Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-11-25
COUNTY SCHOOL NEWS
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Prepared by
Miss Della Emunson, Co. Supt. of Schools and
Miss Agnes Boyington. Supervising Teacher.
Arrangements have been completed
for the annual convention of the school
board members and rural teachers of
Iron county, which will be held on Mon
day, Dec. 4th, at the court house in Hur-
ley. The outside speakers will be w. E.
Larson, state inspector, ]. F. Kadonsky,
agricultural agent for Gogebic county,
and representative from the A. N. Pal
mer Co., Chicago. more detailed pro-
gram will be published in next weeks
issue.
The members of the domestic science
class OF Saxon state graded school CRATE
fully acknowledge the gift of a table and
number of kitchen utensils and the
loan of an oil stove from Mrs. Veilleux,
thus facilitating the work of this depart
ment, which is new this year. II is very
encouraging to the teachers ito have a
parent cooperate in this manner, and we
trust that more patrons throughout the
county will manifest their interest in
some such practical way.
Miss Helen Becker, principal of the
state graded school at Saxon, accompa-
MED the agricultural class on sight see
ing trip to inspect the modern barn, silos
and fine dairy cows at Kimball on Satur-
day. These pupils have made some in
teresting milk tests during the past week
and have begun to keep regular milk
sheet. Annie Legaugh, a member of
this class succeeded in keeping a com
plete record of the butter fat produced by
one COW for the entire month of October
The pupils of the Powell school, under
the direction of their teacher Miss May
me Young, gave basket social on Sat
urday evening, Nov. 18th, at the home of
VIM. Sherman. A large number of Hur-
ley friends were in attendance and all re-
ported pleasant evening. About $40
was cleared. which will be used for school
equipment.
In answer to several inquiries regard
ing the granting of Reading Circle d.
plomas and seals, we publish an extract
from a letter received from the state de-
partment: "A child who this year entered
the public school after having attended a
private school last year, may earn, by
reading the required number of books,
both diploma and seal during this
school year, providing the child does not
read books listed for higher grade
/ Those who last yeat read more than the
required numter necessary for the diplo-
ma, may receive upon reading the re-
quired number this year, special honor
seal"
The rural school known as the Van
( &c, oil IS ka
state travelling library this year. The
greater number of these books are in the
Finnish language and are being widely
read by the patrons who speak that
/ tongue.
A few of the teachers in the county
bring their copies of the News Bulletin
and local paper to the school room where
the children have access to them, and
make use of them in classes in current
events. They are using this means of
encouraging outside reading and habitual
use of the newspapers. This is step in
the right direction and we trust others
will follow this suggestion.
A short course in agriculture beginning
January l. 1917, is being offered at the
Northland College in Ashland. The aim
is to accommodate boys who have left
school and are living on farms. In con
nection with the agricultural work there
will be given course in practical citizen.
ship by one of the best lawyers in the
city. Access to the college gymnasium
will also be given to the boys so they
may indulge in basket ball and other re.
creative sports. Anyone wishing further
information may write A. F. Hedges
Professor of Agriculture, Ashland, Wis,