Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-09-29

MISS agnes boyington. supervising Teacher.
AMERICA FOR ME-
lis fine to see the Old World, and
travel up and down,
Among the famous palaces and cities
of renown,
To admire the crumbling castles and
the statues of the kings,
But now | think | have had enough of
antiquated things.
SO it's home again, and home again,
America for me-
My heart is turning home again, and
there ! long to be,
Ia the land of youth and freedom be-
yond the ocean bars,
Where the air is full of sunlight and
the flag is full of stars.
Oh, London is mans town, there's
power in the air;
And Paris is a wOman's town, with
flowers in her hair;
And it g sweet to dream in Venice,
and IS great to study Rome;
But when ii comes to living there is
no place like home.
| like the German fir woods, and
green battalions drilled;
| like the gardens of Versailles with
flashing fountains filled:
But oh, to take your hand, my dear,
and ramble for day,
In the friendly western woodland
where Nature has her way!
| know that EurOpe's wonderful, vet
something seems to lack;
The Past is too much with her, and
the people looking back.
But the glory of the Present is to
make the Future free,
We love our land for what she is and
what she is to be.
Oh, it's home again, and home again.
America for me,
| want a ship that's westward bound
to plough the rolling sea,
To the blessed Land of Room Enough
beyond the ocean bars,
Where the air is full of sunlight and
the flag is full of stars.
Henry VanDike.
We are glad to present the initial
appearance of the County School
Notes for the coming year and trust
that with the help of the teachers and
pupils throughout the county it may
be means of communication which
will make the best in one school
contagious to all"
Below we give the names of the
teachers in the various state-graded
and rural schools of Iron county:
Mercer Principal, j. T. Kendrigan,
Linda Thiel. Elizabeth Cauley, Leona
Reinhard; Saxon Helen Becker, Ed
Ma Hagen, Agnes Hoye; Quincy
Margaret Hardie. Edna Emunson;
Van Buskirk Magnetic Quinn, Kath-
Iyn Jennings; Epson Muriel White:
Moore-Ida King; Meadville-Sara
Waters, Lena Friola; DeFer-Mar-
JOrie Balm; Hinkle-Edith Larsen;
Powell Mayme Young: Springstead-
Beatrice Summers: Emerson-Iona
Morris; Curry Ida Carpenter; Cedar
Muriel Bradley; Kimball-Anna
Swanson; Weber-Lucy Abli: Mani
towish-Lena Hautsinger; Sandrock-
Alice Jackson; Van Buskirk Central
Elvira Swanstrom; Rein-Annabelle
Meade: Archambeau-E Ethel Larson;
Simons Toeressa Morris.
The Mercer school was closed on
Thursday of last week in order that
the children might witness the land
clearing demonstration conducted I'M
der the auspices of the agricultural
department of the Wisconsin Univer-
sity. A number of young ladies of
the high school have the honor of hay-
ing succeeded in pulling several
stumps by means of the One-man
stump puller.
The county superintendent and the
teacher accompanied the pupils of the
Powell school on field trip last Wed
nesday noon to witness the dam being
built by the beavers on Little Bear
Greek. This trip will form the basis
for language and geography lesson
on the animals of North America.
The boys of the Simon school near
Saxon, have voluntarily done very
commendable piece of work near the
school grounds. Dnring their recess
and noon periods they have cleared
away all underbrush, constructed
log camp. built tables and seats and
put up swing. The children spend
every spare moment in their park"
and ENJOY eating their noon lunch in
such pleasant surroundings
The Mercer school has received two
boxes of one hundred books each
from the Free Travelling Library at
Madison. This school is the first to
receive such books this year. We
trust that we will receive such re-
ports from others soon.
Mr.. f. W. Frost, of Milwaukee,
gave lecture at the Mercer school
on Friday evening of this week. Mr..
Frost is mem her of he Taft Parma
nent Peace League and will cOnfne
his talk to that subject This gentle
man is now camping at Mercer and in
IA short time will leave for Washing
ton, d. c., where he will make mis-
home for the present.
Most of the school boards through
out the county have subscribed to the
W isconsin Agrieulturist and
HOard's Dairyman. These weekly
agricultural papers furnish very val
liable reference material for classes
in agriculture.