The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-11-13
SCHOOL NOTES
F. N. Olry, County Supt.

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Many of the schools are opening at
ter the forced vacation of several
weeks. The flu is not all gone, but
is we'll under control. Teachers and
patrons should be very careful to pre-
went the spread of this disease.
Iowa Day, November 9th. Let eV-
cry school make this special day.
Hold programs, make it community
day. aFaL
Study the American Red Cross dur
ing this month. Study its history and
what it is doing now. F4
The schools are asked to hold ba-
zaars during the month of December.
The money raised in this way can be
used for many good purposes. 3
Buy some busy work materials for
schools. .. ....
Enroll your school in the Junior
Red Cross Your help is needed now
more than last year. The poor in the
defeated countries will need our help,
we must feed and help clothe them
so they may live through the winter.
We must feed and clothe our soldiers
and the people who fought with US IN
this great struggle. The lighting IS
over and the treaty of peace will be
signed in time, but We must continue
to save in every way until another
crop is raised. asa e
We will need to buy thrift stamps
and war saving certificates so the gov
eminent may have the money needed
to keep our army supplied and equip.
ped until the peace terms are signed
and our boys are brought home.
The opportunity offered our boys
and girls to save money and invest it
in Baby bonds is one of the great
things that is coming to us out of this
war. 1t will help to make nation
of thrifty people.
Buy all of the War Savings stamps
you can buy. T
One thousand five hundred and
twenty-seyen Iowa boys have given
their lives that the world may be
freed from the threat of autocracy and
made better place for all to live in.
We honor them and will do what we
can to show our appreciation.
Help. the Red Cross, the Y. M. G..
A., the Y. w. c. A. and other war ac-
|tiyities that are working for our boys
here and over the sea. They need our
money and our help more now than
before.
The boys and girls of American
can and will help just as they have
helped in the past.
The institute dates have not been
set. We are required to hold insti-
tute some time during the school year
SO: think it a better plan to hold 1t
soon than to wait until later.
D The prizes for the. work done at the
Arion fair have all been paid. There
were many pleased children as the
prizes were raised SO per cent by the
fair board. a s'
Monthly report cards came into the
office for the first two months WORK
and many term reports have been sent
in. We expect one from every school
A package containing contracts,
term reports and other material mas
been mailed to each director IN the
county.
We are short twenty teachers for
our schools. Some schools will be
closed this winter as it Is Impossible
to get teachers for the wages paid IN
some of the townships.
Pits and shells have been collected
by many rural and town schools. The
town schools report as follows: Xii.
on 60 pounds; Dow City consolidated
800 pounds; Vail so pounds; West
Side IS pounds; Schleswig l45
pounds; Manila. 200 pounds; Charter
Oak 120 pounds; Sisters school Den
ison SO pounds; German parochial 81
pounds; Denison schools $50 pounds.
Five study centers have been plan.
ned for this year. The work planned
is of a kind that is disable in our
schools, Every teacher should plan
to attend Our first study center IS
planned for November 18th and the
next one for December 9TH.
The October examinations were not
mailed out on account of so many OF
the schools being closed. They will
be mailed later
The attorney general of Iowa has
ruled that teachers are entitled to pay
for the time the schools were closed
on account Of the flu. Agreements
were made as to the vacation for the
fall work so this does not include the
time closed for the flu. Teachers and
boards should meet each other part
way In this matter.
Many letters have been received