Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1918-11-08
School Commissioners
- Notes
Notes
May L. Stewart. Commissioners

Greatest number and greatest amount
of w. S. S. and Thrift sales during the
past week or even during the past
month reported by the Mountain school,
Miss Catherine LaLonde, teacher.
| New Courses of Study have been sent
to all teachers. They are extra strong
in patriotic work, in flag salutes, regu-
lations, and history,
One copy of the new bulletin, "Help-
ing Uncle Sam," has been sent to every
teacher, together with letter explain
ing that she is requested to teach
patriotism from this bulletin for NOR
ming exercises from Nov. 11-27 for
United War-Work Campaign. Final
lesson of bulletin provides for after
noon program on Wednesday, the 9th.
Teachers are asked to report if they
will follow this request OF the state.
Many have already reported.
The Springvale school reports six
weeks in which there has been 100 per
cent attendance and no hardness. .sThey
have had but six weeks of school and
we can feel proud with their teacher,
Miss Loretta O'Donnell. So far no
school has reported so good a record.
Chandler No. had no absence for the
first three weeks and only one or two
after that. They hope now to start in
for years perfect record.
Junior Red Cross saving pits for car
bon in aeroplane work, report to M. A.
c. for further instructions.
School districts becoming anxious of
long closing period should be sure to
consult with health officer of township
or city before deciding to open. If the
health officer thinks it is then safe the
teacher should be instructed as a pre-
caution against further contagion, that
every child with cold remain at home
for forty-eight hours, that this rule be
enforced for month or more after all
danger Of contagion from influenza is
past, that no children from homes hav-
ing influenza be allowed to attend
school, and that convalescents from in
fluenza remain away from school for at
least two weeks after recovery. Altho
the rigid rules above described will no
doubt greatly lower the attendance
records and produce great irregularity
in grade work, it is our best assurance
against an entire winter of the worst
epidemic the world has ever known.
No doubt it will work a hardship in
many cases but these few will under
stand that for the good of the whole
county, it is in the great majority of
cases better.
The things that you can't forget in
countrywide trip:-Rock Elm has a real
living fountain, clear cool sparkling
water piped into the school room, the
JOY and the interest which the Tainter
school board and teacher are taking in
their work, step toward making STAN
dard School-this fall the woodshed
; was moved to rear of building and a
J door cut thru right beside the heater,
, and the next plans you will hear very
, soon. Greentown school on Big Beaver
has record for tidiness and high ideals
, in sanitation, so far as rests in the
J teachers power. The commissioner
found Mrs. Gallagher, the teacher, on
, her knees scrubbing the floor because
| the plasterers had made it hard for the
. regular cleaners to do good job. She
and the pupils blushed at being found
, with the goods, but the commissioner
was so proud of their work that she re-
: turned the next day to enjoy with them
J their housecleaning, to sing with them,
to work with them. The dignity Of
labor is not lost and the glory of clean
, illness is rejected in the lives Of the
J pupils.
Arithmetic charts on their way to
East Jordan from North Dakota. Teach
, ers and directors should see that theirs
for the spring contest is promptly pro-
cured. Charlevoix and Boyne City
have likewise placed their orders, with
the firm and one has been ordered for
every school in the county. Are you
ready?
Choose your four-minute orations
from Helping Uncle Sam"
With the approach of cold weather