Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 254, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 October 1919 — COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES. [ARTICLE]

COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES.

The regular ’ teachers’ examination will be held at the high school auditorium next Saturday, October 25. All teachers in the county who are teaching on permits must take" this examination. The Jasper county board of education was very favorably impressed with the consolidated buildings at Tefft and DeMotte. Trustee Duggle-' by, of Kankakee township, piloted the party to Tefft and Dunn’s Bridge. Trustee Bowie, of Wheatfield, led them over northern Wheatfield township to the Cook ranch, where they were royally entertained by Mr. Cook. After dinner they were directed by Trustees Bowie and Fairchild toward DeMotte, where they inspected the new school building. The members of the board from the center and southern end of the county were very much surprised to see the great progress the north end is making in its farms and schools. Comn»ffiione» - Makeever, Welsh and Marble were in the party also. Tefft, ia proving his ability as a leader in the community work in Kankakee township. His latest success is a school paper containing interesting suggestions relative to healthy community progress. The paper is edited principally by students in the high school. Miss Zona Dillon and Miss Helen Porter, teachers at Union in Jordan township, are getting results in their rooms by soliciting their pupils to purchase thrift stamps. During the first month of school the pupils of both rooms bought $17.98 worth of these saving securities. The sales were distributed as follows: Bernard Brown, $4.24; Bernice Brown, $4.30; Oral Fenwick, $6.35; Ivan Cain, $1.30; Harold May, 64 cents; Grace Shumaker, 44 cents; Lucille Augspurger, 37 cents; Helen Shumaker, 27 cents; Francis Brown, 10 cents; Flossie Simonin, 1 cent. Other schools of the county are urged to report their work in this thrift as well as patri-

otic work. Institutes were held at Rensse- : laer, —Barkley Center, Wheatfield, Fair . Oaks and McCoysburg last Saturday. Robert Rayle is teaching the Union school in Marion township. There are twenty-five teachers who are teaching their first schools this year. They are doing remarkably well. It is not fear of failure but a desire to do well that is making success for them. A Miss Nettie B. Jordan, of Barkley township, has been procured by Jasper county to give services to promote health throughout the county. She has decided to work in our schools a part or most of her time. Miss Jordan will come to a school upon solicitation of a teacher arid give a diagnosis of any child or number of children relative to hearing, sight, tonsils, throat, adenoids, stoppage of nose, ears, etc., etc. In fact, this traveling nurse can be made the most efficient official in Jasper county if the teachers will communicate the names of their defective to Miss Nettie B. Jordan, Rensselaer, Indiana, in care of the Red Cross. On Thursday, November 13, State Supt. L. N. Hines has decided to hold a conference in the forejßon and afternoon at Rensselaer. This conference is designed to formulate a program of rural education in the tenth congressional district. Superintendent Hines has written all county superintendents and trustees in the tenth district urging them to be present at both the forenoon and afternoon sessions. This educational conference is open to all friends of education who are interested in rural education. Jasper county will be represented by the thirteen trustees and as many others as can attend a genuine educational conference. The meeting will likely <be held in the court house. If the crowd is too 'large, then other accommodations are available. A visiting day will be given to all teachers of Jasper county, regardless of experience. Most of the beginners *and several of the experienced teachers have had their visiting day already.' The entire Fair Oaks school visited at Mt. Ayr and Rensselaer last Friday. The state association -will be leld at Indianapolis October 30, 31 and November 1. Teachers are privileged to attend with two days’ pay. This is optional with the teachers. Teachers under the jurisdiction of the county superintendent can get their tickets from the .county superintendent. The fee is $1 this year.—By—paying--4he—fee- at K>me the teachers are rid of enrollng troubles at Indianapolis. The fee there is the same. Mildred Rush and Mildred Gifford gave a -joint box social last Friday evening.