Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-03-04
COUNTY SCHOOL NEWS
Prspsr=1 - Miss Ids Brsssey. Co Sgapt -
Sehoeas AID Mss Margaret Ezrst5e. So
Berv5s5ng Tezeher

This year q far greater number Of
rural school teachers have served hot
lunches than during the previous
year. These are the far-seeing ones
for they realize that a not dIsh supple
n1enting he cold lunch viii not only
put each ebild's body IN better physic-
al condition. but win also improve
his learning capacity. BY making
note OF tile child's weight. height,
aud mental alertH-ss before and after
the installation of hot lunches the
benefit derived Is clear II the par
eBts and teachers Cooperate TO obtain
the mesger egaipmeBf. the pupils will
oe happy to prepare the cocoa, soups,
or 2ny other nutritious dish.
A National Rural Life and I'd
ucatIon Conference Is to be held at
the state normal school at Stevens
Point on the third and fourth Of
March. All Wisconsin rural teach
ers. and others interested IN rural
school WORK, are invited 10 BE- pre-
sent.
During the past school month, Miss
Peterson Of The I ps0u school reports
the following pupils as having PER
feet record Of attendance: Elma Haa
son, Augustine Walkowski AMI Anna
" alkOwski.
The standard arithmetic tests u hich
were TO be given during February will
be given during the month of March
instead as 1t was impossible TO secure
the material sooner.
IF | can scatter flowers along the
path. or put touches Of a rosy sunset
into the life of any human being:
If can SOW IN any human heart the
seeds that awake desire for heavenly
mamma by word or deed, sentiment or
song then | feei that | have walked
with God. Lincoln.
In going about the county a growing
careiessness is noticed regarding the
display of the flag during the time
school is in session. This is an i'm
portant matter and should be given
attention at once. The law requires
such display and every school board
IS thereby authorized 10 purchase and
maintain the necessary equipment.
We lind some schools having a pole,
others the flag, and still others rope
but every school should have all of
them, so that the teachers and pupils
"t"J Idiig Oht tue ildR Ceremony
every fair day.
Owing TO the severe storm last week
many Jf the rural schools were closed
Tor two or three DAYS.
The new township library law. pass
ed by the legislature of 1921. provides
that twenty cents per capita of child
Ten between the ages of four and TWEEN
ty, be withheld from the state school
ppOrtionment for the purchase of
books for the school library. This
doubles the amount withheld under
the old law.
Following a survey of the enroll
ment by age and grade of the school
children Of our county it was discover
ed that out of $50 children, 307 or 81
per cent are one or more years over
age for their grade. and that IS or Q
per cent were undeTage for their grade.
Assuming that six years is the pro-
per age for child to enter the first
grade and completing a grade each
year, he should finish the eighth grade
at the age OF l3 years; but an lnvesti-
CATION of conditions in this county
shows that 81 per cent are one or
more years over age for their grade
and l25 or II per cent are two or more
years average for their grade.