Rensselaer Union, Volume 11, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 September 1879 — RDUATIONAL DEPARTMENT. [ARTICLE]

RDUATIONAL DEPARTMENT.

County Board of Qduoattan. V‘’Wfi|-'V' '• tot '' 1 4r n- - The Connty Board of Eilucution Convened Rt.lhe office of the County Sdperintendcnt Monday, September Ist, at 2 o’clock p. m. Pi esent, W. H. Tyler of Keener township, I Thos. 11. Robinson of i, Gtllain, David Gray of Hanging Grove, George Stalbaum <>l Walker, Wash. Scott of Milroy, Hugh E. Coen of Newtoa, E. R. Burr of Jordan, M, p. Comer of Union, W. S. Coon of Marion and James F. Irwin ol Car The obstacles in the way of n ’ free and earnest competition of the 1 pupils and schools of Jasper c6un-t| ty nt the Fairs were fully discussed, and the evil effects of requiring an entry foe on work prepared by them tor exhibition pointed out. The sentiment of the Board finally took steps in tUc following reaolntio’, which, upon motion of Thomas H. Robiuaon, wal adopted: Jteso#»>ec«, Tlint Hie trustees of the towtifUiifei and loWiiHof J trope r couu* ty, Indiana, pay one. miliar for each of their rw»paativO*corp -rv.io is o t of their tqxMtial school fund for the purpose x»f offering plviniums or, school work to be exhibited at the Eighth Annual Fair of the Jasper* Vuuuty Agricultural Society . dn motion of David Gray, Cutler’s New Analytic Physiology was adopted for uso in the schools of -tbc county. D. B. Jjoweir pre-en ted the following, which, upon motion of James F. Irwin, was adopted. It is hereby ordered .that the tcaclierS’Tu bo^k graded, and ungraded schools of Jasper county shall report promptly at t lie close of each school mouth to the County Superintendent such items of information in cotinectiou with their schools as be may deem necessary. The subject of teachers’ was discussed at some length, after which upon motion of David Grey, adjourned. D. B. No’.vkls, President. James F. Irwin, Secretary. : After a very interesting session, the JWsper County Tcacifers’ lustiAlrte'adjourned, last Friday. Nearly all of the teachers of the cowi’ty were in attendance, and in their work throughout the week showed themselves alive to the ever idereasing demands of the state for more competent instruction. The proceedings in full will rp’pcar in this department next week. Seventy -five applications fur licenses to teach in Jasper county were filed with the Buperintedcnt last Saturday.