Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-11-22
COUNTY SCHOOL NEWS
BY o. e. Rice, County Supt.

In answer to few school clerks, as
well as teachers, regarding paying
salaries during the time schools were
closed because of the epidemic or other
sickness, will say that the courts of
this and other states have invariably
held that the teacher, if she holds her.
self at such times ready and willing to
resume her work when called upon to
do so, can recover her full salary as
though the school was in session.
1t is not necessary that such lost
time be made up, nor shall the districts
lose any part of their state and coun-
ty money.
At the time of making the Clerks
annual report in July, sworn state
ment must accompany the report
stating the reasons for not keeping the
school in session at least eight months
during the year. If that is done, the
regular apportionment will be made
each such district.
The attention of all teachers is
called to the necessity of notifying
promptly the county superintendent
each and every time that a school is
closed for any reason, other than for
legal holidays. This is necessary so
that the superintendent or supervising
teacher may not call upon a district
when school is not in session.
Already this neglect to so advise the
office, has caused some unnecessary
travel and expense. A postal card or
telephone message will do the work of
notifying me.
Teachers who have not done so, are
urged to send in the census of Hogs
and Cattle asked for recently. Send
it, even though it may be in part in
complete, as my report must be sent to
Madison shortly.
I am pleased to note that in those
schools thus far inspected this fall a
splendid spirit for good work is seen.
Owing to sickness the attendance has
been quite irregular, but now that
trouble is nearly over. We hope that
every teacher and every pupil will take
hold of the work as never before, and
try to recover as far as possible the
opportunities lost during October. Be
prompt be earnest and determined to
bring up all school work.
A few teachers dismiss second and
third grade children too early in the
day These should remain all day,
except in bad weather Keep them in
| terested and at work until the end of
the day.
Some serious complaints have been
sent this office because of some quar-
reling and fighting of boys at school
or on the roads to and from school
Teachers are expected to look after
such matters and see that all children
are protected, and also prevented from
abusing or quarreling. This matter
rests almost entirely with the teacher
and she should be as careful to attend
to this as to any other duties as
teacher
/ would respectfully ask parents il
such cases to cooperate with the
teachers in suppressing this cause OF
annoyance, and it may be, serious in
juries to the children concerned b.
averted.
\ At this writing Miss Minnie Bruley
in No. Grant, and Miss Mary Dia
mond, No. Willard are sick and I'm
able to teach. They expect to b.
ready next Monday. Sickness in No
s Stubbs closes the school there TEN
porarily.
New Teachers Appointed
:. Miss Esther Sorenson, principal a
Glen Flora Mrs. Edna Ryan, No.
Strickland; Miss Helen Howard, Nc
5, Cedar Rapids; Mrs. Mary P. How
ard, in the Weyerhaeuser villag
schools; Miss Nina Barnett in No. ]
Murry, and Miss Zella Nichols, in Nc
10 Thornapple. John p. Jennings ha
accepted the school in No. Flambeal
: and Hubbard
" Most schools in the county will no
!, close for Thanksgiving day, but vii
have appropriate exercises in the al