Charlevoix county herald., 1919-01-17
Concluded Next Week.
School Commissioners
Notes
May l.. Stewart. Commissioner

Central Normal is responsible for the
following creed:
"That organism which dislikes
change is ill. That organism which re-
sists change is dying. That organism
which does not change is dead"
Attendance reports indicate that the
flu is again raging in Bay township, in
parts of Melrose and in the village of
Norwood
Pleasant Valley is holding six and
one half hours work daily to make up
time lost in flu vacation.
Miss Cary writes that she is pleased
with the new Progressive Road to
Reading books which she has received.
Burgess held the county record in
the number of new songs learned this
year, and in actual industry for the
Yule tide. They had lost no actual
time for the flu.
The Easton School board has pur-
chased an organ for the school as this
years growth for the organism.
Miss Grace Howard has accepted the
offer made to her in the Brintnall dis
trict. Miss Murphy could not return
due to changes made at home from
ravages of the flu.
In order to release Miss Howard for
the offer given her. Miss Schneider re-
turned to Ironton a little earlier than
she had expected, reporting that her
mother was enough stronger so that
she could manage the change.
Mrs. Lila Skornia has accepted the
Howard school near Boyne Falls, where
Miss Berry had taught during the first
term. Miss Berry has returned to
Ludington.
One worried school officer wrote:
"Please we want a teacher with the
Power"
Standard School work coming finely.
Promises of five hoping to be ready in
March to receive their plates. Details
later
No other changes were made during
the holidays and we consider this an
unusually good record. The number
of changes usually required has been
from five to eight. Our changes this
year came in October and November
and were thrust upon us. All are
cared for and every school going
The questions of the eighth grade ex-
animation in May 1919 will be based on
"Columbus" by Joaquin Miller.
The Supt. of Public Instruction is
preparing bulletins containing study
of this poem, but they will not be
ready until the first of March. Then
they will be sent to the Com'r of Schools
only and by her sent to schools having
eighth grade classes. Until March
other classics should be studied.
Please do not ask for the Bulletins on
Columbus before the middle of March.
They will de distributed as soon as
they are received from Lansing.
The County Wide Branch of the
Junior Red Cross turned over to the
County Chapter $132 during the Xmas
Roll Call. Thereby they also placed
subscription to the Red Cross Magazine
for every rural school, for Boyne Falls,
and st. James, including every school
in their jurisdiction. The Branch Com
mittee also purchased for every school
enrolled copy of Studebaker's "Our
Country's Call to Service
The final w. S. S. report of the
schools of Charlevoix County to the
State Department is as follows:
Boyne City owned by pupils $4,000
Boyne City total sold by pupils $500
Total s7l3.OO
Charlevoix owned by pupils S211l.75
Stamps sold not recorded.)
East Jordan owned by pupils $1452.l2
E. Jordan total sold by pupils 4S9.45
Total sis4o.57
Rural Schools, Boyne Falls, and ST.
James, total owned & sold s1120.25
Total sold in County thru schools as
agencies s5SS5.57.