Charlevoix county herald., 1916-10-27
School Commissioners
Notes
, May l.. Stewart. Commissioner

This past week has been pretty much
broken up by potato digging, chicken
pox, and various other contagious pro.
fitable and Improbable. Return trips
will have to be made to the schools
thus afflicted.
II Eveline township still holds the
banner for school progress we must
also yields q blue ribbon and doff our
caps to Melrose.' Four schools of the
five have made wonderful initial i'm
provement during the past year and
three of the five are candidates for
| Standard Plates with the lines well
drawn.
Melrose No. /, has new seats well
placed, new hardwood floor, drink
ing fountain which the director says
they thank the teacher for, and the
blackboard just right for the little folks.
The Easton school has big problem to
solve but they are working on the mat
ter all the time.
Walloon Lake school now has 1S per
cent one side lighting in the upper
room and l9 per cent side and rear
light in the primary room, new floor
in the grammar grade room, and new
seats for the primary, new covered
porch and double roller translucent
shades. Their furnace supplies a
splendid supply of fresh air but they
have still to solve the question of dis
posing adequately of the foul air. This
is the first school in which the teachers
have been able to answer eyes" to the
question, docs the school board fur
nish sweeping compound?"
Clarion school has a new furnace
splendidly installed with hot air regis
ters in side wall, fresh air coming from
the big outdoors and foul air flues ap-
proved by state architects. The child
rem are happy and the teachers tell of
improved school spirit all around. The
buildings are freshly painted in attrac-
tive colors and the outbuildings screen
ed.
The Curfew school, Melrose No. 5,
has new seats for the small folks and
the seats all reset absolutely correct.
They have moved the heater to the
opposite corner for imprived ventilation
with little less smoke, have splendid
new book case and above all have plans
for the future.
Bay township schools are enjoying
the potato digging epidemic all but one.
The Horton Bay school was closed
when the Com'r arrived but she was in
time to see unpacked AZ bran new seats
single adjustables with steel frames the
very best that the American Seating
Co., had in stock. Maybe it is 20 years
since any furniture of this kind has
been seen in this neighborhood but
say il looks as if this district know how
to do things right when they do start.
The director says they are going to
paint the woodwork, too, so the seats
won't be the only improvement of the
year.
M. S. T. A. at Grand Rapids Nov. END
and 3rd. Fine inspiration for the
teaching force of our state.
A new cement approach at Three
Bells.
The Melrose township teachers meet
ing was held in Waloon Lake on the
afternoon of Tuesday the 18th Every
one on time but the Com'r and they
made her pretty sorry after she got
there even il she wasn't when Josephus
loitered on the way.
Charlevoix County Teachers Insti-
tute will be held i'm East Jordan, the
big speaker to be Miss Schreiber of
Boston, Mass, scheduled for Jan. 10th.
She is worth it. Start boosting now.
Two schools in Marion twp, visited
this week.
The johnson school, Marion No. 3,
has done away with the old platform by
either burying it or using il for kind
ling, and a piece of new hardwood
floor appears in its place level with the
rest of the room plan. The room has
been tinted too and has developed
case of new baseboarditis. Would new
seats in this school help in the appear
ance of the room, or the health and
comfort Of the pupils?
Marion No. 4, which is the Nowland
school has covered the approach to the
basement, has new floor and newly
plastered walls This is small distric
but we have been given to understand
unofficially that the plan is to work
every summer for a period Of two or
three years with the plans carefully
made. Any school district following
this plan can get there at the end of
that time. II is not always the number
of soldiers but the plan of the general