Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-02-18
APPARATUS FOR
FAIRGROUNDS
Cedar Brook School Considering
PrOpositiOn.-News of Edu-
cational Department
tBy County Supt. r. Fl. Burnsl

CdIIUIidl department
BY County Snpt r. Fl. BurnsI
Tie Cedar Brook school located two
miles up the Gates road north of La
dySmith, Dist. No. > town of Flambeau,
i'll which Mrs. Ethel Littlejohn teaches.
is considering the purchase of some
playground apparatus This is a step
III school equipment and il is to be
hoped that when warm weather comes
we will see II few pieces Of suitable
apparatus installed on the play ground.
But few of our schools have as yet in
stalled playground apparatus. We are
going however, to more and more APP
prcciatc the fact that properly organ
lied and supervised play is highly de-
dirable as part Of the school activities.
We trust other school districts will fol
low the example of Cedar Brook and
others that have installed the play
ground apparatus.
Many reports have recently come to
this Office from teachers who are doing
the State Reading Circle Board. The
teachers who have sent in reports with
in the last ten days are: Mrs. Frank
lin. Gundia SanneS. Mabel Frykman.
Athena plante Mrs. +. \. Merriman,
and Brownie Cameron. We hope. that
all reports Of Professional Reading
done for the present school year will
reach us at an early date. preferably
not later than May l.
Numerous persons called at the office
during the last week end. Am0ny them
are: Prin II. H. Smith. of Bruce j;
prin Herbert Tozcr. of Ingram prin.
Agnes Dcmen and Miss OkcanSen. Of
the South Fork state graded school ::
Miss Good. teacher in Dist. No. .,
Town Of ThOrnapple; Miss Brownie
Cameron. primary teacher at COnrath !:
Miss Athena Plantc, who teacher in the
French school, town of Marshall Miss
EImice Ryall of Riverside school. town
of Marshall: Miss GeOrgiana Baribeau.
who teaches in the village schools at
WpycrhaeuScr and Miss Wood, who
teaches in the LadySmith Junior high
school
We have recently been notified Of
work done under the rules and regula
tonS of the Young Peoples Reading
Circle in numerous schools. Mrs. AL
ma Kutt Of Walrath school. reported
D ,f4 IL I,;l, - ~ II
ing already read the number of books
required. Mrs. Lottie Nalley. of Ma
pie Center district. in the town OF
Grant has sent in the names of several
who are entitled to either diplomas
or seals. Much informal information
has come to us all of which shows that
the pupils Of Rusk county are reading
much more this year than they did last
year. We trust that this work will be
pushed with all vigOr and enthuSi-
assn on the part of the teachers to the
end that reports be made and returns
sent in before the close of the schools.
We have placed one thousand as the
minimum number of persons whose
reading should entitle them to credit.
From the splendid reports that are
reaching us from time to time, we shall
not he surprised if the number is much
more than one thousand
We are in receipt Of Il letter from W.
b. Graham. teacher of the Linden
school. town Of Marshall. in which he
reports that Is Of the boys and girls
in his school have perfect attendance
records for the last school month. We
are pleased to honor those boys and
girls by publishing their names which
are as follows: Victoria. Frank and
Emma DOnchevich. Louie. Louise, Mary.
and Bertha StaSsel. Helen Fink. Rosa
Bratanvich. Elsie Cline. Ralph Wor
den and Marie Pickering.
Under section 4014 of the statutes
Of the state. teachers who remain more
than one year in the same one room
school and whose work is of a high or
der and satisfactory. receive a special
bonus from the state Applications for
the bonus are made by the teachers
the first of November and the Superin
tendent makes the report on the appli-
cation and forwards them TO the state
department of education no later than
March 1. The applications that are on
file in our office are now being com
peted preparatory to sending them to
Madison. The money that is paid as
Il special bonus ranges from to 5 dol
lars per month. generally speaking.
For the second year it is 50 per month
for the third year. 81: for the fourth,
or succeeding year. SIS per month.
Checks are sent from the state treas
urcr's office to the office of the county
superintendent. They are usually re-
ceived in August and are mailed
promptly to the teachers in whose ia