Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 281, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 December 1918 — COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES. [ARTICLE]

COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES.

The Wheatfield town schools have been closed on accouht of the influenza. It is' reported that ten new cases were recorded in one day in Wheatfield township and toe town of Wheatfield/ Newton-Marion joint township institute was held at Rensselaer last Saturday. Rev. Postill attended toe forenoon session and participated in the Mr. Rush attended the afternoon session. Miss Ceceile Jordan of Parr, Miss Vernise Spencer of Milroy township, -Miss Mary Harvey of Lone Star in Milroy, and Miss Lillian Fishher of Center in Milroy township attended this institute. Barkley township institute was held at Center in Barkley township last ' Saturday. All eleven teachers were present and took part in the program. The next institute in Barkley will be held at Gifford on the first Saturday in December. The Pleasant Grove school in Barkley township has organized a War Savings society known as toe Pleasant ■Grove War Savings society. Bernice Maxwiell was elected 'president, Mary Markin secretary, and their teacher, Miss Clyde Duncan, was made their general manager. On or about Dec. 31, an inventory will be taken of the holdings of War Savings stamps and Thrift Stamps by pupils -in county. A list of the names of pupils holding these war securities will then be published in the county papers. These stamps can be bought from the banks, post offices, or rural route carriers until Dec. 31. The investment is an excellent one from a business standpoint alone. The interest amounts to 4.27 per cent, due with the principal in 1923. Dec. 6 is Food Day in all the schools of the United States. Ail teachers are urged to have exercises of such a character that toe lessons of saving food for the starving millions dn Europe will be imparted. Thanksgiving was observed .at Union, Blake and Never Fail in Jordan township. *