Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-03-26
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
) COUNTY SCHOOL NEWS ::
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WISE us VI TIE udle Oh WHICH Cuey
are to close their scools. This may
be done by indicating date on their
next monthly report
Diploma examinations as announced
are to be held April Sth and 9th,
in schools closing before May 10th;
in all others on May 18th and 18th.
Directions will be sent teachers. If
questions fail to reach you a day
before date set, telephone promptly
Spring institute in Ladysmith May
Sth, at the training school building.
Since our last writing reports con-
corning Social Center work have
been received as follows: Misses Lu-
lu Lowell of No. 3, Marshall, and
Pearl Williby, No. 5, Marshall; Viva
| Bollman, No. Flambeau and Mr..
S. E. Smith, No. Grow. Mr.. Smith
thus secures for his school a fine
teachers desk and a chair; Miss De
Long, No. Rusk, new school Or
gan; Miss Lowell some large por-
traits and other needed articles;
Miss Bollman will purcase a bell,
a clock and some portraits; Miss
Williby some supplies she is in need
of. Miss Ella Cords Of No. Grant,
also reports very successful meet
ing recently, netting a nice sum to
| be expended for the school. 1t would
be but proper that teachers render
a full report of receipts and dis
hursements to their pupils and pa
irons
Miss Grace Woodbury., who has
been i'll for some time, is now re-
ported as recovering, and hopes to
return to her school in Willard about
the first of April.
Miss Ruth A. Cliff, a teacher in
the Ingram schools, is suffering
from diphtheria, and the village
schools were closed last week, but
opened on the 23rd. Lydia LIE Blanc
| is substituting for Miss Cliff.
Miss Nina Barnett, owing to i'll
| ness, as been. obliged to give up her
school in Atlanta. Miss Ethel Reach,
of Hawkins has been engaged to
complete the term.
The annual meeting of the County
| Board of Education will be held at
the court house May 4th. Parties de-
string to petition the Board for any
purpose, or to confer with the Board
should bear this in mind and send
petitions to the County Superintend-
ent or either member of the Board.
| For teachers use we begin with
this issue to publish some matters
pertaining to local government in
the county. This should assist teach
ers to prepare their eighth grade pu-
pills for the examinations.
County Government
Legislative
II. Vested in County Board, consist
ing of. a. Chairman of each
| town. b. Supervisor of each in
| corporated village and of each
| ward in cities.
IL. Election At spring election, first
| Tuesday in April of each year.
8. Term of office-One year.
4. Meetings.: Regular, Second Tues
day after the first Monday in
| November; Spring election dur
ing last half of May, there be-
| ing no fixed date. Special meet
ings are called by county clerk
upon written request of a major
ity of the board members.
5. Compensation Of members: Three
| dollars per day and six cents
per mile travelled Extra pay for
work on committees.
Is. Powers and duties: a. Elect
| chairman and vice-chairman from
| members. b. To have charge OF
all county property and buildings
c. To direct the expenditure OF
county funds according to law.
d. To fix salaries of county Of
| llC0IS. t. IL dppOl LIOl1 ctI1u AOfy
taxes. f. To change the name
Of any resident in the county;
| also, the name or boundaries of
any town or village therein. g..
To care for the poor and to erect
and maintain a county poor
farm; incorporate county asy-
lum for insane, or work house for
Migrants. h. Audit and allow or
disallow all bills against the
county, and authorize payments
Is. Organization. a. County clerk
is clerk of the Board. Keeps
minutes of proceedings. b. chair
man elected by ballot. He ap-
points all committees which must
be confirmed by the Board.
Executive Continued next week.
Teachers should drill classes on
the above and be prepared next week
for a second section of county gov