Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-12-08

regular SCHOOL NOIh Ill IRON county
for year 19l6-l917. (Taken from re-
port to county b0ard.)
HIS. sc. Rural
Schools in county 3 20
Teachers in county 80 II 20
Teachers earning read
ing circle diplomas 3 2
Pupils earning read
ing circle diplomas 2l1 As 66
No. mothers meetings
held in the county Z
Number of school-yisits by County
Supt. and Supervisor, Zs6. Number
of conferences with school board
members, total of 70. Number of ey-
eninT gatherings or special programs
attended by county superintendent
and supervising teacher. 50. Number
of public examinations held for teach
ers, 2. Number of days teachers in
stitutes or teachers meetings occu-
pied, Z Number of spelling contests
held in towns, 5. County spelling
contests, /. Mum Der of victrOlas earn
ed by schools, 6. Number of schools
installing playground apparatus, 4.
Number of travelling libraries used, H..
On Wednesday, Nov. 2sth an inter
esting Mothers meeting was held at
the Curry school in the town of Cur
ney. Miss Ida Carpenter is the teach
er. The program consisted OF model
class from each of the three; primary,
intermediate and upper forms and a
few selections and songs. The pro-
gram closed with a talk by the county
superintendent. Fourteen parents
were present which represented near
TX no ont re- ri # rtp
The furnace at the Quincy state
graded school which gave 80 much
dissatisfaction last year has been re-
paired and remodeled 1t promises to
give good service this year.
A report comes from tyson that six
pupils nave had perfect attendance
for the entire year thus far. They are :
VERNE Olson, Leonard Berg, Mar
jorie Plateau, Helen Barney, Guy
Brecke and Laurence olson. Four
had perfect attendance for the
month of November: Annie Berg
Bernard Brown, Sigma Olson and
Phyllis Brown.
The following pupils of the Van
Buskirk Central school had perfect
attendance for November: William
SUM, Sven Sunni, John SUM, Werner
Maxi, Leonard korpula, William
Hannula, Helen Hendrickson, Lydia
ketOla, Elenora Silyola, Lille Kor-
pula.
Curry school, Ida Carpenter teach
er: Carol Martin, Selma, Margaret
and Lillian Lindsey, Thomas Baribau
and Hazel Baribau.
The names of pupils of the Quincy
state graded school Who had perfect
attendance for November are as fol,
lows: Freddie Swanson, Irene Mar
tinka, Noel Martinka, Dora Cameron
and Celia Trudeau.
David Hardie, member ofthe school
board of the town of Quincy. was a
caller at the county superintendent 8
Office Tuesday.
The concert which was given by the
Girls Glee Club of the Saxon high
school. on W ednesday evening last
was decided success and much credit
is due to he pupils and to Miss Laura
Tyler who has charge of the music
work in the high school The concert
| was followed by a dance, the proceeds
of which were given to the Red Cross.
The first report of complete Organi-
cation for Reading Circle, comes
from the state graded school at Cur
ney. Twenty-four pupils are enrolled
in this circle and have begun working
! for diplomas Their teacher Miss
Margaret Hardie is also enrolled in
| the Teachers Reading Circle and will
earn a seal.
The teachers of Iron county will
shortly receive pamphlets containing
| full instructions as to the method OF
conducting the Thrift Stamp Cam.
| paign which is to be carried on from
| December 10 TO - all over the United
| States. THE plan cOntemplates the
| selling to children and other persons
| thrift stamps III denominations of POI
| each. After the person has purchased
| a certain number of twenty-five cent
! stamps he converts them into larger
| war saving stamp at the cost of 81. Il
| for each large stamp and L. addition.
| al each month after January 1918. AT
| ter he has accumulated a number OF
| these 50 stamps he is given a humid
| red dollar bond. He receives the 500
| bond when he has purchased Ss4 worth
| of stamps Tie 500 bond is to be
| paid in 1928. We hope that as many
| teachers AS possible VIII lend their
| support to this movement
The following resolution was adopt.
ed at :he meeting of the executive
comm ttee of the National Security
League in New York City on Nov II
1877: Resolved, that as n national
| necessity and as a war measure, WE
| call rpon every Board of Education
| School commissioner, and School
| Committee 10 put into the curriculum
| of the schools without delay as part
of each days actual tMtion the facts
| showing why we are at war with Ger.
many. the danger of failure 10 this
country, and the duty of every Amer
lean TO support the conduct of the wal
| Loyalty and by service
| We feel confident that the teachers
| aud school authorities OF Iron county
| will comply with this request % 10y
ally as they have with every other
/ war measure suggested 10 them.
! Since the manual requires that at
| least thirty minutes a month be spent
in instructing the pupils in the treat.
ment of dumb animals, il might be of
/ interest t0 teachers 10 receive the
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