Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-04-18
School Commissioners
Notes
May L. Stewart. Commissioner

hitho aN oislrictS nave not yet ar
ranged for next year, the following
teachers expect to retain their schools
for the coming year: Julia Jacobs,
Melissa Mayhem, Ethel Brotherton.
Mrs. Susie Flagg, Thelma Specs. Mona
Bardwell, Golda Jenson, Clare Thorsen
Edith Cary, and Viva Keller.
Other contracts have been arranged
as follows: Eva Latham at Pleasant
Valley, Olive Underhill at Deer Lake.
A summary shows that there are at
present fifty-five vacancies and forty
applications. This makes a present
shortage of fifteen in the rural schools
at the present time. II there is delay
in hiring so that we lose present avail
able teachers to other counties, the
shortage may become much greater.
The state normals are graduating this
year just one thousand less graduates
than in former years and the supply Of
beginners is therefore very limited.
Since other occupations have been pay
ing more, in many cases only the un-
desirable will care to teach, and we
find that only the paying propositions
are accepted by the teacher who knows
she can make good. Under the pres
ent circumstances the only thing we
can do is to pay the price and to make
that decision as quickly as possible. II
we would save our schools and care
wisely for the children of our land, we
must economic in other things but we
must maintain the standard of our
schools.
Seventeen teachers visited during
the past week. Work progressing
nicely in all schools but one. In few
cases some very superior teaching was
observed and splendid work is being
prepared for the coming contests. The
best number records were in Marion
and Wilson'S sec. and IL sec. per
drill respectively.
Burgess, Chaddock, Miles, Walloon,
and others formerly noted report that
the primary grades have read thru their
readers, and have read several supple
mentary readers of the same grade dur
ing the year. So much better than the
old plan of one book per year, or ad.
vancing the child too rapidly and keep
ing him in difficult reading.
Second teachers meeting was held in
each of the following townships during
the past week: Melrose at Walloon,
on Friday, Wilson at Alton on Monday,
Hudson at Woodard School on Thurs
day. Details for the contests are being
nicely worked out by the teachers in
charge. So far as the Com'r is able to
learn there is only one teacher in the
County who is not working might and
main for her school and for her town.
ship in the school contests Of May and
June.
Ironton High had true election day
in the school room with polling station,
election board, true ballots, and all the
regular arrangements. They had the
state 90 dry Of course and elected regu-
lar state officers. II will be nicely
written up for the civics class exhibit.
Garden Club formed Friday with
children Of Loeb Estate. Organization
formed also demonstration for County
Normal Class.
Miss Metcalf is greatly pleased with
the Story Hour Resders, and the Free
and Treadwell, which she has been
provided with for supplementary read.
ing. She also has a nice supply Of read
ing equipment in the base cards, letter
cards, word and sentence cards, and
you should hear those children read. II
is delightful to catch the CLINT Of
pleasure in both workman and workers.