Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 305, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 December 1918 — COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES. [ARTICLE]

COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES.

The influenza situation has made slight improvement during the last week. Several schools opened Monday after a second forced dosing. Many schools extended the vacation so that the epidemic could spend itself during that period. Pleasant Grove, Independence and Gifford are still closed in Barkley township. Mirs Nellie Johnstone, who has been teaching at Independence in Barkley, been very sick. She will not be able to resume her work for a week yet at least. Miss Dorothy Boyle, who has been teaching at Center in Wheatfield township, has been reported sick with the influenza. Miss Mildred Rush, teacher at Center in Barkley township, has been sick with influenza at home of her parents in Newton township. Irene McAleer, teacher at Queen City in Milroy township, reopened that school Monday. Esther Sage, 1 of the Union school in Jordan, is still unable to get into the work. Mies Zona Dillon has been attempting to teach the eighth grade during the enforced closing of the Union school but has been compelled to dispense with tins much work how. Miss Lural Anderson, of Fair Oaks, is progressing very nicely with her case of the flu. She is staying at the Abell home in Fair Oaks. Cecile Jdrdan, of the Parr school, is able to resume her teaching. Elizabeth Yeoman reopened the Aix •school in Union Monday. A Mr. Allen has been secured to teach the remainng porton of the term at DeMotte. Mr. Llewellyn resigned there last week. Miss Frances Davis, Of DeMotte, has been substituting at the Gleason school in Keener township until a regularly licensed teacher could be gottepySEarl FouUa, of Milroy, has been substituting m Barkley township for a week or so. Schools reopened at Fair Oaks Mon-day.—-Institute was held at Fair Oaks lastxJSaturday. The fourth township institute in Jordan met at Egypt with a\full attendance. Mass Dot Porter and Miss Ada Huff, of Marion township, attended the entire session. Trustee Kolhoff and son were present also. The next Jordan township institute win 'be held at Blake on January 11. The teachers and trustees are being burdened and embarrassed with the oily tongued book sellers. This is the season of all seasons and the year of all years when they fatten upon the weaknesses of tjhe bashful teacher. The beginning teaehera are the special prey of these cunning talkers. Teachers are recommended to develop enough home-made stamina to get rid of these pests. They will trouble the teacher as long as there is a prospect of making a forced sale. When one of these solicitors appears at your school wearing one of those vast substantial smiles and a goody goody grin kindly direct ham or her down the road towards Rensselaer and to your County Superintendent. It is likely that the book agent will be in an adjoining county when heard 0 The next meeting of the County Board of Education occurs next Monday. This will be the first meeting of the new board.