Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-02-10
WITH TEACHERS
AND SCHOOLS
What Is Doing Over County In
Matters Educational
Changes
(By K. H.. Burns, Co. Supt)

(By 4. H. Burns, CO. SupD
On Saturday, Feb /. was held at the
village Of Sheldon, an educational
meeting for the teachers of the village
ana adjacent territory. \ practical
program had been prepared and mailed
about ten days before the meeting 1t
was carried out in practically every de-
acted as chairman Of the meeting. The
Camp Fire girls served cafeteria lunch
IN the schoolhouse at noon. 1t was we'll
patroniZed by the thirty or forty
adults who We're in the building. Be
sides the teachers in attendance, were
numerous citizens who live near. They
found time to take q day off ana enjoy
the live discussions of the questions
that constituted the program. y special
feature of the meeting, was an oral
arithmetic exercise conducted by Mr..
w g. Graham. Of the Linden school.
Mr. Graham had been invited to bring
class of upper grade pupils with him
and to conduct with them, q rapid oral
number exercise. The work was so.
well done and it pleased the teachers so
much. that by unanimous request. it
was repeated as an opening number of
the afternoon session. The following
teachers were in attendance: sgd Sy
bers Virginia Tate, Prof. Il. NJ. ORES
den. Prin. Alice NJ. Pratt. Mrs. Riphen-
berg, Winnie Bandit. Edna West. w. b.
ly..
Paul. Prin. f. p. Fisher. Emma Brun-
ner. Anne Sedmihradsky, Mrs. Jessie
Sergeant Trotter, and the county super
intpndent.
OyercrOWded
Out in districttNO. 1. town of Strick
land, there is considerable activity for
improving the educational plant. Dis
trict Clerk Il. f. Apker and Director
John MichlaeSki recently made an Of
fetal call at the court house for the
purpose Of considering some OF the nu-
mcrous questions that arise in cOnnec-
ton with Il new building The district
has voted to build second school house
in the north and west part of the terri
tory. The school board has been au-
thoriZed to proceed with the necessary
f,i'eiiminaries SO that the active work
of building the new schOOlhOuSc may
go forward as soon as the frost is out
of the ground in the spring. The action
taken by the special school meeting is
the result Of necessity arising from the
Rapidly increasing population Of school
district No. 4. The last census showed
school population of105 children. The
Une-roOm school house which has served
the district for Il number of years, is
large enough to properly seat 10 chill
dren. At times, there are as many as
20 children actually in attendance at
school. The action of the people IN
taking the steps to provide sufficiently
for their school population is highly
c0mmendable.
The state graded school in district
40. /. town of South Fork, in which
Ernest Gross is clerk, has been in ses-
sion for several weeks, following its
long Christmas vacation. Mr.. .. Z.
DeerWester. one of Rusk cOunty'S eX-
off for further study at the River Fails
Normal school, answered call to ser
vice. came home and accepted the prln-
cipalship of the South Fork school, Inc
primary department is being taught by
Mrs. Cora Huss. Mrs. Huss is an eX-
perienced teacher, trained in Wisconsin
professional schools. She recently re-
turned from Montana where she had
been for several years. A recent visit
by the supervising teacher to the South
Fork school, brings back a favorable
rcnort of the work in both departments.
Answers Call
s \. NartinsOn. one of Rusk cortn-
tvs good teachers, has been spending
the wear at the home of his parents east
of Tony. Mr.. Martinson is graduate
Of fine Rusk County Training school,
class of 1909 For several years ne
taught in the home county and later,
after finishing the advanced course III
the Superior Normal school, did depart
mental work in the city schools OF SauiC
ST. Marie. Michigan, for several years.
Mr. Martinson answered an urgent eau
from the school board at Walrath ana
for the present, is teaching IN that
thriving village. The people OF wal
rath are TO be congratulated on secur-
ING Mr.. Martinson. We trust that they
can ners,,ade him to remain with them
| to the end OF the year.
Miss Susan Siglin recently resigned
her position as primary teacher IN dis-
trict No. Q, town of hurry Glendale
SCHOOL,. Miss Emma Beyler, a recent
graduate of the Training school, whose
home is down in the town OF Marslall,
was secured as successor to MISS Sig
lin. She commenced work on Mon
day, February 6.
Mrs. Edna Ewald Atwood, who was
employed during the first half OF the
wear as teacher of the second ana thlro
grades in the Weyerhaeuser village