Rensselaer Republican, Volume 13, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 September 1881 — Notice to Patrons of the Rensselaer Public Schools. [ARTICLE]

Notice to Patrons of the Rensselaer Public Schools.

Owing to the very crowded condition of our schools, and the inadequacy of the present building to accommodate the pupils belonging to the school, we must request parents to send their children upon the first day of school, in order that they may secure seats, as it will be impossible to make room for all during the coming year. The following rule will be strictly enforced: Any scholar who is absent, from any cause, for two days consecutively, will forfeit his right to his seat, and will have to wait for another regular desk until one becomes unoccupied. We desire to call attention to the catalogue of the school issued this week, and which we wish to be in the hands of every family sending children to school. In this catalogue will be found the rules under which the school is governed, and it is the duty of every parent, as well as every scholar, to thoroughly understand these rules. With the hearty co-operation of the school patrons there is no reason why our schools should not be equal in efficiency to any in the state. ' R. 8. Dwiggins, ) ■ M. F. Chilcote, >• Trustees. . Ezra L. Clark, ) ’

A gentleman from Indianapolis was in the city the first of the week, looking for business rooms in which to open out in the drygoods business. As many others have been, he was turned off without much satisfaction. If there wore a dozen first-class store p’ooms to be erected here yet this fall they would be filled with tenants as soon as completed, and at good- profits to owners. Rensselaer is bound tot make one of the best business points in Northern. Indiana, and its citizens should encourage the establishment of all branches of industry. . < r ■ 1 —* l We have.received a couple commuqic '.Liens Ldely in regard to the resolution, seen to bo acted upon l>y the board oi township trustees, regulating the pay of teachers according to the grade of their licenses. Both communications are rather longer than we would care to use this week, and as they are upon Opposite, sides of the controversy we cannot be charged with showing partiality to either party if we throw both articles into the waste basket.

The unparalleled drouth still continues. Appearances of rain axe frequent, but end only in disapjxiiutnient. The oldest inhabitant hardly remembers so long a season of dry weather at this period of the year. The scarcity of water especially occasions much inconvenience in many localities, while the subject of pasture for cattle is getting to be a serious prdblem. Farmers are already giving their cattle the feed which should be reserved for winter. The Rensselaer public schools will open Monday, September 6th, and I wish to say to the patrons and pupils that I have in stock a full supply of school books, and school supplies, sticli as stationery, pens, inks, pencils, etc., jvhich I will sell at the lowest living prices. I will also exchange new readers, arithmetics, grammars, geographies and spelling books for old books of other kinds, at about one-half the regular prices. Please call and see me before buy : ng elsewhere, and you will save some money by doing so. . \

Respectfully.

E. H. THARP.

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