Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-08-23
County School Notes.

the State Superintendent OF Schools
and It may be that SONS of the items
Of this report will interest the public.
Some Of the following facts are here
enumerated:
Iron County has an enumeration of
$3.50 white and 80 colored children of
school age.
Three districts in the county enroll
ed last year fewer than Is pupils.
OF the above number OF enrolled
pupils, 81 were attending High School.
Ut the 46 schools in the county 81
have some kind Of Library.
Eleven districts complied with the
library law last year.
There we're last year 81 teachers
in Iron County holding certificates as
follows: / five year state certificate,
8 Teacher Training certificates, 8 Nor
NAL diplomas, 2 Elementary Normal,
2 first grade county, % second grade
county, l special and % third grade
certificates.
There are so school houses in the
county worth approximately $780,
975. 90.
The average pay per month for
male teachers is $4,000; female
$4,000.
The receipts for school purposes for
the past year amounted to s63, 2s7.2 20.
Total expenditures for teachers
salaries, building, incidental and all
other expenses amounted to s45,-
345.70. Leaving a balance on hand
July lst, Of s17 1915 0
Arrangements are being made for
several local meetings throughout the
county. The first will be at Good
water about the middle OF September,
the next will be held at Des Arc, and
the third at Belleview. The dates will
be fixed definitely later. All teachers
! are requested to look forwardt to these
meetings.
The School Board Convention will
, be held at Ironton sometime in DC.
: tober. All school clerks and presi-
dents of school boards are required to
' to attend this meeting. They may
Q send a substitute to represent theil
district. Why not have every dis
= trict in the county represented at thi'
convention?
The schools will, during the nex'
. year, be classified INTO three classes
' as follows
Standard schools, superior schools
/, and inferior schools. ANY school hav
, ing or working out 80 per cent Of thu
= items mentioned below win be class
ed as a standard school. SO per cen
of these items make the school
superior school, and all falling beloy
:. 60 per cent will be classed as inferio
schools:
/. Library and book case.
-. 2. Water cooler and indiyidua
:, drinking cups.
- 8. Flowers in window, yard or 0
table.
4. Sanitary out houses.
K. s. Few pictures we'll framed,
). s. Proper ventilation.
Z. Proper heating system.
8. Minimum of at least three publ
gatherings during the year.
8. Visiting every home or reaso
q. for failing to do so.
10. Domestic arts at home or scho,
m with two exhibits from at least ha
D. Of the girls.
II. Manual training at home c
g. school with an exhibit from at lea
I'd half Of the boys, or r exhibit
81 ten ears each by half of the boys.
a.. -. Well curtained windows.
he Is. School improvement society
n. some permanent school organization
". IA. Strict adherence to the Sta
y Course OF Study.
q. Is. Well kept register.
be l6. Each child graded by the u
p Of grade cards.
be II. Average daily attendance Of
ng per cent.
To-, IS. School building kept secure
fastened.
on 10. Good daily programme.
20. Supervised play at noon al
10, recess.
81. At least SO square feet of 60
ma black. board.
led %. The use OF dustless crayon.
1es %. The use Of n~oiseless eraser.
t. "A. Some form Of opening exc
.ek cises at least ono per week.
;. rs. A promotion exercise Mt I
close Of school.
20. Current events taught in t
school.
81. School furniture we'll prote'
,ds ed.
ad. %. Some good method Of signal
and marching In out OF the room.
y 20. Teachers desk and chair.
80. Teaching equipment, chart,
OF maps, globe, etc.
Teachers are requested to co
fer with their school board
IN. see what will be required to mt
your school . standard or super
one. Hold q public meeting at