Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 February 1919 — COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES. [ARTICLE]

COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES.

» The Jasper County Board of Education ruled at the February meeting that teachers used in the schools as substitutes should be paid by the trustee the same wage as the teacher for whorfn the substitute teaches. Returns from the state requests success grades for the following who took the examination last January: Martha Parker, Remington; Vernise Spencer, Monon; Minnie Waym'ire, Rensselaer: Ethel Johnson. DeMotte; Esther M. Sage, Goodland; Chas. M. Blue, Highland; Emma Hoff, Wheatfield; Elsa Marchand, Wheatfield; Mabeil Ellis, Mt. Ayr; Marie Nevill, Rensselaer; Mary Luther, Surrey; Lena Williamsoty Remington; Daza M. Brown, .Fair Oaks; Eva Lally, Tefft; Beatrice Tilton, McCoysburg; Lucy W. Harris, Mt. Ayr; Gay Makeever, Fair Oaks; Grace Knapp, Gifford; John D. Matt, Tefft; Lydia Schneider, Lowell; Argelia Best, Lowell; Grace Warnock, Remington; A. C. Campbell, Fair Oaks. - It is found that but fifteen per cent of the thirtyfour applicants are reported failures. Three of the six failures were seniors in high schools who’were writing for

their first time. A case of scarlet fever has been reported by Dr. Solt, of San Pierre, to Dr. Hemiphilll, of Rensselaer. The case occurred in the Kankakee Consolidated school at Tefft. The school has not been closed and will continue unless another case develops. Miss Pauline Pinter, of W’heatfield, died last week at her home in Wheatfield. Miss Pinter was a teacher in the Kankakee Consolidated school for two years. She was but twentytwo years old at the time of her death. Mildred Gifford, who was teaching at Banta in Hanging Grove township, has been in the Rensselear hospital with a case of influenza. She has returned to her school after, a week or more in the hospital. . : _ Mrs. Daza Brown gave an excellent _address at Fair Oaks last Thursday evening on her experiences m Alaska. She gave two-thirds of the proceeds to the school to apply on a piano recently purchased for the school. Mrs. Brown is the Latin and English teacher in the~higlr school at Fair Oaks. On Friday of last week the Seniors of the. Fair Oaks high school gave a reception in honor of the Juniors. This function was a very pleasant affair.

Taxpayer* Meet at Parr. A meeting of the taxpayers of Union township was held at Parr last Saturday to discuss the - question of extending the present school term beyond the minimum term of six months, as previously announced by Trustee Harrington. County Superintendent Sterrett was present and was chosen to preside at the meeting •'by unanimous vote. Trustee Harrington presented in a very clear an<L logical manner the exact financial status of Union township. Able speeches were delivered by Steve Brusnahan, John Alter, Joseph Norman, Mr. ... Kosta,.. ex-Trustee Hammerton, Mr. Simonds, Sol Norman, Watherine Shields, A. C. Cairipbell, and others. A vote of confidence was presented by Mr. Brusnahan and seconded by Mr. Alter that Trustee Harrington would consult Attorneys Williams, Halleck or Dunlap to discover •whether the funds necessary to extend the term another month could be legally procured. The motion met with unanimous • approval upon the first vote. requested that the motion be reconsidered and decided upon a standing vote. The motion was reconsidered and there were five who voted against school extension. This was about seven per cent of those who voted. The teachers agreed to donate two weeks teaching if the township would give a month more than the minimum. The matter was then taken under advisement by the trustee and a definite decision will be announced this week. Mr. Lesh, a member of the advisory board, was present and expressed himself as one member of Wr board” who would favor making the appropriation necessary if the funds could be obtained. Messrs. Zellars and Stevenson are the other members of the advisory board, who were not □present.