The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-01-24
COUNTY SCHOOL NOTES
BY SUPT. D. ". PEARCE

Since our last report we have visit
ed the following schools: Guilford,
Poe, Chatham, Granger, Windfall,
Beach, Spencer and Homer. In gen.
eral, we find healthy interest shown
by both pupils and teachers.
We have secured the following
teachers for positions in the county:
Mr.. A. l.. Whitehouse of, Lawrence
burg, KY, to fill the vacancy at La
fayette due to the resignation of Mrs.
Hole; Miss Leila Royce of Mansfield
to take charge of the third and fourth
grades at Granger, made vacant by
the resignation of Miss Davis; Miss
Mildred House of Lafayette to take
the place of Miss Benedict of the
county normal who has been substi-
tuting at the Mt. Pleasant school in
Hinckley township; and Miss Hazel
Boise for the Boneta school to take
the place of Mrs. Tanner resigned.
We had the pleasure of attending
two Farmers Institutes, one at Val
ley City and the other at Poe. These
were good meetings and offered the
teachers of each community an excel
lent opportunity to meet the patrons
of their schools. Teachers and par
ents as well should utilize such op-
portunities for getting together for a
discussion of the most important bust
ness of the community, namely, the
education of the children of the COM
munity.
/ An error in last weeks report needs
to be corrected, typographical error
having occurred in each of our local
papers relative to the war savings
stamps. It should read thus: You
who have succeeded can do so again;
those who did not try do not know
that you cannot. Our quota is the
same as for last year. Let's get an
early start and dispose of large
part of our quota before the close of
school. You are familiar with our
fine record from September to JAN
uary 1. We must not allow the in
terest to wane in this very important
matter. If we do not lend our money
we have the choice of giving it in
taxes. The former has the added ad-
vantage of teaching thrift, something
many Americans need yet to learn.
Among other duties, let us not forget
this one.
On Saturday, February l., meet
ing of the superintendents and high
school, principals of Medina county
will be held in the high school build
ing, Medina. Matters of special i'm
portance will be before us for dis
cussion. The meeting convenes
promptly at 9 a. m.
We are glad to announce that the
Fair association has assured us that
they will offer sufficient financial aid
or inducement to make it worth while
for every school to prepare an exhibit
for next year. A building is to be in
readiness for this purpose. The work
called for does not entail any extra
effort on the part of either teachers
or, pupils-the work to be submitted
to be that and only that which any
good teacher is now requiring. It
consists in selecting from day to day
the best results of the pupils work
and preserving the same for this oc-
casion. We have been assured by
many teachers that their school will
be represented. A fuller statement
will occur later.
Necessity has ever been the mother
of invention. Therefore, we are sure
to reap some benefits from our en-
forced attention to the content of our
subject matter this year. 1t is my
opinion that many teachers will do
the best work they have ever done
this year for the simple reason that
they are giving more thought to the
purpose of the work they are doing.
More careful planning will aid mater
tally in the results obtained. Our
work will be more rational. Do not
resort to excessive amount of home
work.