Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 241, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 October 1920 — COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES. [ARTICLE]

COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES.

The board of education of Jasper county met in regular session in the office of the county superintendent last Monday, October 4th. The following members were present: Fairchild, of Keener; Dugglebv, of Kankakee; Pettet, of Walker LeFevre, of Gillam; Rush, of Newton; Postill, of Marion; Huff, of Jordan; 'Porter, of Carpenter. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and adopted after a few amendments were made. County Agent Mawhorter’s bill for September was examined, approved and ordered filed. The board ordered the county superintendent to give all beginning and second year teachers in the county a visiting day at such school and time as he may indicate. All teachers of more than two years’ 1 experience have the option of taking a visiting day or not as they like. The board voted one day’s pay to teachers of the rural schools who care to attend the State Teachers’ Association (October 21, 22, 23) at Indianapolis. The enrollment fee is SI.OO and tickets can be gotten from the county superintendent. The fare for teachers this year is one and one-third regular fare for round trip. The schools of Jasper county are running with exceptional smoothness this year so far. The trustees present seemed to feel vary bouyant about their schools. They seemed .to feel that campaign year was not affecting this angle of Jasper county’s work. Report cards should be in the hands of every teacher in Jasper county. Many monthly reports are already on file. The first monthly report was received from Irene Ballinger of Keener township on the Saturday The new teachers’ directory will soon be ready for distribution. ’C ...