Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-10-23

The rural and state graded schools
| of Iron county have begun another
years work with the following teach
ers: Quincy, Frances Gruber; Moore,
| Mrs. /. King: Cedar, MIS-. Marjorie
| Donaldson: Saxon, Edith Sears, Mrs.
II.Knapps. Alice Jackson, Magnetic
| Quinn, Annie Anderson, Esther Rein,
VI. X. Callihan, Mrs. b. Wilcox;
! Van Buskilk, Leon Drury, julia j,
Markey, Ellen Olson, Milda Heglund;
Sandrock, Agatha Gutowski; Mercer,
H. w. Kuehner, Gladys Gleason,
Beatrice Aller, Elise Borman; Kim
! GutoWski; ManitoWisE, Phyllis An
drews; Powell, Blanche Peterson.
A foundation is being placed under
the Kimball school building. A play
room is being equipped in the base
meut for the children.
Supervisor Margaret j. Hardie and
Superintendent Ida B. Bradley visit
ed the Powell and Springstead schools
On Monday and Tuesday of last week.
Playground apparatus are to be in
| stalled In the near future in these
schools. The latter has ordered a class
room weight scale with record chart
which will indicate the weight for age
| of each child.
| The school board convention aud
rural schools teachers meeting was
! held at the court house last week
Thursday. George NJ. Dick. state SUI
| peryisor of schools, gave interesting
talks on Consolidation of Schools "
and "School Attendance.
The North Wisconsin Teachers asa
ISOLATION held its annual convention
at Ashland on October 8 and 9. The
membership of this association is
madeup of teachers from Ashland,
Bayfield,, Price, Villas, Sawyer, and
Iron counties. Our schools were
closed to enable our teachers to at
tend. Speakers of national reputa-
ton had been secured for the general
sessions and profitable time was re-
ported by all. IN addition TO the
professional ideas gained from the
speakers, it was an Inspiration TO at
tend such a gathering and become
personally acquainted with fellow
workers from our section of the state.
Miss Ida B. Bradley, county super
! intendent of schools, and Miss Mar
gaTet j. Hardle, supervising teacher,
will be in the county superintendent s
office on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
Work n domestic science and man
ual training has been started in the
Mercer state graded school under the
direction of Miss Davis. Hot lunches
are served to the children at noon.
The school society required by the
state department is being organized
in all the rural schools As soon as
the list is complete we hope to pub
lish the names of the officers in each
society.
The eighth grade and high school
pupils at Mercer are continuing the
| Cloverleaf Society which was organic
ed last year. This society, under the
| direction of Miss Gleason, is publish.
ing a school and community news
paper. The bulletin Tiny OIoyerleaf
is edited monthly and will be in a
large part, the English work of the
school. The editorial staff is com
posed of the following:
Editor. Observation-Disclosures deline Carr
Assistant Editor . Herbert Peters
Business Mgr. ~ Mainline Theriault
Assistant Business Manager
Observation-Disclosures. Charles Hoffman
Most of our school boards through
out the county have subscribed fol
the Wisconsin Agriculturist" and
Hoard s Dairyman". These weekly
agricultural papers furnish very
valuable reference material for classes
in agriculture.
During the month of Septern bel
| Principal Kuehner of Mercer &C
cOmpanied his agriculture class OIL
weed hunting trips. Each member OF
the class has now made chart of the
noxious weeds which grow in Their
vicinity. These charts will prove very
helpful in the eradication of weeds
Miss Alice Sturgul had her first
Mothers Meeting last Friday at the
South Cary school. 1t was very well
attended. After the program which
was given for the occasion delight
full lunch was served.
Several schools of Iron county have
awaited themselves Ofthe opportunity
of securing Travelling Library, but
since In some cases the boxes have
not contained the exact books requir-
ed for Reading Circle credit, we would
like to announce that the teachers
have the privilege Of selecting a GER
tain list OF books which VIII be sent
by parcel post and will prove very
valuable in the Reading Circle work
These additional books may be secur-
ed even though your school has al
ready received Travelling Library.
The older girls of the Mercer school
| and the teachers have formed a club
for the purpose of doing various bits
| of handwork. The club chose the
name of Thrifty Thirteen" and is
to meet regularly every Monday night
at the school house. Three meetings
have already been held The first
took the form of a picnic supper by
Echo Lake; at the second, the girls
wove Tatfiabags; and at the third. the
club began to make fancy handker-
chefs. The officers of the Thrifty
Thirteen" are:
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