The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-03-30
SCHOOLS IN RlCHLANDI
Some Interesting Items Picked UP
By County Superintendent.

VERY best school buildings of the rural
districts of the county is located in
Riehland township, Is school No. g.,
and Is known as Flintridge school.
1 The building was erected in the fall
of 1915, and cost approximately, $l40O.
The entire building is up to date, and
has all the latest modern equipments
which are possible.
One of the nice features of the
building is the telephone connections.
The telephone was installed in the
old building some two or three years
ago, and when the new building was
erected, 1t was found that they could
not dispense with it. 1t has proven
almost invaluable, and is found to be
a necessity, and not luxury. .,
The telephone is an equipment
which Is not to be found in many Of
the town schools; and shows the pro-
gressiyeness Of this particular school
district. -..
The building has seating capacity
of thirty-six, is we'll lighted, has good
slate black boards, new desks for the
student, an organ, a new globe, a
/, pencil sharpeners and flag, flag pole
and belfry. -.
| Miss Lora3 Cole is, teacher of the
school, and Mr.. G. B. Kolenbrander is
director The main room of the build
ing is 30x30, has a cloak room which
10 IN foot lone md 90 an ouaru UNIV on
ideal school building, The present
enrolment of the school is 81, thir-
teen boys and fourteen girls. p. ,... .
School No. in Richland Township
is only small building, and they
have only small slate black boards,
but good teachers desk, ten volumes
In the library, a,large dictionary, the
flag and flag pole. Teh total en-
rollment Is eleven, three boys and
eight girls. -, RI, =. g,
] = Miss Esther ,Berner is teacher and
s. d. Cashier is director.
School No! 6 in Richland township,
is known as the Peoria school, with
Miss Emma Barker as teacher, and r.
~ hlScIp Do uucCIOI uc pICoCht
rollment of the school is II.
The building is large two-room
structure, with cloak rooms and a
vestibule. At the present time only
one room is in use, and the plans are
now that the building will be repaint-
ed in the interior, a new roof will be
placed, and new slate black boards
win be added to the rooms. Just rec
emily the school gave box supper,
from which they cleared fifteen or
sixteen, dollars which will be used
toward the new slate boards. The
nag is kept flying on the building each
day.
The Christian Hall and school in
Peoria has a total enrolment of 70.
Frank Kuiper is the principal, and en-
other young man Is one of the in
structors. The school is large, and is
accomplishing lot of good work in
the school line.
| Miss Anna Grant teaches school No.
8 in Richland township, and NJ. G.
Grant is the director. The total en-
|rollment is 10. Last year a number
of needed improvements were made
on the building. They redeCorated
the interior, they added a new stove,
: new window shades, wall maps, new
coal shed, etc. Twelve books are in
the library but they have no book
case. ....
Bushy Corner, School No. 10, in
Richland township, where VIM. J.
Wan DeVeert Is, teacher, and II. w.
Kolenbrander is director is large
building, with q vestibule, and one
large cloak room. Slate black boards,
a globe, sanitary water jar, and to.
tai enrolment of 16, eight boys and
eight girls. They are planning to re-
plaster the ceiling, to purchase a new
stove pipe and to make, a number Of
other. improvements during the sum.
mer months. ... ',
Hickory Grove, School No. IL in
Richland township has G. B. Porter
for teacher and Ed Winn as, director,
They have recently placed a new
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jacket about the heating stove, have
added a new approach to the building,
and have q Beckley-Cardy chart, Few
schools In the country have accom-
plished so much in the Manual Train
ing and the Agricultural and Domes.
tic Science lines. . a..... g.
Lumber has been furnished for the
manual training work, in which the
girls take as much interest as do the
boys. They have constructed large
table for manual training work,
which is also used for an agricultural
table. Numerous small articles have
been made and placed In the room,
small shelves, two book cases, num-
erous mail boxes, ETC., and these have
all been made with Just q moderate
supply of equipment, rules, squares,
hammers, saws, etc. The agriculture
class has done considerable work In
their line, have studied the corn judg-
ing. and use score cards In the work.
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