Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 102, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 September 1909 — Most of the County Schools Will Begin Monday, Sept. 13th. [ARTICLE]

Most of the County Schools Will Begin Monday, Sept. 13th.

The schools of the county with the exception of Wheatfleld town and Union and Wheatfleld townships will be open next Monday, Sept. 13th. Wheatfleld town and township will open the following Monday, Sept. 20, and Union township will open Monday, Sept. 27th. The delay in Union is made on account of the pickle picking industry which employes a number of children of school age. Teachers have been supplied for all but one school, for which the trustee and superintendent are hoping to secure a male teacher. The name of the school is not made public, but- the masculine teacher is required because of the needs of discipline. Miss Alys Hess, of Hammond, was here Wednesday and arranged for a school in Wheatfleld township. The preliminary institutes will be held this week. Wheatfleld, Walker, Kankakee and Keener toyrnships will be held at Wheatfleld Friday morning at 10:30, when all the teachers,are expected to meet the superintendent and trustees and get instructions for starting. The Barkley, Marion, Newton and Jordan township institute will be held in Rensselaer Saturday at 10:30, and a full attendance of teachers and trustees is expected. The other townships have already held their institutes. Morgan L. Sterrett, who four years ago was an instructor in the Rensselaer schools, will be the principal at Wheatfleld. He was a Rensselaer visitor Wednesday. He has completed the course at Bloomington since leaving here and has also been married. Mrs. Sterrett will also teach in the Wheatfleld schools.