Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 93, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 February 1920 — The WEEK'S DOINGS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The WEEK'S DOINGS

MT. AYR (From the Tribune) Chas. Penwrlght was a Fair Oaks visitor over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Shriner of Moody called on us Thursday while over to attend the Miller sale. Claude Hickman has moved to town and is living in the Hile property in the west part of town. Ed Harns went to Chicago Monday to bring home his Mitchell. He had it overhauled and repainted. Mrs Dan Lelchty was down from her home at Fair Oaks Thursday, returning home Friday afternoon. Frank Ringfhelsen and family spent last Sunday with W. R. Willitts, their old neighbors, near McCoySburg. George Delaney moved Monday to a farm west of Roselawn where he will be employed the coming year by Earl Clinton. Mrs. Clark’s mother, Mrs. Barton, and sister, Mrs. Schryver, of Rensselaer came Friday and are looking after the sick folks in that home. Vane Yoder, who has spent several months in the west, returned here 'this Week. Vane says the main topic there as here is “how high everything is.” J. H. Beasy has moved from the p/ Elijah farm to the one he bought near Parr. John Miller has moved in and will occupy the Elijah place the coming season. Mrs. Charles Shriver, who was called to Wrightsville, Va., on account of sickness and death of a relative, returned home Thursday. She contracted a cold on her trip home of a threatening nature and a physician was summoned Friday. She is improving and as we go to press is much better.

BROOK’ (From the Reporter) Chester Besse has purchased the Sharman Hess home in East Brook. Dr. Collier was in Chicago Tuesday. He was accompanied by Wm. Barton and his daughter Elsie, the latter was taken to a specialist tor an ear trouble. On Monday Mrs. John Lyons, Jr., and Mrs. Albert Othman left to join the Brook colony at Hot Springs, Ark. They will remain a month or more. Will Simonin had the little finger of his right hand crushed in the cogs of a corn shelter one day last week. It necessitated taking the finger off down in the hand. Mr. and Mrs. John Lawrence left Tuesday for Kansas, where they will visit a cousin of the lattei. They go from there to Missouri to visit a brother of Mr. Lawrence. MEDARYVILLE (From the Journal) Mrs James Stevens is quite sick. Her sister, Mrs. Meade Rayburn, has been helping care for her this week. Ruby Strantz and sisters came up from Lafayette Tuesday evening to help care for their sisters family, Mrs. Frank Llzenby, Who is sick • Lew Holt died at 4:30 Wednesday afternoon from influenza. WHolt had been sick for several (lays and in a critical condition for the pest week. He survived by five children, his widow, father-in-law, Jackson Stump; brothers and many friends. Squire Kilgore of San Pierre died last Saturday night of complications due tQ old age. iHls funeral was (held Tuesday of this week at the San Pierre Evangelical church, and (burial made in the cemetery east of Ban Pierre. He is survived by his widow and five children. Dr. Englerth of North Judson, who has been httendtog the Clark family in Rich Grove township, where the mother and two children died last week, reported last evening that two of the remaining children still (have high fever and that he did not expect them to recover. At 5:30 last Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Hugo Manning passed from this world as the result of cerebral hembrshage which came upon her early to the morning. Mrs. Manning Is survived by six children, her. husband and many friends. The funeral was held today at the M. E. church, Revs. Beisel and Sobering officiating. Burial in the White Post cemetery. Miss Davena Arrowsmith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bass Arrowsmith, was struck on the head several weeks ago with a heavy club by an unknown man, who attacked her while in the yard of a Mr. Powells, where she Is staying While attending high school in Michigan City. The attack has never been explained as Mise Davena did not know the man and he ran as soon As he had administered the blow. Everyone is at a loss for the motive of the brute. Miss Davena was recovering nicely, having re-

turned to her school work when the attending physician discovered some infection. Before this infection was gotten rid of it was doubtful as to Miss Daven’s recovery. Now, however, it is thought that she will get along nicely.

COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES The Jasper county board of education voted unanimously to fix tihe minimum wage, for class "A” teachers at |3.50 per day. The state department asks that the minimum wage be 13.92 per day. Benton county voted to pay its beginners the >3.92. It must be understood that the law fixes the minimum at $2.83. Counties are beginning to bid against each other for the inexperienced. Experienced. teadhers are seeking other fields and can hardly be gotten at the price trustees are able to pay. Undoubtedly it would, take no dreamier to Judge rather accurately who is paying the price in this underpaid profession. School trustees are bidding against themselves for more children to

teach ttie oncoming generation Its finest lessons in citisenship. With all due respect for the ability of the beginning teacher yet It seems fair to ask a plain Question: Are they qualified to do the biggest job before the American people today? - About 25 seniors from the various high schools in Jasper county took the teachers' examination Jan. 81. It Is true that none were able to pass the examination, but our grading standards must be lowered if we are to turn this biggest o t all jobs to them. Possibly it would not take a dreamer to Judge rather accurately who is paying the price when the requirements are lowered. This problem has been agitating the federal authorities to such an extent that legislation from Washington will soon be framed so that teachers can be placed on the government pay roll for a portion of their salaries so that our boys ana girls can be educated by a permanent teaching personnel rather than by those who just experiment on our young until they make good and then go on to a better paid

work. State Superintendent IHn—is using every power under (his aoutrol to awaken the slumbering vuAlic to the school situation in Indiana. Last week was teadhers’ In Indiana. Jasper county was net officially notified to put on th* campaign for public enllghtennwsxt as the county superintendent wsa unable on account of sickness tn give the matter attention. But a* this late hour the falrminded parson who reads these notes cast 'form a fair and unbiased opinkm upon the facts as herein presented. —COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT.