Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 112, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 May 1920 — COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES. [ARTICLE]

COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES.

State High School Inspector E. B. Wetherow came to Jasper county last Thursday and proceeded to DeMotte via adto where lie inspected the schools and found them in such excellent condition that he gave them a commission. The domestic science department under the supervision of Miss Addie Harns served an excellent dinner on that day. The afternoon was given over to an open door program where Mr. Wetherow spoke to the school children and a number of patrons who had come.to the school for the afternoon exercises. Mr. Wetherow spoke in terms of highest commendation about the Keener township public spirited trustee, C. E. Fairchild. He found an exceptionally strong faculty in Miss Margaret Marshall, James Jones, Addie Harris and Mr. Leighley. These four teachers handle the high school work there. The grade work was of high type also. Miss Grace Knapp, Miss Margaret Delahanty and Mrs. Fred Wolf are the grade teachers in the schools. The patrons and school of DeMotte held a day of rejoicing Friday as the entire community was deeply interested in the classification that the school received at the hands of the inspector. It Was after much difficulty and inconvenience that Mr. Wetheraw could be induced to inspect the DeMotte school. But he was so highly pleased when he did get to De Motte with the general school spirit that he placed the school on a commissioned basis. This completes the schools in Jasper county. Fair Oaks and DeMotte were lifted to this standing making a total of six commissioned schools in Jasper county. It speaks in exceptionally complimentary terms about the teachers in the schools. The school is just the size of its trustee and teachers. It requires much personal sacrifice on the part of the teachers especially, to create and maintain such schools. The trustee must prize children above the dollar and the teachers must have an inspiration coupled with interest. _ Trustee Davisson of Barkley township .took his advisory board, Rhlph Johnson, John Rusk and Mr. 1 Gratner into Lake and Newton •county last Wednesday to examine .school buildings and consult aa architect at Crown Point. They were favorably impressed with the building at Roselawn in Newton county and it is very likely that Barkley will get two buildings like this Roselawn building. 7 * v 7 ' ' - • -w —a