Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-03-17

CATALOGiNG SCHOOL LIBRARIES
Since all Libraries in Iron county are
expected to be fully cataloged, accession
books completely made out and returned
to this Office by April /, il may be well to
repeat few OF the regulations to be toll
lowed
Book Plates See that there is a book
plate properly filled out in the front OF
every book. These plates can be obtained
from this office.
Accession Book Follow the directions
given in the accession book, and see that
the books are accustomed properly and
completely.
Cataloging If there are any books
which have not been cataloged, catalogue
them following the directions given in the
Township Library Lists. The following
suggestions may aid you for writing class
numbers on the backs of the books: Re-
move all labels.
Place Numbers One and one half in.
ches from bottom of book. Use a mark
er which may be made from a catalogue
card with a line ruled across it one and
one-half inches from end.
How to Hold Book While Writing Num-
bers Put front cover of book on table
and hold body of book with the hand.
Place marker or back cover and hold it
in place with the thumb so that the line
comes one and one-half inches from bot
tom of book.
Mark Directly on the Book Using
black India ink for very light covers and
white ink for all others.
Handwriting Write plain numbers
about one-fourth inch in height and let
ters in vertical handwriting, making lines
heavy by using a stub pen. For books
having narrow backs the numbers should
be written lengthwise, instead of across
the back.
To Preserve Numbers Numbers may
be preserved by thin coat of white shell
lac. Apply the shellac with fiat narrow
brush. but be sure that the ink has first
thoroughly dried on the book. Draw the
brush across the back of the book so as
to cover the writing and at the same
time make neat narrow strip Of shellac
with top and bottom edges parallel. To
thin shelac and to wash brush, use
alcohol
Author Letters Place the first two let
tiers of the authors last name below the
class number. This is to aid in finding
books on the shelves and in keeping them
in the proper places.
The best inks are David's white ink
and BisSell's white show card ink. Either
can be obtained from the Democrat
Printing Co. Madison, Wis, for IS cents
bottle. Door County School Bulletin.
The schoo; board of this district in con-
junction with the Montreal Mining Com.
pany have secured the services of Mrs
Alvilda Colbertson, visiting nurse for the
mining company, who will devote a por-
ton of her time in inspecting the school
children of this district and examining
them for evidences of eye. ear or throat
defects. She has already completed her
work in the Montreal school building and
expects to begin her work in Hurley soon.
A girls club to be known as the Busy
Workers" has been organized in the Mon
treal school, under the direction of Mrs.
AlVilda ColbertSon who inStructs them in
caring for the sick. A vacant room in
the school building has been equipped
with bed room and dining room furniture
by the mining company. the club has
an enrolment OF thirty members thus far
and meets once a week.
A series of Mothers Meetings have
been held in many OF the schools of this
district during the past few weeks. The
attendance was gratifying at the initial
meetings and we understand that it was
decided TO make these gatherings per
manent and to meet once each month.
The kimball school has recently been
equipped with new slate black boards
which greatly facilitate the work and
adds TO the appearance of the room. The
boys of this school have been busy max
ing bird houses in their manual training
classes and were delighted when one of
them was sold for a good price They
have received orders for more. The
money obtained in this way will be used
to purchase more tools.
The teacher at Mantowish has worked
out an original idea for making drill cards
for arithmetic work Many of the cards
now in use IN the rural schools are made
Quate because of the fact that the num-
bers are not plain enough TO be seen.
This fault was overcome in the set men,
toned above by using the large numbers
from old calendars. These figures were
cut out carefully by the older pupils of
the school and pasted on cards in every
possible combination by the teacher
They are very satisfactory and 1t would
be we'll for other teachers TO make use of
this suggestion.
We regret to notice that in many of our
schools the raising and lowering OF the
flag has become perfunctory duty rather
than a patriotic exercise. The children.
at this time should be taught
the full meaning of this emblem and made
to give il proper respect. During this
national crisis we should all feel keenly
the need of true patriotism and do all in
our power to inStill it in our young Cit.
zens. Below we quote the following Sug-
gestions from the Course of Study for
State Graded Schools prepared by the
state department
In good weather the flag should be
raised in the morning when school opens
and il should be lowered when school
closes in the afternoon.
In the United States service the raising
and lowering of the flag is a matter of
fixed ceremony. There is a color guard
Of three who approach the staff and wait
Tor the sound of the sunset gun. At that
signal the band plays The Star Spangled
Banner One of the guard lowers the
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