The state herald., 1920-05-07
COUNTY scHool. NOTES

The following schools closed last
week: Hilltop No. 9 Ethel Carpenter,
teacher; Bryant, NO. 81, Elsie Mer-
syfield, teacher; PhiRudo NO. 81,
Esther Lucke. teacher; iAmitie NO.
63. Ora Ridgeway, teacher; Sunny
side NO. 3, Martha Kissack, teacher
Silver Beam NO. 10, Claudia Benson,
teacher. W. -T2sHA N HihaL l- l--
T Liberty school district at the All
nual meeting held Monday afternoon
voted to discontinue the transporta-
lion of the children at the close of
the present term. "a, 5, .. ....
Blank teachers contracts have
been mailed to several secretaries the
past week. Owing to misunderstand.
ings that come about by verbal con-
tracts We would advise that con-
iract to be made in writing. Shf-
ficient blank spaces in the blapky ar
provided to write in additional agree
.tnents. - - ----. -
/ considerable dissatisfaction has
brikcn in several school districts ovel
the question of holidays and stormy
dats that have come during the year
4 Teachers claiming the right t,
ie,rch the holiilays 'ahdi take othel
ii;iys intheir stead. aud in, some eases
10. make up in part for the DAYS lost
onrnccount of stormy weather. glinS
dor the law teachers are not com
PEELED to teach ON holidays that ar,
expressly made legal by act OF leg.
islature, but If they teach these day,
they forfeit the tnne9 To the district
and cannot make up for time lost OF
shorten the school term by dednctinl
these days. The same thing is tru,
of days lost on account Of storm
The whole matter lies with the schoo
board To allow teachers pay for days
losi on account of storm, IL not made
up. MS well ms to proclaim holidays
other than those made legal.
We feel that any teacher that ha,
the welfare of her school at hear
should be willing 10 make sacrifice
rif such il be. for the benefit of hei
children. and not 40 deprive them OF
that which is Justly due them BY at
tempting to shorten mp on the tint
BY tenching holidays and then claim
nig another day in their stead. thu
teiiing double pay. The sad fact o.
it all is, that instead of turning Thu
children loose ON holidays, that pro
vision is not made that the tru'
meaning and intent of the days arr
not carried out from patriotic
stand point. Already, by this meth
od of observing these days, on
Young adult Americans are prone {,
turn the day into anything cxcep
that for which the day was set npari
IN few weeks the annual Mcmorin
day will be at hand. and instead o
honoring the memory and deeds .
those who have fought TO make mel
and the world safe for democracy
they will rush hcadlong 10 the bns
bah field or other scenes of pleasure
Let Us honor those who have mnl
our country u land to be proud Z
live in and tcnch our children TIL
same spirit BY living it.
But few reports have come to I'M
office at this writing of the result
of the school meetings held Monday
but we expect In our next issue Il
give n complete list of the new OF
ficcrs elected. Charles Pctcr,Sup'
IIaxtun pollcd n larger vote b.
four on Monday nj the school cler
ton thnn Holyokc. There were tw
candidates IN the field. Ncls Benso
and Perry Brooks. Mr.. Nelson wa
lp for recollection mud received on
hundred aud twenty votes. while Nj
Brooks received twenty five votes.