Charlevoix county herald., 1918-08-30
School Commissioners
Notes.
May L. Stewart. Commissioner

we are now ready 10 announce OIL
cially that Supt Fred l.. Keller Of the
Department of Public Instruction will
be with us as first assistant instructor
of our county teachers institute COM
bined with the school officers meeting
on October 3rd. We shall also have
with us for two days, Oct. 3rd and 4th,
Supt. Francis b. Pearson of Columbus,
Ohio, who is the Ohio State Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction. MIR.
Pearson is man of broad vision and
strong convictions. We are doubly
fortunate in having both state leaders
with us. John Ketcham OF Hastings,
Mich, the National Grange Lecturer,
and for a number of years, State
Grange Master, will serve as instructor
for teachers and visitors. Mr.. Ketcham
is real orator, enthusiast, and typical
humorist and his many friends among
the farmers and business men of the
county will be welcomed to Charlevoix
High School Building to hear all of his
addresses.
Oct. End will be War-Worker's Insti-
tute Day for the teachers OF the county,
as well as sectional program work for
varying subjects and grades. We ex-
pect to have Mrs. F. B. Carroll of De.
troit, Mrs. M. B. Ferrey of Lansing,
and Supt. Tice of the Palmer Co., for
general instruction purposes on this
day. We look forward to the biggest
institute the county has ever had, and
though we pray that the sun may shine,
Charlevoix County teachers have
demonstrated again and again that they
are not afraid of the elements.
Once again we are approaching the
date when the schools expose to public
view the work which they have done
during the past year. School Day at
the County Fair-Sept. 10Th. Hon. H.
r. Pattengill of Lansing will lead COM
munity singing in the Educational Hall
in the afternoon and will deliver one
OF his live wire peppery addresses to
the young. Don't miss the spelling
match, county winners of townships
competing for county championship in
the Educational Hall. Look for pro-
gram in the premium list. Work up
your Junior Red Cross displays and
send them in. Get your work mounted
ask Miss Stewart to reserve wall space
but send it I'M
Supt Fred L. Keeler asks that the
following be published in our local
papers and we welcome the opportun-
ity which it affords along line in which
over three fourths of our school dis
tricts are already working: The far
mer and the rural school are at last
publicly recognized in the southern
part of the state and we say three
cheers for the farmer and his future
Model Rural School on State Fair
Grounds.
The Michigan State Fair Association
has erected and equipped model rural
school building on the State Fair
Grounds at Detroit. The plans and
specifications of the building were fur
nished by the Superintendent of Public
Instruction. The building embraces
all the essentials of a modern school
house. The dimensions of the room,
interior arrangement, lighting, heating
ventilation, wardrobes, toilet facilities,
seating, etc, are all correct. The
equipment is complete.
No one interested in rural education
from the standpoint of parent, pupil or
officer should fail to spend half hour
in this building sometime during the
session Aug. 80 to Sept. 8, 1918
This building is not temporary
structure but will be permanent fea-
ture of the Fair each year. 1t will be
used as headquarters for the State Fair
Boys School, for canning demonstra-
tons, for Boys and Girls State Club
Work, and as a concrete example Of
the proper construction and equipment
of rural school building. The possi-
bilities of the educational value of the
feature of the Fair are very great. The
State Fair Association is to be COM
mended for its cooperation in securing
better rural school advantages.
At the Board of Examiners meeting
Aug. 18th, certificates were granted as
follows: Second grades to Mrs. Susie
Flagg, Alice Kerry, Olive Underhill,
George Redfield, Mary Berg, Georgia
Scroggie, Ellen Walter, Mary Walsch,
Mary Kuhn, Louise Klees, Mary Donag-
hue. Third grade certificates were
granted to Grace Malpass, Ruth Malpas
OrtheHa Porter and Ellen Wacha.
Second grade renewals were granted
to Annie. Metcalf, Grace White, Mary
Donaghue, Mary Mahoney, and Audrey
Correll. County Normal renewals were
recommended to state and endorsed as