Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 80, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 January 1918 — COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES [ARTICLE]

COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES

Prof. Ringham of Demotte resigned the principalship at Demotte to accept the superintendency of the Morocco schools in Newton county. Prof. F. P. Hickner of Wheeler, Porter county, was secured to take the position held by Prof. Ringham. Mr. Hickner is not a stranger to Jasper county. He was employed in the Wheatfield town schools as assistant in the high school six years ago. Since then he has been principal of the Wheeler except the last three months. He has been

employed at Hammond where the physical labor was more than he could stand. He decided to leave his work at Hammond and reassilme his work as a school man. Miss Pauline Pinter of Wheatfield. has resigned her position at Tefft on account of illness. She has not been strong for the last month. Her physician advised her to take hospital treatment at Fort. Wayne and resign her place at Tefft. She was an excellent teacher and the school realizes that it is losing a very capable teacher. Her place was filled by a Mr. Reeves of Converse. Mr. Reeves assumed his duties last Wednesday. Miss Katie Luther was unable to return from Corydon, where she went to spend her vacation with her parents. She has an attack of pneumonia. Miss Luther was teaching in Newton township. However, the trustee, Mr. Rush, has decided to extend the vacation for her to await developments. She might be able to resume her work next Monday. Fair Oaks School Notes The semester closing at Fait Oaks show the following results in the high school: Miss Mary Nonman and Miss Goldie Kessinger each made a grade of 9 6.2 per cent average. Mary Norman is a sophomore and Goldie Kessinger is a junior.: These were the highest averages made in the high school. The highest general average made in l the freshman class was 95.4 per cent. Gladys Hammerton holds this place. Aleece Stanley was a close second with an average of 93.4 per cent. Mary Norman holds first place in the sophomore class with the average above mentioned. Opal Hoile

holds second place with an average of 95 per cent. Goldie Kessinger leads in the junior class with the average above mentioned. Gladys Ogle made an average of 96 per cent which was within two-tenths of a per cent of the highest grade made in> the high school. The deportment grades are averaged as a regular subject. As published In. the previous issue nineteen of the twenty-nine high school pupils were able to keep a clean ‘‘lnterest and Deportment” page, hence entitled to full grade in that subject.

All teachers returned Wednesday to reopen the school. A new stove has been substituted for the dangerous one used heretofore in the high school room. New song books have been purchased so that regular instruction in music can be given the .coming' semester. Mrs. Sterrett will have charge of the music work and regular high school

credit will be given for this work the coining semester. A new high school record book will be in use before long. This record will record the work of a high cshdol pu>pil from the time each pupil enters until he withdraws.