Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-03-10
SCHOOL CONTESTS
DURING MARCH
Winner of Final Contest in May
Will Go To the State
Fair
By Il. Il. Burns. co. Supt

During the present calendar month,
the schools are requested to hold the
preliminary contests in spelling, arith-
motto and writing, for the purpose of
choosing the school representatives to
the town contests which will be held
At convenient points in each OF the
townships during the month of April,
For the town contests, committees will
be designated from the superintend-
cnt's Office who will be charged with
the honor and responsibility OF con-
Quoting the exercises which shall de-
termine the most skillful representa-
tivos for the town. During the month
Of May ali of the persons who have
been chosen as delegates from the
towns will be privileged to meet ut
the court house for final contest, the
result of which will be the naming of
delegate from the Rusk county rural
schools TO the state fair. This person
will be given free trip and free en-
tertainment as a guest OF he Wiscon-
sin state fair. We trust that active
interest and attention will center about
the several contests to the end that the
person best qualified may represent the
county at Milwaukee next August,
Numerous inquiries have recently
come concerning the teachers retire
ment fund law. The inquiries were
based upon reports that were given
publicity in several of the newspapers
Of the state on Feb. 8. This report
stated that the new retirement fund
! law would not be compulsory until
July 1922 and gave the attorney gem
eral as authority in the matter. On
! February II, q correction was pub
| iished which sought to convey to all
who read the report of February 8, that
| it was Il mistake. For the infOrma-
, ton of school boards and teachers, we
| take occasion to call attention TO this
matter for the purpose of assuring
| them that the retirement fund law
passed in July 1921, has not been
changed and that it is operative as in
Dictated earlier in the year. All senior
| teachers who entered into contract at
| ter July Z, are required TO contribute
the amount specified in the new act.
| 1t is the duty of each school, clerk who
| has Oh his pay roll, a senior teacher
whose contract was made after July
I. TO transmit on each pay day, i've per
| cent of the senior teachers salary 70
| he retirement fund board at Madison,
| The checks or orders in transmitting
! this money should be made payable to
| Henry Johnson. state treasurer OF Wis
| cOnSin.
| From the Little Red SchOolhouse in
! Dist. No. .. town Of Flamheau, IN
which Miss Ina Mullen teaches, we
have received log cabin. The cabin
was built by one Of the boys in Miss
| Mullen's school. 1t is unique piece
of handy work and it's construction in
yolved some very practical manual
| training. The cabin is of the type
which is memorable in the history text
| books as the boyhOOd home OF Lincoln.
| 1t was built as q Lincoln day activity.
The recent storm put many schools
out of session for a day or two. Those
that remained in session on Thursday,
the o3rd Of February were compelled
10 be content with about ten per cent
of the enrolment in attendance. Mr..
Hougum was snowbound out in the town
of Rusk for a day He walked twelve
miles through deep snow TO get TO
Weverhaeuser for the limited on Fri
day night which brought him back to
Ladysmith.
NEW peace DOLLARS
ABE UECEINEn HERE