Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-11-12
COUNTY SCHOOL NOTES
Prepared b.
Miss Ida Bradley Co. Supt- Of Schools and
Miss Margaret Hardie. Supervising Teacher.

Prepared b
Miss Ida Bradley, Co. Supr- Of Schools and
Miss Margaret Hardie. Supervising Teacher
Dr.. J J. Tigert. United States
Commissioner OF Education, has Of
fieially designated December 4th TO
the 10th as American Education
Week.
The purpose Of this IS 10 inform the
pnblic of the accomplishment and
needs of the public schools and to
secure the cooperation and support
of the public in meeting these needs.
The following topics are suggested
for use in the schools that week:
Monday, Our Flag; Tuesday, Ameri-
can Ideals " ednesday, The Language
of America; Thursday, immigration;
and Friday, Naturalization.
The following are some of activities
that were actually done IN tie Iron
county schools last year. The main
thing to keep in mind, however, IS to
engage the general public in school
60 operation and interest. TO the end
that closer relations may be estab-
Iished between schools and patrons.
Forms of activities:
School plays in village hall
School paTades.
Four minutes speeches by citizens
Poster work in show windows of
the stores.
Visiting day Friday afternoon.
School exhibits and school items.
Literary progress.
Meeting at school-house and sermon
at church.
Dedication of new buildings.
Discussion of school needs in clubs.
Four minutes speeches by pupils
every morning of that week.
Health drills.
Library and musical entertain
meDts.
school fairs and operettas.
School paper.
One act and addresses.
Circulars seut out to patrons by
teachers.
Essays by English classes.
Campaign lectures.
Pageant of pilgrims.
Booster programs.
Picture slides and addresses by out
side speakers.
Moving pictures.
Patriotic songs.
Campaign for new school honses.
Community singing; banners and
posters.
Lecture ard school banquets.
Teachers and pupils make special
effort TO do best during week.
Hot lunch campaign.
Advertising contest merchants
ads
Entertainments in behalf of gym
nasiums for schools.
Things 10 be emphasized In every
possible way, the public's attention
should be centered on educational
problems: the needs OF better build
ings, Libraries, Fairgrounds; better at
tendance, better paid teachers: longer
school term, better vocation educa-
ton, better understanding of the
form and fundamental principles of
our government and better universal
use of the English language. Special
emphasis should be placed on the
singing of patriotic songs, salutes to
accounts of the essential facts in
American history. Teachers are kind
ly requested to keep record of the
activities OF the week so that report
may be made to this office.
The following from the various
schools have record of perfect at
tendance for the month of October:
Curry-Mary. Frank and James
SwartZ. Lillian, Hazel and Marie Bar
ibeau, and Lillian Lindsay. Mercer
Doris Jordan, Charles hamke, Robert
Short, Catherine and James Withing-
ton, Mildred and VeciIda Gehr, War
rem Eyenson. James Krause, Ray
mond Sargent, I.avaine Barber, Fen
ton Ritter, Earl Peters, and Marion
Henning, Katherine Ball. Laura
Christopherson Louise Peters, Edna
DoIiot, Everett Barker, Margaret
Nugent, Carrie Sargent, Clarence
Smith, Ewin Eyenson. Margaret
Hobbs, Charles krause, Leonard
Krause, Leland Vaughn, Joseph
Drummer, Willie Drummer, Queen
krause, aud Bonniebell Vaughn.
AT the recent bazaar, which was
given at the Powell school, the sum of
s22 90 was collected This will be
used for the purchase of necessary
utensils for the domestic science class,
which meets every Thursday. Miss
Blanche Peterson is instructor there.
a splendid Halloween program was
given at the Gurney school, last Sat
urday night. The program consisted
of scene play, entitled. The Haunt
ed Gate, ghost and scareerow drills,
and Halloween songs. A large double
gas lamp was purchased from the pro-
ceeds of the plays.
Joseph linardi of the Kimball
school has earned Home Credit A
ward, for home work done before and
after school hours.
American Speech Week is coming,
Every grammatical error caught dur
ing the week should be destroyed
November to the u has been design
ated by the state superintendent an
open season for poor English This
week should be observed in all Iron
county schools with anpTnpriatp cpra-