Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 88, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 February 1919 — COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES [ARTICLE]

COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES

The January teachers’ examination was held at the high school auditorium last Saturday. The following teacher* took the state examination: Martha Parker, Remington; Mabel McAhren, Moody; Vernise Spencer, Monon; Minnie W«ymire, .Rensselaer; Ethel John-, stone. Remington; Feme Rawlings, Remington; Ople Hafey, Remington; Avanelfe Geier, Bernard Villinski, Zoe Jordan, Remington; R. C. Allen, Demotte; Esther Sage, Goodland; Chas. M. Blue, Highland; Freda M. Ferguson, Emma Hoff, Elsa Marshand, Wheatfield; Mabel Ellis, Mt. Ayr; Marie Nevill, Rensselaer; Mary Luther, Surrey; Jessie White, Wheatfield; Lena Williamson, Remington; Daza M. Brown, Goodland; Eva Lilly, Tefft; Beatrice Tilton, Rensselaer; Lucy W. Harris, Mt. Ayr; Lydia Schneider, Lowell, Argelia Best, Lowell; Gay Makeever, Fair Oaks; Grace Knapp, Wheatfield; John D. Matt, Tefft; A. C. Campbell, Fair Oaks. x This is the largest number of state applicants as shown by the records for years, for the month of January. Usually the largest number of applicants for the year comes in March. There were twenty-two applicants for county license. Most of these were seniors in the high schools at Remington, Rensselaer, Wheatfield and Fair Oaks. There were four applicants from the senior class at Remington; four from Rensselaer; four from Fair Oaks and three from Wheatfield. Thus ■it will be noted that there were fifteen writing on the examination for their first time. A novel answer is worthy of mention. One of the queries was, ‘‘Name the greatest living teacher in the United States.’’ One of the applicants answered, “The # greatest living teacher in the United States is Miss Mallory.”

Miss Oka Pancoast is able to resume "her work in Newton township after a three weeks sickness with the flu. Trustee Julius Huff has been very sick with the flu for over a week. -Helen Porter of Jordan is improving very nicely and will resume her work again soon. Miss Gray of Remington has been substituting for Miss Porter. Alpha Kerlin of -Gillam was brought to the hospital last week. She has a well developed case of the flu. .