Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 January 1919 — COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES. [ARTICLE]

COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES.

William May, of near Wolcott, and a teacher at Fair Oaks last year, is located at Norfolk, Virginia, at the present. He has joined the navy and expected th go abroad, but the armistice has blighted his hopes. Two of the teachers in Jasper county have changed their names during the last month. Margaret Pettet, daughter of Trustee Pettet, of Walker township, has been teaching for Trustee Poole in Hanging Grove township. She has changed her name to Margaret Pettet Hershman. Irene McAleer, teacher at Queen City in ; Milroy township, has changed her! name to Irene McAleer Beaver. Both : of these teachers will complete their : terms wit’ htheir new names signed! to their monthly reports. ■ Trustee Poole will open Me-J This ‘ school has been closed for more than two weeks on account of the flu. Miss Beatrice Tilton is teaching the McCoysburg school. All other schools in Hanging Grove township are and have bee nrunning. Pleasant Grove in Barkley has been closed for more than a week but will open again on Monday, Jan. 13. Miss Day Jordan, of the Newland schools, is reported sick with the influenza. Miss Lucy Rutledge took the train at Rensselaer for Rose Lawn, where . she is teaching. Miss Rutledge taught the Canada school in Barkley township last year. Township institutes were held in Wheatfield and Gillam townships last Saturday. Virgie schools opened one da ylast week after a forced vacation of several weeks. It was then closed again for another week or so. Mrs. Brown ihas been out of school a week on account of the nfluenza. .She was teaching in the high school at Fair Oaks. Fair Oaks high school basket ball team were defeated at jGoodladn by the Goodland high school team last Saturday night. Wheat-, field was defeated at Medaryville by the Medaryville high school basket ball team on Christmas eve. The following schools in Jasper county are asking for commissions and renewals this year: Fair Oaks, Wheatfield, Tefft and DeMotte. Mr. Williams, the state high school inspector, will be in Jasper county before spring.