Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 285, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 November 1919 — COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES. [ARTICLE]

COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES.

The Red Cross nurse, Miss Nettie B. Jordan, gave an inspection of the Fair Oaks school last Thursday and Friday. It is surprising at the number of defects that are handicapping our children in the schools. Children who have swollen tonsils, enlarged glands, bad teeth, adenoids, throat trouble, etc., et., have reduced vitalities and are susceptible to disease. They are unable to do the school tasks in the proper manner. This movement to apprise the parents of children’s defects should meet the approval of every wideawek apa rent in Jasper county. Jasper county is among a very few counties in Indiana that have Red Cross nurses. It will be within the time of us new when regularly licensed nurses will draw public pay and the instructions of such nurses

will mandatory rather than advisory. The Red Cross nurses are breaking the way for this eventual thing. The first Jasper county rural conference will be held at Fair Oaks on Monday, December 1, at 1 p. m., in the high school auditorium. The board of education will convene at Fair Oaks instead of at Rensselaer. A large crowd of enthusiastic school | people will be present that afternoon. A number of speeches from citizens of Union township and the county will be made. The school will furnish a few numbers. Community singing of appropriate songs will also give variety to this afternoon program. Thanksgiving vacation will be* this week. Schools are dismissing for Thursday and Friday following. It is hoped that all schools will con- j duct fitting programs in memory of j the things for which we are grateful' this year. It would be exceptionally i appropriate for teachers to read DickenS* Christmas Carol to the pu-j pils during the next two weeks.! Most- all pupils of all grades can' get enough of the story to make tnem appreciate Christmas holidays. Iva Poole's school at Blue Grass, j in Newton township, was closed for' three days last week on account of scarlet fever. Parents are urged to j keep a close watch upon their chil- i dren to avoid dangerous complies- ! tions coming from the rather mild t form that prevails in a number of i communities. 1