Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-01-24
COUNTY SCHOOL NEWS



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Prepared BY
Miss Della Emunson. Co. Supt. of Schools and
Miss Agnes BoyinHon, Supervising Teacher
In spite Of the storm, the convention
for school board members and rural
teachers was well attended last Saturday.
Every rural school board was repre-
sented by at least one of its members
with the exception of one board which
found it impossible to send member
but sent a substitute representative in.
stead thus making the enviable record
for Iron county of having a complete
representation. The fact was comment
ed upon by the member of the state de.
partment who conducted the meeting.
The board representing the Union Free
High school at Saxon had ell three men,
bers present. The Quincy, Kimball, and
Knight boards were represented by two
members each.
The record of the teachers is Similarly
gratifying. Every teacher from a one
room rural school, with two exceptions
enrolled for the day. One of these two
sent word why she could not be present
and had 4 very good reason, thus leaving
only one school in which the teacher
failed to respond to the notice. All the
state graded schools in the county were
represented by at least one half of their
teaching force. The VanBuskirk State
Graded school had all its teachers
present. This effort on the part of teach.
ers and board members is deeply ap-
preciated by the county superintendent
and supervising teacher who wish at this
time to express their thanks publicly
through this column.
The following reports have thus far,
reached this Office, regarding the sale of
the Red Cross Christmas seals in the
rural schools.
Kimball school, 30 pupils, sold So worth
of seals.
Primary room of VanBuskirk school,
50 pupils, sold So worth.
Powell school of five pupils sold to the
value of S4.45.
Simon school with % pupils sold enough
to make the sum of So
/ Cedar school of 20 pupils sold S4 worth.
Sandrock school of five pupils sold So
worth
Weber school of five pupils sold So. IL
worth.
Springstead school of pupils sold
$3.50 worth.
The schools at Moore, Iron Belt and
Saxon report that the supply of seals
failed to reach them, thus barring them
from an opportunity to take part in the
sale.
The Cloverleaf Club at Mercer will
hold a debate on Wednesday of this
week, the question being that of woman
suffrage.
Mrs. Mishler, who resides two miles
from Mercer, has invited the teachers
of the Mercer school and the members
] OF the high school, to supper and social
/ evening at her home on Friday evening
| of this week.
| On Saturday of this week the basket
ball team of the Winchester school will
| play against the Mercer team in Mercer
school building. This game is new to
the latter named school this year and is
creating much interest.
/ The state department has issued a re-
quest that standardization test in
arithmetic be given to every rural school
/ in Iron county between the dates of Jan.
/ 70 and Feb. 20. The results will be COM
pared with those secured two wears ago
in order to determine just what progress
has been made in the teaching of this
subject. We expect to comply with this
request, and will try to reach every
school during the given time beginning
next Monday.
Miss Esther Rein who teaches in the
lower department of the VanBuskirk
school, was absent from her duties several
days last week, owing to illness.
The school at Quincy received the
photograph of the little French orphan
| il adopted last year, together with an
interesting letter.
| The pupils are now making a small
gift to send to the child, trusting that it
may reach her on her birthday.