Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 93, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 February 1919 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

COUNTY EDUCATIONAL MOTHS The Jasper Count Board of Education ruled at the February meeting that teachers used in the schools as substitutes should be paid by the trustee the same wage as the teacher for whom the substitute teaches. Returns from the state requests success grades for the following who took the examination last January: Martha Parker, Remington; Vernise Spencer, Monon; Minnis Waymire, Rensselaer; Ethel Johnson, Remington; Ferae Rawlings, Remington; Ople Hafey, Remington; Russel C. Allen, Demotte; Esther M. Sage, Goodland; Chas. M. Blue, Highland; Emma Hoff, Wheatfield; Elsa Marchand, Wheatfield; Mabel Ellis, Mt. Ayr; Marie Nevlll, Rensselaer; Mary Luther, Suirrey; Lena Williamson, Remington; Dasa M. Brown, Fair Oaks; Eva 'Lilly, Tefft; Beatrice Tilton, McCoysburg; Lucy W. Harris, Mt. Ayr; Gay Makeever, Fair Oaks; Grace Knapp, Gifford; John D. Matt, Tefft; Lydia Schneider, Lowell; Argelia Best, Lowell; Grace Warnock, Remington; A. C. Campbell, Fair Oaks. It is found that but fifteen per cent of the thirty-four applicants are reported failures. Three of the six failures were seniors in high schools who were writing for their first time. A case of scarlet fever has been reported by Dr. Solt of San Pierre to Dr. Hemphill of Rensselaer. The case occurred in the Kankakee consolidated school at Tefft. The school has not been closed and will continue another case develops. Miss Pauline Pinter of Wheatfield died last week at her home in Wheatfield. Miss Pinter was a teacher in the Kankakee consolidated school for two years. She wag hut twenty-two years old at the time of her death. Mildred Gifford, who was teaching at Banta, in Hanging Grove township, has been In the Rensselaer hospital with a ease of the influenza. She has returned to her school after a week or more in the hospital. Mrs. Daza Brown gave an excellent address at Fair Oaks last Thursday evening on her experiences in Alaska. She gave two-thlrds of the proceeds to the school to apply on a piano recently purchased for the school. Mrs. Brown Is the Latin and English teacher In the high school at Fair Oaks. On Friday of last week the seniors of Fair Oaks high school gave a reception In honor of the juniors. This function was a very pleasant affair. 1

Taxpayers Meet at Parr ' A meeting of the taxpayers of Union township was held at Parr last Saturday to discuss the question of 'extending the present school term beyond the minimum term' pf six months as previously announced by Trustee Harrington. County Superintendent Sterrett was present and was chosen* to preside at the meeting by unanimous vote. Trustee Harrlngtpn presented in a very clear and logical manner the exact financial status of Union township. Able speeches were delivered by Steve Brusnahan, John Alter, Joseph Norman, Mr. Kosta, Extrustee Hammerton, Mr. Simonds, Sol Norman, Katherine Shields, A. C. Campbell and others. A vote of confidence was presented by Mr. Brusnahan and seconded by Mr. Alter that Trustee Harrington would consult Attorneys Williams, Halleck or Dunlap to discover whether the funds necessary to extend the- term another month could be legally procured. The motion met with unanimous approval upon the first vote. Trustee Harrington requested that the motion be reconsidered and decided upon standing vote. The motion was reconsidered and there were five who voted against school extension. This was about seven per cent of those who voted. The teachers agreed to donate two weeks’ teaching if the township would give a month more than the minimum. The matter was then taken under advisement by the trustee and a definite decision would be announced next Wednesday. Mr. Lesh, a member of the advisory board, was present and expressed himself as one member of the board who would favor making the appropriation necessary if the funds could be obtained. Messrs. Zellers and Stevenson are the other members of the advisory board who were not present.

< February 20th SALE DAY ON EMPIRE Separators * Will have expert with us for that day to demonstrate. If you are in the market fora separator it will pay you to k* on h an d on this date. ■I BL Sale at Harris’ Creamery • -M 5 *- HERATH & HARRIS