Charlevoix county herald., 1917-09-14
School Commissioners
Notes
Notes
May l.. Stewart. Commissioner

Many schools started the first Mon
day in September. Reports OF opening
OF school have been received from
Misses Eva Latham, Olive Underhill,
Mabel Dunlop, Jessie Barkley, Con-
stance Gallop, and Clara Thorsen.
An explanation from the teacher OF
the Magee school says that a library
had been voted in that district ten
years ago and that the reports had fail
ed to show this. Consequently there
had been no receipts from the library
money. This is point worth investi-
eating but if the record is lost it will be
easier to vote the library anew.
Schools started in East Jordan, Char
levoix and at St. James on the 10th.
The newsy items from Melrose No. 3
indicate number of improvements on
the schoolhouse. A better school next
year and that much nearer Standard
or Good school.
Marquette Normal sent two life cer-
tificate teachers to fill the vacancies in
our rural schools and at present the
supply is just even with the demand.
1t was necessary to hold special ex-
animation FOR three applicants for
schools on the Beaver Island, there be-
ing no qualified teacher to take these
positions. These certificates thus grant
ed hold good until the April examina-
ton.
The Mountain school of Eveline town.
ship is being repainted and tinted on
the interior. New text books will be
provided.
The term reports from all the differ
ent districts of the county are now on
hand correct and ready for the Lansing
office, with the exception of one town.
ship, which had to be sent back for
further corrections. The reports will
be expressed to Supt. Fred L. Keller
on the morning of Thursday, the 18th
so that they may reach the Department
on the 18th as required by law. 1t takes
great deal of careful, and patient
work on the part of the directors to get
these reports as perfect as the state re-
quires them and great deal OF copy
ing has to be done to make the four
copies for the different offices. The
townclerks are the first in line to corr
rect these reports and their careful in
spection and knowledge at hand has
this year saved great deal of time so
that there will be no doubt of the time
ly arrival of our county reports at the
capitol.
City schools have building problems
as well as our districts with the one
room building. East Jordan West Side
possesses the West Side school, built
years ago before anyone paid any at
tention to what a schoolbuilding is used
for and at time when they merely put
up building, that was all. Last year
the eye test taken in the fall by Supt.
Holiday and his assistant teachers
showed the poorest vision in the ad-
vanced room, for the 5th aa67Sth
grades. At the urgent request of the
teacher, Mr.. Osborn, the board con.
sented to put in bank of windows on
the left for more light, promising the
other teachers that similar changes
would be made in their rooms if inn
provement was noticed in the first room
remodeled. We notice now that the
room directly below this one is being
given the benefit of one side light and
plenty Of light and We are happy to
note that the little folks may bask in
the sunny air of school room purified
by the cleansing power the suns rays,
natures greatest fumigator, and germi-
eide.