The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-01-10
SHERIDAN COUNTY
SCHOOL NOTES

The completed school census for
the school year 192S-SO shows the
following. Number OF persons 6 TO
81 years-BOys, 1875; girls, 1851;
total 1882. Number Of persons IN
der 6 years-BOys, 624; girls, 554;
total 11TS.
The amount of the County gen
eral school fund apportioned De-
eember q % the 50 districts Of
Sheridan County on the census ba-
sis was S27, $685.. The amount of
County High School fund was S21,-
750.59 which was apportined to the
eight village high schools of the
county, twO-thirds of the total am
cunt in proportion to the number
of teachers employed 10 do accred-
tied High School work and one
third N proportion to the total
number Of days attendance by pu-
pills doing accredited High School
work.
The following teachers have re-
ported 1905 attendance for their
schools for the past month: Gladys
Void. NickersOn School, District
No. "A; C. D. Stegner, Central Con-
solidated. District No. 5; Estella
Darling, Lagrange school, Dist
No. 81; Bessie Pace, Jackson
school, Dist. No. 35; Helen K. Mill
er, rural. Dist. No. 10.
Teachers reporting special Xmas
programs given by the pupils of
their respective schools for the
benefit Of the community are as
follows: Mrs. EsteIla Darling, La
Grange school, Dist. No. 21; Eu-
gene Powell. Rocky Spring school,
Dist. No. 81: W. G. McCrady,
Points school. Dist. No rs; Mrs.
Signe Jacobsen. Longfellow school,
Dist. No. S.: Margaret Lee. Ham
ley seholO. Dist No. so.
Miss Vera Peterson has been en-
! gagged to I'll a vacancy in the Doc
lev school caused BY the resigna-
ton Of Mrs. Ida Potter.
Miss Eleanor Stambaugh. grad
uate Of the Billings Normal. be-
gan her work IN the Corkery
school January 2nd.
The Mid-year State examinations
for irregular It'll and Sth grade
pupils viii be given January 23rC
and oath.
Following is a list Of the school:
IN our county which were granted
exemption from the It'll and Stl
grade examinations in May, 1880
by the State Board Of Education a
I its December meeting: Antelope
Comertown, Medicine Lake, Out
look, PlentywOOd, Westbv.
Principal Irene Murphy of Medi
cine Lake. Miss Mabel Nordgren o
Plentywood. Miss Clara Folsom O
Outlook, Mrs. Mia Robinson q
Dist. No. IS and Miss Linda Hal
were representatives OF Sheridal
County Local III. E. A. at the mid
year meetings IN Helena. Decem
Der 20. q and 2S- All report
pleasant and profitable trip. Tn
reports and discussions were en-
Enthusiastically received. Amonl
them was report on Vocationa
Guidance and Student Adiustmen
BY Supt- Payne Templeton Of Kal
spell. This report brought out tn
fact that the high school is en-
! larging its service TO boys an
! girls IN assisting them to Fin
those OCCUPATIONS for which thei
especial talents best fit them an
d TO prevent their choosing those II
a which they have little or no fl
n ness Not as much has been a,
n eomDliShed thus far as It is hope
g viii be accomplished IN the futu1
: hut it is start IN the right dire,
, ton.
t Another report that received e,
n Decial commentator turnout II
!. discussion was that OF Supt. II
e Fee Of Missoula on Character Ed
d cation This subject is receivin
: great emphasis IN our education;
. system and the report included
Y practical working basis for instru
: ton as carried on IN many school
. A full account of these and oths
reports viii appear In full In Il
: N. E. A Journal.
7 ETHEL SINGLETON,
/ County Superintendent