The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-10-28

scholar in The school is Of Holland
descent, and in some cases speak
only the Dutch language. The
Language. The school boards where
these conditions exist are DESTROYS
that the children shall speak the
American language while on the
school grounds, Il is difficult for a
teacher, who can speak only the
American language, and it is doubly
hard for the little folks to learn,
/ when speaking one language outside
and being taught their lessons in an
other.
In Wheat Grow school, with Miss
! Hollyce Byram teacher, the directors
are: President, Peter Van Der Haar;
: secretary, Arier Tysseling; treasurer,
Everett TysseIing, and two addition
al members, A. Kruesman and J. Yer
Nicer. The school building Is prac-
tically new, being built, in 1912, is
2SX@O feet, with q good vestibule, a
good stove, bell and befry, and a
i flag and flag pole. They shave in
their library twelve volumes, but
/ have no bookcase or dictionary
They have a small blackboard,
good globe and wall maps, a good
teachers desk and chair but have no
, sanitary drinking jar. The total en-.
rollment is ~, Is girls and . boys,
and every one is {. !IolIander. They
have four eighth grade girls. On
Friday, October 22, the school board
Duboc.
Miss Eta Van Der Hart is the
teacher of Black Oak Center school,
and j.. G. DeBruin Is president OF the
school board. G. }. Van, Rocket is
secretary and S. $. DcKock Is Treas
urer, with B. Yer Nicer and n. f..
Members additional members Of the
hoard. The building is 22x2S feet.
with large 4eStibHIe The build.
ing, is in only fair condition, bit they
have placed new floor, new stove
aid new seats and desks for the chill.
Idren this year. They have q SAM
tary drinking JAR an organ. "a Yul-
umes in the library. and d small book
case. They have a dictionary, flag
and flag pole, ana have % pupils TO
tai enrolment. IL girls and IL boys;
one eighth grade pupil. On Friday
g j. Van Rocket and e. Yer Nicer
visited the school. All the students
are HollanderS. & /
School No. 6 in Black Oak town
ship has Miss Hazel Lichtenheld for
teacher and r. A, Van Haaften isl
president Of the school board, Roy
Fleck. secretary, and G. GoSselink is
treasurer, With !. G. VTOom and VIM.
Van Duren additional ~ members.
They have small building, in only
fair condition. They have an or
gan. dictionary, about four dozen
books in the library, good slate
boards, no globe, no sanitary drink
ing jar, nut. they have wall maps,
flag and fla" pole, and have ; pupils, |
total enrolment. On last Friday J. |
G.. NrOom visited the school.
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In Centennial of Black Oak. Miss /
MerIie DOrter is TEACHER G.. Van De
Haar is president of the school board. |
Lewis Van Rocket is secretary, and /
Gerrit Van 'Hehkeloin. is. treasurer. |
John Van Der. Linden and Julius Tit.
ermark are The additional members !
of the board. The :: school building !
is practically new, built in 1914, has |
a good cloak room and yestibule and /
sufficient room for The teaching OF |
the new subjects. The building Is |
well lighted, and they have a new
coal shed, ~, There are forty books in |
the library, and they have only |
small bookcase. They have a die.
tiOnaryi globe, wall maps and san
itary drinking jar The total enroll.
ment is Is" and there are 8 eighth /
grade pupils, 2 boys and one girl. On I
last Friday G. Van ,Henkelom, Mrs,
c. Van Der Haar Mrs. ]. Uitermark |
and G. Van Henkelom visited the ,
school ...'. !
Miss June Thomas is teacher out
in Mead. school and ]. NJ. DeBruin is !
president OF the school board. with T
II. F. GRANDPA secretary, j. A. Gran
dia treasurer, and A. Van De Haar
and VIM. Van Henkelom additional /
members of the school board. The
building is old, but has been freshly
painted on the outside, and two
mothers of the, children, donated cur
tains for the windows The school
board plans to supply globe, die
and talk also of adding a cloak room
TO the building, or to build a new
school house entirely. They have
a sanitary drinking jar, a flag and
flag pole, and twenty-four books in
the library, which are not In good
condition, and they have no book
case The total enrolment is u, g.
boys and girls. On last Friday this
school held a Mothers meeting and It
was a splendid success. Miss Thorn
as has an individual way, OF calling
her classes TO recitation, and calls
the primary class her Sunbeams,. the
first grade the Busy Bees, the second
grade the Willing Workers, the 4th
grade of boys only the Minute Men,
and the other class of, girls she calls
the DIS. Girls, OF the Domestic Sci
ence Girls. This, meeting. on last
Friday was the first parents meet
ing at the school and the, parents
were welcomed from two o'clock I'M
til four o'clock Miss Thomas had
for guests OF the occasioa. Mrs. VIM.
Van Henkelom, Mrs. b. Van De
Lune, Mrs. ]. NJ. DeBruin and Mrs.
]. A, GRANDPA. The guests were
privileged TO hear splendid pro-
gram, as follows: 49, /
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