Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 72, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 December 1918 — COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES. [ARTICLE]

COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES.

The township trustees met at the home of County Superintendent Sterrett last Monday and transacted the general business of the month. The first business of the day was the salary question tabled from the November meeting and made the first work Of the meeting. After much discussion it was found that no uniformity could be gotten oh the question. Some of the trustees have already paid a few of their teachers in ful for the six weeks schools were closed. Others had local arrangements with their teachers to make up two weeks and some three. The legal phase was discussed fully and -from the correspondence from the State Board of Accounts it was found that teachers were entitled to their salaries without making the time up. This makes the child the loser. Finally a motion was made to leave the matter to each trustee and his respective teachers. If the teachers, for the sake of the child, do extra teaching, then it is an assurance that the teacher is in the work for the good rather than the money. However, the trustee will pay in full, leaving the making up to the teacher. This is the situation in Rensselaer city, Remington town and Wheatfield town. Consequently the rural teachers stand upon the same footing as the cities and towns of Jasper county on this proposition. The motion was carried unanimously. The food administration urges that teachers who treat at Christmas time should not include candy in the treating. This is done to save the sugar. Prof. John D. Matt, who is principal of the Kankakee township schools, reports that there are three War Savings societies in his school. The largest comprises the high school and seventh and eighth grades. This society is called the “Thrifty Savers War Savings Society.” They have a charter membership of twenty-one, the pupils owning a total of $684 maturity value in bonds and stamps. The intermediate room organized under the name of “Uncle Sam’s Helpers War Saving Society.” This organization has a membership of sixteen pupils who own $298.75 in bonds and stamps. The little folks have an organization called “The Primary War

Savings Society.” There are twelve members in this society whose savings aggregate $96.50. Officers were elected in each society. William Fitzgerald was elected president of the upper organization and Katherine Shepard is secretary. Wilma Neier was chosen president of the second organization and Vaughn Peregrine secretary. The teacher, Miss Grace Poole, was selected president of the primary society with Melissia Sands as secretary. It will be noted that the Tefft schools have an aggregate holding in War Savings securities of $1,079.25 on Dec. 3. They are now busily competing for a patriotic showing in the purchase of War Savings and Thrift Stamps. All of the schools in the county are giving special attention to this now. The Wheatfield town schools are still closed on account of the “flu.” It seems to be spreading with each new report from this vicinity. The mumps are raging in the Fair Oaks school among the primary pupils especially. There are more than seventeen cases in the primary alone. Mrs. Brown took her little daughter to her home last Monday scik with an attack of tonsilitis. However, the little girl is maging a quick recovery and will be back in school in a few days. The entire school is shrouded in gloom on account of the sudden death of Mrs. Allen. School was closed Wednesday afternoon for the funeral. The school and teachers lose one of their warmest friends in Mrs. Allen’s death.