Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 295, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 December 1920 — COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES. [ARTICLE]

COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES.

The Jasper county board of education met in regular session last Monday. All trustees were in' attendance except Julius Huff of Jordan township who attended the funeral of his foster mother at Francesville. The board voted unanimously to hold a county institute at the high school auditorium in Rensselaer on Saturday, Dec. 18th. This day will count for one of the regidaf“township institutes. * school will bring from one to five specimens of superior work to be exhibited at the auditorium on that day. Patrons and friends of education are. expected in large attendance. Each teacher was requested to give a cordial invitation to the parents of children represented in her school. The program for the day will be filled with speakings songs, declamations, etc., etc. \ A township educational conference will be held fori Hanging Grove township at McCoysburg on Friday night of December- |l7th at eight o’clock. A box social will follow the conference of Speaking which will last about an Uour before the boxes are sold. Trustee Parker reports that a largfe crowd of interested patrons anti young people will be in attendance. The evening’s doings is defeigned to meet the needs of elderly persons as well as young peoMe. The Union schools in Jordan township were unable t<* open last week as was announced through the notes. Trustee Hwff decided 'that another week’s quarantine would be better than to reopen the schooL Another family represented in the school took down Mate last Sunday and led to the*ctaange of orders. Patrons are again land again very urgently asked tof . safeguard the schools and families by keepings close watch over ttaeir children. The schools at KnimaL are , runmng again but the prnnfery teacher. Miss Bernice Myers, is ®n the sick list. Practically aB jof the township | schools will be closted for weeks Christmas vacation!