Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 August 1920 — COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES [ARTICLE]

COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES

(By Co. Supt Sterrett)

The regular monthly teachers’ examination for July was held in the auditorium of the high school building last Saturday. The following applicants wrote for licenses on this examination: Nina Pogue, Medaryville; Mata Hauser, Adele Gwin, Minnie Waymire, Mildred Rush, Evelyn Hauser, Rensselaer; Anna Hunslcker, Lila Delahanty, Dorothy Boyle, Wheatfield; Martha Parker, Cecile Culp, Laura, Warnock, Remington; LeNada Kay, Morocco; Walter Seegrist, Tefft; Mr. Lelghley, Demotte; Mildred Gifford, Fair Oaks; Marte Harris, Mt. Ayr. From the list of applicants named above 11 were applicants for state licenses. The township trustees are making their August settlements at this time. The following trustees have finished their reports: Grant Davisson, George Parker, Julius Huff, Charles Postill, Walter Harrington and John Bowie. These reports are made annually to the county superintendent who in turn makes a condensed report to the state superintendent. The following funds are tabulated in this report: Special school, tuition, library, bond, vocational, health and sanitation, etc. Any fund that pertains to the maintenance of the schools is included in this report, The regular Jasper county teachers’ institute will be held in the auditorium of the high school building from Monday, Aug. 80, to Friday, Sept. 3, inclusive. Professors W. H. Elson and Edwin Barlow Evans will instruct the teachers again this year. These men are strong in their lines. Prof. Elson is the author of a number of histories and a very fluent as well as interesting speaker. Prof. Evans was with the teachers last year but was not a regular instructor at that time. He talks along lines of literature. Both of these instructors intersperse their talks with ample practical pedagogy. The Victor Talking Machine Co. will send a representative to take charge of the music. A number of the trustees will talk to the teachers at various times throughout the week. State Supt. L. N. Hines has arranged to spend a part of a day with the teachers that week. Others interested in the educational affairs of Jasper county will appear on the program.

The Jasper county board of education met in regular session in the office of the county superintendent last Monday. The regular routine business of the month was attended to and attention then given to a tabulation of teachers. The following tabulation revealed vacancies in the townships as follows: Barkley, one; Carpenter, none; Gillam, none; Hanging Grove, none; Jordan, two; Keener, none; Kankakee, one high school teacher; Marion, none; Milroy, one; Newton, one; Union, two college graduates for high school; Walker, tiwo; . Wheatfield, none; Wheatfield town,’ four high school teachers. /No representative of the Remington school was present but It is understood that Remington has a full corps of teachers. No representative from the Rensselaer schools was present but it is understood that the city schools are well supplied. Two applicants received -employment from Trustee Davisson of Barkley township after a personal interview Tuesday. Trustee LeFevre of • Gillam was also fortunate in securing two teachers from Pulaski county to fill out his necessary, corps Tuesday. Trustee Fairchild of Keener reported

the following faculty for Demotte. Margaret Marshall,, principal; Lottie Porter, George Hammerton, W. F. Templin, high school; Grace Knapp, 6th and sth grades; Margaret Delahanty, 4th and 3rd grades; Charity M. Wolfe, 2nd and Ist grades. This represents the teachers who will conduct the schools in Deuwtte next year. Miss Marshall and W. F. Templin are college graduates in the high school faculty who are eligible to hold the commission for the school. Mr. H*mmerton and Miss Porter are qualified to teach in the school with the 72 weeks minimum professional training. AU of the grade teachers have had at least 36 weeks of professional training. Trustee Fairchild has a faculty qualified from every angle to meet the standards set by the stat 6 board ot education for commissioned schools in Indiana. It is' possible that another teacher will be used in the faculty to relieve the congestion in Miss Delahanty’s and Miss Knapp’s rooms. If this is done Mr. Fairchild has a properly qualified teacher in readiness to take the position. _ ’ .Trustee Duggleby of Kankakee township reported the following faculty to pilot his commissioned school through a successful year: Miss Addle Harris, principal; Miss Celia Stelfel, high school; Miss Lila Delehanty, Miss Bertha Stalbaum, grades; Miss Grace Poole, primary. The two college graduates upon whom the issuance and retention of the commission depends are Miss Harris and Miss Stelfel. Mr. Duggleby is still on the market for another high school teacher. He feels quite confident that he can employ a lady who is in her junior year in Indiana university at this time. If so then it will represent healthy school competition to one who notes the educational progress in these two northend township commissioned schools. It is rather expensive to maintain high schools nowadays but the genuine spirit of the patrons in the two north-end townships endorses the adtions of their trustees in securing strong leaders in the faculties. The schools are just the size of the teachers and these two townships have secured teachers whose qualifications are satisfactory to state officials. There need be no apologies from that angle and now the patrons have a perfect right to demand every whit of energy from these teachers to give their schools the prestige they deserve. Trustee Harrington of Union has re-employed Prof. A. C. Campbell as principal. Professor Campbell Is welcomed back to Fair Oaks by the patrons who are as much interested in the preservation of their commissioned school as the patrons of Keener and Kankakee townships. Prof. Campbell is attending Indiana university at the present time. Miss Eleanor Murphy of Indianapolis has been employed by Mr. Harrington to assist In the high school. Miss Murphy will handle the Latin In the school. Mrs. Fae Petty Brouhard Will return In the primary. Miss Esther Wiseman will also return in the Intermediate room. Mr. Harrington is making diligent effort to secure two college graduates to supplement his high school faculty. Teachers who are college graduates are very difficult to find nowadays. Most of the men and women with such qualifications are already engaged in lines of work far more remunerative than teaching.