Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 277, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 November 1919 — COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES. [ARTICLE]

COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES.

State High School Inspector E. B. Wetherow examined the Fair Oaks school last Friday. '“The inspector was very favorably impressed with the work done and the unusual interest manifested by the citizens of the school district through their donations of books, piano, domestic science equipment, etc., etc. This expression of interest meant a proper rural school spirit. The domestic science display, the manual training exhibit, the excellent dinner so quickly and elegantly prepared by the domestic science girls, etc., made an impression upon the distinguished visitor as was voiced in a fine address he made before the high school after the dinner. The friends of the Fair Oaks school will be properly rewarded for their heretofore personal sacrifices. Mr. Wetherow stated that he would recommend a commission for the school at the next meeting of the state board of education. This commission gives the graduates from this school the same standing as graduates are accorded from other commissioned schools in the state. Fair Oaks is now on the school may and it has gotten there by the combined efforts of patrons, teachers and pupils. No community of school workers is more pleased to learn the fruits of genuine righteous co-operation than the good school workers of Fair Oaks and vicinity. Mr. Wetherow will inspect the schools at DeMotte, Wheatfield, and Tefft within a few weeks. He will find the same sort of school forces operating with the same sort of school enthusiasm as he found at Fair Oaks. The co-operative school forces in Jasper county—, teachers, parents and pupils—de-, serve commendation in every school 1 • > • 1 ■ IL.. zirt.ini-Tr

district in the county. « . . Patrons in various communities have questioned the use many of our teachers are making of the Victrolas. They are arraigning the teachers for stimulating dancing in the schools rooms at recesses and noons. Teachers must not abuse the use of these wonderful assets of the schools. Some parents do not object to dancing but some do. It I would express saner judgment upon the part of the teacher to use the i Victrola specifically for its purpose in the school room. The dancing • should not be tolerated with an ap- ■ parent 100 per cent acquiescence of any community. # The following corporations dismissed the schools throughout on : November 11: Marion, Barkley, Newton, Hanging Grove, Jordan, . and Carpenter. All school that remained in session gave appropriate recognition by a program to commemorate this greatest of all world dates. The schools of Jasper county are to be congratulated upon tne attention they gave to “Americanization day.” These exercises stimulate the communities to increased loyalty and are a jery excellent means of measuring the true worth of a teacher as a leader in a comml teachers from the DeMotte town schools were in attendance at, the rural educational conference last Thursday. Those here were Miss Margaret Marshall, Addie Harns, Marie Nevill, James Jones, Margaret Delahanty, Grace Knapp, Chanty, : Wolff. Prof. Paul W. Ashby, of Tefft, and Prof. A. C. Campbell, of t 'Fair Oaks, were present most of the I day. Prof. Ashby was selected to■ I report for the Democrat and Republican that day. ' I Township institutes were held at McCoysburg for Hanging G™™, ** I Rensselaer for Manon and Newton, at Fair Oaks for Union, and at Center in Barkley last Saturday. Trustee Charles W. Postill, of Marion township, was elected president of the tenth congressional dis'trict to promote rural education at i

the district conference. Trustee Postill wajv unanimous choice of the nominating committee and was unanimously elected when the committee’s recommendations were referred to the general conference. Jaspr county will be the nucleus of this great movement and Mr, Postill will soon be launching a speaking program in school auditoriums where the rural folks will be stimulated through latest information presented by himself and co-speakers. What is wanted is a response by rural attendance wherever these meetings are staged by all patrons of our schools and friends of education. The first meeting has been arranged to be held in Union township at Fair Oaks on Monday afternoon, December 1. All good citizens are vary earnestly solicited to be there.