The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1920-03-19
County School Notes

ventlon wnlcn had been caned BY the
Cornty Superin;e ndent to meet Satur-
day afternoon, March 10, was a SPLEEN
did success IN every particular. Those
members Of school, boards who failed
to attend certainly missed a mighty
good thing. By rights every scnOOl
board member IN the county shot Id
nave been present; at this time We
nave "A critical situation to face in our
school affairs and We ali need every
bit Of help and advice that we can
get. State Supt. Baker talked for
more than an nOur and his address
was rcpletc with good and sound adj
vice. Mr.. Hawkins Of the Maiyvilic
Teachers College also made an aNc
address which was listened to with
rapt attention. Aiiss Long, our Home
Demonstration Agent, gave an outline
OF the work she has Planned to do this
spring in connection with the schools.
Auss Tracy Bievins. one OF the very
efficient teachers of the county. doing
the NItalizcd Rrlal Life Work in her
school, gave with some of her pupils
very interesting demonstration of
nCr WORK IN the DIair school.
The school districts which may cx.
pect to be specially helped by this
convention on account Of having rep
rcsentatives attending the meeting
are; Lonesome, Hogrefe, Cherrydaie,
Pleasant Hill, Mineral Springs, Rich.
land, Monticello, Benton, kimscy,
Brush College, Oakland. Blur City,
Cons. Dist. No. /, Cons. Dist. No. 2.
Cons. Dist. No. o, Corning, Maitland,
Oregon and Forest ,Ity.
II We wish to retain the best teach.
ers in our county, and TO have enough
of them 10 fill the positions in the
county, We should raise the salaries
OF those teaching in the grades o. oar
town schools iron the present amount
to SlUU.UO per month: no rural district
should expect to pay less than $4,000
per month. Those districts too weak
and small TO raise this much money
should combine forces. Some counties
have decided To make the minimum
, salary Tor rural districts 100000 per
year. This is more than the best
paid rural teacher H. getting IN Holt
county this year.
This last year, in order to secure
enough teachers to fill the positions
in Holt county schools, more than
twenty Sncciai examinations have
been given. The schools IN Holt
county will NOT be taught by teach.
erS holding special eeftliicateS next
year. All TEACHERS holding special
certificates expecting to teach next
year should plan at once to take the
regular ieacheiS examinations, whlch
VIII be- gwen IN June ana August
A number of the Approved schools
of the county have forfeited their APP
proval by employing teachers holding
ceftiiicatcs male by taxing special
| examination. The school boards must
use greater disc i1mnation this nest
year.
Every school in the county is adyis-
ed To vote the limit for maintenance (;
this is o. cents IN the rrral districts,
81 90 in the town districts. Then in
addition TO this. vote "A building and
repair tax, the rural districts may vote
up to 90 cents: the town districts may
vote up to one per cent Of the val
uation. he sure that you viii have
plenty of money to run your school
properly; u you should have more
than you need, IL will not be wasted
brt can be- kept over for the next
year.
Miss Tibbcts REPORTS NJ perfect In
attendance for the first hall year
TRACE Arm.ntro,It. l.rn.gt ana Fran
ccs THURMAN, Forrest Brickey. and
Soioman Thomson, The Center