Charlevoix county herald., 1918-08-30

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Berg and George Scroggie, first re-
newals for Rose Groenink, Bessie Allen
Clara Thorsen, Eta Thayer. County
Normal original certificates were trans
ferred from Emmett County as follows:
lrma Tubbs ex. 1920 and Mary Doyle
ex. 1927
Two business trips toward the eastern
end OF the county and one or two very
interesting letters from the central
part OF the county bring the following
good news to all welfare boosters and
school enthusuiasts:
The Pleasant Valley schoolhouse has
an entirely new clean painted interior,
ceiling in approved light cram paint,
walls in buff, desks freshened with
Japalac and all woodwork freshened
with new coat of paint. A new globe
is ready for the teacher and library
books for the new year are being
planned. All was quietly planned to
surprise Miss Underhill and she was
not to know thing about it until the
day these notes 60 to the editor She
will surely consider this welcome to
her new district. =
Miss Allen of Ironton writes as fol-
lows: "Our schoolhouse or rather the
rooms, are being transformed. That
awful nauseating shade of green of
former years has given place to a
beautiful buff color. 1t looks like a
different ROOM"
News comes that the Mountain school
has built new woodshed attached to
the rear of the schoolhouse, and that
they have included in their construc-
ton kitchenette for social purposes
and have provided large shed for
teams.
The Tainter school district voted $50
at the annual meeting, said sum to be
applied toward school improvements in
the direction of Standard School. The
first movement planned this fall is
moving the woodshed to the rear of
the building, cutting door thru direct
ly to schoolroom near the heater. 1t
will sure save steps and aid in disci-
pline problems. Other plans for this
year and next include warm cloak
rooms, left side bank of windows, and
walls tinted for vision service, besides
many of the little things which
thoughtful board has noted in the SER
vice of the boys and girls and their
hard working teacher.
We are ten teachers short at the
present time. We need teachers for
three schools offering $50 per month,
five offering $50 and one paying $40.
The three paying sixty will probably be
filled this week, but there are no appli-
cants in view for the remaining schools.
During the past week three teachers
accepted business positions in the
southern part of the state and inform
us merely that they are getting better
pay. While we always condemn the
lack OF honor which will cause any one
under contract to formally resign with
out the entire consent and good will of
the parties by whom they have been
employed, there is no doubt but that
great deal of the temptation will be re-
moved, and danger of closed schools
averted, if our teachers receive to be-
gin with a living wage. Engaged in
aprofession whichrequres by law more
training than any of the clerical posi-
tons, which necessitates much expense
in preparation, teachers have for some-
time taught for little above ordinary
expense. There were not always other
positions open to the women of our
country but now they are everywhere
in demand and are offered more money
with no further training necessary.
Many OF our most patriotic women
have wished to continue teaching dur
ing this crisis, but we know of only
one solution to the amazing shortage
before us-pay sixty dollars to attract
teachers to the profession or transport
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