Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 291, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 December 1920 — COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES. [ARTICLE]

COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES.

An educational conference will be held at McCoysburg on Friday night, December 17th. A school entertainment will either precede or supplement the speaking program. Miss Beatrice Tilton is the teacher in charge of this portion of the even--8 Duggleby of Kankakee, Rush of Newton, Fairchild of Keener, Huff of Jordan, Parker of Hanging Grove, Bowie of Wheatfield, Harrington of Union, Davisson of Barkley and Postill o's Mhrion, were callers at the office of the county superintendent last week. Miss Marie Harris, teacher at the Powell school ’in Newton township, gave an interesting better schools program in her school last Friday afternoon. Several patrons manifested their interest in the school by their presence. Trustee Rush gave a talk that was pointed wherein he emphasized the importance of school sentiment. Supt. C. R. Dean of the Rensselaer schools was present and gave a reminiscent talk wherein he divulged that fifteen years ago he taught his first term in the Powell school. The speaking was interspersed with school numbers wherein they sang songs, gave declamations, read interesting better schools papers and recited the popular slogans now released among school children of rural schools. A Thanksgiving and better schools program was prepared by Mm. A. FHuntington of the Oak Grove school in Walker township but was postponed. on account of the scarlet fever and whooping cough epidemics. Supt. L. D. Baker of the Remington schools has also been unable to put on a program on account of an epidemic of diphtheria. The Union school in Jordon township reopened Monday after a two ’weeks’ closing on account of scarlet fever. There seems to be several cases of scarlet feyer in that community yet. The Kniman schools are open again after a week of quarantine. Parents are urged to acquaint themselves with the symptoms of this disease so as to detect it early in their own children. Sore throats, headaches, constipation, lifelessness, cold in head, flushed chilling and reacted warmth are a few of the symptoms mentioned by the state board of health.