Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-12-13
Notes From County
Superintendent

We believe that there arr . number
Of communities in our county where
the evening school as provided for BY
the 1917 legislature. would be q very
practical organization. We have had
personal talks with many young men
and women who realize their handicap
by belnr deprived of an early educa-
ton. In fact, there are many heads
of families that would be interested
in the evening school. We believe
herein lies splendid opportunity for
some of cur teachers to become COM
munity leaders, as we'll as doing
lot of real good, and at the same t.r,e
increasing their salaries. The fol-
lowing are the imnortant points taken
from House Bill No. 81:
Sec. /. The school board of any
common, independeI, special or con-
solidated school district or the school
board for any unorganized territory
may and upon direction of the county
or city superintendent of schools of
the county in which any such district
or territory may be situated, or upon
the direction of the state superinten-
dent of education, shall establish and
maintain public evening schools and
such evening school when SO maintain
ed shall be available to all persons
over sixteen years of age, who, from
any cause, are unable to attend the
public school of such district; and the
branches taught at such evening
school and the general conduct thereof
shall be subject to the direction and
control of the state superintendent of
education.
Sec. 2. Whenever in such district
or in such unorganized territory there
shall be residing ten or more adult
persons over sixteen (16) years of age
who desire instruction in such evening
school, it shall be the duty of such
board to establish and maintain such
evening school throughout period Of
not less than three months Of every
school year. and for. not Less than two
hours at least three times of each
week during the term Of such evening
school, and in case of failure so to do
the state superintendn of education
may direct and require that such even
ing school be established and main
tanned.
Sec. 8. One-half the salary of all
teachers who teach in the evening
schools in common, independent, spec
ial or consolidated school districts
shall be paid by the state, which pay
mcnt shall be made upon verified
statements of account presented by
the respective school districts and APP
proved by the local superintendent of
schools in all districts maintaining
high school. or by the county superin-
tendent of schools in the case of dis
tricts which do not maintain such state
high schools.
Sec. 4. The sum of seven thous-
and dollars $4,000. 0o), or as much
thereof as may be necessary, is hereby
appropriated out of any state funds
not otherwise appropriated for the
purpose of carrying out the provisions
of this Act.
The following children received Ger
tificates for three months perfect at
tendance: Irene Mary Irvine, Herman
Backhaus, Frances Burge, Stephen
Thomas, Dorothy Wyckoff, Marie Kru-
ger. Agnes Hauge, Chas. Lang, Peter
Schweitzer, Edwina Wittmayer, Mike
al Thomas, Anna Postle, Ethelyn
Green, Cecil Gillespie. Oscar Luchs,
Helen Meier, Marie Schweitzer, Karo
line Backhaus. Bangor Blore, George
Blocre, Elwood Hageman, Harold
Haugse, Bennett Ramey, Arnold Cchaf-
fer, Sebastian Thomas, Alvin vossler,
Anna Bosch, Bonnie Bosch, Dorothy
Britts, Verl Corner, Tracy Hager, AL
ma Schaffer, Evart Steensland, OF
Winchester No. 5; Chas. Andrus and
Eugene Landsberger, of Williamsport
No. 6; Nellie Johnson and Helen Ju-
tia, of Logan No. 8; Romie Beastrom
and Laura Thompson, of Danbury No.
10; Laura Marschall, Dorothy Kohl,
Alice Colquhoun, Anna Colquhoun,
Freda Graf, Leona Graf and Eunice
Venue, of McCulley No. %.
The following were issued ccrtif-
icates for nine months perfect attend
ance: Elsie Moger, Tracy Hager,
Gladys Smith, Edwina Wittmayer and
Marie Kruger.