Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1920-03-18
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The following boys and girls receiv-
cd Three Month Perfect Attendance
Certificates this week: Edwin Lauter-
milch, Reinhold Lautermilch, Dana;
Dorothy, Hester and Estella Parsons,
Eliza Nicholson, Laura Hanson, Jessie
Jenkins, Clinton Wig, Walter and Ger
ard Gou!ghnou,r, Buchanan; Eva, Re-
gina and Filomena Glas, Margaret
Ripplinger, Rosa Glas, Winona; Rena
Lutte, Glanavon; Velma Corner, Eth
elyn Green, Magda!ena Frederick, JOS
eph and Clara Bosch, Doris Coonen,
Stanley B'echtle and Thelma Harding,
Winchester; Theodore, Eva, Bertha,
Lydia schnaible, and Mary Zahn, En-
monsburg; Frank, Juliana, Margaret
and Joseph Scherr, McCulley; Matthias
and Katherine Kraft, Exeter.
Nine Month Perfect Attendance Ger
tificates were issued to the following
pupils this week: Edwin and Reinhold
Lautermilch, Dana; Phyllis Coventry
and Thelma Harding, Winchester; and
Maray Zahn, Emmonsburg.
A third grade certificate was issued
to Ellen Olson this week. This is the
same as the old first grade certificate.
We have just received the following
communications: :
"A Temporary Teachers Welfare
Committee, provided for by the new
constitution Of the State Educational
Association, met at Fargo last week
and arranged chedule of salaries for
the teachers of the state. The plan
of the committee is to have this sched-
ule printed in numbers large enough
to allow copy, together with leaflet
on teachers salaries gotten out by
the N. E. A., to be sent to each
teachers and school board in the state.
Publicity will also be given through
newspapers and educational journals,
and strong effort will be made at the
Sectional State Meetings this spring
to enroll all the teachers of the state
as members of the State Educational,
Association
Last week we gave our findings on
the salary situation. Let US Sc. how
it compares with the schedule gotten
out by the State Association, (,
Several teachers have sked us what
grades mag take the final examina-.
tions. There should be no quo, Ion
about this No pupil should be all
lowed to take examination in subject.
until he has completed it and we will
accept no papers of sixth grade oupi.s
Seventh grade pupils may write on
civics, physiology, agriculture and ee-
ography.
In 1885 all Of France gave a great
gift of thanks and appreciation to
America-the Statue of Liberty. Now
America is giving to France a great
statue to commemorate the first battla
of the Marne. Miss Nelson, Our
State Superintendent, state chairman
and she has appointed county superin-
tendents county chairmen. W. in turn.
have asked principals and city super
intendents to act as collectors in their
communities. It is not tn amount Of
each donation but the fact that every
one donates something. It is figured
that the cost of getting the statue and
sending it to France and putting it up
will be $250,0OO. Those who do not
see the collector may send their money
direct to this Office.
On February 18th the Commissioner
Of Education found, on the basis of re-
turns from State School officers, that
there are 1929 schools closed because
Of lack Of teachers, 4l,9OO schools
taught by teachers characterized ''be-
low standard bu taken on Temporarily
in the emergency" The largest short
ages are as follows: kcrt1 :l:v, o,251:
Texas, 2055; Virginia, 1000; Georgia,
1900; North Carolina, 700; Iowa, 600.
Substandard teachers are reported as
follows: Texas, 1000; Virginia, $500;
Alabama, $500; Georgia 5000; Tennes-
see, 5000; Minnesota, 1880; Illinois,
1900; Kentucky, 100; New York, HOO
South Carolina, 1000. You will note
that North Dakota is not in these lists.
There is some shortage in North Da-
kota, however, and if your school has
not teacher you can see the reason
Why
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