Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 October 1919 — COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES [ARTICLE]

COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES

The .egular teachers’ examination will be held at the high school auditorium Saturday, Oct 25. All teachers in the county who are teaching on permits must take this examination.. The Jasper county board of education was very favorably impressed with the consolidated buildings at Tefft and Demotte. Trustee Duggleby of Kankakee township piloted the party to Tefft and Dunn’s Bridge. Trustee Bowie of Wheatfield led them over northern Wheatfield township to the Cook ranch, where they were royally entertained by Mr. Cook. After dinner they were directed by Trustees Bowie and Fairchild towards Demotte, where they inspected the new school building. The members of the board from the center and southern end of the county were very much surprised to see the great progress the north end is making in Its farms and schools. Commissioners Makeever, Welch and Marble were in this party also. Prof. Paul W. Ashby of Tefft is proving his ability as a leader in the community work in Kankakee township. His latest success is a school ipaper containing interesting suggestions relative to healthy community progress. This paper is edited principally by students in the high school. Miss Zona Dillon and Miss Helen Porter, teachers at Union In Jordan township, are getting results in their rooms by soliciting their pupils to purchase thrift stamps. During the first month of/school the pupils of both rooms bought 117.92 worth of these savings securities. The sales were distributed as follows: Bernard Brown, $4.24; Bernice Brown, $4.20; Oral Fenwick, $6.35; Ivan Cain, $1.30; Harold May, 64c; Grace Shumaker, 44c; Ductile Augspurger, 37c; Helen Shumaker, 27c; Francis Brown, 10c; Flossie Simonin, lc. Other schools of the county are urged to report their work in this thrift as well as patriotic work. Institutes were held at Rensselaer, Barkley Center, Wheatfield, Fair Oaks and McCoysburg last Saturday. Robert Rayle is teaching the Union school in Marion township. There are 25 teachers who are teaching their first schools this year. They are doing remarkably well. It is not fear of failure but desire to do well that is making success for them. Miss Nettie B. Jordan of Barkley township has been 'procured by Jasper county to give services to promote health throughout the county. She has decided to work in our schools a part or most of her time. Miss Jordan will come to a school upon solicitation of a teacher and give a diagnosis of any child or number of children relative to hearing, sight, tonsils, throat, adenoids, stoppage of nose, ears, etc. In fact, this traveling nurse can be made the most effi- ' cient official in Jasper county if the teachers will communicate the names of their defectives' to Miss Nettie B- Jordan, Rensselaer, Ind., in care of Red Cross.

On Thursday, Nov. 13, State Supt. L. N. Hines has decided to hold a conference in the forenoon and afternoon at Rensselaer. This conference is designed to formulate a program of rural education in the tenth congressional district. Supt. Hines has written all county superintendents and trustees in the tenth district urging them to he present at both ttye forenoon and afternoon sessions. This educational conference is open to all friends of education who are interested in rural education'. Jasper county will be represented by the 13 trustees and as many others as can attend a genuine educational Conference. The meeting will likely be held in the court house. If the crowd is too large then other accommodations are available. A visiting day will be given to all teachers of Jasper county regardless of experience. Most of the beginners and several of the experienced teachers have had their visiting day already. The entire Fair Oaks school visited at Mt. Ayr and Rensselaer last Friday. ,The state association meeting will be held at Indianapolis Oct. 30, 31 and Nov. 1. Teachers are privileged to attend with two days’ pay. This is optional with the teachers. Teachers under the Jurisdiction of the county superintend-

ent can get their tickets from the county superintendent. The fee is $1 this year. By paying the fee at home Che teachers are rid of enrolling troubles at Indianapolis. The fee there is th* same. Mildred Rush and Mildred .Gifford gave a joint box social last Friday night. •'*»-