to pay them for their
attendance, provided they do attend
the two days and bring certificate
of perfect attendance from the Coun-
| ty Superintendent.
| Many teachers Of the county have
already sent in the names OF their
pupils who are to enter the gram
| contest this summer and next fall.
Others, whose pupils will undertake.
this work, should notify this office
at once, otherwise We may not be
able to secure the free seed for
! them.
Pupils between ten and eighteen
years of age, both boys and girls,
are eligible. Seed will be furnished
through the superintendent office
free to contestants, except that i'll
case the same is forwarded by mali,
the postage will be about five cents
per pupil. One pint Of oats and
half pint of golden glow corn will be
furnished, if pupils wish to raise
both kinds of grain.
We have received assurance that
we may expect the County Fair AS
ISOLATION will appropriate 500 for
premiums in the Agricultural contest,
so let all get busy and earn this
money for our young farmer girls
and boys We hope to send an ex-
hibit from this work to the State
Fair next fall.
Examinations for the Common
School, or Eighth Grade diploma, to
be conducted by the teacher i'll
charge, will be given April, II 10 III
all schools closing before May 10th;
in all other schools, May ii and Is.
Graded and high schools having 8th
grade pupils will hold their examina-
tons May II and 10.
Teachers will grade the papers, and
if standing of at least IS be reached
in each study with an average OF
50, the papers are to be sent to
the superintendent, and if the marks
are approved, a diploma will be is
sued and sent to the teacher direct,
or to the principal
If pupil reaches 81 per cent i'll
a ma jority of the subjects, only
those marks will be filed, good for
one year.
1t is necessary that pupils who
graduate from the Sth grade hold
diploma issued by the County Super
intendent in order that it may be
accepted as legal evidence that the
holder has completed the course Of
study. thus emitting him to free adj
mission and free tuition in any high
school or training school in the state.
This the Superintendent is required
to certify to, hence the necessity of
the examination.
Principals and teachers should no
tify this office at once of the date
of closing their schools and the num-
Der of pupils to write. Questions will
be mailed in season for the examina-
ton.