Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-06-08
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! COUNTY SCHOOL NEWS (
By COUNTY SUPT, 0. E. RICE

normal summer school at Milwaukee
will open June 25 instead of June
| Is as advertised.
Miss Bessie Tate. teacher in No.
I3, Washington, assisted by her
pupils, secured a nice bunting flag
for the school, through the agency
| of the normal instructor.
The eighth grade examinations
are nearly completed. 1873 pupils in
the county, including seven graduates
Of st. Mary's Parochial school, sue
cessfully passed the examinations an(
have secured their diplomas.
Al commencement p a m
modelled very much after the fashion
Of highschool commandments, was
held June first, at the Range Line
school, in No. 2, Dewey, Rose Sy-
bers, teacher. Rev. Father Hyacinth
of Tony, delivered the commence
ment address. The graduating class
numbered five girls and one boy,
six in all.
A basket social held at the closing
program at the Pepper school in NO.
/, Flambeau, netted the district $22.-
I5O. The bell and bookcase, pur-
chased with the proceeds from a
former social, are now in use, and
have proved very satisfactory.
The county superintendent attend
ed commencement exercises at In
gram, Hawkins, Conrath, and a
community commencement of three
schools in the town of Grant, at the
Maple Center schoolhouse.
The following additional teachers
in this county have been secured
for next year: Susan Siglin, FL
mer Chickering, Anna Riley, Flam-
beau 2; Gertrude Wegner, Flambeau
Il; Mabel Winden, True 81 Virginia
Tate, Thornapple 12; Ruth La
barge, Grow 2; Reed McWithy, prin-
cipal at Ingram; Blanche Nelson,
Stubs 10; Lenore Mcfarland, Will
ard 1; Mrs. Earl Loper, Willard 2;
Ethyl Blowers, Marshall 8; Jessie
Sergeant, Hubbard 6.
A new school district was recently
created in the southwestern part of
the town of Grant, to be known as
Grant, No. 5. At the first meeting,
held June /, the following officers
were elected for the present school
year: r. j. Hartman, clerk; D. A.
Norton, director; Allen limbaugh,
reasurer. Steps will be taken at
once toward the erecting of a fine,
new school, building, conveniently
located
Some much needed and substantial
improvements, are to be made ON the
school building in District No. 3, At
lanta and Murry. This is among the
Oldest school buildings in the county,
and naturally is considerably the
worse for it's long usage. We had
hoped to see an entirely new building
take the place of the old one, and
probably will within a few years.
The clerks annual reports have
been received and are being sent
out in the mail this week. If any
clerk does not receive same by the
18th of this month, drop the super
intendent a card
It is essential that the clerk give
the month, day, and year of the
birth of each child on the census
report. The financial report must
be correct of course. See that bal
ance on hand June 30, 1916, is the
same as the amount beginning July
1, 1916. Frequently I find dis
crepancy there.
The auditing board appointed a
year ago, must meet saturday, June
3Oth. and examine books of clerk
and treasurer, audit accounts, and
render their report at the annual
meeting.
Care should be taken to see that
all business to be transacted at the
annual meeting is done. This in
cludes voting compensation to dis
trct officers, which, in rural dis
tricts maintaining one school, can
not exceed $40 for each officer For
other districts, see the school code.
A Annronri q tinnc Of from S10 IN $40
should be made in each district for
reference library books. The Ques-
ton of free text books and transpor-
tation should also be determined by
vote. Al few school grounds and out
buildings need attention.
Substantial improvements are to
be made in No. 6, Big Bend, No g.,
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