Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 May 1886 — Rensselaer School Items. [ARTICLE]

Rensselaer School Items.

Tbe grodoatiug will bo held Thursday evßning, June 3rd, in the Opera House. Prof. Reubclt will deliver an address. M. L. Spitler will deliver the address In “behalf of tbe 4 chool board and present the diplomas The Town Board will have to elect a* school trustee to succeed Dr. Washburn, whose time expires in June. The present corps of teachers have been re-elected by the Board. Misses ndl aiM Hcstejr will .spend vacation at their respective homes. Miss Pym will visit a short time in Indianapolis and then go to Richmond to attend the summer Normal. Miss Ryan will attend the Richmond Summer Normal. . - : Prof. Reubclt will spend the vacation visiting and teaching the Jasper County Normal. " Mr. I. C. Reubelt will “blow up his muscles” working on a farm, after visiting his father and brother in Kentucky. Mrs. Warren, who has had the largest number to teach, and the hardest work, will rest and recuperate, as her. health is poor. The percentage necessary to promotion to the third grammar and the high school, has been raised. The percentage of each pupil as show, en by the term examination, will be published in the next catalogue.

The enumeration of the school falls short this year 45, which will cut the tuition fund received from the state about two hundred dollars. If the assessment of pi-operty falls short, the local tuition will also be less and the months of school may be less. Parents should keep their children in school so they may be examined and promoted in regular order. The Board was called in special session to consider a violation of rules but once, so far t his year. No cases of tardiness of teachers during the year. Persons who were not regularly transferred to Rensselaer for school purposes will have to pay tuition at tire rate of oue dollar per montu, and more if the Board raises the price. The needs of the school are a new fence, a new bell and about live huudi ed dollars worth of philosophical aud chemical apparatus. If the board could sell the old school building and lot for #BOO, the price asked, the first two items could bo purchased this year. Who will buy? It is cheap as dirt The cost of fuel the present year was less than any one of the throe preceding ones. A member of the graduating class ' *'{n, possible ley one oi ms Would it not be a good idea to charge a ten cent admission fee to lire gradual ing exercises, for the bem lit of the high school library fund? %*