Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 57, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 October 1917 — COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES [ARTICLE]

COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES

The school directory has. been printed and will be mailed to each teacher within a few days. There are 136 teachers in the county. Of this number ninety-four are under the supervision of the county superintendent. There are twenty-three njeji teachers in the entire county and 113 lady teachers. Several townships have no man on the teachers’ roll. Barkley, Newton, •lordan, Milroy and Carpenter have no men teachers. Hanging Grove township was able to get three of its five schools supplied with men. There are twenty-eight beginning teachers in the county. The general institute will be held at the Primo theater at Wheatfield on November 10. This is the second Saturday of the month. All teachers and patrons are cordially invited to attend this institute. A skilled speaker will be employed to address this institute. Miss Minnie Tinkham will ’teach a model’ lesson to primary pupils before the institute.- The Demotte senior girls will sing a song. Alex Jensen will play a violin solo. Miss Grace Poole will give a patriotic -drill with her primary pupils. Bertha Hershman will sing a solo. The school orchestra at Wheatfield will furnish several musical numbers. This promises to be a good institute to which everyone is very cordially- invited. There will be” no assessment for attending this educational meeting. Teachers from Carpenter, Milroy or from Remington, Rensselaer, etc., can attend this affair. It is open to all teachers, patrons and friends to education. A regular joint township institute was held at Tefft last Saturday The grade domestic science girls of Tefft under the direction of Miss Poole; and Miss Pinter served an excellent dinner to all the teachers, the county, superintendent and M illiam May, a teacher in Hanging Grove, who was attracted all the

way to get a good dinner. The work in this Institute was done very thoroughly. There were a few beginner's who gave excellent discussions o Y f their assigned work without the aid of many notes. The round table discussions were led by Mr. Matt. Mr. Ringham of-Demotte” acted as secretary in the absence of Mr. Lewellen, who was called away on account of sickness. The Walker township institute was held at Walker Center Saturday.: ‘Their work was done very satisfactorily. R. A. Conn, the only man teacher in Walker township, is the chairman. Mr. Sterrett has been able to visit most of the beginners. The object has been to get the twenty-eight beginners started well and this has been accomplished by the beginners getting themselves started without the aid of anyone.