The Holt County sentinel., 1920-03-26

TO raise the assessment Of the state
for the benefit Of the schools.
Mrch interest has been aroused BY
free discussion Of the crisis facing
education because of the shortage of
qualified teachers. The petitions be-
ing received BY the board, come from
every section Of the. state, and are
supplemented by personal letters from
prominent men and women urging the
board to at once apply the only
available remedy-that Of raising the
valuation to produce a larger fund for
school purposes. According to an an
nouncement recently from the head
quarters Of the State Teachers As
sociation, hundreds of thousands of
men and women over 2I years Of age
have signed the petitions to the board
The relief asked Of the equalization
board Is admittedly only temporary.
IL will tide the schools over the fall
and winter term, and provide funds
until the state laws and constitution
can be revamped by the legislature in
1921 TO fit the needs of the schools.
During the past couple of weeks,
the spcrintendcnt has visited a num-
Der OF schools among them being: Burr
Oak, Woodville, Richville, Mayflower,
Bigelow, Fortescre, Rising Sun, South
Center, Monticello. The Monticello
school closed Friday, March 10. The
patrons showed their appreciation OF
their teachers faithful, conscientious
work by coming in with well-filled
baskets Of dencious edibles and invit-
ing school children and teacher TO par
take Of splendid banquet. That this
district may properly provide for the
needs Of its children Il will be neces-
sary TO vote small building and re-
pair fund in addition TO the regular
So cent levy.
An interesting letter from the
teacher Of the Lincoln school says
that out Of the present enrolment Of
thirty, the average attendance for the
past month has been twenty.seven.
Those perfect in attendance for the
first half Of the year are: Clyde Nor
riS, Lucille, Catherine and Nelson
Crider. Alberta Guthrie, Ruby and
Pansy Norris, Loren and Luther Price.
In the ldlewilde school Of Consoli-
dated District No. 3, Dorothy and Or
willie Lippold have been perfect in at
tendance for the first half Of the year.
This school Is very small, having an
enrolment Of only nine. The Elm
Grove school is still smaller, having
an enrolment Of only seven, and an
average attendance for the third
quarter OF six and sevcn-fiftcenths.
The schools providing only seven
months Of school for their children are
now closing. Exodus school will con.
tinue work for several weeks yet. as
some time being made up that was
taa -
glad to learn that the teacher, Miss
Green. who was quite III for some
time, Is now able to be at her post.
In the State Course Of Study the
schools are now studying birds" in
their agricultural class. The law sets
aside March u as Bird Day; as this
day came on Sunday this year, some
other day may be substituted A part
OF the day so selected Is to be devoted
to literary exercises having special
reference to birds. their habits, their
usefulness and best methods Of pro-
lection, rs the teacher or committee in
charge may direct, and the pupils
e,'necially encouraged TO study and
observe the birds around them and to
report the results Of such study and
obsel lvation TO the schools, and furth-
er, the organizations, known as the
Camp Fire Girls and the Boy Scouts
are also reqr ested to take part in
such observance of said day and aid
and assist in the dissemination of
knowledge concerning birds and in
the protection Of the same.
Section lOSla II. s. l.. Section i0SOi
OF the X. 5. l.. has set apart the first
Friday after the first Tuesday in
April Of year to be observed as Arbor
Day. This year II will be Friday,
april 0. All pupils, teachers, and pa
irons are requested to observe the
same in their respective school dis
tricts, by encouraging the planting of
trees, shiubbery and flowers, upon
and around the school igrounds of
their districts that said grounds may
be rendered pleasant and attractive
part Of said day to be devoted to
literary exercises, having special ref
erence to work in hand, as the
teacher or committee in charge may
direct, and the afternoon TO be de-
voted to the improvement and
ornamentation Of the school grounds, /
Arbor day is the day to do some-
thing. BY setting out trees we can
replace some that nave been cut down.
by use Of shrubs and trees we can
help make the school grounds the most
attractive place in the community,
VIII not each Holt Countian help?
II Is busy season, but half day in
l92O will mean hundred happy days
In 1910. Plant some trees which grow
rapidly and some which will stand
throughout the years--hard and soft
naples, elms, ash, oak, hickory, wal