Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-12-28
MOUNT HOPE
Mt. Hope High SchoII Notes


The proceeds of the basket social
FRIDAY evening were something over
$50 The money will be spent for
new equipment in the ID. S. depart
ment Accommodations were far too
inadequate to care for the large
audience.
The university inspector has finally
sent his report of inspection Of our
high school which he visited Oct. 10,
1921. A few of the 1igh points are
as follows: school housed in a.
clean, comfortable building much
good work being done, but with linn
tied teaching force many Gomblna-
tons in classes were necessary,
which causes a break in the contin-
uity of the work outlined i'll the
course Of study. Accrediting at the
university, was, therefore, refused
until these conditions are remedied-
The quality OF the work was such
that, with the addition OF another
teacher, he would readily credit our
school He stated that several schools
on the list would be dropped this year
because they were handicapped in "a
manner similar to ours.
We often think our schools are
costing too much HOW, but the cost
of instruction in Nat. Hope high
school is one-third less than last year
This has been brought about by so
per cent increase Ii the enrolment
over last lear with the cost of main
tanning the school remaining practic-
ally the same. Another teacher could
be added to our force this year, Civ
ing us a place on the accredited list,
and the cost Of instruction per pupil
would not be greater than last year.
If this action is postponed another
year what shall we tnen find? Our
present senior class is very small,
The prospective freshman class next
year is large, so that the enrolment
next year will pass the fifty mark
Then with the addition of another
teacher the cost Of instruction will
not exceed the cost of instruction.
per pupil this year Then our school
will take d place among the others
of this state, place to which it is
justly entitled, for the sake of the
young people of the community
When you stop and consider the fact
that every member of the Sth grade
of last year is enrolled III the fresh
man class this year, we sense the
general desire of the boys and girls
! for education beyond the grades.
Where can you find school that has
such a record? Let us keep our
schools moving so that leach 'tomor-
row will find us farther than today
Sales of government property such
as clothing, textiles, motor vehicles,
leather, harness, general supplies,
machinery and engineering materials,
and other surplus property, will be
put on by the war department at
Camp Grant, Jan. z, and ST. Louis,
Jan 10.
The Burlington road has construc-
| ted the worlds largest sheep barn at
Montgomery, ILL.,, forty miles west OF
of seven barns, each 450x130 feet,
surrounded by 1000 acres Of pasture
and farm. The place can accommodate
10000 sheep at one time 1t mas a
perfect draining system, water supply
and mammoth grain elevator. The OBJ
i ject is to care for shippers so that
sheep in transit may unloaded and
held for market. The Burlington has
/ the record of bringing the most sheep
/ from the west to the Chicago market,
SURPRISING any other road
| The circuit court for Lafayette
county gave for the county, new
record in circuit court proceedings
i There was not case on the calendar.
not one-court or jury. The only
/ business brought before Judge Small
ley was the naturalization of about a
half dozen persons. 1t is doubtful If
there is another county in the state
/ which has such record -Darling-