Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 98, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 March 1919 — COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES [ARTICLE]

COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES

The Jasper County Board of Education met in regular session Monday, March 3, with the following members present: Porter of Carpenter, Lafever of Gillam, Poole of Hanging Grove, Hutt of Jordan, Uuiggleby of Kankakee, Fairchild of Keener, Postill of Marion, Rush of Newtoto, Harrington of Union, Pettit of Walker, Bowie of Wheatfield. The absentees were Davisson of Barkley and Wood of Milroy. The Milroy trustee, Mr. Wood, was in Rensselaer before the board met and transacted the necessary business of the day. Each trustee present. Including Mr. Wood of Milroy, decided to hold the eighth grade diploma examination for March in this respective township. Mr. Davisson, of Barkley was absent and has not made arrangements at this time, but he will likely hold an examination at two points since his township has 26 applicants this month. The following is the decisions reached by each trustee as to place of holding this examination March 15: Carpenter at Remington, Gillam at Center, Jordan at Never Fail, Hanging Grove at Parker or McCoysburg (not definitely decided), Kankakee at Tefft, Keener at Demotte, Marion at Rensselaer, Milroy at Center, Newton at Blue Grass, Union, at Fair Oaks, Walker at Walker Center, Wheatfield at Wheatfield.

A genuine school spirit prevails at Fair Oaks among the teachers and patrons. The high school there *is asking for a commission this year. To. obtain a commission certain requirements are necessary as to equipment. The people are responding to the needs by donations and sacrifices far beyond the ordinary. A few of the many reported are a» follows: Joseph Winslow, fa. 31-volume set of encyclopedias of a reliable standard; Mrs. Brouhard, four volumes; Mrs. N. A. McKay, ten volumes; Elsie Zellers, one volume; Lural Anderson, six volumes; Mrs. Harry Rea, six volumes; Mrs. Abell, one volume; Chas. Warra/n, seven volumes; Florence McKay, three volumes. There were donations to the oomestic science equipment made by Mrs. Gilmore, Mrs). Sterrett, Mrs. Kessenger and Mrs. Gundy. On Thursday, March 4 6, the ladies of that community .gave a supper for the benefit of the piano fund.