Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-04-19
COUNTY SCHOOL NEWS
BY O. f. Rice, County supt.

L
ple in this district are accustomed t0l
| doing things in Il very gratifying man
ner and whenever something needs to
be done. they respond heartily.
| Mrs. Joe Haasl of the district served
hot coffee to add to the other refresh
ments served About $24 was realized
from the sale of lunch boxes, which
will be turned over to the Red Cross
| fund.
| This district has previously bought
| stamps to the amount of $50 or more.
| On Friday, the 10Th of this month,
a Loyalty meeting and social Will pc
held in the Meadow Brook school,
| FIambeau. Miss Mae Carter, teacher
Meetings in this district are always
we'll attended and large number OF
the patrons and neighbOrs will be
present. The exercises begin with a
supper at six o'clock, after which fol-
lows the program and addresses.
On the evening of May 3rd patriotic
meetings are to he held in No. D
Grant. Miss Gladys Kaiser, teacher
and in No. 10, town of Stubs, Miss
Blanche Nelson, teacher. Speakers
will be sent to each place to assist.
| Any teacher desiring to hold Rally
| Meeting should write District Attor-
ney 0. j. Falge. Ladysmith, advising
him Of the date, and if requested, he
will arrange for one or two speakers
to be present to assist. These meet
ings should be held on Friday even
| ings at is is more convenient for
speakers to go those days.
| Owing to the very urgent call from
the government now for food for the
allies and our soldiers teachers are
urged to explain to pupils the most
pressing necessity for everyone tol
| save as much as possible in wheat
| bread and wheat flour, and advise the
more general consumption of pota-
| toes especially. OF these we all have
| surplus. We shall win the war, or
| lose it. according to- our ability to
save and furnish bread stuff for the
| armies this summer. Won't you all.
| children and adults, assist the govern
ment to your utmost?
| Another very successful patriotic
meeting was that held by Miss Merle
| Rasmussen in No. 6 ThOrnapple last
Friday evening. \ splendid program
| was rendered by the children, the reci-
tati0ns being especially appropriate,
and were rendered with an earnest
ness which bespoke whOleheartedness.
| This meeting being especially a Rally
| for the purchase of Liberty Bonds and
| Stamps, no money was asked that
| evening. but a liberal sale of bonds and
stamps is contemplated there.
Attorney O. J. Falge and the County
| Superintendent addressed the meeting.
Rev. Hainz and wife, of Bruce, were
| present and added materially to the
| enjoyment and success of the meeting
| by their excellent singing and guitar
music.
| At Port Arthur the same evening,
l ulSS IlSl1ltI INCHls tCdNlICI, saw a IVA
social and short program. Enough
money was realized to complete the
500 now raised in that district with
| the assistance of Miss FOnd's school to
enable the district to buy a 500 Lib
erty bond. II. e. Scott, district clerk,
says that District No. 2 is the first in
| the Town of Grant to ''go over the top.
| Teachers will please correct the
dates as printed in the annual report
blanks being sent them. These were
| sent from the state department, and
are the same as printed year ago.
In the first four places where the year
| is given. set each date one year ahead
in line No. IA. the year should be 1918
| instead of 1916. Please be careful to
| make such changes. The above sug
| gestions apply only to those blanks
mailed before April 10Th, as l have
corrected the rest to be yet mailed.
Examination questions have been
mailed in time to reach those schools
| which close before May Is. Enquire
| of your mail man if any delay occurs.
Principal Edward Hinterberg, OF
Hawkins graded school, and Ray /.
| Smith, of No. /, Wilson, two of our
very successful school men, have re-
Gently been drafted into military ser
vice. This leaves two openings in our
school force not easily filled. The
young men will be obliged to discon-
tinue their school work this month, a
| few weeks before the end of the school
term.
Their pupils and patrons will es-
pecially regret to lose their teachers.
but the spirit of patriotism among all
our school people enables them to bear
| the sacrifice and to extend to the
teachers their best wishes for their
| success and a safe return to their
friends. The two gentlemen have been