Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-03-02
A SUCCESSFUL INSTITUTED
ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE
TEACHERS ATTEND MEETING
County Teachers Association Formed
And Officers Elected-Splendid
Addresses Rendered by Royce

Saturday, February 18th, was red
letter day for the teachers of Vernon
county, that is, for those who were
fortunate enough to be present at the
Roundup Meeting. The roads were
not just first class, neither were they
so bad, but between 100 and 125
teachers showed the interest in their
work by attending the Roundup meet
ing of the school year. Slperintend-
ent Sanford had the meeting well ad-
vertised, and had planned most in
teresting and worth while program,
the chief features of which were two
inspiring addresses by President A.
NJ. Royce of the Platteville Normal, a
demonstration class threading by Miss
Gross of the County Normal and an
opportunity for the teachers OF the
county to organize a county teachers
association.
Judging from remarks made by the
teachers after the meeting no mis-
take was made in securing the SER
vices of Pres. Royce, as his addresses,
Lincoln, the Ideal American" and
"The Fittest Teacher" were so human,
and so inspiring that there was meat
for all, and food for thought for many
a day.
Miss Gross demonstration class in
third and fourth grade reading showed
ability and skill on the part of the
teacher, in bringing out good express
sion. The pupils were taught to read
with an understanding and expression
that was refreshing to one who hears
much of the present day reading by
young people and teachers.
An interesting event of the meeting
was the presence of the veteran edu-
Gator. Prof. C. H. Nye Sr., who, with
his wife, is spending the winter with
their son, E. NJ. Nye in this city. Mr..
Nye has devoted more years to the
cause of education than most of those
present are years old. He spoke a
few minutes upon the value of an as
ISOLATION.
A county teachers association was
formed and the following officers elect
ed-President, Prin. N. H. Kingsley of
LaFarge; Vice President, Miss NATL
da Rentz of Esofea; Secretary, Miss
Ethel Latta of Chaseburg; Treasurer,
Miss Grace Dinsdale of Viroqua.
These officers together with the coun-
ty superintendent as ex-ofiicio member
form the executive council. The pres
ident, Prin. Kingsley, was instructed
to appoint a constitutional and publi-
city committee, to report at the next
meeting.
1t looks as though the Vernon coun-
ty schools and teachers were begin
ming to consider their work seriously
and that this meeting was move to-
wards making Vernon county a wide
awake and active force in educational
matters, and for better schools for
Vernon county.
Following is list of the teachers
present:
Ernest Amann, Victory, Myrtle o.
Anderson, Plainview, Nettie Anderson,
Readstown H. S.; Rae Anderson, Da-
Wis; Goodsell Appleman, Salem; Ada
line Bertschy, LaFarge H. s.; Helen
Boggs, Round Prairie; Emma Broh-
mer, Chaseburg; Anna Brown, Mum
Gle; Pearl Brown, Ontario; Margery
Chapman, Readstown; Mona Chapman,
Readstown; Margaret Christianson,
Hinkst; Lulu Cox, Bishop Branch; Luz
lu Cushing ,Bloomingdale;T Utilize Dauve,
Ed; Elsie Eastman, Erickson; Gladys
Engelien, Battle Hollow; Theima Err
ickson, Coon Valley; Ruth Ernest
Cherry Grove; Tolia Fodness, Kicka-
poo Center; Gladys Fortney, Ontario;
Veronica Foster, Brown; Frieda M
/ Frandson, LaFarge Public; Tillie Gees,
Star Valley ;Essie V. Goode, Riverside;
Mrs. Dulcie Grear, LaFarge; Carroll
Groves, Avalanche State Graded; Lo-
| la Groves, Avalanche State Graded;
Crystal Guist, Manning; Anna V. Han
son, Unseth; Lillian Hanson, Lepke;
Mabel Hanson, Purdy; Olga Hanson,
South Natwick; Regina Hanson, Up
per Webster; Rosene Honson, Clock
maker; Kate M. Harder, O'Connell;
Lasca Haverley, Seas Branch; Flor
ence Hoff, Gallagher; Mary Hoover
lson, Folsom; Jennie Huxtible, La
Fargo; Blanche Jasperson, Belgium
Ridge; Bernice Kellogg, Mills; Marie
Kerkseick, Bloomingdale; Dorothy
Kingslien, Knapp; Inga Kingslien,
Brookville; N. H. Kingsley, LaFarge;
Orpha Kish, Newton; Ollie Krogan,
Enterprise; Esther larson, Colonel
May; Nancy Larson, White Pigeon;
Ethel M. Latta, Valley View; Martha
Matthes, Dell; Jean Mckenzie, Gin
, ton; Tolena Mellem, Smith; Mabel
Mellem, Sag City; Alta Moore, Ro-
nance; Ellen G. Moore, VanWagner;
Mabel Moore, Collence; Stena Offer
dahl, Sherry; Lille Olson, Lium; Ma
bel Olson, Johnniecake; Marie Olson
Homstad; Minnie Olson, Clockmaker;
S. o. Opsahl, LaFarge II. s.; Martha
T. diversion, Cliffside; Nellie Peterson
North Springville; Dorothy Phelps
LaFarge Public; Bertha Poste, Fair
view; Matilda Rentz, Esofea; Cornelia
Rudie, Westby Public; Martha Rudiel
Coon Valley; Nora Sather, Onward
Ella Schallock, Clinton Center; Effie
Schultz, Coon Valley; Irene Skolos
Nerison; Garnet Silbaugh, Lyster; Ru-
by Silbaugh, Liberty Pole; Carol Smith,
Oium; Helen Smith, Readstown; Oh
ga Sordahl, Dach Ridge; Mrs. Win
nifred Swain, Cook; Beatrice Tewalt,
Harmony;Tilly Thompson,Ole Torger;
Hannah Thurin, Bristow; Ida Torger,
Redmound; Hazel Tryggestad ,Linrud;
Thelma Tryggestad, Brinkman; Nora
Turner, Sugar Grove; Alice Urness,
Rongstad; Elizabeth VonRuden, North
Natwick; Bessie West, Sunnyside;
Ethel West, Elk Run; Vesta West,
Brush Hollow; Agnes Wiganowsky
Sugar Grove Graded; Clara NJ. Void,
Gilbertson; Mabel York, Day Creek;
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