Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-01-04
COUNTY SCHOOL NOTES
lRY Prof. O. q. Ricel

Miss Maize Lloyd. Of Cumberland,
succeeds Miss Mabel Kilgore, resigned
in No. 5, Strickland.
/ Mis- Lulu Lowell takes charge of the
school iii No. 9, Thornapple Owing
to extensive improvements being made
i'll this schoolhouse now just COM
pleted, no school has been running
there this fall.
Mrs. Ethel Howell has been engaged
to complete the term in the Laurel
Hill district, town of Flambeau
Miss Flossie Olson, of the town of
Ruslz has been given the school on the
county line i'll it, Dist. No. 4, Chetek
and Rusk Miss Olson comes TO this
work fresh from the Eau Claire nor
NAL school and we congratulate the
patrons of that district in their good
fortune III securing Miss Olson's SER
vices.
The following teachers wrote for
certificates at the regular examination
held on the 9th and 2Sth ult: Gwen
| dolyn kraus and .Ianette Stewart, of
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| Mrs Ethel Howell of Tony; Grace
| Woodbury., of Grow, Veva Nichols of
Ladysmith, and Viva Bollman, of
Washington.
This week circulars for taking dis
| trict survey arc being sent to all rural
teachers These we wish to have
filled out by the teacher and returned,
| il possible, by Jan. 20.
Some of the information called for
may be difficult TO get exactly. IN
such eases, teachers are requested to
| do the best they can for us.
| The Federal Government is asking
! the Sllperinfendents Of the state for
| help Mn selling Thrift and War Say
| ing Stamps through the schools.
Printed matter for this is also being
mailed rs fast as possible. Teachers
will read carefully the printed matter
and explain the same to the children,
and do all they can to sell stamps, or
tell the children that they may get
them at any postoffice or bank. Let
each teacher do her best in this also
From large number of districts
| comes word of very successful Christ
mas programs, and Christmas tree fes-
| tivities Many blended Patriotic exer-
cises with the other doings.
| Reports of such have been sent us
from schools taught by Susan Siglin,
Bessie and Virginia Tate, Mae Carter,
! Nora Wilbur, Margaret and Gertrude
| Wegner, c. G. Feist. Lucy Leblanc
Lillian Solberg. Ruth LaBerge and
| Margaret Swan, combined, Julia Mel
son, Mildred Calkins and Mabel Nal
| 10y Magma Johnson. Viola Kingelin
and Gwendolyn Kraus.
| We are very sure that in nearly ev-
cry school similar exercises were held.
although not directly reported.
The Eastern Division of Rusk
county teachers hold their first insti-
tute at Tony. jan 26th. Watch for
announcements.
No doubt all school boards have at
tended to having the schoolhouse well
scrubbed and cleaned this vacation,
as required by law. All should be
made clean and sanitary. A number
Of teachers report that the floors are
very cold. Such buildings should at
once be well banked as a matter of
health as we'll as comfort.
To correct seeming misunder-
standing i'll certain districts, we would
say that a month Of teaching school
is for twenty days only, and the
wages are due when that has been
done This is the fact whether or
not the school month comedies with
the calendar month. January LIST, ii
it comes entirely within the week, as it
does this time and school started on
Monday, must be counted as a day
taught. by the board and the teacher
paid for it.. she may teach OH a
} holiday. if board does not object, and
J count the day in making up for lost
time for the teacher.
l It'd
n 4 few teachers have not at this
!, writing, sent us their monthly report
! for December or November. Please do
SO at the opening of new term.
During the three months before us,
every teacher should be sure to have
a fire started as soon as eight O'Clock
at latest. She should herself be i'll the
school room not later than $50. She
should be careful to see that small
children are well wrapped Up before
setting out from school nights. This
is very essential.
Il MONEY TO LOAN-Falge & Slime,
. Ladysmith. If