Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 168, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 July 1920 — BOARD OF EDUCATION GOES ON PICNIC [ARTICLE]

BOARD OF EDUCATION GOES ON PICNIC

The Jasper county board of Education held its July session a week late on account of the Fourth of July celebrations on the regular meeting date. This meeting was leld about four miles west of Rensselaer in Rush’s grove. The wives of the trustees brought well filled baskets and at the noon hour the ioard was transformed into a merry bunch of picnickers. With fine fried chicken, salads, deviled eggs, sandwiches of all kinds, cakes of numerous makes and plenty of ice cream, this merry crowd began the hiding process which lasted until two o’clock. The board went into an executive session at three o'clock and transacted the regular business of the month. County Agent Mawborter’s salary and expenses for July was read, allowed and ordered filed. Sealed bids were opened for the semi-annual grade manuscripts. The. lowest bid was made by Kiger & Co., of Indianapolis and 1000 were ordered. The transfer settlement’s were discussed and understood. A resolution was read by Mr. Postill and unanimously adopted commending the outgoing trustee Warren E. Poole of Hanging Grove township for his past participations in the board’s work. The same resolution contained a greeting to George Parker, Mr. Poole’s successor, and a welcome to. take his place in the 'board’s deliberations. Mr. Poole made a nice re--5 ponse followed by one from Mr. ’arker, both of which were well received. Some of the usual excellent after dinner speeches followed. Mr. Postill of Marion, Mr. Rush of Newton, Mr. Porter of Carpenter, Mr. Mawhorter, Mrs. Julius Huff, Mrs. M. L. Sterrett and Mrs. Burdette Porter spoke upon various phases of womens’ rights. . The speakers each gave vim and liveliness to their talks by numerous stories and jokes. The young people who sat in the crowd seemed to enjoy the speaking as well as the dinner. The women were able to get acquainted and seemed to have, one of the most enjoyable occasions of their lives. After the board adjourned the remaining ice cream that was not eaten two hours before passed into history. At five-thirty the picnic broke up and the buoyant crowd scattered to all angles of Jasper county.