Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-02-09
School Commissioners
- Notes
Notes
May L. Stewart. Commissioner

Some OF the bigger things have been
crowding out the notes until they have
accumulated thick and fast.
A summary of the institute enroll
ment cards shows only six teachers in
the county who have never had any
college or normal training of any kind.
Five Of these are in the rural schools.
The Charlevoix seniors entertained
the county normal class with kitchen
party Wednesday the oath, All report
good time. l
Alton where Miss Crowell is teaching
requests II certificates of award for
pupils not absent or tardy for months.
Up to the date OF the request this was
the largest number for any one room
school.
The story goes that Rip Van Wrinkle
slept 20 years but that when he awoke
MS surroundings were anything but
comfortable.
See the directories for the 1915
patriotism law. Feb. 18th and also Feb.
22nd will soon be here.
When the county normal class and
their critic Miss Huntoon visited the
Walker school and Rock Elm they were
welcomed by the director in the first
school and were invited to his home
where Mrs. Clark had warm refresh
ments ready. In the second school the
Mothers Club had thought the drive
from Charlevoix long hard drive and
turned out to visit the school at the
same time and give the girls something
to eat before they returned. The girls
were delighted with the hospitality dis
played.
The 500 credit diplomas may be earn
ed by students below the 4th grade but
on earning two they would not claim a
1000 credit diploma, neither would
students above the 4th grade possess
diplomas of both descriptions.
The Undine school teacher Miss
Groenink writes that they have ordered
100 lbs. OF sweeping compound, sani-
tary paper towels, and new globe.
The sanitary paper towels are in very
common use now as both safe and in.
expensive but this is only the third
school that has thus acknowledged the
use OF the sweeping compound.
Official notice Of the School Officers
meeting for this county arrived this
week and individual notices will be
sent to all officers at once. This meet
ing will be held in Boyne City this year
in the City Hall February 2sth on We'd
nesday. There will be both morning
and afternoon sessions and il is to be
hoped that every school elector within
a driving distance will feel that he is
not only welcome but that he can be of
bigger service to his district during the
coming year if he attends this meeting.
One member of every school board is
paid to be present but we should hate
to have that keep others away. w. L.
Coffey, chief clerk and legal advisor of
the state department will have charge
of the meeting.
Fred Erfourth Of Horton Bay reports
that he has one boy, James Barkley,
who walks two and a half miles to
school and has earned two thousand
eighty credits for home work carefully
kept track of. This boy is in the fourth
grade and is doing his work easily and
happily altho we never would have
dreamed the amount being done until
standard of measurement was adopted.
His brother in the fifth grade has 1862
credits. 80 @'A
Horton Bay, Springvale, Walker
school, Walloon Lake, and others un.
recorded report that almost all the boys
and girls could quit keeping track Of
their Home Work now If they wanted
to since the years work is finished but
that in almost all cases there was q
strong desire to continue for the rest OF
the year.
Miss Goss from the Star School re.
ports that she has started serving one
hot food each noon to accompany the
noon lunch.
Miss Allen Of Springvale reports that
they are having hot lunches every
noon now. The district furnishes the
oil and every parent is delighted with
the plan.