Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 251, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 November 1917 — County Educational Notes. [ARTICLE]

County Educational Notes.

The Jasper county board of education met Monday in the office of the county superintendent and transacted the usual business of the regular meetings. AD township trustees were present except Elwood Davis, of Kankakee, and Grant Davisson, of Barkley. The board voted unanimously to dismiss the schools on Friday evening before Christmas and not convene the schools until Wed--nesday following New Years day. Teachers will be allowed compensation for Thanksgiving day but not for the Friday following. Those teachers who dismiss on Thursdayevening over until the following Monday after Thanksgiving will be required to make up for Friday only. The trustees discussed the road supervisor question briefly in connection with their regular business. Harvey Wood was appointed chairman of a committee to examine the road law to take effect after New Years and report at next meeting. The teachers are preparing for a large crowd at the north end institute to be held at Wheatfield next Saturday, Nov. 10. Prof. Moran, of Purdue, will address the meeting in the forenoon and after. He will come to Rensselaer on the early morning train and Mr. Sterrett will take him on to Wheatfield in his machine. Mr. Sterrett was at DeMotte looking after school affairs during the week end of last week. There is an enrollment of about 160 pupils in that school. This is the third largest enrollment in the county. Rensselaer and Remington have larger enrollments than DeMotte. There are seven teachers in the DeMotte schools.