Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 55, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 March 1920 — COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES. [ARTICLE]

COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES.

The Jasper County Board of Education met in regular session last Monday and transacted the regular business of the day. All trustees were present except Charles Wood of Milroy township, who has been on the sick list for a few days. The forenoon was given over to some new business, but the primary discussions centered around the minimum teachers wage for Jasper county. After a considerable discussion the matter was decided to be left open to each trustee. This will likely mean a scramble among the trustees to fill schools without much uniformity as to salary. The January session fixed the minimum for beginners in, Jasper county at $3.50 per day. The diploma examinations will be conducted in the different townships as follows: Barkley will hold examinations at Newland and Center, All eighth grade applicants from Mount Pleasant—taught by Mabel Kemper; Independence—taught by Edna Reed; Gifford — tanght by Ernest Shultz; Lewiston —taught by Mirs. Clarence Smith; and Newland—taught by Day Jordan .will take the examination at Newland. All other districts will write at Center. Carpenter will hold examination either at Remington or at some school in the west part of the township. Applicants should learn from Mr. Porter where he will hold the examination. Gil-

lam will hold examination at Gillam, taught by Mrs. Cynthia Houston Strong. Hanging -Grove will hold its examination at Banta, taught by Frances Folger. Jordan will hold examination at Egypt. Milroy will hold theirs at Banner, taught by Rosabelle Daugherty. Walker township will hold the examination at Walker Center. All townships maintaining a minimum term of eight months are excused from diploma examinations provided their pupils are promoted by the teacher in charge. This last pawvision was effected to prevent discriminations in such townships as Marion, Wheatfield, and Union. Wherever a semblance of junior high school is now existing the pupils are promoted from the schools without the conventional diploma examination. This is a partial step towards giving the ruralJbo^S^ and girls a square deal on this diploma examination subject. Any in Jasper county who is now in eighth grade can volunteer to take this examination at Rensselaer. This enables any child in Jasper county to take the examination regardless of the new situation made possible by townririps maintaining a semblance of junior high schools. The Newton townshin pupils will write in the high sch Ail auditorium

at Rensselaer. The board had planned to give a farewell dinner in honor of County Agricultural Agent Learning. Twenty-five or thirty farmers asked to affiliate in this matter. An elegant dinner was served at the Barnes restaurant to between forty or fifty persons which included twelve trustees and the farmers affiliating. After dinner the board and farmers retired to the office of the county superintendent where numerous speeches were made _in honor of their guest, who is leaving a host of friends in Jasper county. Those who spoke were: Frank Alters, Burdette Porter, Frank Welch, Joe Kolhoff, John Rush, Ed Lane, L. H. Hamilton, Russel Van Hook, George Parker, Winifred Pullin, Kenton Parkison, John Kolhoff, Alfred Duggleby, Ira Meador, Charles W. Postill, Percy Hauter, Livingstone Ross, Steve Kohley, Logan Wood, John Pettit, James Amsler and Warren Poole. The speeches were of the four minute type made by individuals during war times. They were all pointed and easily interpreted. Stewart Learning gave a closing talk that was very pleasing to the many who had-met to give him their farewell handshake. After the meeting the board reassembled to transact other business of lesser importance.