The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-01-02
CORRESPONDENCE.


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MR8RY CmB19TMA0.
| Ner1y Ck,ist.ss sf avrseus School Heus-Deelana
hons. Reeisais and Disosses by he Chadrea-Grades o
TIE SeAool-Preaessisg CArssas Glts xia Addresses b
Pupil 20 thsv former TsseA9 Niss Lssvs Hsrns-Ap
| proprste reply By Ms Hs.s-Ckrist~as Dsaa. wid
The CAIdren and Pss.s seesksr-Dississt;ss g GVt
and Pnses 70 Pspz' from ChIAass r'se. etc.
Perhaps more happy gathering enjoyed anywhrrs
in Kansas than had by the childrea, parents and
friends Who convened Christmas day. at Syr.cuss
school house. in Duiphau County Good order prevailed
and the pupils all wide awake. al that could
be seen. .nd each to do well their part.
First the greeting and welcome, by little Alice Jo
Archer-shr-e and .haf years old-I wish you su
. merry, merry Christmas, snd happy New Year,
| Il am very young but what Of thati
And you don't Know What can do,
Until yoa see me try.
| cannot tell you all know
guess LII not tell kaV;
For IL should. I'm very sure
| You'd only sit and laugh
| This introduction %. % w.n given to put all
present in the best paibe humor. Next came Willie
Johns With smiling face and sparkling eyes; and next
Elizabeth Orrm who the sweet sing VI the bird
Their came to my window one corning IN Spring.
S~nso
which used to be sung % surry tn lullaby by her
departed mother.
Favorable mention should he made Of several girls who
remarkably we'll r the time and opportanity they had
in PREPARATION for heis rcsls Of poetry Among these
Belle Archer Rsbeccs Orrm, Ella May Moll- Mole
Webb. Anna Maria Fy Hattie Bitper. sallie L. smith Il
."os,, Ciara l. Fry, isis Eyiar Maggie AcCue. Maggie
johnson, and Jennie Arcbse.
The boys in their rscissis OF poetry and declsmstons
ALI
Of Freddie Webb. Earnest Kaufman, John S. Smith, Milo
Spencer George Biiner John Smith, William L Cutler.
John Burns. and wm. d. HinchcliG.
very pretty dialogue from the school Festival"
well recit-d--How to look pretty" By Hattie Bitner
Mollie Webb and Anna Maria Fry Then Of the
NJ B. G. Slade Of Fall River Mass entitled The King
Supper found a. in the school Festival which
well rendered by SaHe L. Smith, Jennie Eylar Maggie
McCue, and Clara l. Fry.
This school is divided into three graes accorn: ad
Of pupils in Arithmetic Geography and Gr.m-
not cassed by reading and spelling alone The low
est grade practice in making 6snres snd easy mental
-rcises in Fslters Illustrated First Lessons Numbers
commencing they read toerably well in the
New American First Reader" and spell in New Amer
Primary Sprller Printing spelling lessons from
Reader and Speller and making figures from Arithmetic
states ard black boar daily exercises Also two
test words in spelling and review Of former words each
day. This is continued the pupil advances the Sec
ond and Third Reai- with the Primary Surllrr of the
same series continse; thus making the third grade
After this the pvuil when fully prrpare \, advanced
to F-lters New Primary Arithmetic fully Iustrat-d
with slate and blackboard exercises and a sufficient
amount Of Mental Arithmetic included in the
carrying the pupil through the principles and practice Of
Addition, Subtraction. Multiplication Division United
States money and tables Of compound number Also now
taking 'Guyots Elementary Geography" New American
Fourth Reader and New Prunoupcip, Su.l.r- p.,
manship i'm co,v u.,l. 4. povr pr,c,;c.a ,br.. , .
Compo.ition and letter writing ouc. . xe.t rb; m.t
the ipt.rmedi,t. or sscoua Grade N,t n.r fn ,,.-,
rrur all the stp,I;.. .f IN. ..c,,d ,,,,,. ,, , :,
vances to -F~ter,. New Practical Ari,m,t;c - r.r,
valuable ookal,o ..;uvot,. Iu,emr,i,,. 1:.o,r,,,:
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Fifth Reader .,,,;,r;,. ,, ,,r.,.;, =. NJ, ~
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and addrrss+. rh. make, the Fir, (;r.dc :. n,
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In the reading books are frequent general exercises
Determinations and recitas once week by all pup, of the
scbo,l Review ev.ry rr;l.r IN. ls...r.,r a., -, 49,,
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~ ~, , eSe 10, '"r common school there should
State and Constitution If the State United States History
and Constitution; Physical Geography and Geology Nat
urnl History and Philosophy; Elementary Bntany; Book
Keeping .sa ASsSra; skins ,im,,-s aud one rradr
more ''' s'""'
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Aeeoriihg ." thc three grades In the school, three
Christmas Gifts had found fr the former Teacher
Mia, Laura r. Herpe p,vr ,.,.h;,, ;r e., r., -,
"r :" "e ir''s P""he
seho"s-ahd VINO was present by special invitation from
all her former pupils new ones and the present
Teacher Resides thrst tl,r,,. ,. rrpr...r,;u a., .h
grades Of the school their wa, urr.n,rd in hh.,, =, IN
the puYl. same mot now In ,cbo and II; h,,,f ~ IN -
rents and friends an elegant silver C.k, sn. frn.,o
and Juc.r,,-i r,, .ons,.-, -. .,
teacher beautifully embossed I'm Ist,.rs ,f ,o,a
RI. -. -, m a.,
rS' came ior"aru all the smaller pupils Of the third
grade with fine volume in delicate tinted paper from the
prrSs of T. Nrl,op A. Sons Ia,a., pr.,o,a ,;,,, -