Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-04-10

Prepared by
Miss Della Emunsou- Co. Supt- Of y toois mo
+ Miss Agnes b0yiugton, Supervising Teacher.
/ The majority of schools in Iron county
1 closed for Good Friday and took no otf er
spring vacation. The rural school at
I Powell took Easter Monday oil instead
Of Friday. The schools at Saxon are
taking this week as vacation
/ The state graded school at Saxon IS
preparing for a program and box social
/ TO be given in the near future. The
money realized will be divided between
Armenian Relief work and the fund be
ing accumulated for the purpose OF
securing playground apparatus tor their
local school.
The pupils in the third and fourth
grades in Saxon have been doing some
very good work in the reading of books
on the accredited list Nearly every
child in the room has earned either q
diploma or seal. while several have
done a great deal of extra reading
Those who deserve special mention are
Lloyd LaFortune for reading eighteen
books. Laura Myers, sixteen books: Carol
Emery, fourteen books, and Isabelle
Emery, twelve books
No school society was organized in the
Powell school last fall because Of the
fact that the enrolment was too small
to make the work feasible. New pupils
have entered this term and ali organiza-
ton took place last week when the fol-
lowing officers were elected-President,
Frances Fish; secretary. Ida Sherman
the treasurer elected was the teacher,
Miss Blanche Peterson. This society is
to conduct its first public meeting before
a Mothers meeting NJ Friday afternoon
of this week.
A number Of pupils attending the Iron
Belt school are absent owing to illness.
A careful investigation is being made to
ascertain whether or not the sickness is
Of contagious nature,
The boys in the Manual Training class
at Iron Belt have done some very good
work this year. Last Wednesday when
the supervising teacher visited the school
a writing desk was Just being completed.
which one might gladly have in any
home. The girls in the Domestic
Science Ut artment are doing their own
spring sewing in a very acceptable
manner. At present they are finishing
up blue serge biouses for early spring
wear.
The following pupils earned Reading
Circle diplomas this week-Springstea
school, Norman Pripps, Ruth Hall. Frank
Coniey, Ira Hall. and Harry Conley
This school IS l00ss IN Reading Circle
work for the year and is to be congratu.
lated unou ife faifhfu{ aff0rf
Weber school, Bertha Organist. Marie
Deich.'
Mary Murry Of the Moore school earn.
ed home work diploma this week.
Mary Murray of the Moore school has
completed the course Of study for rural
schools and this week entered the Hur.
ley high school, to begin the work Of the
spring term.
A very pleasant and profitable Mothers
meeting was held at the Epson school
last Thursday afternoon. The school
society took charge of the entire after
poems program and did very Creditable
work A literary program had been pre-.
pared by the school and was rendered
during the afternoon. the closing number
Of which was a short talk By the super
vising teacher who commented fayorabiy
upon the work OF the officers Of the
school society during their fil-t public
effort. The meeting closed with an tx
cellent lunch prepared by the mothers,
eighteen of whom We're present While
lunch was being served three male
patrons OF the school put in an appear
ance. no doubt attracted by the scent Of
the hot coffee Such gatherings creaie
added interest in the work of the school
and are 10 be encouraged.
The Epson community made united
effort in raising funds for Armenian
Relief work and Nence the school was
not called upon - make any separate
donation as every family had made its
contribution through the general appeal
a sum OF $3.50 was realized.
Miss Magnetic Quinn was unable to
attend to her school duties at Quincy on
Monday and Tuesday of this week owing
to illness in her home.
Bernhard Prpps. a member OF the
school board OF the town of Sherman.
was county seat visitor on Saturday Of
last week