Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 55, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 October 1917 — COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES [ARTICLE]

COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES

The schools in Jasper county are running along' very, smoothly at the present time. Teachers and patrons realize the importance of co-opera-tip n for the good of the children. To secure this the teacher has learned to visit the patron and the patron has learned to visit the school. Their acquaintance with each other is now bringing" results as it takes a few weeks for each to learn to know the other. The trustees are very serviceable as a sort of go-between for the teacher, and parent. Parents will register complaints to the trustee ■and county superintendent which they will shyly avoid presenting directly to the teacher. Teachers should avail themselves of these indirect ways of ‘ testing the community’s estimate of her work. She can Consult the trustee occasionally and the county superintendent once in a great while. They jmay have learned from some indirect avenue something that will be helpful to her. The .wide-awake teacher usually keeps herself informed so that she can render efficient service to her community. The teacher "who regards the community as her servant is making a serious teaching error. The fact is that she is the servant. of the community and as such , must discover the community needs and administer to them. The teachers’ are doing some very good work in their various township institutes. Last Saturday the Carpenter township institute was held in Mr. Porter’s office at Remington. All teachers and the trus-

tee was present. The Gillam institute was held at the West Vernon school house where Mrs. Bess Hullihan teaches. Janies Stevens was present during the forenoon session. Mrs. Hullihan .took all of the teachers and the county, superintendent to her home where a fine chicken dinner had been prepared. One of the most commendable features of the institute work is the fact that the work is done extempore. The paper-reading habit has been so completely discouraged that not an evidence of a reversion has as yet appeared. The north end general institute will be held at Wheatfield Saturday, November 10. Gillam voted to attend the center general insittute to be held Saturday, December 15. Teachers will be permitted to attend all of these general institutes. The date for the south end institute has not been fixed. A regular township institute will be substituted for one of these general .institutes. Teachers of all angles of the county are cordially invited to' attend the one to be held at. Wheatfield on November 10. Walker, Keener, Kankakee, Wheatfield townships and the town of Wheatfield are required to attend this institute. The monthly report cards have arrived. Get them at the county superintendent’s, office any time. Read and teach "the food conservation lessons given out from the national government. Watch the newspapers of the county for notes from now on.