Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-05-27
Sc VERAl RURAL
SCHOOLS CLOSE
Exercises Mark End of School
Year. Law On Retire
ment Fund
IBy r. Fl. Burns. County Supt.

by X. I'll. Burns. County Supt.
About two weeks ago, blanks were
mailed TO tn edistrict clerks on which
| the reports of the teachers retirement
| fund are to be made. Each district
clerk is required by law to report to
| the town. village, or city treasurer.
the name of each teacher employed and
| the date of opening and the date Of
closing Of the school. 1t is necessary
| also to tell whether the law was elect
! i've or compulsory and if elective
| whether or not the teacher voluntarily
| had the provisions Of the law applied
| to her. Information is required to
show the number of years that each
| teacher has taught in Wisconsin; the
number of years if any. in other states ::
| the number of months in the present
school year: the number of months
| taught by each teacher during the
| year: the monthly salary; total year
ly salary; rate of assessment the to-
| tai amount if any. withheld from the
teachers salary This report to the
| town treasurer must be subscribed and
sworn to and copy Of it sent to the
office of the county superintendent.
| E. Il. Fisher principal. and Miss
Brownie Cameron, primary teacher in
the graded school at Conrath,, have been
retained by the school board for the
next year.
Miss Edith J. Ashley, whose home
| is at Ann ArbOr. Mich, completed a
| successful year in the Bass Lake school.
| Dist. No. II. town of@rhornapple, and
departed for her Michigan home Sat
urday evening.
! Miss Florence Cline. who taught in
| Dist. No. II. town of ThOrnapple, dur-
ing the past year. has accepted the
| school in Dist No 1, town OF Willard.
| This is known as the Willard Center
school and has been IN charge OF one
of Rusk cOunty's capable teachers,
Miss Leonore Mcfarland. during the
past five years.
On Saturday May 81. in the Edge
wood school, in Dist No. IL, town OF
| Atlanta. Miss Audrey Deerwestef held
| closing exercises A very interesting
program was presented by the pupils
and teacher. which was listened to and
enjoyed by the adult population OF the
neighborhood. A class OF three was
graduated from the eighth grade.
On Nav 18th at the State Graded
| School in Dist. No. 9. town of hurry,
was held the commencement exercises
for the eighth grade of the Glendale
school. A class of seven received their
diplomas. This school has been taught
during the past year by Misses Nerna
| Schweiger. of Maple Center, and Molly
| Eysnoggle. Of Viola. Peace and har-
mony has characterized the year and
many patrons expressed their sincere
wish that the faculty return for future
service.
prin. H. \. Pelkey, of the Weyef-
haeuser highschOOl. was Ladysmlth
caller on Saturday, May 81 Mr. Pei
KEY has been retained by the board for
next year. He has made good III the
Weyerhaeuser school and the people
| of the community are to be congrat-
ulated in keeping him at the head Of
their educational interests. We I'M
dprstand that Misses Jeanette Stew
art. Georgiana Raribeau and Elizabeth
! Giflett are also to remain IN the
Weyerhaeuser schools,
Closing exercises are being held in
many of the schools during the pres
ent week In the town OF Flambeau
at the Bell school on Thursday after
noon. there will be a picnic and grad
uniting exercises. Mike Bonek. clerk
of the board will present the diplomas.
A class of three is being graduated at
this time. This class is fit tribute
| to the efficient work of Mrs. Nora III
rich. teacher At Tony. on Wednesday
evening. May %, class of five will be