Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-11-17
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/ COUNTY SCHOOL NEWS /
. By COUNTY SUPT, O. E. RICE
Nos ) 3 . .

o. E. Rice, County superintendent
The school in District No. 10, Big
Bend, has been closed for the year
and the pupils are being transferred
to the Soft Maple school. This is
a wise action on the part of the pa
irons, as both schools were very
small. Better results will follow by
this consolidation of the two.
Miss Zelda Breed has begun her
school in the new district, No 3,
Murry, and altho laboring under some
disadvantages now, another year will
see a new building erected in the
vicinity of Camp Nine.
Samuel Smith has accepted pos
ition in the fine new school building
in No. 3, Grow This is modern
building one Of the best in the
county. In like manner, w. A. ST.
monds is in charge of new school
in No. 4, True, where a new building
| is now being erected.
A new district is being established
in No. 6, Marshall, but it will not
be possible to build a building this
winter, it is feared, but early next
spring work will start there.
Dist. No. 5, Grant is also another
new district, and the new building
will be ready about January first.
Mrs. Althea Davis will be in charge
of the school.
The enrolment in District No. s.,
Stubbs, No. 2, Rusk, No. 6, Grant and
No. 1, Flambeau maple Hill) is so
large as to greatly tax the capacity
of the room, and the strength of the
| teachers.
A second teacher is to be put into
the graded school near Conrath short
lily. A few good teachers will lie
needed at the time of the holidays,
as a few changes are expected
Wages, $45 per month.
Excellent reports are received of
successful Social Center meetings be-
ing held in many of the schools
Among such may be named Miss
Woodbury's, Jennie Johnsons, YER
| MIA Schweiger's, Agnes Haasps, Rose
Klopfenstein' and Stella McGowan's
schools, and the graded schools at
No. 8, Murry, Conrath and Sheldon
A parents meeting will be held in
the Ingram school next week. Many
such meetings have been held this
fall in various schools Of the county
Mr.. Householder has had several
very successful meetings in as many
rural communities, and has greatly
stimulated the interest in potato
growing and other matters of farm
interest.
A teachers institute will be held
as early next month as we are able
to secure conductors for. 1t is hoped
this will be before the tenth of the
month. Watch the county papers for
announcements.
Teachers reporting delinquent pu-
pAs are again urged to advise this
office, also the sheriff, when delin-
quents re-enter school; and in case
of further irregular attendance, to
again report promptly. The law es-
pecially requires this of teachers, su-
perintendents and truant officers. A
penalty is attached for neglect of
duty.
State aid for teachers. That is
for those remaining and doing salts
| factory work in the same district
two or more years. Near the end
of the school year blank applications
will be mailed such teachers for them
to fill out and return to the super
| intendent The aid will not be paid
until late next summer. 1t is for
those teachers employed in rural
schools, or in unincorporated village
schools only.
which are supplied from this office
should so advise us promptly as
needed.
The fine new brick high school
building at Hawkins is nearing COM
pletion This will put the Hawkins
high school in excellent quarters, and
should give that thriving village ad-
vantages in school matters equal to
any in the county They are GER
tainly entitled to the best, as they
have been handicapped somewhat in
the past few years.
MARRIED