Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-10-13

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4 fash Of color bent TIA r4le SKY;
Hats of
The flag - passing ~
Blue aud crimson and white il shines.
Over the steel tipped, ordered lines.
Hats off
The colors before u fy.
But more Than tie Tag is passing By.
sea fights and land lights, grim aud
great.
Fought 10 make aud save the State,
Weary marches and sinking ships:
& beers Of victory Oh dying lips.
Days Of plenty and years Of peace:
March Of strong hand : swift H.
crease
Equal justice, rigiN. and law;
stately honor and reverend ave;
sign Of nation great and strong
To ward her people from foreign
wrong:
Pride and glory aud honor all
Live in the coioTs 10 stand or fall
Hats of
Along the street there comes
+ blare Of bug les. Tuifie Of drums;
And legal hearts are beating high:
Hats of
The flag is passing by
The meeting Of the teachers of state
graded aud rural schools which was
held at the court house on Saturday,
October ~ was we'll attended
The following report shows the
number OF Reading Circle Diplomas
aud seals which were granted to he
pupils in the various schools IN the
county: Cnrry B: : anBuskirk Cen
tral IL and I seal. @aS0n State Graded
10 aud & seals; Weber l0 ana seals
Rein, 10 and seals Cedar 3: Spring
stead 3 Quincy "A; Sandroek 3; Sax
on High School and seals. special
honor seal; Manit0wish T. ps0u Is: /
VanBuskiTk State Graded 2 Total
ld4 diplomas and Is seals over 90
Reading Circle Diplomas and num-
Der of seals viii be granted 10 pupils
IN the Hurley schools this fall.
Teachers Reading Circle Diplomas
we're granted to the following; A II /
Rohlinger. Kathryn Jennings, Irene
ConeTy, Margaret IIardie, Agnes
Boyingt0n aud Georgiana B0yington.
The following are some OF the new
educational laws passed BY the legis-
.ature OF l9l1.
Chapter - requires teachers In all
schools 10 hold fire drills at least once
each month. provided they are teach
ing lB bindings Of more than one
story The penalty for failure 10 heed
the law Is So upon the complaint OF
Interested persons
Chapter ~ provides that the teacher
shall send home any pupil who comes
10 school habitually uncieau. or in
lected with lee, vPrmin. Or having
ans contagious disease
Chapter l03 provides that each teach /
er III every school must devote 1T least
thirty mir utes per month Tor the in
struction OF the pupils Ia the humane
treatment OF dumb animals.
Chapter ~ makes the minimum
wage for teachers S45 pr month
Chapter 80 states that children be-
tween . and -, living more thantwo
and less than three miles from school /
must attend schoo! at least ~ DAYS /
All children between aud IA living
within two miles must attend 10
days
Chapter 544 limits the application
OF the S2$4s~ law 10 persons teach !
ing Ia schools outside of incorporated
villages and cities and not teaching IN
graded OF high schools
You note that chapter 2s4 raised the /
minimum salary for teachers from
S40 10 S45. ! am glad 10 state that no
teacher I'D Iron county Is this year be- /
ing paid auv less than $50 Every
district lu the county With the excep- /
tlon OF two are paying at Least s55 per /
mouth. In these TWO districts the
wages are so and So. -. I'm most
eases school boards have given thri /
teachers raise OF at least $40. fni
some dlstAcls where the high cost of
living was not considered the salaries i
are the same as they have been for
three years. Still he teachers have
been forced to pay from S5tosI0 more
for their board. Every tpae her I'D Iron /
county should nave received = raise
IN salary his year The teachers in /
joint District MOL OF the towns of
aughn, Carey and Montreal were
made happy when they received their
nrst months check to find that they
received All additional raise of 81 he +
sides he Si0 raise ~ hieh hey received /
in he spring
The teachers and pupils of The CUR /
ney school will give a basket social /
at the town hail ia Quincy on Friday
evening OF this week The purpose )
to raise funds with which TO purchase
at9ctrola for the school
Tuesday. Oct 9th, being proc laimed
by Governor Phiipp as Fire and Ac-
eldent Prevention Day. was observed /
ia a number of schools Ia the county |