Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-10-06
COUNTY SCHOOL NOTES

SOON1 SSnOOL Mules
We are well pleased with our teach
ers this year. Throughout the county
in all districts we have we'll qualified
teachers. Those that are. not high
school graduates have certificates and
taken altogether we have the best
teachers we have ever had.
The school nurse has visited thirty
nine schools and examined the child
rem enrolled. She has two more weeks
in the county and will confine her
work strictly to rural schools. This
is at our request as hardly any of the
rural school children have ever been
examined. We get months free SER
vice Of the nurse for the Christmas
seals that were sold in the last two
years. In a months time she will
have visited about sixty schools-less
than one-half Of the rural schools.
Not only is she looking after the de-
fects in the children but she is, also
seeing that the destitute are furnished
with clothing. There is, therefore, no
reason for any child to be out of
school because Of lack of clothing.
Anyone knowing of such families will
please communicate with the county
superintendent so we can see that
thew are taken care Of
Another thing that we are trying
to put into the schools is the health
crusade. This will cost the county
about nine cents per child. Each child
has about fifteen health chores, such
as cleaning his teeth, taking bath,
etc., to do for five weeks. when he
gets a certain kind of badge. After
he carries on these health chores for
longer periods he gets more awards.
The idea is to instill into the children
the right health habits. The Health
Crusaders put on by the Anti-tubercu-
losis Association.
Teachers Institute begins Monday,
October oath. Every teacher must
attend! The new course of study will
be here and every teacher will be Civ
en- instruction on how to use it. Try
and be here the first morning and put
in the full five days.
We are very much inclined after
our visits over the county this year
to be; against sending anything to for
eign missions until our own county is
first taken care Of. We have exam
ined into the condition of several fam
lilies and have received reports from
other families through the nurse, so
before some smooth tongued orator
extracts donation from you for the
"poor foreign countries see if you
cannot spend like amount on the un-
fortunate IN your own country AMI
state. "Spend your money at home"
applies alike in trade and charity.
AS there are many new teachers in
the county this year we wish to again
call attentipn to the Perfect Attend
ance Certificates. Each child who has
attended school every day for month
and has not been tardy is awarded
the little pink certificate, which we
have sent cut to all teachers who have
sent in their Notices of Beginning
School," Of you do not have them
let us knuw.) When a child earns
three of these certificates he has the
teacher send them to Us and we send
him a Punrtuality Button. When he
has earned three of the buttons he is
awarded a Diploma of Honor.
This is the time of the year when
the superintendent is visiting schools.
Please do not be disappointed if you
do not find d.us here any day but Sat-
;urday. Saturday is Office Day, but
even Saturdays we are sometimes call
ed out on school business.
A number of schools have been
standardized this year. Before they
get their money it will be necessary
for them to see that all requirements
are complied with. Outbuildings must
have double doors and libraries must
be up to standard.
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