Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-03-24
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COUNTY SCHOOL NEWS !
BY COUNTY SUPT, 0. E. RICE
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schools, about the Goth of May. Fur
ther particulars will be sent each
teacher.
All teachers having pupils to write
the seventh and eighth grades should
advise the superintendent this month,
Of the number of pupils to write and
the date of closing schools This
should not be forgotten. Seventh
grade pupils, if recommended by the
teacher, may write in spelling, ply
siology, geography and agriculture.
The school board should furnish legal
cap paper for this examination.
Miss Rose Chickering, of Hawkins,
is substituting this week for Miss
Minnie Townsend, in the Town of
Rusk.
Miss Ruth Caesar, No. g. Washing
ton, owing to i'll health has been
obliged to give up her school, and is
succeeded by her sister, Miss Cath
crime Caesar, a graduate of Stevens
Point Normal.
| Miss Ethel Keach, of No. 2, Allan
ia provided her school with very
successful entertainment on the 9th
| inst. This was attended by nearly
everyone in the district.
With the exception of five rural
teachers, much good work in the
way of social center doings has been
done during the past year, and with
| the exception of two, no good rea-
son is known for neglecting this val
liable feature of school work.
Work on the spelling contest is
progressing nicely as all teachers
having 7th or Sth grade pupils are
taking a hold of this work, and are
creating a lively interest in this eff
fort. Below we give assignments for
holding the township contests
throughout the county. If for any
reason it should seem necessary, to
any teacher to change this, please
notify the superintendent prompt
ly, but We believe this assignment
will be found satisfactory. Teachers
would do we'll to preserve a list OF
assignments.
Township Spelling Contest
| Contests in each township will be
lheld on Saturday, May 9th, from
1000 a. M to 200 p. m. or longer
as needed, and at the schoolhouses
designated below. Each teacher hav-
ing a representative should be
present.
All contestants are required to
compete in spelling, penmanship and
rudiments Of arithmetic as stated
in the printed rules. The pupil
whose average in the three subjects
is highest will represent the town
ship in the county contest to be
held in the training school in Lady
smith in June.
The several schools will hold their
local contest in the home school
April 14th or 18th as preferred.
Teachers are requested to notify
the superintendent promptly of the
local and the township contests and
of the names and addresses Of the
winners. .w
All winners in Atlanta will meet
at the Atlanta village school.
For Big Bend at AmacOy school.
Dewey-at Range Line school.
Flambeau-at the Comstock school,
Grant-at Maple Center school.
Grew-at Cloverland school.
Hubbard-at Crane village school.
MarshaIl-at Sheldon school
Murry-at the Graded school in
No. 8.
Rusk-at Rusk Farm school.
Strickland-at Apker school.
Stubbs-at New Hutchinson school.
True-at Glen Flora grammar
room.
Thornapple-at Beldenville school.
: Washington-at new Brick school
: in No. 2.
Willard-at the Boyer school
/ No. l.
Wilson-at Jones school, No. 12.
, In each local and township con
t test the pupil ranking second high
, est will be regarded as an "alter
: nate" to continue the contest il
a case the one ranking highest is un
: able to complete the contest
All teachers having seventh OF
9 eighth grade pupils are expected tC
e enter them in this contest, and tt
+ stimulate and encourage pupils to d(
n their very best in this, as excellen
a results may easily be secured i
e teachers lead the way.
a No pupils holding a diploma O
e graduation nor one enrolled in gradet
r schools above the second class ar
eligible.