Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-05-25
School Commissioners
Notes 80 :
May l.. Stewart, Commissioner


will be held May 81 and June / for
those pupils who were unavoidably de-
ayed from taking the regular examina-
ton by sickness, quarantine, or other
reason. 1t is not intended as second
trial for any who failed in the regular
examination. In fact no pupil who
took the regular examination shall be
allowed to write the second examina-
ton. The test shall be held in the
commissioners office and at only this
one place in the county. Questions are
furnished by the state superintendent.
All wishing to write on this test should
communicate with the county COM
missioner.
From now to June lst. Time to take
the school census. Are you at it?
Horton Bay sixth grade proved the
champion spoilers of the school, with
the eighth grade close second.
The Mountain school closed Wednes-
day with program and picnic. A royal
good time was anticipated and we do
not doubt but that everyone had good
time
One OF our rural schools had a clos
ing day program last week. The
teacher was kind enough to give the
commissioner a cordial invitation to
attend, and we presume that every
patron of the school had just as cordial
an invitation. Because none of the
residents of the district had been pres
ent at any of the county or agriculture al
functions during the past two years,
there seemed to be no way to become
acquainted except to go right there to
let them know that we have work to
do and we must do it together. So
after hard days work in the school
room the long hard trip was taken.
The walls of the school room were
covered with work, good work, too,
that the boys and girls had accomplish
ed after months OF faithful trying
There was penmanship showing the
work at the first of the term, and the
same copies later in the year, free hanG
cutting, drawing, bird studies, anC
other regular branches ready for the
fond parents to look at and encourage
their boys and girls by little words Of
praise. The boys and girls sang beauti
fully, took separate parts fearlessly anc
well, spoke pieces, gave splendid
little play, but there was only one
parent present; total of three present
from the district, one mother and two
big sisters to guide the pupils home
after the program. Of course this is 6
busy season but never had a teacher
worked harder nor with better response
from her pupils, never had boys anc
girls more deserved a visit from the
home folks to get them to do the same
thing again next year
There was fire in the Walker schoo
house Tuesday afternoon but the hero
ism Of little girl who ran for help un
til she was exhausted made possible the
safety for all. The blaze started in the
woodshed just how we do not know
One of the boys heard the cracking oil
the fire and called the teachers at
tention to it. The neighbors rushed to
the rescue and no great damage re-
suited.
Miss Ida Milton returns to the Maple
Grove school with a fine increase in
salary. Miss Alta Vogg goes to Horton
Bay. Miss Ethel Crowell returns to
Alton with an increased wage. Miss
Leden Stewart signed her second con
tract in the Knop school, !. Miss Mary
Weldy will be principal in Clarion next
year. Miss Ada Bardwell returns to
Wildwood.
w. L. Coffey of the state department
will visit six of our rural schools Mon
day the 2lst at the special invitation Of
the school boards of these respective
schools. His schedule will be publish
ed later.