Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-05-04
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
: COUNTY SCHOOL NEWS !
By COUNTY SUPT. O. e. RICE

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Miss Ruby Dakins of No. Flam-
beau has been obliged to give up
her school because of failing health,
we regret to- learn. Miss Bessie
clark. of Stubs, will complete the
term. commencing on the 7th IN
stant.
Elmer Chickering will complete
the term in NO. 4, Flambeau, begin
ming on the 3rd.
Several schools close this week,
| but most will continue through May.
We hope that at the coming annual
meeting in July every district viii
provide for nine month terms next
year. Many more pupils would fin
fish the rural school course of study
lif they had full school years each
year.
| Elmer Chickering, Of Amacoy, ana
Raw T.. Smith of No. l, Wilson, eacn
report another very successful even
ing program and social recently.
Much good work of this nature has
been done by many of the rural
teachers.
The schools of Bruce gave very
novel and excellent entertainment
and fair last Saturday. 1t consist
led of a real school circus including
a street parade with strange people
from many lands, Ministries, must
lcians and beautiful horses, etc.
An exhibit of school work in pen
manship, manual training and
domestic science, all Of which were
excellent, were displayed in the
highschool room. premiums were
awarded for best exhibits. The first
premium for cake making was right
fully awarded to one of the boys.
The girls in this department were
truly distanced by him.
Much credit to Prin. H. E. Mar
shall and his teachers is due for
the great success Of the days do
ings. The house was crowded with
guests. The receipts were liberal
and they will be expended in the
purchase of playground material for
the coming year.
| Teachers annual reports are be
ing sent out this week. Care should
be exercised to get them right the
first trial See that the registers
and all school records, including the
library, are complete and correct.
District clerks reports will be
sent them as soon as We receive
them from Madison. Clerks should
be certain about the matter OF
teachers insurance money to be de-
. Quoted. Give each teacher a receipt
for money so deducted See that
teachers annual report, register and
library work. is complete and cor
rect. The law requires this before
paying last months salary.
1 have recently learned that a
certain man is canvassing the dis
trict boards for large and expen-
siye chart priced at SOL | have not
sanctioned his so doing, and would
warn school officers that the money
could very properly be expended for
library books and apparatus that is
much more needful Nearly every
year these travelling salesman sue
coed in placing charts, cyclopedlas.
or other things that are in measure
only partially satisfactory. 1t would
be wiser to first insist upon the
county superintendent approval OF
such goods before expanding the
much needed library appropriation.
Early this summer we intend to
mail each clerk list of approved
text books for next year. 1t would
be well to order no books until this
list is received by the clerk.
Teachers will need to make use of
former copies of Memorial Day man
uals, as we do not expect new books
this spring.
A small amount of Golden Glow
corn, and some seed oats are yet on
hand for boys and girls who enter
the contest. Send for them if
wanted.
Teachers who are graduates of the
training school of this or outside
counties, and who are teaching their
first year, must bear in mind that
they are required to furnish the
county superintendent where they
expect to teach, written testimon-
ial signed by a majority of the pres
ent school board members stating
that the work of the teacher has
been at least fairly satisfactory both
In and out of the school room. I'm
less this is filed with the superin-
tendent, the present certificate
ceases to be legal certificate.
1t has been suggested that the
citizens of the county organize Pa
triotic Societies for encouraging pa
triotism among young and older peo-
pie. This is certainly very proper