Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-10-08
October Sunshine

That's how We know October's here.
The golden bloom on peach and pear,
And sunshine. sunshine everywhere.
A whirl, Of leaves, a golden haze,
The woods with sunset tints ablaze,
What makes October's days so fair?
There's sunshine, sunshine every
where
Good Health Clubs have been or
ganized in most every rural school in
Iron county. The children who be-
long to these clubs are working faith
fully to observe the following rules:
l. slept with my window open last
night. 2. / was in bed before nine
o'clock last night; 3. / played out
doors for at least an hour to-day
4. washed my hands before each
meal to-day; 5. l came to school
with clean hands, face and nails to-
day; 6. / brushed my teeth in the
morning and evening to-day; Z.
drank no tea or coffee to-day; 8. ]
sat erect and stood straight at school
to-day.
We are glad to note that some new
play ground apparatus has been in
stalled at the Springstead, Powell, and
Quincy schools.
The teachers of Iron county will
shortly receive pamphlets containing
/ full instructions as to the method OF
conducting the Reading Circle work
( in the schools. Last year the majority
of the schools of our county were 100
per cent in this work, but we did not
reach the 100 per cent goal for the
county. In order to reach this goal,
every teacher is required to read two
books, and the children five or six
books from the different groups de-
pending upon the grades they are in.
They may also read for special honor
seals. This year we hope to have our
county 100 per cent. Which school
will be 100 per cent first?
To interest the teachers, children,
and parents in the great need of serv-
ing the hot lunch daily in rural and
state graded schools of the state, the
Home Economics Department of the
University of Wisconsin is again con-
Quoting a Hot Lunch Poster and
Booklet contest. Any boy or girl en-
rolled in the state graded or rural
schools may enter this contest. The
first prize for the best poster will be
S. in money. Last year Ruth Brown
of Springstead, Iron county made the
best poster and received first prize,
Rules for carrying on the contest will
be sent to the teachers.
Miss Petersen of the Moore school
has been carrying on some very
practical work in her eighth grade
agriculture class. The pupils of the
class went to a field of corn and
selected seed corn from the stalks.
After the corn had been judged and
properly cured kernels from the best
ears were tested for their vitality.
The rag doll corn tester was used.
The results were good, as about
eighty-fve per cent of the corn
terminated
Under the direction of Mrs Ander-
son, teacher, a Garment Making club
and Potato club have been organi-
zed in the school. The work of the
clubs will be done under the supervi-
sion of the University Extension De-
partment. The officers of the Gar
ment Making club are Hilda Koski,
president; Lydia Pakka, vice-presi-
dent; Lempi Koski, secretary; Martha
Oijala, treasurer. The officers of the
Potato club are Elmo Pakka, presi-
dent; Heimer Lahti, vice president;
George Erickson, Jacob Ketola, treas
urer.
The pupils of the Simon school
have organized their Literary society
with the following as officers: Agnes
Peterson, president; Olive Simon, vice
president; Mary Simon, secretary;
Agnes Sullivan, teacher, treasurer.
The society will hold its meetings
every two weeks. The dues are ten
cents per capita a month. The money
is used to provide material for hot
lunches.
There will be a general meeting for
he rural and state graded school
teachers in the court house at Hur-
ley on October Is. The meeting will
begin at 10 O'Clock.