Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 64, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 November 1917 — COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES [ARTICLE]

COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES

The Jasper County Board of Education met Monday in the office of the county superintendent and transacted the usual business of the regular meetings. All township trustees were present, except Elwood Davis of Kankakee and Grant Davisson of Barkley. " The board voted unanimously to dismiss .the schools on Friday evening before Christmas and not convene the schools until Wednesday following 'New Year’s day. Teachers will be allow’ed compensation for Thanksgiving day but not for the Friday following. Those teachers who dismiss bn Thursday evening over until the following Monday after Thanksgiving will be required to make up for the Friday only.

The trustees discussed the road supervisor question briefly in connection with their regular business. Harvey Wood was appointed chairman of a committee to examine the road law to take effect after New Year’s and report at next meeting. The teachers are preparing for a large crowd at the north end institute, to be held at Wheatfield today. Prof. Moran of Purdue university will address the meeting in the forenoon and after. He will come to Rensselaer on the early morning train and Mr. Sterrett will take him on to Wheatfield in his machine. Mr. Sterrett was at Demotte looking after school affairs during the week-end of last week. There is an enrollment of about 160 pupils in that school. This is the third largest enrollment in the county. Rensselaer and Remington have larger enrollments than Demotte. There are seven teachers in the Demotte schools.