Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-05-18

Miss Agnes Boyington. Supervising Teacher.
Below are given the names of pupils
who will receive common school diplo-
mas on Friday, May II, at the county
commencement exercises: Town OF
Sherman-Nellie Hall, Raymond Pripps.
Dee Whitmer, Majorie Sherman. Town
of Oma- Wayne Bentilla, Sula Matson,
Fera Lahti, Mary Sunell. Town of Ander.
son-Esther Hanson, Nina Grimes. Town
of Kimball Ruth Roger, Marvin Chase.
Town OF Quincy, Harry Youngs, Ella
Innis, Frances Innis, Elizabeth Youngs,
Fannie Mashl, Frederick Margareta Wag-
ner, Vergil Marie Duffy. Bernice Viola
Cameron, Ethel Debora Cameron. Town
of Saxon-Margaret Daoust. Hildegarde
Peterson, John Arvid johnson, Mary, Clara
Clement, Joseph William Myers, Donald
Tindale Bowker, Amanda Mary Myers.
Town Of Mercer Clifford O1gers, Vern
Hodson, Jesse Dunscombe.
Junior Red Cross societies were organ
lied in the rural schools at Moore and
Kimball last week. The Junior Red Cross
society organized some time ago at Pow
ell, sent to the local chapter recently one
dozen wash cloths which they had com
pleted
The rural school at Archambeau went
1909 in the purchase Of Thrift and War
Saving Stamps this week.
Reading Circle Diplomas were granted
to the following this week: Powell
School-Marjorie, Vanard and Ida Sher-
man, Frances Fish. Miss Mayme Young
teaches at Powell. VanBuskirk Central
School (Diplomas) Mayme Hannula,
Helen Hendrickson, Lymph Hannula,
Oscar Ruhe, William Hannula, Lena
Neimi, Jacob and Leonard Kethla and
Jack Rekola. (Seals) Sven SUM, Toivo
SUM, Hano Jacobson, Esther Ketola, Matt
Hannula, Toivo and Julia Salo, Emmett
Ruha, Werner Maxi. THYME Ketola
received special honor seal, having read
double required number of books. Miss
Elvlra Swanstrom teaches in this school.
The following teachers have thus far
received either Reading Circle Diplomas
or Seals for this years professional
reading: Elvira Swanstrom, Lucy Abli,
Edna Hagan, Mayme Young, Helen Bee
ker, Margaret Hardie, w. c. Miles, May
Roach, Dora Rude, Celia Kaufman,
Mary Kostelnik, Grace Nohr, Myrtle
Juanita kamm and Edith Carlson.
On Arbor and Bird Day several of the
schools took the occasion to clean up the
school grounds which greatly improves
the appearance of the surroundings.
On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
of last week the eighth grade pupils
throughout Iron county wrote upon their
| final examinations. The questions were
sent from the county superintendent
Office and were opened before the pupils
just before the examinations took place.
After the teacher marked the papers they
were sent to the Office, together with
their class standings, where they were
carefully gone over and the final averages
recorded. We use this means to secure
uniformity throughout the county. By
Thursday of this week the records will be
completed and everything in readiness for
the commencement on Friday.
On Thursday of last week Mrs. Mary
Rogers, clerk of the school board at Kim
ball spent the day visiting the Iron Belt
schools with Miss Agnes BoyingtOn. At
the close of the afternoon session Mrs
Rogers gave short address to the high
school.
During the past week this office has
received visits from the following board
members: NJ J. White of Epson, J. G..
Moore of Moore, Matt Sari of VanBuskirk,
Victor Hannula of VanBuskrk, and John
I. Kendrigan of Mercer.
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