The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-04
VACATION IS At HAND
Some Rural Schools Have Closed
and Others Will This Week

Inc rural schools are closing one
by one and the children are vending
their way home for few weeks rest.
and will be at liberty for the most of
the hot summer months. Some of the
schools have already closed; while
some will close this week, and there
are few which will last two or three
weeks longer
Fairview Of Jefferson township, has
a new building which was erected
last fall. A large vestibule adds to
| the accommodations OF the house;
! and on the interior of the building the
wood work is stained a dark walnut,
while the walls are tinted in a light
brown color. Slate black boards add
to the equipment, a good bookcase
with fifty books. new window shades
and shashes and a sanitary drinking
| fountain. A sweeping compound Is
used on the floor which makes the
building little more sanitary. Thirty
pupils have been enrolled during the
year with Miss Faye Noel as teacher
and Martin Chapman as director.
They have earned during the past
winter months $500 which they will
spend purchasing more books for the
| library.
Center school of jefferson township
with Miss Pearl Workman as teacher
and John Scott director, has had some
fourteen pupils enrolled during the
past school year.
Eveland school in Jefferson town
ship has a total enrolment of twenty
six and Mrs. Mamie X. Clark is the
teacher with Fl. J. Moore as direct
or. The building is 23x17. They
have a flag and flag pole, and the
boys of the manual training class
have had practical application of their
work in the clearing off of some
brush which was on the school
ground Burning a few old stumps
has also given them a chance to dem
onstrate their ability in that line.
The children has transplanted some
spring flowers into boxes and bask-
cts which thew are using to brighten
up the interior of the room.
School No. II in Jefferson township
has had total enrolment during the
year of sixteen pupils. The building
| Is 2SX25, and Laurence Farr is the
teacher The building is practically
new, having been built some three
years ago. The interior of the build
ing is tinted in grey and a large.
jacket stove heats the building. A
globe. a dictionary, an organ, sash
curtains, flag, but no flag pole
number their equipments. p. s. Yohe
Is the director of the school which is
| in a very poor location. Just on the
Little Bluff creek AMI very near the
Northwestern railroad.
| Washington school in West Des
Moines township, has Miss Inez Pick
en- as teacher, with % pupils on the
roll. o. M. White is the director. A
good bookcase, a sanitary drinking
jar, sash curtains, a flag and a flag
! Iole and a pencil sharpener, are num-
bered among their possessions.
Six Mile school in Garfield town
ship, is a very good building which
measures 23x31 and which has a
large vestibule A good jaCketed
stove heats the room. a fine section
al bookcase adds an attractive feat
ure to the furnishings of the school
room, wall maps, an organ, bell and
! bellfry and a total enrolment of 81
Miss Pauline Reynolds is the teacher,
AMI the board of directors for the
| three last mentioned schools is COM
DOsed of A. H. Tandy, president, NJ.
C. Macy, secreatry, Frank Hook,
! treasurer, w. H. Davis and Donald
Hull.
Bald Prairie of Garfield with Miss
Alice Brock as teacher. with eleven
pupils enrolled w r. Barrow Is
president of the school board; Mrs
NJ. Pilgrim is secretary; D. o. Smith
lis treasurer; and J. w. Hunt and G.
| G. Jenkins are the other two mem
bers of the board. The building is %
| X28, is of brick which has recently
been painted grey, and which was
built new just last fall. New window
shades and sash curtains add to the
appearance, as does the flag
Union school, East Des Moines
township, with Miss Florence Ellis
as teacher, has had total enrolment
during the year of 20 pupils. The
building was built just four years ago,
is 30X24 and they have a flag and a
fagpole. Wall maps and an organ are
other features of the equipment.
Sand Ridge of East Des Motnes,
with Miss Annastacia Birch as teach
err, where they have an enrolment of
IS pupils. the building is 23x27, they
have flag and ad a flag pole and a
good globe.
Givin of East Des Moines has Miss
Peare Kentfield as teacher with %
pupils enrolled during the year. The
building is 23X4O. They have a splen-
did teachers desk, a book case, an or.
gan, sash curtains, a flag and a flag
pole. c. B. Halt is president of the
school board. G. w. Barnett is sec
rotary, d. NJ. Covey is treasurer, and
w. s. Barnett and John Williams, John
Freeman and Norman Patrick are the
o(her members of the board.