Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-01-15

The state department has issued Z
request that Standardization test iT
arithmetic be given to every rural schoo
! in iron county between the dates Of
January 10 to the 81. The results will
be Compared with those secured las,
/ year in order to determine lust what
/ progress has been made in the teaching
OF this subject. We expect to comply
with this request, and will try to reach
every school during the given time.
On Thursday. January ii. the North.
ern Wisconsin Supervising Teachers AS.
ISOLATION held a conference at Spooner
The supervising teacher was present and
felt that much practical help was gained
through the discussion of every day
problems confronting education of the
present time Miss Hardie talked on
Hot Lunches in our Rural Schools"
The three best hot lunch posters made
in the state-graded and rural schools
have been sent to Madison: The best
poster was made by Ruth Brown, under
the direction of Mrs. Vonderheid, teach
er in the Springstead school. The other
two posters were made by Mary Klevit+
ter and Margaret Porter of the Saxon
state graded school. They were made
under the direction of Miss Anderson.
All the schools are 100 ser cent in
Junior Red Cross membership. These
schools will receive Red Cross buttons
and the monthly magazine
Mrs. Ed Anderson of Van Buskirk
has taken the position as principal of the
Van Buskirk state graded school, made
vacant by the resignation of Mr.. Leon
Drury. Mrs. Anderson was formerly
connected with the Michigan Agricultural
college, IN the Extension Division. Home
Demonstration Work She has had
several years experience in the Interna.
uonai Institute work, besides teaching.
we feel that we are very fortunate in
securing her services not only for the
school, but also for our institute.
w. I. Anderson, state inspector of
state graded schools, visited the schools
at Mercer. Saxon and Van Buskirk. this
week. Many helpful suggestions were
offered to the principals and teachers.
Miss Ellen Olson. instructor at the
central school at VanBuskirk, gave
basket social on Tuesday of this week.
The proceeds are to go toward procuring
a hot lunch equipment for the school
Most all the rural schools in Iron county
are serving hot lunches to the pupils.
SEAT WORK
Is seat work one of your problems3
Are you using material that YOU can pet
right in your district? Children love TO
cut paper dolls, furnish houses, or equip
forms. Use old catalogues that children
bring from bones, make flower beds,
seed booklets and garden from seed
catalogues. Use advertising pictures
from magazines for puzzles, booklet
covers and language exercises. Use the
special holiday of each month as the
center OF seat work for the month: for
instance January centers about New
Years and Eskimo life February about
Longtellow, Lincoln and Washington and
81. Valentine. 1t would be a good idea |
to make books relating to language or
reading work in the primary grades.
Salaries of teachers in elementary
schools of 81 Wisconsin counties have
been increased 81 per cent since 1919 |
stcording to report submitted to the
Wisconsin Teachers Association bv |
}. Harvey, president of Stout Institute
md chairman of the special publicity
committee of the association. The in.
,rease is largely the result of the cam.
'aign conducted by the teachers of the
tate. The appeal for increased salaries
vas based on the menace to the schools
It continuing low rates of pay rather
han on the benefit to the teachers of
ecelving more money, Only s per cent
4 the teachers in rural schools of 81
odnties received more than 500 in 1919.
n 1920 60 per cent of such teachers re-
Give more than 500.
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