Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-04-05
UNION COUNTY, DAKOTA WEDNESDAY APRIL s. 1882

Morrissey as teacher. Visit made
January oath. Forty-four schol-
airs were enrolled and twenty-five
were present. The average attend
ance was thirty-five. Owing to sick
ness the attendance was low. In
dustry was excellent; order aud
scholarship fair. This was Miss
Morrissey's fourth consecutive term
in this district, and she has given
the best satisfaction. She seemed
to have tine good will and regard of
all the scholars, and they were dill
gent and attentive. There was need
of class in grammar, there being
fifteen or twenty scholars who
should begin that study. Hardly
sufficient attention was paid to cor
rect pronunciation in reading. The
school house issnot large enough 10
accommodate all the scholars, and
ought to be enlarged.
District No. 70, January 25th,
Miss Emma Tbbels teacher. Twen-
ty-six scholars were present out of
an enrolment of thirty-two. Or
der was poor; scholarship and in
dustry medium. This is joint dis
trict, part being in Lincoln county
and part in this. A new and COM
modious school house has been
erected on this side of the line. The
progress of the school was impeded
ny disorder occasioned by whisper
ing and by scholars leaving their
seats. The school was quite well
advanced, and aside from a lack of
good order and rather high grading
in reading, was successful.
District No. Ga. Visit made Jan
uary 26th, Miss Bertha Anderson
was teacher. Twenty-nine were en-
rolled, but only fifteen were present.
Average attendance twenty-three.
Order and industry were very good,
scholarship fair. The scholars dis
played considerable knowledge of
principles in reading and writing,
and were well drilled in articulation
and the use of diacritical marks.
The school house is a small build
ing II X II feet, about 7 feet high
and banked with sod up to the
caves. In this small room, twenty
or thirty persons are crowded, when
on account of the cold, ventilation
is impossible. The air was bad,
children coughing, no furniture.
This district needs new house.
The teacher did well, very well, un-
der the circumstances, bnt with bet
ter facilities could have done much
more and better work.
District No. 60, January 9th;
Frank Wakeman teacher. Seven
teen were enrolled and ten were
present. This was very good en-
rollmcnt, taking in every child Of
school age in the district. The
school was orderly, neat and indus
trious, and was doing fine work.
Mr.. Wakeman was well liked and
certainly gave the district his best
| services.
District No. 66, January 9th.
Chas. Blake teacher. Thirty-one
were enrolled, eighteen were pres
ent, twenty-three the average num-
Der in attendance. Order, industry
and scholarship were fair. The
school progressed nicely, and with a
little stricter order would have been
a very good one. This was Mr..
Blake's second term in the district.
District No. 81 was visited Febru-
ary It'll, Miss Alice Olson in charge.
Thirty scholars were enrolled, nine
teen were present. Industry was
good, the order and scholarship
were fair. This school was compos-
ed mainly of scholars under ten
years, and was not very far ndvanc-
ed. The scholars seemed pleased
| with the school and teacher. and
were diligent and attentive. There
was need Of constant practice in ar.
ticulation.
1 District No. Is, February 8th
Chas. Hopkins teacher. Twelve
were present, out of an enrolment
Of twenty-three. There was lacl
Of industry in this school. Ordel
and scholarship medium. Thu
school was not noisy, but did no
possess spirit of work. The teach
er worked diligently, and with bet
ter attention and work on the par
Of the scholars, good progress woult
have been made. The school hous,
is liable to be burned, as the gras
is up to the very windows. N
, fire break.
u District No. 4, February 9th, Mis-
, Ida Wheeler was teacher. Sixteel
, were present, and twenty-five wer
OH the roll. The order and indus