Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-02-24

OF The lagllschool. Irwin Heise is prin-
| cipal: Miss Emma drummer teaches
mathematics; Mrs Steiner teaches
Hmestic science The addition of the
domestic science department this year
| is forward step in the educational
| machinery of the village The school
| is organized on the plan of Junior
highschool and 4 senior highschool.
Miss Marion Ross is in charge of the
| junior highschool. This room is on
! the first floor in the west side Of the
building The freshmen. the eighth
grade and the seventh grade are seat
ed in this room. Miss Ross teaches the
seventh and eighth grade pupils. The
freshmen are taught by the regular
lighschool faculty Miss Anne Sed-
| nihlalsky has charge Of the fifth and
sixth grades. This is Miss Sedmih-
I .adsky's second year in the Bruce
schools. Ter work has been found sat
| sfactory here rs well as IN other places
where she has been employed IN the
county. The third and fourth grades
are in charge Of Miss Evelyn Keith.
This is Miss Keith's second year in the
| Bruce schools. Miss Keith is a grad
uate of the River Falls normal school.
The people of the village have eXer-
| cised good Judgment in keeping her as
one of the instructors. The first and
second grades together with n few sub
| first grade children, are in the east SIDE
| Of the building on the first floor and
! Miss Grace Hughes OF Barron, ls the
| teacher in charge. The children in this
department seem to be happy and the
work indicated that they were beng
| handled in a satisfactory manner.
On Friday and Saturday, the South
! crn Wisconsin Teachers Association
held it's annual meeting at Madison.
The superintendent in earlier years was
member Of this Association. In fact,
he used to attend its annual sessions
regularly Not having been at one OF
its sessions for fifteen years, he respond
ed to the home call and attended the
session at Madison. One OF the special
! features Of this meeting was demon
| stration by Mr.. Hooper OF the school
| for the blind in which blind-dcaf girl
| gave demonstrations of her ability TO
distinguish color, to hear through her
hands, and TO do many things that were
, truly remarkable Mr. Hooper told the
| teachers that the dress which the young
lady had on as she sat before them, was
| the product of her own handiwork.
New School For Glen Flora
a recent communication from Glen
| Flora, brings the information that the
| graded school district there has held a
| special school meeting to authorize an
application for q loan of $4,000 to be
used in building new school. That
| the action of the school meeting is wise
and timely, goes without saying. The
old school house at Glen Flora has sery-
ed the community for many years. 1t
| is too small for the present needs OF the
community In view of the fact that
it is an old wooden building, the fire
| hazard is so great as TO cause feeling
of anxiety for the safety OF the children
that are being housed in it.
\ call at the Office Of Miss Gulielma
! Fisher brings the information that she
| is enjoying an enforced vacation from
| her school duties down in South Law
renee. \ few cases Of smallpox are
reported in the community and the
school was ordered closed Miss Fisher
| is holding herself III readiness. to return
| to duty on q days notice and will return
as soon as the health conditions OF the
community permit the opening Of the
| teaches, is in new building erected
last summer for the benefit of the many
new settlers who have recently moved
| in along the Jump river, near the south
ern part of the town of Lawrence.
Scarlet Fever Closes School
y recent call from Prin. Ora Deer
wcster of South Fork graded school,
brought the information that this school
! is closed on account of the prevalence
of scarlet fever. 1t is expected that the
vacation will be of short duration as
the cases were mild and were receiving
prompt and vigorous attention from the
attending physicians. 1t is TO be hoped
that the enforced vacation will be short,
This school has already been obliged &c
have more vacation that was desired.
On Saturday, March 18th, will be
held at the Bruce school house, the
| fourth and last educational meeting Of
the winter series. Principal Heise is
9c, zig as chairman Of the local commit
zee and will preside at the meeting. 1t
F.. is hoped that the teachers in the west
side of the county will come together
for days discussion OF professional
questions and exchange Of ideas The
program will soon be issued.
TOWN OF WILSON