LeMars Sentinel
Friday, May 23, 1930

RURAL SCHOOLS ENDING TERMS
Closing Days Are Celebrated By Scholars and Their Friends
Programs A Feature
Forty-Five To Be Recommended For State Approval

Twenty-one normal training students wrote the normal training examinations
in the LeMars high school last week. Nine of these students are prospective
teachers for the coming year.

The mothers of District No. 2, Fredonia Township, were honored guests at a
Mother's Day party given in their school Friday afternoon. Part of the
entertainment consisted of an exhibit of dollhouses made by the girls and
birdhouses made by the boys. These are to be judged by the parents at the
annual school picnic. Prizes will be given by the teacher, Mrs. Freda
Quigley.

The rural school district No. 3, Hancock Township, has made an outstanding
record in library reading during the past year. Each pupil enrolled in
schools has read approximately 30 books. These books were obtained from the
school library, from the homes in the district and from the public library
in Sioux City. The books were selected to suit the grade and need of the
individual pupil, the work being done under the direction of the teacher,
Mrs. Gertha Allen.

The Parent Teacher Association of the Ridge View and Ridge schools in Sioux
Township will give a joint program at 8:00 p.m., Tuesday evening, May 27, in
the Bethel Church. The program will consist of three one-act plays and
several musical readings will be given by the PTA members. These districts
are fortunate in having many talented people in their group. The program
will be well worth the admission of $.25 for adults and $.15 for children.
The public is cordially invited to attend.

Many of the County rural schools closed on May 16, and a large number will
close on May 23. School exhibits, programs and techniques were special
features of the last day.

County Superintendent Petersen completed the work of checking the standard
schools last week. Miss Parker, the state inspector of standard schools,
inspected the schools the last two years but was unable to come to Plymouth
County this year. Approximately 45 schools will be recommended to the State
Department for approval.

The school in district No. 4 Plymouth Township, will hold its last PTA
meeting on Friday evening, May 23. A picnic supper will be given in
conjunction with the meeting.

The Akron public school will devote Monday evening, May 26 to a special
program for its eighth grade graduates. A class of 26 pupils will be
awarded diplomas for the completion of elementary grade work.

Miss Katherine Stenger, public health nurse, visited schools in Perry,
Hancock and Sioux Townships last week.

I. W. Machamer, who has been Superintendent of schools in Gaza, Iowa, for
the past nine years, has been engaged as superintendent of the Liberty
Consolidated school for the coming year. There will be no other changes in
the superintendencies of the county, town and consolidated schools.

Portland Township has let the contract for two new rural schools. These
buildings will be in the Pleasant Hill and Tucker districts. Basement
furnaces and chemical toilets are special features of these new buildings.

Rotary Club Elects Officers

The LeMars Rotary Club at its meeting Tuesday elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: Wm. Koenig, president; F. Earl Burgess,
vice-president; E. Beachler, secretary; and Cloyd Woodke, treasurer. These
offices with the following constitute the new board of directors after July
1: R. R. Bedell, Jas. C. Gillespie, H. N. Kluckhohn, P.P. Lucke, F.A. Post.

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Mr. and Mrs. F.A.W. France, of Storm Lake, visited at the Henry Kohler home
Wednesday.

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E. A. Dalton at the first of the week for a stay of the week or 10 days at
Excelsior Springs, Missouri.

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W. A Coad has returned from a visit to San Diego at other points in
California.