Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-04-17
COUNTY SCHOOL NEWS

I9 GUUMIi SCHUUL NEWS 8
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Miss Delk Emunson. Co.. Supt. OF Stnools and
| Miss Agnes Boyington, Supervising leachef'
On Wednesday Of this week a joint
/ program was given in the Dung
| Peoples hall at Van Buskirk by the
pupils of he rural school on the Mich
| igan side of the river and the state
graded school on the Wisconsin side.
The first part of the evening was
occupied by the pupils of the rural
school who presented mixed pro-
gram. This was followed bya play en-
| titled Building a Community Church
/ which was given by the state graded
school students. Every patron in both
| districts was urged to attend. NO
charge was made for admission as the
| only purpose for giving the entertain
ment was to afford a social evening.
| We go to press too early to learn par
ticulars but hope to chronicle them
| in next week 3 issue
The primary room in the state grad
ed school at Van Buskirk has made a
| The teacher collected pennies from
the children and purchased tooth
| brushes for them. She then secured
enough freesampIe tubes of tooth paste
! to supply the entire room. After thus
! furnishing the essentials she requires
a daily record of the number of child
rem VINO regularly brush their teeth.
A large tOOth-chart hangs in the room
I Dhf ala is
| il daily in the presence of the other
pupils. This should be a very effect
| i've means of forming good habit.
The following pupils in the primary
department of the Van Buskirkscho0l
have earned Reading Circle credits
this week Lempi Koski, a diploma and
seal for having read ten books, Annie
Fidaly. diploma for having read seven
books, Elsa Maxi, diploma for seven
/ books.
The school society of the central
school in the Oma district, held cleo
ton of officers at their last meeting:
President, Julia Salo; vice president,
Tuni Ketola; secretary, TOYO Salo.
The thrift committee reported at that
meeting that the school now owned
forty-three thrift stamps.
The school society at Powell held
its first open meeting on Friday, April
9th, before the mothers of the district.
In spite of the fact that the oldest
pupils in this school are only fifth
graders, the meeting was conducted
in a very business like manner. \
splendid program was rendered at
| the close of the business meeting
which was closed by talk by the
county superintendent on the value
of such an organization. A dainty
! lunch for which a small charge was
made, was served by the mothers.
| The money thus collected was to be
used in purchasing a new record for
| the school victrola. The enrolment
of this school is only seven, yet the
undertaking was success in every
! way.
Preparations are being made to hold
mothers program at Mercer on
April Both, which is the last Friday
before Mother Day.
An unusually good business meet
| ing of the school society known as
the Glover Leaf Club was held at Mer-
Ger on Wednesday evening of last
week. The ann of every school socie.
! ty should be to increase the business
proficiency of its members and this
meeting proved that the aim has been
accomplished in this school as scarce
| ly mistake was noticed throughout
the whole meeting Each officer fully
understood his duty and dispatched it
in an orderly and prompt manner.
At the close of the meeting the follow
| ing program was presented.
Roll Call-Response with poetical
quotations.
Five minute talk on presidential
candidate Helen D0riot,
Debate Resolved, That Mercer
Should Have A Gymnasium.
Five minute talk Boost Mercer
! by Herbert Peters.
Parliamentary drill arlIIarper.
The meeting which was held in the
evening was open to the public and
was well attended by the parents and
young people of the community.
w. T. Anderson, state inspector Of
graded schools, visited the VanBuskirk
school Tuesday morning in company
with the county superintendent, Miss
ttmunson, completing an inspection of all
grade schools in the county.
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