Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 275, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 December 1917 — County Educational Notes [ARTICLE]

County Educational Notes

The Jasper county board of education met in regular session last Monday. A. §. Keene, of Wheatfield, Elwood Davis, of Kankakee, John Rush, of ftlewton, George Foulke, of Milroy, Harvey Wood, of Marion, Clifford Fairchild, of Keener, John Kolhoff, of Jordan, Warren Poole,of Hanging Grove, James Stevens, of Gillman, George Hammerton, of Union, and Burdette Porter, of Carpenter, were present and transacted the business of the meeting. Joseph Salrin, of Walker, was in the city but was unable to attend the meeting on account of other-business. Grant Davisson, of Barkley was absent. The jresiGtrfs of the tiree town corporations were not present also Miss Ethel Perkins accompcriei by Ma' Spitler jointly adc.essed the trustees to sec.ie orgi uzations in each township to solicit every home in behalf of the Red Cross. This solicitation will begin on the week preceding Christmas. Every home in Jasper county will be given an opportunity of subscribing to this patriotic movement. A window placard will be placed in the window of each member to indicate that the family is represented in this organization. At the same time that the Red Cross solicitations are being made the women will be requested to enroll in the servicte organization that seems to have been imperfectly effected last spring. Abraham Halleck was called in to address the board respecting the road law of 1917.

The board upon the suggestion of the county superintendent ruled that he prepare a set of hints, rules and regulations for use at the next board meeting. The board then set aside Monday of each week as office day for the county superintendent. This will make itWiuch more convenient for persons having business with the county superintendent as they will know just when to find him at the office.

The board toop up the subject of the reappointment of Mr. Learning as county agricultural agent for the coming year. It was without a dissenting voice that Mr. Learning be reappointed by Purdue University the coming year. This reappointment will not become effective until March, 1918. —The—box social given —at Virgie last Saturday night was quite a success. Miss Mabel Barnes, of Rockfield, in Carroll county and Miss Esther Wiseman, of Virgie are the teachers. They cleared $25.25. A cake baked by Mrs. Barnes was sold to the most popular young lady and Miss Barnes carried away the l cake after $9.65 had been spent in the contest.

The next special institute for the center section will be held in the High School auditorium at Rensselaer on Saturday, December 15th. Prof. Thos. F. Moran will address the institute in the forenoon and afternoon sessions. All teachers, trustees, patrons, and friends of education are* cordially invited to attend both these sessions./ Prof. Moran is one of the most fluent and impressive talkers on the educational talkers on the educational platform today. He is the author of a number of authoritative texts on history and government. He talks on the war in a way that those who once hear him never miss the opportunity of tearing him again. This privilege is open to the public at no expense on Saturday, December 15th. The ladies of the city of Rensselaer should arrange to hear Prof. Moran and transmit the messages to their families that evening if the men are too busy to be there on that date. A few changes occurred in a few vacation. Wayne Lynburg who was teaching in the high school at Fair Oaks resigned to accept a position in the Otterbein schools in Tippecanoe county. Miss Porter, of Fair OakSj also resigned, to begin work in a shoe department at Chicago. Wiliam May, of near Wolcott, was selected to do departmental work in the grades and high school. He has charge of all athletics. Mrs. Sterrett will teach in the schools at Fair Oaks during part or all of the remaining portion of the term. High school teachers are at a premium during these war times.