Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-11-17

Prepared BY
Miss Della Emuuson. Co. Supt, OF Schools and
Miss Agnes boyington. Supervising Teacher.
The Right is more precious than peace,
and we shall fight for the things which
we have always carried nearest our
heartS-for democracy, for the right OF
those who submit to authority to have
voice in their own governments, for the
| rights and liberties of small nations, for
a universal dominion of right by such a
concert of free peoples as shall bring
peace and safety TO all nations and make
the world itself at last free.
To such a task we can dedicate our
lives and our fortunes, everything that
we are and everything that we have,
with the pride of those who know that
the day has come when America is pri-
vileged to send her blood and her might
for the principles which gave her birth
and happiness and the peace which she
has treasured. God helping her, she can
do no other Woodrow Wilson.
No quotation would be more fitting for
our school children to men1OriZe than the
above which is taken from President
Wilson's message.
TRENCH CANDLES CAN BE MADE IN SCHOOL
In the Kenosha schools, Miss Worsley,
an experienced rural school teacher has
demonstrated how these candles can be
made. She laid eight newspaper sheets
one on the other with the columns of all
the sheets running in the same direction,
and smoothed each sheet down carefully
as the new sheet is laid on. The sheets
were then tightly rolled together so that
the lines between the columns divided the
rolls into equal parts of 214 in. each 1.-THE
width of a newspaper column When
the middle of the sheet was reached, three
of them were folded back and flattened
down. The rolling then continued until
about quarter of sheet was left, when
three more sheets were folded back, thus
| leaving only two sheets to paste down
| when the rolling was completed. The
roll should be as solid as tight rolling
the paper, one at each end Seine good
liquid glue is used to paste the ends of the
two sheets down to the roll.
Now the roll is cut with a sharp butcher
knife into candles "a inches long, the
width of a column. The candles are now
boiled minutes in paraffine. They are
then placed aside to cool and harden.
1t is said one of these candles will boil
coffee and three will boil soup. Their
great advantage is that they burn with
out smoke, thus making ii safe to prepare
warm meals in the front trenches or in
other exposed places.
1t is essential that they be exactly 21
inches long. so that they may De closely
packed in the receptacles provided for
them.
Here is an opportunity for all schools
to do real service for the soldiers at the
front. Before starting the work in any
county the Red Cross service in that
county should be consulted.
Great care needs to be exercised in
handling the boiling paraffine, as it burns
fercely when it comes in contact with a
flame. Educational News Bulletin.
Thus far the donations for the War
Work have been received from three
rural schools the Simons School taught
by Miss Theresa Morris Sl60; Powell
School, taught by Miss Mayme Young
$50; SpringStead School, taught by Bea-
from the three schools totaled S452 We
follow the good example of these three by
forwarding donations promptly.
w. T. Anderson, state inspector, called
at the Office Saturday to discuss school
conditions in Iron County.
The report from the Cedar School Civ
ing the names of those having perfect at
tendance for the month of October reach
ed our Office too late to be published in
last weeks issue. Two boys have the
honor of having been neither absent nor
tardy-Ralph Hutchinson and Howard
Hardie. Miss Muriel Bradley is the tea
cher of this school,
The Mothers Meeting scheduled for
last Friday at Cedar had to be postponed
owing"to the fact that the parents and
children all took advantage of the good
weather and had potato digging week.
This meeting will however be held in the
near future.
The members of the Girls Glee Club OF
the Union High School at Saxon are
making preparations to give a concert on
the evening of November 18th at the
school auditorium. This concert will be
followed by dance given for the benefit
of the Red Cross.
Joseph Babcanik who has recently NOV
ed from the state of Washington has en-
rolled in the seventh grade at the Rein
School
Beatrice Summers and Iona Morris
who teach in the schools of the Emerson
district spent the week end at their
homes. Miss Lucy Abli who taught the
Springstead school last year spent Sunday
visiting parents in this community
1t must be pleasing to you as it is graft
flying to us, to realize that as result of
your efforts and those of your associates
ten million homes have already been
pledged TO the vital cause of Food Con-
servation. Although our connection with
this Enrolment Campaign was temporary.
We shall return to our homes confident
that back of the army and the navy of the
United States there stands a patriotic
oOdy, of men and women permanently or
gained TO meet every sacrifice which may
be eXacted by this war.-H. B. Hill, Ma
ti0nal Campaign Director
The Lamprey's Nest.
The nest building efforts Of the com