Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 162, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 July 1910 — Will Extend Manual Training Course in Public Schools This Year. [ARTICLE]

Will Extend Manual Training Course in Public Schools This Year.

The Rensselaer school board is improving the buildings and premises by putting in new blackboards throughout and building a new fence in the rear of the south Bchool building. , The board expects to extend the manual training department which was begun last year, in the sixth seventh and eighth year grades. Eldon Hopkins, the janitor, who is also a first class carpenter, had charge of these grades and taught the boys caroentering a short time each day. The boys took readily to the work and acquired much valuable knowledge in this trade. The board has decided to fit up the garret of the new building for a work shop and continue the instruction commenced last year. The girl's will be taught sewing, etc.