Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 78, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 March 1912 — Half of the Country Schools Closed Friday. [ARTICLE]

Half of the Country Schools Closed Friday.

About half of the district schools closed Friday, March 29th. All of the seven months’ schools that had not lost any time closed at that time. The others will close one and two weeks later. Today, Saturday, 36 candidates for teachers’ licenses are taking the examination at the school building. Superintendent Lamson is the instructor.