Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-11-19
OUR SCHOOLS.
Superlntcndcmt's Notes or the
schools Taught In the
summer Ot lAa3

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teaching another session of two
months to complete a term of four
months for the Sunny-side school in
district No IS. Several Of the pat
rons take great INTEREST," in this school.
This school was visited July 2, 81
scholars were enrolled, ID we're pres
ent. MI. Bowen works earnestly to
advance his scholars, gives valuable
instruction, and aceomplishes quite
good work. More care to make his
addresses pleasant to the ear and
less irritating to the feeling, would
help to secure enthusiasm and regu-
lar attendance. A No ! school, is
mentally and physically awake, is
earnestly working, receives good in
struction, occupies q clean school
room, and all the inmates are prob
ably not III good clothing, but they
are neatly and clearly attired. And
now while my remarks have dritted
away from district No IS to educa-
tional work generally, / wish to ut
ter my conviction that the care Of
some Of our teachers in their person.
al habits and their influence upon
their scholars by this means is of the
greatest value. Schools are to assist
us as parents to prepare our children
for good citizens. Hence we need
in our school rooms physical and
mental purity even more than mere
scholarship.
| District No 6S was visited in after
noon Of July 2, Miss Mary Connors
teacher. The school was adjourned
on account OF religious meeting in
the neighborhood. / learned from
some ofthe patrons that Miss Connors
was succeeding quite well as q teach
er. This is only the second term
for this district. Having no school
house, 4 house had been hired in
the eastern part OF the district near
the greater part of the scholars, to
teach in this summer. Twelve or
fifteen scholars were in attendance.
In district No 7oMr. NJ. G. Brown
taught. This district is also with
out a school house, the school was
taught in an old claim shanty, boards
nailed up on posts, banked up with
dirt on outside, one little opening Il
the door sutliced for light and ven
tilation, about one fourth Of the floor
was composed Of cottonwood
boards the other three fourths was OF
the ''earth earthly" Twelve srhol-
ans had been enrolled, ten were pres
emit, and were persuing the study Of
reading, writing, arithmetic, geogra-
ply. Eng. grammar and spelling.
The school is strictly primary, but
contains some bright little scholars.
II is q beautiful coultry and we
hope to know soon that they have a
good school house and schools.
On June q, visited the school
in district No 81 taught by Miss
G~elestia Yerzania, there had been
q very heavy rain early in the morn
ing, found 20 scholars enrolled, Is
present. They had the frame Of a
school house crested, sheeted and
ruofed. The school was In session
here. This school did not appear
very well, it was not very industrious
or orderly. The teacher was endeay-
oriEg to teach Ill the studies pre-
scribed bY the law. The school is
quite backward but has some ambi-
tious scholars.
In district No as Miss IA. 4. May
nard the youngest and smallest
teacher physically in the county was
employed. June ~, seven scholars
we're enrolled, and five were present.
Since the close Of the schoolI have
received the teachers report which
shows quite q nice little school to
have been taught. The district is
on the Brulc bottom, which here il
Hat and wet, most OF the scholars are
distant from the centre of the dis
tfict and find it difficult to a.tend
the school. So far as my knowl-
edge extends this Is the first good
school ever taught in the district.
Miss Maynard brings into the school
sotne lively earnest work.
The school in district No 63 was
tanghtsby Mjss Annie Hoyt. The
school was taught in Mr. Iindblum,s
gfayaary On June 80, about fifteen
ssChuly3s wefe present. The school
~ DOT 81 industrious and orderly
n ought 10 have been. Miss Hoyt