Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-02-10
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''BOYS THAT RULE
You can write it down as gospel,
With the flags Of peace unfurled,
The boys that run the furrow
Are the boys that rule the world.
atlantic COnstitutiOnD
We quote below few passages
from Governor Philips message TO
the legislature on the subject of edu-
cation:
"The law which provides for the
employment of supervising teachers
in our rural schools is beneficial and
is admitted by educators to be- an adj
vance step in rural education. | be-
lieye. however, that We will improve
this service and the results that We
will derive from it if we require some
special training as qualification for
the position. | also recommend that
the minimum salary fixed by law for
rural school supervising teachers be
increased to sum large enough to
enable county perintendents to com
pete with village and city schools in
securing suitable teachers.
| Will reiterate the statement that |
made in my message two years ago,
that the most helpful assistance we
can give our country schools is to pro-
vide better teachers. We shall not
succeed in doing this unless We make
the profession of rural teacher more
attractive. Higher salaries. and in
many cases better schOolhOuses are
required to bring conditions nearer
the ideal" After speaking of the
state aid offered teachers last year the
governor adds:
The amounts provided by the sta
tute are, however, not sufficient to
accomplish the end desired. | recon-
mend that you grant further in
crease in the compensation from the
state.
A number of changes in the school
laws are recommended by the State
superintendent in the forthcoming
biennial report Among these are:
more stringent regulations regard
ing the construction OF new school
houses.
Better pay for county superintend-
ents.
Teachers institutes of more sub
stantiai character.
Wisconsin journal of Education.
The report comes from the rural
school at Curry that, at the close of
the first semester, one pupil had main
tanned a perfect record of attendance.
This pupil was Thomas Baribeau, a
little boy in the first grade. 1t is
hoped that at the close of the second
semester some OF the older pupils will
have prOtited by this hOy's example.
During a recent visit to the rural
school at SimOns the following inn
pr0vements were noted: New locks
had been provided on the doors of he
schoolbuilding and outbuildings; \
new luepan had been lifted in the
chimney: \ drinking tank, wash
basin and paper towels have been fur
nished, The boys in this school have
been doing some practical work in
the line of manual training and have
constructed benches on which the pu-
pills sit around the stove to eat their
dinners. They have also made a small
circular table on which they keep
their newspapers and magazines.
The attendance in the rural schools
has been very irregular during the
month of January owing to the ex-
tremely cold weather, the condition of
the roads, and the great distance
many of the pupils are forced to walk
daily. These conditions are beyond
our control and therefore the low per
centage of attendance seems unayoid-
able at present but both teachers and
pupils should put forth every effort TO
secure regular attendance as soon as
weather conditions permit because,
owing to this lost time II will be ne
cessary TO put added effort and en-
thugaSm into our work in order to
complete the necessary requirements
and be fully prepared for the final eA-
aminatl0nS.
We receive the report that Miss
Edythe Larson who teaches in the
rural school at Hiukle was absent
from her duties one day this week
owing to illness.
The furnace in the highscho build !
ing al Saxon has been causing some
trouble OF late, School was closed
several times for part of the day,
owing to the impOssibility to heat the
rooms sufficiently. Last week Mr..
Williams of Chicago, who represents
the company from W which the furnace
was purchased. came and gave the en-
tire system thorough examination,
and made several adjustments. We
trust it will work satisfactorily for
the remainder of the winter.
The high school at Saxon has added
Domestic Science to its course OF study
TINS semester. Miss Anger has been
seer red as the teacher and Will devote
one halt day to the teaching of this
subject In the schools. Miss Anger
is graduate OF the Stout Training
school. and Saxon is very fortunate
to be able to lind a home girl willing
to devote portion of her time to
teaching, who has had such excellent
training
Iron Belt School Notes.