The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-10-08
County School Notes.

Most Of the schools OF the county
completed their first months work
last Friday. In most cases the work
has been satisfactory: the children are
studying hard and making fair i'm.
provement, the teachers are happy In
the consciousness Of having done
faithful aud conscientious work, and
the patrons are pleased.
SO far ihe superintendent has spent
a half day In each OF thi1y.fye
schools, beNides looking H. on a few
others several more Poultry and
Corn Clubs have been formed AID all
are In a hourishing condition
a recent letter from Mr.. Emerson
reads as follows: Just now we are
out Of the first lessons In corn judging
and poultry management. We hope
to have them from the printers IN a
few days, and We will send them TO
the teachers al once. We have or.
ganized so many more clubs than We
expected that our supply has been ex.
haus,ed. There Is great interest lie.
Ing taken In the club movement. Z"
THIS will explain why sumo Of you
have not received the expected les ons
from Mr.. EMERSON.
A large number Of the patrons and
friends belonging to the Pleasant Hin
neighborhood gathered At the school.
house for the purpose OF having .
spelling match and . good time gen.
orally. II was the privilege OF the
Superintendent to be present and to
have the opportunity Of becoming &C.
quainted. A Neighborhood Club WAS
organized with Mrs. J. T. Hester,
president; y. A. Browning, Vice. presi.
dent, and Miss Mabel Messner, secre.
tary. The club will meet every Two
weeks, a program will be carried out,
after which social hour will be en-.
joyed. This community has the dis.
tinction OF being the first In the coun.
~ to organize . club OF this kind.
The county superintendent hopes that
there may be many ouch clubs organ.
lied during the fall and winter.
The three lower rooms Of the For.
est City school In charge OF Misses
Brodbeck and Tibbels, gave q |
very pleasing entertainment, last Fri |
day night. This effort, which meant |
. great deal Of extra ~ork on the part |
Of the teachers, had a two fold pur.
pose: LIST, to train the children to
appear IN public In Q pleasing man.
ner; End, to raise money to purchase
. victrola for the use OF these three
rooms. About two hundred aud tfty
people were present and the sum OF
si5 was realized. These teachers are
To he commended for their
The teacher Of Oak Grove school,
Miss Vale Deglow, and her school
had . box supper, last Saturday might,
for the purpose Of raising money for
the school library; about Get wasi
raised.
The High School OF Consolidated |
District, No. l, began last Monday,
Oct. 4, with an attendance OF nine.
teen students. Lloyd T.. Thatcher,
who has for the past tlve years been
teaching biology In the Missouri rni.
versity. has charge OF this school
We are looking forward to splendid
results from this beginning.
There are now one hundred and
twenty.six teachers employed In the
schools OF the county.
The Superintendent would like to
hear from the various schools with
regard TO the attendance OF this first
month. Oakland district with Frank
Green teacher, had perfect attend.
snce; how many more can report the
samey
ALBERTA GREEN. N 4 Rpny,
County Superintendent.