Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 99, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 March 1918 — COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES [ARTICLE]

COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES

The Demotte schools will be without a principal again soon. Prof. Ringham resigned there at the holiday vacation to accept the superintendency of the Morocco schools in Newton county. Prof. Frank P. 'Hickner succeeded Prof. Ringham. Uncle Sam has sent for Prof. Hickner to report at Gary on or before March 18 at a salary of $1,400 per year. Prof. Hickner requested that Uncle Sam wait until the Demotte school term was completed in April. But Uncle Sam’s patriotic response was that this, was not a time to wait on school closing situations. The Demotte citizens are very sorry to lose Prof. Hickner. His work was carefully planned and his influence along school lines cheerfully followed by his teachers and patrons. The resignation is a matter -that the school patrons are viewing with exceptional concern, as the school is asking for a commission and the inspector may not reach Demotte before the resignation takes effect. It is going to be almost impossible to get a successor who holds the necessary qualifications to give the school commissioned standing.

The board of education met Monday of last week in regular session. The regular business of the board, was transacted and some new business. The following trustees were present; Davisson of Barkley, Porter of Carpenter, Stevens of Gillam, Poole of Hanging Grove, Kolhoff of Jordan, Davis of Kankakee, Keene of Wheatfield. Pupils will receive rolls of honor this year just as they did, in previous years. The eighth grade diploma examinations will be held March 16 as follows: Carpenter, at Remington school building under directions of Trustee Porter; Barkley, at Gifford and at the school taught by

Miss Grace Way mire under the direction of Trustee Davisson; Oillam, at a school selected by Trustee Stevens; Hanging Grove, at Parker under direction of Trustee Poole; Jordan, at Union school under the direction of Trustee Kolhoff; Keener, at Demotte under the directions of Trustee Fairchild; Kankakee, at Tefft under the directions of Trustee Davis; Marion, at Rensselaer under the directions of Trustee Wood and Superintendent Sterrett; Mllroy, at some school selected by Trustee Foulks; Newton, at the school taught by Katie Luther under the directions of Trustee Rush; Walker, at Walker Center under the directions of Trustee Salrin; Wheatfleld, at Wheatfield .school house under the directions of Trustee Keene; Union, at Fair Oaks under the directions of Trustee Hammerton. Any pupi.l in. Jasper county may come to Rensselaer and take the examination under the directions of Superintend

I dent Sterrett. The trustees are j volunteering their time and services to make it more convenient for the pupils of the various townships. From a legal point of view i every eighth grade applicant would ' be compelled to come to the county seat just as teachers are compelled to do to take a teachers' examination. Miss Agnes Stiers, teacher at tlie ;Mo flit t school in Union township, lias been sick for a few days. Miss Rosabelle Daugherty has been doing substitute work in that school: Mrs. Gertrude Faylor Daniels of the Aix school in Union township lias been sick for a few days and Miss Neva Harriott has been substituting •for • her.