Rensselaer Republican, Volume 13, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 February 1881 — Fair Work. [ARTICLE]

Fair Work.

Teachers, we desire to make another exhibit of our school work at the next Annual County Fair. The work done last year and put on exhibition was highly credible to both teachers and pupils. It received deserving approbation from an Appreciative public. There should have been a greater number of schools represented, and it is hoped that all this year will make it a point to prepare something for exhibition. A very scanty display of work, well executed and arranged is much morn credible than nothing. The interest evinced last year in the School Department shows that there is a desire in the public mind to know what the sehools are doing nnd can do. This I believe the schools are eager to demonstrate. The oh. ject therefore is to secure an exhibit from each school, ahd evry pupil should be represented by one or more specimens of written work.

Tne following work is suggested; Geographical Maps, Historical Maps, Grnmatical Analyses, Specimens of Penmanship and Drawing, Examination papers in Arithmetic. spelling and Geography. In fact any meriteduu.- work done by pupils as school work is solicited. Observe the following: Ist. The paper used be the schools of each township should be of uniform size ana i qusl’ty. 2nd . ' questions for examination should ' i- r. nnd comprehensive, and :l:w •, ‘i d : ir. <a<:, brunch should not exi ;’v. "> ,e j.-stion and answer >»oth to, ; '.’itrni i:y the upil I l>e pupil'** name ; :hd •I• !■' wiitteii o>i the upper right i Hand *:< rnrr of each paper. 31. Th** papers of each school should be , ai-rnug d in (*«ok form by means.of ribbon 'orp-.pvr f;-I*»t;**r.i through the left hsiiu I ifiargiti. , The rust i-uge sic.-u’ * c* iitain an index’ <ui it; alphabetical.or ter, giving the names of (be pupil.- and the page on wl.ich their work may be found. The Bec-*nd s’.. iild c o.tain a preface to the volume, the > umber of pupils i.- the cl;*-s, the averavv age the it ils, and tiie uiunuer and time of preparing the work •• i The volume thus formed should be covered with heavy ma nil la paper, with the name of the township, number of school, and name of the teachnr neatly written or printed on the outside. In the urrafig-went and binding of the work each teucher must exercise his own taste and ingenuity. The premiums offered will b<* found in the premium list to he published h> the Agricultural Association. The following regulations will be observed: Each township will form a class, and two premiums, first and second, will be awarded in each township In making awards attention will be given to the accuracy, neatness, form, time of preparation, age and number of pupils. Jt is hoped that a number of special premiums will he offered by school patrons. All work must be prepared for exhibition and deposited in the office of the Superintendent on or before July Ist, 1881. The office—which is with the County Auditor—will be open at all' times to receive work, till the date above mentioned. D. B. Nowbls, County Superintendent.

C. P. Hopkins will pay you just as much for your prod nee as you can gut in town, and will sell you groceries just as cheap us any town store. Call and settle your bills at N. W :iriit*rn. He desires to close up Ilia I. >ok- for 1880. S>» that he tn/.j t>i>j;u hh-w with the coui t:g yearMr Warner.a . ver ready to oblige Ina r» by waiting on them anti they in turn should appreciate his g lodiies* xtitio e ;tiy to recipro. the f. > .Vi>r. —T'r.v books.it F V\ . Bedford h i.* lieeu .ur;>x>d over to me for "tvi;h.>:i)>'i)t Ail persona knowing Uitinse ic* iu o» to Mr. Be Ifoid wiil j'.!' -'-e cojne forward Alt Beiiloi'Al lias been very leni-n with the rich and poor ai ke, .• >vr sbo'A y nr gr.i Hude by Ip png in l»M n*t«-d. Do so and

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C. P. WRIGHT