Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-11-20

The pupils Of the Van Buskirk
school have organized literary
society with the following officers
President, Swim SUM; yice-president
William Hannula; secretary, Helen
HendrIckson; treasurer, Miss Ellen
Olson.
Principal Leon Drury and Miss
Julia Mackey gave a basket social in
connection with community gather
lug to emphasize Good School Week
After the program delightful
luncheon was served to all the guests.
The sum of SOC 10 was collected by
selling baskets and flowers. This
money will be used to buy a phon-
ograph for the school, there being at
present 40 musical instrument of
any Kind 10 the school
Miss Edith Sears of the Curry
school has organized literary
society TO promote reading circle
work. Jennie Karasek Is president,
John Mashl vice president, and
Margaret Lindsay Is secretary.
The South Cary literary society,
under the direction of Miss Alice
South Cary school. Lillian Simlia
vice president, Julia kulia, secretary
Miss Strugul, treasurer. The pupils
have constructed log cabins and
furniture to commemorate the land
ing OF the Pilgrim Fathers IN America.
The Simon school in the town of
Saxon received a first aid cabinet a
short time ago. This Will be kept in
readiness in the school supplied with
remedies for any ordinary accident
which might befall the children dur
lag the school day.
Under the direction of Miss Jennie
Peterson, teacher in the Kimball
school, the pupils are preparing and
serving hot lunches daily. BY the
hot lunch is meant that part OF the
noon lunch which is prepared at
school 1t adds to but does not take
the place of the lunch brought from
home, aud it does not mean more
than the serving of one hot dish, such
as cocoa or nutritious soup.
The pupils in the KimDall school
have organized Good Health club.
L
Club are carried out. in connection
with the meetings of the Literary So
ciety of the school. New committees
are appointed weekly in the Good
Health club. One committee attends
to the fresh water supply OF the school,
another keeps the room in order, an
other attends to the temperature of
the room and the fourth committee
keeps list of the pupils VINO clean
their teeth daily, clean their finger
nails regularly and who comb their
hair daily.
A three burner oil stove has been
purchased for the Curry school This
will be used for the purpose of pre-
pairing hot dish for the pupils at
noon. This is very commendable
and progressive step and is in accord
ance with the wishes of the state de-
partment. After careful research it
has been found that nothing is more
beneficial to the health of school chill
dren than a warm lunch and any at
tempt to meet this need is one to be
encouraged.
Hot lunch poster and booklet con-
tests have been sent to all the teach
ers ia the county. Any boy or girl in
the state graded and rural schools
of Wisconsin may enter the contest
by making a poster or bOokle or both,
the teachers to send the same to the
county superintendent not later than
December Is. The best three from the
county will be sent to the Home Eco
uomical department at Madison. The
prize winner will be announced about
Feb. IS. These posters and booklets
are to be made by the pupils as a part
of the school work. The name of the
pupil, age, grade and school are to be
written on the back of the poster.
The pupils of the Rein school, under
the direction of the Instructor, Miss
Haglund, have organized their rural
school society The name of it is the
Rein school Club. The officers are
President, Ellen Mattson, vice-pres-
ident, Julia Thomson, secretary, Iber
Anuala, aud treasurer, Miss Haglund
A reading circle diploma has been
granted to Grace Schultz and a read
ing circle seal to Edna Johnson of the
Saxon state graded school.
The dance given last Friday even
ing under the auspices of the teachers
of the state graded school at Van Bus
kirk was success from both a finan-
cial and social standpoint. The sum
Of $500 was realized. This money is
TO be used to purchase victrola for
the school The teachers are to be
congratulated upon the success OF
their undertaking
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