Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-10-14
COUNTY SCHOOL NEWS

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Prepared by
Miss Della Emunson, Co. Supt. of Schools and
Miss Agnes Boyngton, Supervising Teacher
In the schools visited this week we
noted the following Improvement. In
state graded school at VanBuskirk, floors
revarnished, new storm windows and
doors furnished and sand table in the
primary department; at Sand Rock, new
flag and pole, floors revarnished and out
buildings repaired; at Cedar room re-
novated and tinted; at La Joice School
exterior of building newly painted.
In the state graded school at Mercer an
extra teacher has been added to the force
making it four department school.
The school at Mercer is rejoicing over a
recent gift of 172 volumes of fiction, pre-
sented by the Milwaukee City Library
/ through the courtesy of Charles f. Nc
Lenegan. While these books are not
new, they will afford much pleasure 10
the people of the community who last
/ year exhibited such an interest in the
/ school library.
On Friday evening, October g. the school
at Cedar held marshmalow roast, in
viting the pupils of the Curry and Quincy
schools.
! The pupils of the VanBuskirk Central
and state graded schools, under the sup
ervision Of their teachers the Misses
Magnetic Quinn, Kathryn jennings and
Elvira Swanstrom, visited the farm of
Alex Hendrickson last week to observe
the filling of the silO. This proved to be
very profitable visit since MIR. HendriCk-
son very willingly took time to explain
the process fully to the pupils. The in
formation thus gained was used as the
basis for written language lesson the fol-
lowing day
On October 20-2I the North Western
Teachers Association will hold its annual
meeting at Ashland. Ii is customary for
the school boards to allow the teachers
to attend on full pay. 1t is to be hoped
that Iron County will be we'll represented
1t is lamentabe fact that the work of
the upper grades in the rural schools has
been greatly retarded during the past
month owing to the absence of pupils
caused by the fact that they are kept
at home to assist in potato digging.
IA hQdiAlOU ~ Tic dDStHGES caused DIV
sickness, work at home, and various ex-
cusable reasons, Iron County reported
five cases of tTuancy for the month of
September to the sheriff and industrial
commission of the state. We trust that
the number of truants will be less next
month.
Monday October 9 was designated as
! State Fire Prevention Day" and Superin- /
tendent {. p Cary requested the teachers
of the state to observe the day through /
out the public schools with an appropriate
program. Bulletins issued by M. J.. /
Cleary. state fire marshal were mailed to /
each teacher in the county.
THE TEACHERS WOES"
They teach the kids to read and spell /.
Although they may hot 90 it we'll
They find some work for small ones /
too
For idleness will never do.
They settle quarrels and stop the |
fights
And see that each one has his rights. /
They sweep the floor and clean the .
room
With what was once a sure-enough I.
broom;
They wipe the dust from desks and
shelves
And sometimes stop to dust them
selves.
They bring the wood and build the
fire
And burn SO much they rouse the ire
OF district daddies wise and thrifty /
Who cannot stand for met hods shifty. Il
They bind up wounds and Glg olt Il
slivers
The while adown their back. the n
shivers
Run in courses wild aud awful Il
And they think thoughts THAI are un-
lawful.
They counsel here and punish there
In constant struggle TO be fair
They work to cultivate. young minds
OF which there sure are many kinds.
They work until they nearly faint
To stir thought in minds that amt. 4
They sOOthe the wrath of parents wild |
W ho think that they've abused my
child,
They wrap the children up at night
Aud send them home at candle light
They cultivate all social graces
In order 70 adorn their places.
They study through their leisure
hours
To bolster up thei" tagging powers.
In short. to bring this to an end,
They must be teacher. guardian,
friend.
Philosopher, doctor and police
Till matrimony bring release
And to escape their fate SO dire
They jump from spider into fire.
Homer X Ham.
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