Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-01-11
LADYSMITH IN
MUCH PUBLICITY
Educational News Bulletin De
votes Space to Articles on
School and Library

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Two contributions of interest to
Ladysmith and Rusk county appear in
the January number of the Educa
tional News-Buletin, issued by the
State Department of Education. One
is about the use of the highschOOl
building from facts furnished by
Supt. l.. f. Rahr. and the other is from
Miss Matte T.. McMahon, librarian of
the Public Library.
Under the Caption of Community
Use of Ladysmith Highschool Build
ing the News Says:
Community Use of School
That the people of a small and pro-
gressive city possessing a completely
modern highschool building will seize
every opportunity to use it for public
purposes is clearly demonstrated in
Ladysmith Especially is this true of
the large gymnasium, also used as the
auditorium This room has a separate
outside entrance which makes it pos
sible to allow its use at night without
passing through the rest of the build
ing or by day without interruption to
the regular work.
As to Gymnasium
The gymnasium is 81 feet by So feet
well equipped with suitable apparatus
and with separate lavatories. shower
baths. locker rooms and Il natatOrium
331 feet by II feet in size, closely adj
iacent In addition to serving the
physical welfare of the highschool stu
dents of both sexes, arrangements
have been made whereby the boys and
the girls of the upper grades also have
the opportunity OF enjoying themselves
Five separate classes OF business men
meet during the week for physical eX
ercise. Classes for both single and
married ladies meet regularly. Com
petent instructors are in charge of all
classes.
Popular as Auditorium
This auditorium is also used for vari-
Gus community purposes An import
ant architectural feature is a movable
stage which can be drawn out and used
for all kinds of entertai nments. In
CuttltIOll w liz IIdlly SNiiCol III Us dliAo
during the year, the city entertainment
course members are given here. Church
entertainments, socials, dances, must
Gals. lectures, etc, are always welcome.
The Ladysmith Home Guard and Boy
Scouts use this room as an armory.
The seating capacity of the hall is
about $50 feet. and it was twice taxed
to its fullest extent the early part of
December when a section of SOusa's
band which visited the city gave two
programs in one day.
Use is Encouraged
Superintendent l.. f. Rahr and the
Ladysinith Board of Education en-
courage the use of the building when
ever possible, During the entire
month of November there were only
two nights excepting Sundays, when
the building was not open for some
community purpose. An excellent
school spirit is thereby fostered among
adults as well as among the pupils OF
the city schools.
Ladysm;th Public Library
The article in reference to the use
Of the public library is as follows:
The resources of the Ladysmith
Public Library have been put at the
service of Rusk county through extern
sion of library privileges to teachers
and pupils in the public schools. Sup
plementing this arrangement, the
County Board, at it's November meet
ing. established Il county travelling Ii
brary system to center in the Lady
smith Public Library. Following is
an account of the details, provided for
the News Bulletin by the librarian
Miss Matte l.. McMahon.
Miss McNIahon's Article
Each teacher upon application has
issued to her Il teachers card, which
4 carries with 1t special privileges as
follows: the teacher may draw several
books OH the one card-we have had
as many as seven out on a card-and
these are taken for the usual period Of
time, two weeks. If at the end of the
two weeks the books are not returned
they are renewed for two weeks with
out the teachers bringing them in Or
asking to have them renewed.
Teachers and Library
This year, the teachers have been
taking application cards to their pupils
. who cannot get to the library. These
cards are signed by tie pupils and
teachers after which borrowers cards
are issued. The teacher then gets the
books at the library and takes them
out to the children. Some teachers
have been following the plan of taking
books of travel at one time, of history
at another, or animal stories at an
other time, thus varying the reading.
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