Rensselaer Union, Volume 11, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 April 1879 — Rensselaer Public Schools. [ARTICLE]

Rensselaer Public Schools.

Report of the Rensselaer publicschools for the seventh month ending March 28th, 1879: —W hole number enrolled 222. AvefSgedaily attendance 199. Per cent, of attendance 90, of punctuality 100, of conduct 91, of study 98. Number ot pupils strictly punctual 139; number of uupils whoobserved rules for conduct 137; number of pupils who observed rules lor study, 2l)o. Number of excuses accepted bv teachers 134; number of excuses accepted by superintendent 19; total 153. The pupils whose record rs 3, are as follows: Primary A.—Cora Adams, Cora Catt, Gertie ltebecca Fendig, Warner Grant, Albert Hutson, lieitie Kepner, David Miller, Floyd Robinson, Annie WebberandMaud Baylor.—ll. Primary B.—Afcy Bass, Amzie Beck, Lee Catt, Charles Daugherty, llarry Duvall, Eddie Duvall, Birdie Hammond, Lucy Haley, Inez Hutson, John Ilalloran, Mary Halloran, Nellie Kelley, George Moss, Charlie Platt, Davie Plait, Mary Spider, Birdie Spider, Walter Willey, Bion Zimmerman and Roily Grant.—2l. Intermediate Department.— Mary Beck and Callie Beck.—2. Grammar DEPARTMBnf. —Etta Spitler, Louisa Platt, Til lie Fehdig, Anna Sigler, Myrta Ilynkle, Mary Healey, Hattie Hopkins, Henry Smith, Hope Miller, Valentine Seib, Fred Chilcote, Oliver Rhoades, Joseph Eigleabach, Isaac Porter and John Healey.—ls. Hi<inScnooL.-Blancho Boroughs, Arilla Cotton, Huldu J. Miller, Lola Moss, Ella Osborne, Emma Rhoades,-Clara May Reeve, Ora Tlompgon, Louis Hollingsworth, Delos Thompson, Lillie Alter, Clara Adams, Celia Lulu Hammond; Alice Irwin, Minnie Phillips, Eller. Robinson, Nellie Spitler, Homer Hopkins, James Erwin and Robert Paris.—22. There is but one more month ot school. It is desired that no pupil will drop out but continue to the close of school. This month with its reviews, examinations and promotion sis more iinp or tan t than any preceding one. Injorder that each pupil may be promoted and dontinue with his class uekt year it is necessary that they should attend these final examinations. ' *■ ' _ To Correspondents. —All communications of whatever character must .be in the office on Monday to insure publication in these columns of that week.

Town Marshal. —Charles PUti is said to be willing lo wrkwr<k*d receipts, clean street crossing* M# repair sidewalks for tbsf peopW of Rensselaer for the enauing y n/ t tnr consideration of the etnolumWkW accruing to the office of towii f tott' fthal. Some saf that he will *i»o furnish the' requisite quantity of axle-grcese to Jcoep the wind-wheel of the public pump moving, frewof extra charge. Who bids higher? Marble Playino Loini»-*A somewhat severe, though merited criticism upon the nuvsanoe of marble-playing npon the side-' walks to their obstrtfctiofa-hae been handed into this office for p«bH#»* lion. It is suggested that she toWff marshal, if he hns authority, proceed to abate what is almost intolerable to pedestrians, especially la the weaker sex who are net in the habit of wearing India rubber hip boots, and to whom it is therefore rather disagreeable to wad* iota the mirey Streets. Crystal Wedding. — On Tuetf- r day evening lasi the members of the Ladies Orchestra Band •or-' prised Judge Hammond and wife with a party and presents in commemoration of the fifteenth anni- r versary of their weddinjj day/ Those who contributed te iher presents were: Mrs. Thomas J» McCoy, Miss Mattie McCoy, MissMaggie Cowdin, Mias Rachel Bass* Miss Nellie SpitlCf, Misa Loral Hopkins, Miss Fio Thompson,Mis* Ora Thompson, Mist Lulu Haul' mond and Mr. John Ift Borough*/ The presentation speech was made by Mrs. Thomas J. McCoy which was responded to by Mrs. Ham-' mond in a happy vein. A neat cob lation was spread, after which mnsio and dancing weie indulged in to a reasonable late hour. The New York, Pennsylvania & Chicago Railroad company ia said to, be negotiating for the purchase of several short roads in Ohio and eastern Indiana, with a view to building a narrow-gauge road from New York to Chicago, with branches to Toledo and St. Louis# Asa means of creating competition and breaking the aggressive Pennsylvania company’s monopoly, under the management of Mr. Thomas Scott, it is hoped the scheme majf be successful.— Prairu-Farmtr.

A sweet scented political nondescript who into the state senate under the non de plume of the “national party,” whatever that is, found himself holding the balance of power on the districting bills/ He vetoed every one Which cams from the house and all other political measures ontll Ife was bought up by having the privilege of dismeting the state to suit himsel t T just to show ift A* he happened to be more prejudiced against the republican party than the democratic, we gat the benefit of hisdonbts. On what a slender thread hang almighty things!— Soulh Bend Herald (Dm.). The legislature has passed, and Gov. Williams has signed the state house bill, and the contractors announce they will resume work vyithin two weeks if the weather is propitious. The bill provide# for a tax levy of two oents on each SIOO in each of the years 1870 and 1880, and appropriates from the general fund $200,000 for use during the present year, SIOO,OOO payable before May 1, and SIOO,OOO before September 1, and for the year 1880, SIOO,OOO. It prohibits . any officer from borrowing money on the credit of the state except through the governor, the auditor and treasurer of state, who shall have power to borrow money on a credit of the state for paying any existing loans as such loans may fall due. These loans amount to $910,000, and are called “the temporary loans.” —Huntington Herald. We wish to remind township trustees of the approaching summer schools, when the little girle and boys of the county will gather to learn the rudiments of education while their big brothers and sister* are helping the old folks at hopte. Such schools offer a legitimate and proper field for female teachers. It is a sphere they are by nature and qualification peculiarly adapted to fill. Let the young women cultivate this field, while the young men are cultivating corn. Every one to their proper calling. A woman takes to little children as naturally as a duck takes to water , A man don’t. A little ohild iwWS"»vr frightened at a woman, whil* they are always timid in the preseUee ot strange men. And then the avocations of lift are few to womenWhat few there are, men are disposed to crowd them out. The teaching of little ohildren in Ottr summer school* belongs to the girt*Give them a chanee.-T&wf* Draw