Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 January 1919 — COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES. [ARTICLE]

COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES.

The January teachers’ examination was held at the high school auditorium last Saturday.— Thefollowmg -teachers took the state examination: Martha Parker, Remington; Mabel McAhern, Moody; Vernice Spencer, Monon; Minnie Waymire,"Rensselaer;. Ethel Johnston, Remington; Feme Rawlings, Remington; Ople Hafey, Remington; Avanelle Geier, Remington; Bernard Villinski, Remington; Zoe Jordan, Remington; R. C. Allen, DeMotte; Esther Sage, Goodland; C. M. Blue, Highland; Freda M. Ferguson, Emma Hoff, Elsie Marchand, Wheatfield; Mabel Ellis, Mt. Ayr; Marie Nevill, Rensselaer; Mary Luther, Surrey; Jessie White, Wheatfield; Lena Williamson, Remington; Daza M:Brown;Goodiand;Eva'Lfl]'y,Tefff; Beatrice Tilton, Rensselaer; Lucy W. Harris, Mt. Ayr; Lydia Schneider, Loweh; Argelia Best, Lowell; Gay Makeever, Fair Oaks; Grace Knapp, Wheatfield; John D. Matt, Tefft; A. [ C. Campbell, Fair Oaks. 1 ThisJ.s the,-largest number of state "applicants as shown by the records for years, for the month of January. Usually the largest number of applicants for the year comes in March. There were twenty-two applicants for . county licenses. Most of these were seniors in the high schools at Remington, Rensselaer, Wheatfield and Fair Oaks. There were four applicants from the senior class at Remr. ington; four from Rensselaer; four from Fair Oaks and three from Wheatfield. Thus it will be noted that there were fifteen writing on the examination for their first time. . A novel answer is worthy of mention. One of the queries was “Name the greatest living teacher in the United States.” One of the applicants answered, “The greatest living teacher in the United States is Miss Mallory.” Miss Oka Pancoast is able to resume her work in Newton township after a three'weeks’ sickness with the flu. Trustee Julius Huff has been very sick wit hthe flu for over a week. Helen Porter, of Jordan, is improving very nicely and will resume her work again soon. MisS Gray, of Remington, has been substituting for Miss Porter. Alpha Kerlin, of Gillam, was brought to the hospital last week. She has a well developed case of the flu. -7 —— —— "