Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 81, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 January 1919 — COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES [ARTICLE]

COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES

William May of near Wolcott and a teacher at Fair Oaks last year, U located ,at Norfolk, Virginia, at the prcseht. He joined the na,vy and expected to go abroad, but the armistice has blighted his hopes. » Two of the teachers in Jasper county have changed* their names during the last month. Margaret Pettit, daughter of Trustee Pettit of Walker township, has been teaching for Trustee Poole in Hanging Grove township. She has changed her name te Margaret Pettit Hershman. Irene McAleer, teacher at Queen City in Milroy township, has changed her name to Irene McAleer Beaver. Both of these teachers will complete their terms with their new names signed to their monthly reports. Trustee Poole opened the McCoysburg school Monday. This school has 'been closed for more than two weeks on account of the flu. Miss Beatrice Tilton is teaching the McCoysburg school. AU other schools in Hanging Grove township are and have been running. Pleasant Grove in Barkley has been closed for more than a week opened again' Monday. Miss Day Jordan of the Newland schools is reported sick with the Influenza. Mips Lucy Rutledge took the train at Rensselaer for Rosejawn where shells teaching. Miss Rutledge tatight the Canada school in Barkley township last year. Township institutes were held in Wheatfield and Gillam townships last Saturday.. Virgie schools opened one day last week after a forced vacation

of several weeks. It was then, closed again for another week or so. Mrs. Brown has been out of school a week on account of tho Influenza. She was t inching In the high school at Fair Oaks. Fair Oak& high school basket ball team was defeated at Goodland by the Goodland high school team, last Saturday night. Wheatfield/ was defeated at Medaryville by the Medaryville high school basket ball team on Christinas eve. The following schools in Jasper county are afiklng for commission* and renewals this year: Fair Oaks, Wheatfield, Tefft, and DemottoMr. Williams, the state high school Inspector, will be in Jasper county before spring.