The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1916-01-28
County School Notes

Ell WEEKS VIII eIap>e before lDls ualt'
II will he well to begin planning for
the meeting; the superintendent
wishes every teacher In the county,
both city and rural, to arrange to lie
present. At this time there will be
an exhibit OF school work-written
work, maps, sewing, drawing, con.
structive work anything Of interest
that the children have done will he
gladly given place IN this exhibit.
The superintendent wishes every
school In the county to be represented
In this exhibit Let all school direct.
ors In the county plan their work that
they may have Saturday, March -,
free to attend this meeting. Tie
Taylor School Board Convention Law
provides that the president and clerk
OF each school board attending such
meeting shall receive compensation
at the.rate Of ~ 30 rer diem and mile.
aye at the rate Of &c per mile. Tie
superintendent wishes TO say how
gra,iiled she was at the August meet.
Ing TO note the attendance OF several
school board members Who we're mel.
Their president nor clerk and who
themselves bore the expense incurred
by attending the meeting
We are now on the third quarter
OF our school year. hope the 9Th
and Sth grade pupils are study ing
a. never before. We shall soon he
able to count on our fingers the weeks
before the time for final ex.
aminatiOns THIS year the supefin. .
tendent intends ranking the pupils
aud publishing tie grades Of all pupils
naking an average OF ~ per cent or
more. These will he called "honor
students"
President Allen Moore OF the Chil. 7
Iicothe business College has offered a
three months free scholarship to tie
pupil who makes the highest grade, .
In the iinal examination next spring
In addition to the scholarship tie will /.
present a certificate Of award arts.
Ideally engraved and cugrusSed stat.
Ing tia, the person ~ whose favor
the certificate Is issued made the best
grades and j. thus the honor graduate
lf the county. Now. boys and girls,
Isn't this worth working fofy II you
studied hard before, study more dili.
gently now. This free scholarship
need not necessarily he used next
year. II the successful pupil l. Young
md his parents do not wish him to
cave home now, this scholarship re.
mains good for several years.
On Tuesday, the 18th, the supcrin.
endent conducted tie regular Jan.
nary examination given lay the state
q the teacher raining class at Mound
ny. These students are tine lot Of
ioung men aud women.
Tue members Of the Junior division
''e Grueyieye Price, Helen COitler,
aura buckley aud lieulah bunker.
lhc members Of the senior division
number twenty four ard are Harold
Meyer, Gay CrOsen, Fred Wsggoner,
Ruth Mailer, Mary poynter, Ida
iickcl Dorothy Lawson, Edna VII.
iamS, Iepha lden, Helen Clarke,
Sell. Davis Lucy Andes. AHA Bert.
am, Mimi, Etovn. Mabel Colv,Il.
Sell, Cannon. SARAH Good,pe.d. ~.
1. Hester. Edy,be Mrt;r,th. IIenrv
,Innk.rs Rachael pu,on. sidney
rnnm,s Zella TIbbels and Nv, y.
m Th..e seniors ar, vorlIny FOR -.
er,i,I,,te +, work IN the nnblL.
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