Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-11-28

we were much impressed by the SUI
pervision Of play as being carried
on by Theresa Diederich in the Maple
Hill school. There are also many
lOther teachers who are doing good
work in this line We would recon-
mend that it be done as much as pos
sible in all OF the schools both outside
in good weather and in the schoolr0om
in bad. Much good may be accom-
4 plished in this way and both the
teacher and the pupils will feel better
and be able to do better work.
AT this time of the year and with the
advance in prices the temptation is
very strong for teachers to break their
contracts and go to some other school
that is paying higher wages.
The breaking of contract is always
a poor step in any business relation
This is especially true With teachers as
it lowers the professional reputation
the fact that the teacher has no more
right to leave their position with no
real cause than their school board has
/ the right to tell them that they do not
| want them to continue in it without
real reasons.
| If teachers who make their contracts
earlier IN the season are teaching for
less pay than those in similar positions
who hired out after the wages advanced
| in the late summer. it would be equit-
able for their school board to give them
an increase Many boards have done
SO and in this way have shown a
proper spirit of appreciation and fair
ness. No question of breaking the con-
tract should enter in however and we
hope our teachers will show a business
fairness and stand by their word.
/ The School Board convention will be
| held i'm the court room at the court
house on Wednesday. December 10. A
school board member attending the
| $500 for each days attendance, and
mileage at the rate of three cents a mile
going to and returning from the meet
| ing. This amount is paid from the
school district treasury. II teachers
attend the convention, the school
boards may regard their attendance as
service to the district. If this is done
the teacher does not need to make up
the time later on.
Mrs. Margaret Ryan Taylor, of Exc
land. and graduate of the superior
normal. is now teaching the school in
District No. / Town of hurry.
In visiting the schools of the county
the Superintendent and Supervising
Teacher have found several schools in
which the heating plant of the school
was not doing efficient work because
either the fresh air intake or the foul
air exhaust were closed. 1t is very I'M
portant that these be kept open and the
air i'm the room will then be good as
we'll as the heat from the stove circu-
lates through the room better and so
warns it much more readily and thor
oughly
The provision for moisture must be
well looked after and teachers should
be sure to keep the tank on pail pro-
yided with the stove or furnace. for
that purpose. well filled with water.
Every teacher should make a study OF
the heating system in her school ana
Get the best service from it OF which 1t
is capable There should be printed
directions i'm every school for the heat
ing plant in operation there. IL there
is not and the teacher feels that she
does not understand it, she should
take steps to get such directions.
IT is recommended that teachers mix
with the people in the district. visit
them in their homes and become a mem
Der of society in the neighbOrhood T0l
do this teachers need to spend large
mart of their week ends in the place
they are working Travelling long dis
tances to get home is quite difficult now
and would he a fine fine to do some OF
this getting acquainted work.
The fall session of the Semi-annual
teachers institute was held in the
Rusk County Training School building
ON Friday and Saturday OF last week.
| There was an enrolment of about 14o.
| the program as planned was nicely
carried out and much valuable help
was gotten by all Of those present.
10. W. Neale. of Stevens Point. one OF
| the conductors, also gave very inter
| esting talk to the WOmans Study
Club at the end of the Fridays session.
The talk was on pictures. OF which
Mr.. Neale has very fine collection.
| Friday afternoon at the close OF the
| institute for the day. the highschool
and graded school principals met and
organized themselves into a Principals
| Association. o. l.. Saether, principal
at Bruce. was elected president and
Miss Nina Barnett. principal at In
gram was elected secretary. The ex-
ecutive is to consist of the county SUI
perintendent and the president and sec
4 rotary of the association. The plan is