Phillips County herald., 1922-12-07
COUNTY scHooL NOTES

Work NpFo&ressln8 nicely On tue
new school house in the Pleasant
Valley district No. 5. The buildins
will be enclosed by the last Of this
week. A stable for at least ten head
Of horses has been erected.
Hilltop school gave short Thanks
.Is,lu xspseupeM. ASST mpl1old SuIAIz
NOON Several Of the women patrons
of the district we're present. Miss
Landon, the Red Cross nurse. gave .
short talk Pt the close Of the program.
A Thanksgiving program was rem
dered by the Pleasant Prairie school
in district No. IA last Wednesday
evening. At the close OF the exer.
cises P. T. A. was organized with
the following officers: President.
Mrs. E. G. Summers; vice president,
Mrs. w. F. Heimer; secretary. Goo
ley Grow; treasurer, w. F. Heimer;
historian, Miss Mabel Summers.
The first meeting of the F. T. A. will
be Friday evening. December %. A
Christmas program will be given by
the patrons at this time. Twenty
eight patrons enrolled with 100 per
cent membership.
The P. T. A. in Silver Beam district
No. 16 observed Thanksgiving at the
school house last Friday evening
with a supper followed by program
given by the school, At the close OF
the program Miss Landon. the Red
Cross nurse, gave q health talk Mrs.
Gwartney Of Holyoke, gave several
excellent readings, Mrs. DeGeus and
Mrs. Pickerell musical selection
and the county superintendent talk
OF, the work Of the p. T. A. The next
meeting win be held December 20 at
which time q Christmas program will
be rendered.
Miss Margaret Gentert. teacher Of
the High Line school In district No.
SO was an ONCE visitor last Saturday.
Miss Gentert reports that the school
is now conveniently housed In the
new building. the school Occupying
the building for the nrst time Mon
day. ga
The election held In High Line dis
trict No. 50 last "wednesday afternoon
to vote additional bonds for the COM
pletion and equipment OF the new
school house resulted In q unanimous
vote for The Issue.
Amitie school IL district No. s.
gave sePy intersstlng program to .
large and appssciative audience last
Wednesday evening. A box social
was held At the closs. Of the evening" =
program which psttsd about twenty.
FIVE dollars. the pvoceeds to be used
to secure sqpipmeat 70 pat on hot
lunch campaisn n TIE school.
o. N. Young. secsstavy Of Fairview
district No. !. and John Sandauist.
secretary Of sunnysids district No. 8
were oalcial visitors last Saturday.
The State Industrial Commission
has recently sent out notices to the
several school boards OF this county
showing the amount due to the State
Insurance Compensatlon fund for the
year ending June 30. 1929. The
amounts II correct must be paid to
the Commission. there being no other
alternative. WAiIe private corpora
tions may eject to carry their own
risks by giving proper notice to the
Commission. public corporations
must insure their employees with the
State Fund. The Supreme Court
has upheld the Commission on this
point In an action brought against the
Denver school Board, the Board OF
that city attempting TO elect TO carry
their own risks. While the law may
not be to our liking Il mus; be obeyed
until Il 10 repealed or made more
equitable.
We regret very much that no deh'
mite action was taken at the meeting
Of the teachers held recently TO make
up tho Teachers Reading Circle work
In Holyoke. We would like TO meet
all the teachers interested In q real
honest 10 goodness" teachers read.
Ing circle at the county high school
binding on Saturday afternoon I'm
rnediately following the meeting OF
the County Council Of the r. T. A. on
that date to take this matter mp ANA
some definite action taken.
The ladies' Of the swastIka club
met ut the home Of Mrs. A. Scheunc'