Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 218, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 September 1919 — COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES. [ARTICLE]

COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES.

Prof. John D. Matt resigned as principal of the DeMotte schools to accent the principajsMp of a school, near Chicago at a very marked increase in salary. This leaves DeMojtte without a principal. The schools will bot open In time. R. A. Conn,#rho taught at River school in Wheatfield township, was employed by Trustee Bowie to teach the Center school in that township. County Superintendent Schanlaub informed Mr. Bowie over the ’phone late Saturday that Mr. Oonn had moved from Brook to a small town in Newton county to teach there. Mr. Conn failed to notify anyone of hi# latest intentions, consequently the C enter school will ribt open with Mr. Conn as teacher, yet the trustee, county superintendent and patrons knew * nothing to the contrary until accidentally discovered at a late hour Saturday. It was only through the fairness of Mr. Schanlaub that Mr. Bowie learned^ Conn's informed Mr. Bowie hurt Thursday that she would not teach the River school for him. If he opens Monday he will do so with half his regular corps of teachers. He has been the Wheatfield high school graduates who are not licensed teachers to get someone to substitute until he can fill these vacancies. There seems to be a tremendous scarcity of teachers throughout the state this year. Gladys McGlynn and Doris Powers resigned in Milroy township at too late an hour to get regular teachers. -HrE wood naa consented to teach" lt~!J*ini»F 7 OTttt~MTr~WwH! can get a regular teacher. Queen City is without a teseher unless Mr. Wotod is able to get a substitute for that place for a while also. Mr. Pettitt, of Walker, is on the market for a teacher at the new school that is in process of construction at this time. It will be ready for use in two weeks. Mr. Harrington is short a _ high school teacher, but Mrs. Sterrett will take the place until a regular teacher is found. It requires a college graduate at Fair Oaks and the college graduates are very scarce in normal times, let alone reconstruction times. Barkley township will not open until September 15th. The query is, how many of Mr. Davisson's teachers will stand by their contracts until September 15th?