Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-04-01
SMOKING IN HIGH SCHOOLS.

SMOKING IN HIGH SCHOOLS.
c.. May 10th. 1915 all the boys in the
Appleton High School were requested to
give their history as to smoking, Reports
were given without signing names, and
care was taken to get full and frank re-
port from each boy. Out of 1877 high
school boys 1873 had learned to smoke,
though only al were smoking at the time
of making the report. Boys had learned
to smoke at all ages from to H. and the
causes of starting were curiosity, teasing,
humiliation of being different from the
bunch, tobacco at home, drug and
tobacco stores, different from others,
shacks and picnics, thought it manly and
smart, In some cases older boys suggest
ed and taught the habit, The boys we're
asked the solutions of the practice of
smoking and twenty different possible
ways of roofing this habit out of the high
school. A student committee worked out
plan based on these findings. The plan
included the taking Of pledge to abstain
from tobacco temporarily or permanently
and the barring from social and athletic
events IN the high school in case the
pledge was refused. Also committee is
TO be reportedlto work with the smokers
and lead them TO break the habit The
personal work done and the general inter
est aroused in the campaign TO eradicate
the use OF tobacco has brought about very
good results and it is hoped that the cam
paign will eliminate smoking entirely and
permanently. - Educational News Bulle-
tin.
Many counties in Wisconsin have begun
to give credit in school for home work.
No pupil is allowed more than ten per
cent credit on any one subject during a
month The kind OF work for which
credit is given is as follows: Washing
dishes. milking cows, carrying wood, taking
baths regularly. Combing the hair each
morning, caring for teeth and finger nails,
baking bread shoveling paths, sweeping
floors, the making of any farm implement
by hand and many others of like nature
The purpose OF this movement is to
dignity labor and to improve home con
ditlons. Iron county has this year taken
up only one phase of the work, that being
to give ten per cent credit in any one sub
Ject pupil selects for shoveling all paths
around the buildings in a rural school
where the teacher is expected to do the
janitor work
Since the sectional meeting in which
the Reading Circle Work was discussed
we have received notice that two organi-
cations have already been effected. one in
each of the schools at Moore and Saxon
Several of the teachers have also begun
reading for credit. Previous to this an
organization had existed among the teach
ers and some of the pupils of the Hurley
schools
4 new building has been completed and
a schoolorganized in the Kimball district
near where Myers camps were located.
II is known as the La Joyce school. The
former school was destroyed by fire three
years ago and the children have been
without school advantages since that
time. There are six pupils in attendance
now and more are expected as soon as
spring opens, School has been organized
about a month and our FIST visit was
made thus week The visitor was i'm
pressed by the interest shown and the at
titude OF the pupils who felt the novelty
OF again being in school.
We were informed by one of our teachs
erS IN the Saxon district that her school
building was entered one night by some
unknown person or persons who broke
through window. To insure their nights
comfort they burned up the supply of
wood which the teacher had carried in
for the next day. When that was exhaust,
ed they consumed 81 books to replenish
their FIRE. They departed early leaving
no calling cards or written vote of thanks.
50 far no clue has been found as to their
identity.
Out of the IS teachers employed in Iron
county, "a have taught continuously in
the same building for two years or more
and are entitled to consideration for state
aid
The minimum salary paid to teachers
m Iron county is SO per month. the maxi
mum for teachers below the high school
IS SIS.
The State Graded School at Mercer has
IN its library a glass case containing
specimens of minerals and interesting
relics found in that locality.
The State Graded School at Saxon last
week purchased a stand for their new
victrola, which the pupils have earned
this year
The slides to be shown at the Friday
entertainment at the Iron Belt school
this week arr rs follows. Evidences az
Evolution" Modern New York "Chil.
dren Of the TenementS" Civic Parade in
New York"
a new pupil has recently entered the
Meadville school, in the Carey district
He comes direct from the trenches near
Vienna, Austria. and bears some scars
from bullet marks on his hands SIX
weeks were spent on his Journey to this
country
J. H. Hall director of the school board
of Emerson, visited the SpringStead school
last Friday
In order e secure uniform grading
throughout the county. the final examine.
ton questions in the most important sub.
jects are 70 be sent fl ,m the county 81.
perintendentS Office. They are being