Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 202, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 August 1913 — Dates for Opening of The Jasper County Schools. [ARTICLE]

Dates for Opening of The Jasper County Schools.

The Jasper county schools will begin as follows: Barkley—September 8. Carpenter—September 8. Gillam—September 8. Hanging Grove—September 8. Jordan—September 1. Kankakee—September 1. Keener—September 8. M a rion—September 1. Milroy—September 1. Newton—September 1. Union—September 8. Walker—September 8. Wheatfleld—September 8. Rensselaer—September 1. Reminfeton—September 8. Wheatfleld town—September 8. The last teachers’ examination for the year will be held next Saturday, August 30th. Superintendent Lamson is making arrangements to grade papers of all applicants who have schools promised them Saturday evening. It is now hoped to have an eight months term in all equntry schools, while Rensselaer ahd Remington will have a nine months term. The new truancy law which goes into effect this* year and which Requires that all children be in school until their sixteenth birthday or until they have graduated from the common schools, is likely to increase the attendance somewhat, especially in the upper grades. A meeting of the teachers of Kankakee township will beheld Friday, August- 29th, at Tefft, for the purpose of organizing, making assignments for the institute work, etc. The teachers of Jordan, Marion, Milroy and Newton townships will meet in Supt. Lamson’S office Saturday afternoon, Aug. 3Qth, at 1 o’clock p. m., for a similar