The Holt County sentinel., 1919-12-19
County Schnol Nnies-

Inc superintendent spent the great
er part VI last week in the Blair school.
This ~chOol has the distinction Of b..
ing the first in the county to organize
a Hot School Lunch Club" There
are u members. The officers are:
Miss Ruth Lawrence, president: Mis-.
Deitha Nicholson. vice.prns ident: Miss
Mar kinney, secretary: Miss Res.ie
Price. treasurer. Group one consists
81 leader, Deitha Nicholson. and owen
shunkwiier. Edna Long. Helen Skunk
gi.er. Gladys Lunsford Rex Skunk.
"iier and Thomas Lawrence: Group
t@O--ieader. Alta B,evns. with Alta
Munkers. Daisy Long. MARY kinney.
Harry Bane. O'Neil Hicks and Joe
L1nsfOrd. Crop three-leader. Ruth
Lawrence, Ressie Price. Wesley Skunk.
wl.er. Donald Lunsfori. John Long.
Martha Bruntmeyer and Mildred
Munkers.
There are 81 pupils enrolled in this
school The patrons have grea, cause
- congratulate them selves upon their
teacher and school. for thi. IA. with.
out doubt. one Of the best rural schools
IN the state. This - the third year
that the school has adopted DR.. Hold.
en's plan Of vitalizing the teaching.
We find in our visits over the county
that every school having adopted this
plan Is far IN advance Of the other
schools Of the county in efficiency. a.
we'll a. IN thorOughness and interest
The following letter Ia. lust been
received IN this office from Sir. r. n
Carter, the secretary %! the State
Teacher Association:
Il am pleased 90 send sou sugges.
lions for organizing Community
Teacher Associations a. arranged by
the executive committee. believe
you viii find that they give definite
direction. and feel suro sou will Ike
them. You will not. that the only
condition for membership IN the Com.
munlty Association l. mambcrship In
tho STATE Association. Teachers who
are not members Of the State As.o. I
cation may become members at once
On the regular si.OO fee. which will
pay their dues 10 June -, 1920. We
nope that VI" may have CON plete 2
membership of all teachers in the 4
state. Very important committees on
teacher salaries, source 0f larger,
revenue, professional ethics and legis.
latlon hav" been appointed by the ex.
ecutivc committee. ami the,. commit.
tees are now az work. Tho committee.
express the hope that they may hav.
back Of them N" full teaching force
OF The tate. We now have an enroll.
m"nt Ui mon" than $1,000 teacher.
ami hop" within N" next few weeks 10
have an enrolment 81 100 pcr cen,
everywhere. am pleased 10 repor,
that Community T'achcr,' Associa.
tons are being rapidly organized all
over N" late, and shall be- pleased
70 nav" you writ" w. a. 20 Organiza.
ton IN your county. Thanking YOU in
advance for your kind co.oprrution
and also for AN earl. reply, | am
1ogrs Tor 100 per cent everywhere.
II. VI. CARTER"
No Community Teacher Associa-
tons have a. yet been organized IN
Holt county, The county superint1n.
dent IL taking up the matter with the
superintendent, Of the town schools
and our organizations will b. made
carry IN IN. new year. In order to-
max" 3, convenient for all the tsachcrs
~ the county, We may find Il advisable
~ nave -Four or fiv" organizations IN
N" county. Each organ zation must
nav" az least % members: since there
should be at least four or five meet.
ings Of the Community Teacher A..
ISOLATION during the year, each teacher
should become a member Of the asso.
citation which she can reach most
easily. 4 teacher can belong 10 only
On" association and that must be- in
the county in which she teaches.
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Many Of the schools Of the county
close for the holidays this Friday, the
18th, and will resume work Monday,
Dec. 90, Others are closing Wednos.
day. Dec. "a and will resume work
Monday, Jan. 8, 1920.
The superintendent wishes for all
her dear boys and girls very merry
Christmas and happy New Year. BE
sure, though, 10 bear in mind what the
little girl said: christmas pleasuresl
seem much finer. II we've earned them
as We should-cven Christmas dinners
better when we've helped To raise the
food"
ALBERTA GREEN.MURPHY,