Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 October 1889 — SCHOOL NOTES. [ARTICLE]

SCHOOL NOTES.

Trustee McFarland, of Jordan, is teaching this year in Carpenter. J. P. Hammond has again returned to the profession and is teaching in Gillam. E. G. Warren will teach in DeMotte again this year, making his fiftlinear in that school. —There are but N t,wo teachers whose residences are outside the county, teaching in the district sefa ools this year. Jordan township schools begun their session September 30. The Gillam schools opened cn October 7, with the usual goodj;attendnnee and promise of a successful year. ■ -• 7 ■ “ ■ Ella Hanley, of Kniman, is teaching in the Monon schools. Emma, Kobinson, of Gillam, is teaching at Winanmc. Supt. Warren is on his annual rounds, visiting the schools. Teachers desiring the Reading Circle books can obtain them by Calling at the office of the County Supt. or writing him. The indications are that nearly all of the teachers will be enrolled in the circle this year. The energetic, successful, and growing teacher always has time to read good books. The failures can not afford either the time or money. S=L Trustee Greenfield of Marion has proven himself the right man in the right place. If you do not believe it observe the appearance and convenience of the school houses in his township. Eleven of the Marion township schools started Monday morning. The remaining.one will start in a week or two, as soon as the new school bouse is completed. For the first time in the history of the township the entire corps of teachers are ladies —twelve years ago the entire corps were men. e The first institutes for the year were held in Marion, Carpenter and Gillam tps., last Saturday. In Marion and Gillam the entire force were present—Carpenter not heard from. The Indiana School Book Co. is slow in filling orders. So far only four corporations have received their books and these not until the schools were in session. So far as heard from no books have been called for, and the prevailing opinion is that but few, if any, will be sold. The copy books furnished by the Bowen-Merrell Co., of Indianapolis are in the hands of the Trustees, and will go into use. The price of the books is five cents. The schools of the county are now all supplied with teachers and for the first time in many years there are twenty or more young teachers holding license, without schools. Most of them will attend school and will be the better prepared for the work next year.