Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 70, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 November 1920 — COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES [ARTICLE]

COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES

A rural educational program was staged at South Marlon last Wed nesday afternoon Ths school opened the exerciser with a number of appropriate songs. Mra. Kenneth Allman, the regular music Instructor, conducted this part of the program. Mrs. M. L. Sterrett gave a short talk in which she pointed out the characteristics of a model school. Trustee Postill followed with a general talk pertaining primarily to the educational revival still progressing in Indiana. About twenty parents were present to see and hear the two-hour program. Miss Elizabeth Hebard has been employed by Trustee Postill to assist Miss Mildred Rush in the primary grades at South Marlon. Miss Hebard is a graduate of the Renssel aer high school and lives near Thayer In Newton county. The four primary grades will be divided and a partition placed In the room ready for the extra teacher next Monday. It Is very evident that another addition will need to be made to South Marion another year. Trustee Davisson, of Barkley township, a Mr. Smith of Crown Point who is the architect employed by Mr. Davisson, William Gratner, Ralph Johnson and John Rusk, the three members of the advisory board and the county superintendent spept last Wednesday afternoon at Newland and Barkley church selecting the sites for the two buildings to be erected the coming summer. Miss Sophia Hudson visited the Rensselaer schools last Friday. David Pummel visited at Logansport the same day. Jeannie Sage visited the South Marion schools last Wednesday. Most of the schools in the county dismissed Thursday and Friday for the Thanksgiving vacation. The number of cases of scarlet fever seems to be t increasing, but the people appear to* be less alarmed about it. Extreme precautions should be observed by parents and teachers if the disease is to be controlled.