Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-03-12

The first of a series of teachers sec
I flonal meetings was held az the Van
3uskrk state graded school last FRIDAY.
+ All the te3Chers from the town OF Oma
we're present. In the morning the visit
+ ing teachers observed the work OF the
pupils OF the Scaool At noon the chill
dren were dismissed. The afternoon
session was devoted to discussions OF
I teachers problems, of the work observed
/ in the morning, of the latest methods OF
( teaching spelling and reading, and Of the
work to be covered during the school
+ year. Mrs Anderson, principal OF the
state graded school talked on the club
work OF her pupils ana told how il was
+ accomplished.
A large bazaar and carnival was recent
/ ~ held by the school IN the town hall at
/ Upson under the direction of Miss
Pauline Gutowski and Mrs. Haz i Peter
son who are instructors there. The
articles for the bazaar and the lunch were
/ furnished by the parents. The sum of
! fifty eight dollars was realized This
sum is to be used to purchase victrola
for the scno1l. O0e of the interesting
/ features of the program was the artistic
stage ability shown in the aesthetic dane
ing done by Misses Anna Anderson. Anna
Berg and Margaret Noren. A quilt made
by Mrs. H. Peterson was sold. The
money collected will be used to buy
dishes for the serving of hot lunches.
Mrs. NJ. Barney has donated her oil
stove for school use during the remand
er of the year.
Leo Faford and Edith Berg Of the
Saxon state graded school have earned
special honor seals in reading circle
work Other pupils who have earned
reading seals or diplomas in Miss Quinn's
room are Edmund Mercier, Sigrid Heg-
bIom, lima Makinen. Edith Berg, Carol
Emery, Louise Rosana, and Francis
Gibowski.
Mrs. Wilcox. instructor in the Saxon
high school, has organized a sewing club
tor the high school girls The club will
meet at various homes every two weeks
for social time.
Pupils in Mrs Knaop's room in the
Saxon school who have earned Palmer
penmanship awards are Grace Schultz,
Helen Rusks, Emma Johnson, George
Trudeau, Edna Johnson. Edward Grant,
Della Legeault and Hiding Norman.
One physician has made the statement
that a large part of the prevalence of
I disease was caused by the eating of
/ disease germs. He mentions as a remedy
/ that people should be trained to syste-
matically wash their handf before eating.
/ Miss Olsen, teacher in the Central school
in the town of Oma, sets good example
I for others to follow She has each pupil
wash his hands before touching his noon
lunch Hot lunches are now being served
to the children.
/ Pupils in the Van Buskirk state graded
school who have earned special honor
/ seals in reading circle work are the fol-
/ lowing: Anna Fudalaley, Hilda Koski,
Lempi Koski Elias Maxi, Madeline Flu
daley. Jennie Korhonen, Sula Korpela,
Frank Matson and Elmo Pakka; George
Pakka and Hilda Sorvari have earned
reading circle seals.
A mothers meeting was held at Iron
/ Belt in the sixth grade room, last Friday
afternoon A short program was given
/ by the Literary Society. After the pro.
gram lunch was served to the mothers
by the girls Miss Margaret NJ. Yoch is
instructor there.
The Saxon high school and grade
teachers have been instrumental in
securing bulletin boards for the school.
The pupils Of the Simon school, under
| the direction Of Miss Jackson, are now
preparing and serving hot lunches dur
/ ing the noon hour. The material for
cooking is paid for by the FUNDS received
from the Literary Society dues. The
boys and the girls of the school take
turns ia doing the work. The pupils are
/ also editing a paper called The Simon
School Times" This is a very good pro-
ject, and affords good training in com
/ position.
/ After Miss Rein, third and fourth
/ grade instructor, in the Saxon school
completed reading The Seven Little
Sisters" she had her pupils make geogra-
ply books These books contain pictures
showing child life in the various coun-
{ tries and Sh0u much careful work