Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-22
On the 10th ult.. I visited the school In
p DIsTRTcT NO 20

4nces, yet possessing those indispensable
requisites to suitable communion between
teacher and pupils In our country schools
q blackboard and a map of the United
States. OF the 25 pupils enrolled here |
found IL present. closely applying them
selves to their studies and having a creditable
record for regularity in attendance during
the term. The teacher is faithful and cspa
BILE and his pupils decorous, prompt and.
diliRent. In reading they range from the
primer to the fifth, and in arithmetic, gram.
maj, spelling, geography and penmanship,
which all practice, their advance has been
we'll timed. thorough and pronounced,
The widespread educational interest devel-
oped during the past year in nearly every
part OF the county has not failed to assume
form here. Among the NUMEROUS petitions
now on file with me for . new district or
ganizatiOn. or the recti1cation of district
boundaries is one from the people of this
district praying Its division, and the orgaa-
lzstlon Of two new districts out of its parts
and Il share of district 81, which never
adopted an organization. The recitals OF
this petition, coming from a people, per-
baps exclusively foreign.born, deserves the
warmest encouragement.
The school at Marindahl, in
DISTRICT NO.. 8,
was taught during last term by MI. Gutter,
1t being bis second term ia this district. ]
met here sixteen out of the twenty.i Eve pu.
pills enrolled. The teacher reports a pleasing
regularity in the attendance of his pupils
during the entire term. l here found pupils
and people equally attached to the teacher
and activity and satisfying progress the
result of their relations. The school.house
and it's internal appliances are of a very
creditable character and the children bright,
studious and obedienk Their classification
eviuces care. The progress Of the pupil
was easily traced in the discipline of their
intelligence under examination. The peo-
pie in this district are rapidly attaining q
distinction as critical observers in the school
work. I observed a total absence of apathy
and a living interest eyinced by the people
in the education of their children. In read.
iog, penmanship. spelling, arithmetic, geo.
xraphy and grammar I found at least an
average proficiency, q satisfactory progress
and, to the extent of their progress, their
attainments thorough.
On the Goth ult., l attended the closing
exercises of the school taught in
DISTRICT NO. 81
BY Mr.. Howe. I met here forty pupils out
of the forty eight enrolled, exhibiting one
ofthe most creditsble records for regularity
of attendance in the county.
Mr.. Howe ia . careful teacher, painstak-
ing in the enforcement of the excellent die
that prevails in his school, moder.
ate in the means which he adopts for its en-.
forcement and, in every adopted requisite
that tends to the advance Of the children
under his charge, eminently qualified to
bring his appliances into play upon the
growing faculties Of the child. An atmos-
phere of kindness seemed 10 prevail in his
and l found ample evidence here, i'll
of the highest educational attalnments.
least Of honest work and highly credits-
BILE progress. The classification of his pupils
is excellent and the pre- vsiling arrangement
order of their call we'll calculated to
promote at the seats q diligent rivalry with
The classes out on the floor. The work is
strained by excessive tasks nor the
task anticipated BY minds 100 young for its
reception. 1 could not but admire the
'%moothness with which his young pupils
,lide from one study into another through
entire succession, until, like links, con-
their length toward the compile
ion Of the chain, the school day ends with
vell filled hours.
On February 24th, I visited the school
aught by A. s. Dunning, at Lesteryille, in
DISTRICT NO. %,
be first SCHOOL term held here for about
years. On investigating the accounts
+ the district, about five months ago l I'M
xPectedly found about one hundred and :,
dollars in the hands of the dis.
riot treasurer, received from the public :
and, That has lain there for over eighteen /.
A few words suficed to inform the i
district Of its duties. In a few hours the I;
anger part Of Nj. Dunnine's house was con. !
,erted into . school room, fitted up with a I,
tove. blackboard, desk and other appliances ,
md, having furnished the district With /.
teacher, within forty-eight hours school !
sas again running in The district with
pupils in attendance.
l found here on this, my second Wit,
Of these in attendance aud q regis,
regularity Of attendance for tn. term
highly credi,able to the pupils and the
people. The pupils, though young, were
very. orderly and obedient and their CLASH.
hcation ofa character qualified to make il