Charlevoix county herald., 1919-06-20
School Commissioners
Notes
May L. Stewart. Commissioner


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Thru default OF township organiza-
ton the local officers failed to report
outcome OF contests in Boyne Valley,
Melrose, Evangeline South Arm and
Eveline. The contests were none-the
less successful and we merely regret
that more could not have joined the
large crowds in attendance.
The schools of the county now hold
ing first place are Boyne Falls, Curfew
Wildwood, Springvale, Horton Bay,
Hopyard, Norwood, Johnson, Ironton,
Rock Elm, Knop, and Mckinley.
Eighty-three names of children en-
titled to free tickets to fair have been
reported to commissioner OF schools.
Will all teachers having omitted this re-
port care for this at once in order that
all promises made to boys and girls may
be fulfilled in September?
Murray, Bay Shore, Maple Grove,
Burgess, Johnson, Marion Center, Iron
ton, and all of Boyne Valley, Melrose,
and Evangeline have contributed to the
New Educational Hall fund. st. James
expects to send TO Sec. Wilson the pro-
ceeds from the school play of June 18th.
Rural school teachers will attend
summer school as follows: Julia Jacobs
and Loretta O'Donnell in Kalamazoo;
Mrs. Fred Willis in Ferris Institute;
Emily Meggison, Eva Latham, Mabel
Thayer, Orthella Porter in Mount Pleas
ant; Thelma Specs, Glen Lake; Golda
and Sylvia Jensen, Lillian McNyle in
Ypsilanti. The commissioner will at
tend the University for a six weeks
term.
House Enrolled Act 43 just received
from Representative Chew adds to the
list of days on which the schools must
have appropriate exercises the follow
ing: Oct. 9th, Roosevelt's Birthday;
Sept 18th, Adoption of Federal Consti-
tuition; Nov. 18th, Armistice or Liberty
Day; Oct. Fl, Will Cartoons Birthday.
The House Bill concludes with the fol-
lowing words as introduced by Rep.
Chew: "Any teacher neglecting to
perform the duty hereby imposed shall
be liable to have his or her certificate
revoked by the county commissioner OF
schools or by the Superintendent OF
Public Instruction.
Standard School Plates were present
ed during the past month to Undine
and Wildwood, making total of nine
state approved schools in this county.
The adjoining county of Cheboygan is
still ahead of us. There are five or six
schools contemplating changes during
the summer months and much rivalry
is displayed in seeing which can be
first acknowledged as Good" school
100 per cent in health requirements.
These with the two new buildings be-
ing erected will possibly place US even
with our northern neighbors.
The shortage of teachers still threat
ems to force us to have some of the
smaller schools close and transport
their children to neighboring districts.
Perhaps after all this is only a blessing
in disguise. Seventeen school directors
have as yet received not even one APP
plication.
A recent visit with the commissioner
of Wexford county in Cadillac discover
ed the amazing fact that only twenty
teachers have contracts as yet in that
county. That leaves a shortage of
eighty in that county. Most of the dis
tricts are endeavoring to consolidate
with the hope of good service in spite
of the times. We understand that this
is with the entire approval Of the state
department.
A splendid boys and girls Club has
been organized in Norwood with an en-
rollment of twenty-five. This was or
gained by Miss Coda Jensen who
cared for this in addition to preparing
large school for every possible entry
in the school contest. They will work
for the summer months under the lead
ership Of Roscoe Smith who is greatly
interested in the work.
We say three cheers for Norwood
with fine club, with the valedictorian,
with one OF the five first aid shelves in
the county, with first place in all
school work totals, and with a spirit
that will carry you right off your feet.
land the school building lacks but one
item in the standard school require
ments.) We say three cheers for Miss
Jensen. She has been on the job.
Will the parents who have been in
touch with the school work the past
year remember the teachers whose
schools have first place, remember that
the other schools all have first place in
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