Charlevoix county herald., 1916-10-20
School Commissioners
Notes
Notes
May l.. Stewart. Commissioner

| What would you do II you were
County School Commissioner and the
eye test reports kept coming in to in
dicate that many Of our school child
rem had less than forty per cent of cor
rect vision and that in many of our
schools 70 per cent of the pnpils have
defective vision. The exact report will
be printed later.
Phelps which is Marion No. 6 is plan
ming program in celebration of the
big event which is to take place in that
district on Oct. Goth, when they are to
receive their Standard Plate. They
will be the sixth Standard School in
Charlevoix County and the first Stand
ard school in Marion township.
The Angel Day programs and Column
bus work was interesting diversion in
the visiting schedule this week. Our
teachers are not forgetting the patrio-
tism law in reading the Declaration of
independence of the days required by
the 1915 act.
Things are moving in the County
Normal room. Penmanship practiced
with vengeance. Special Day pro-
gram on the 18th with good reports
from the same. The Com'r was sorry
that work kept her elsewhere.
Are there weeds in your school
grounds or just stones and sticks?
Is your heating system bothering
you on these carly autumn days?
How's the CRATE? What's the matter
with the chimney? Is it clean?
Hayes and Norwood visited last week
The Hayes teachers meeting was at
Maple Grove on Thursday afternoon.
Every teacher present in spite of the
storm. Norwood teachers meeting
was on Friday afternoon. Every
teacher was present in spite of the
| roads.
There are six schools in Hayes twp.
Five of these schools have ventilating
systems, four of which are good, three
OF these schools have some adjustable
seats, and two schools have the seats
correctly placed and to fit all sizes of
children. One school has windows
sufficient in quantity and correctly
placed. Three schools have furnished
sanitary paper towels, and two have
water fountains. All but one have the
approved register and all of them have
some Of the recommended texts. One
has approved texts throughout
There are four schools in Norwood
twp. Three of these have ventlating
systems, two have seats to fit all of the
children, one of which has adjustable
seats for all. There is no school in
Norwood township with correct light
ing, there are no sanitary paper towels
and only one drinking fountain. Part
of the texts books could be approved
and all the registers but one.
Hayes No. 5 has ordered a new water
tank. The walls look pretty good.
The Murray school has the woodwork
painted, the walls tinted, and the floor
oiled. A supply of new seats are at
hand but all have not yet arrived. They
have been correctly arranged for disci-
pline and comfort. The grounds have
been cleaned and graded and some of
the new texts books provided.
Hopyard has been more than busy.
Just the finishing touches needed.
Watch for this school later
There was an interesting little corn
exhibit at Maple Grove.
The Hilton school is equipped with
all adjustable seats for the boys and
girls. A new desk for the teacher has
been ordered and chair to match.
Pretty soon one of two things will
happen. Either the cities will sit up
and take notice or the city will lose its
attraction. Our boys will stay on the
farm.
The following interesting letters
were received this week:
Springvale, Oct. 9th, 1916.
Dear Miss Stewart:
had the seventh and eighth grades
write letters for their grammar lessons
to-day, telling about our new plan for
keeping our school room in order, COM
batting tuberculosis germs, and Incl
dentally learning some civics. select
ed you as a victim and told them that
the best one would be mailed to you.
The sender is a seventh grader.
saw in the paper that you were
wondering what was being done for
the boys in the way of club work. |
have only three boys but expect to
teach them what can of manual train
ing when we secure the proper mater
ial. We expect to start sand table
tomorrow.
Sincerely,
BESSIE ALLEN.