Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-03-10


SCHOOL LIBRARIES.
The state OF Wisconsin ut the pre-
sent time offers more inducements for
improving school libraries than any
other state in the union. This county
has recently taken inventory of the
school libraries and trusts the results
Will be of interest 10 the public. No
school in Iron county can be recon-
mended for state aid until it's library
is properly catalogued aud equipped
with card catalogue case. We are
glad to be able 10 report that only a
very few schools fail to meet these
requirements.
Many of our schools have organized
Reading Circles and are thus direct
ing the reading Of the young people.
We expect to grant many Reading
Circle diplomas at the close of the
school year. Eleven Travelling Ii
braries are in use in the following
schools in the county: Saxon Mer-
Ger, Quincy, Archambeau, Epson
NanBuskirk Central, Curry, Cedar,
and Rein.
Another phase of the library work
is the introduction of daily use of
newspapers and magazines in con
nectiOn with history work and current
events. Many schools are regular
subscribers to several papers and
magazines. However, the only school
from which complete report has
been received as yet is Mercer. This
school has on its reading table the
following publications: Weekly News
Letter, { Ountry Gentleman, Hoard :
Dairyman, Chicago Tribune, Satur-
day Evening Post
Below we give the number of vol
umes, excluding classics and reading
texts, in the library of each school in
the county: High Schools Hurley
System; Hurley l.723: Cary 2s4: Mon
ireal 800; Iron Belt 924; SAXON L n
ion High 50; state Graded Schools
Mercer 663; Van Buskirk g.: Saxon
PA; Quincy ll9; One Room Rural
Schools MantOwish 50; Archam beau
50; Epson 2ll; Simon SO; Moore I47;
Rein SO; NanBuskirk Central %;
Sandroch so; Hinkle -; Meadville
As; Defer 81; Curry 60; Cedar 10;
Powell 20; Springstead POO; Weber
81; kimball -; SOnth Carey mot re-
pOrted.) This school draws from the
Hurley library.
The total number of volumes in he
high schools of the county is 3404; in
the state graded schools lllS; in one
room rural schools 1898.
1t must be understood that alt though
the number of volumes in some
schools appears small, the enrolment
is corresponding small. The Town
ship Library Fund allows ten cents
per capita for every child Of school
age IN he district. This is the only
means by which some of the libraries
are provided with books. Some boards
set aside certain sum annually TO
be used for the purchase of books
Several schools in the county have
received gifts Of large numbers OF
volumes.
Miss Hilda Lake, teacher at Pence,
is meeting with success in the night
school she conducts at Montreal The
average attendance is twelve adults
and they meet on Tuesday and Friday
of each week. AT present they are
studying business forms and prepar-
ing for citizenship.
Additiopaigadiators have been in
stalled in the Montreal and Carey
schools which makes sufficient radiat-
ing surface to properly heat the build
ing.
The primary room at Pence has re
Gently been provided with an excel
lent sand table which is a source of
great pleasure to the little ones.
\ Model store Keeping" equip
ment has been secured for the use of
the primary grades at Iron Belt.
Miss Alice Jackson, who teaches at
SandrOck. was absent from her school
duties last week suffering from an at
tack OF tonsilits.
Miss Marjorie Balm, who teaches al
Defer, was absent from school on
Monday, March lth owing to illness.
Mr.. Roberts who manages the Pine
Lake lumber camps extended an luVI-
tatiOn to the teachers OF the Oma dis
trict to visit the camps last Saturday
and promised to see that all opera
lions were fully explained to them.
This is a very practical way of study
ing the lumber industry and should
be encouraged in this part OF the state
The report reaches us that the school
at Sprincstead was broken into on the
night OF Feb. nth, and number OF
things destroyed including windows,
Ia hles. curtains, water tank and busy
work. SO far il has not been learned
W no the intruders were.