Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-04-12
COUNTY DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY,

fail to send their children with any
degree of regularity. 1t is slip
shod way of attending school, and
does but little good. The teacher
did very well, but of course felt dis
couraged on account of the poor at
tendance.
District No. 81, March End. Miss
Mamie Watson teacher. Eleven
were enrolled, ten were present; or
der and industry were excellent
scholarship good. The attendance
had averaged fully ninety per cent.
of the enrolment. The school room
presented very neat appearance,
as did the scholars, and everything
went as regular as clock-work.
This school was an immense I'M
provement on former terms, particu-
larly as far as order and industry
were concerned. Miss Watson gave
entire satisfaction to the district.
District No. AZ, March Sth, Thorn
as Ritenour teacher. Thirty-two
were on the roll fourteen were pres
ent. The attendance has been
small all through the term. on
account of sickness. Order was
good, but the school was not as in
dustrious as desirable. The teacher
assisted the scholars too much; the
grading was too high, the scholar
ship low. This district needs bet
ter school house.
District No. %, March Sth, j. G..
Kelly teacher Twenty-nine schol-
ars were enrolled, ten present. Or
der and industry very good, scholar
ship fair. The attendance had been
low on account of sickness. This
was a good, working school. The
house is in the same shape and sub
ject to the same criticism rs in dis
trict A.
District No. Al was visited March
10th, Miss Mary Lawson teacher.
Enrolment thirty; twenty-thrce
were present. The district has no
school house, and school was held in
q private house in small room
8 X Is. in which the scholars were
huddled together so that there was
barely standing room OF course it
was impossible III such a jam to
have the best of order and industry !;
still, quite an amount of work was
done. for which credit is due the
teacher. Under the circumstances
any regular programe was out of the
question. Scholarship was only
fair. This district intends building
in the summer.
District No. "a, March 10th; Miss
Clara Hayes, teacher. Enrichment
tifty-one and thirty-seven were pres
ent. The school house is entirely
TOO small to accommodate this num-
Der and neither scholars nor teacher
had enough room. Order and in
dustry were very good and scholar
ship fair. The teacher applied en-
ergy and tact in her management
and work. This is her second term
in the district and she is we'll liked.
This, the Sphinx district, deserves
great praise for its support ofschools.
With new school house, it would
be a model district.
District No. "a was visited March
18th. Miss Carrie keopp, teacher.
Twenty-one scholars were present
out of an enrolment of thirty
eight. Order and industry good
Scholarship fair. This school SEEM
ed to be doing cxcellently and
was well managed by its teacher.
The patrons of the school express
ed themselves as well pleased. This
district built a new house last year.
District No. AZ was visited March
18th. Miss Jennie Smith teacher
Thirty scholars were present and
forty enrolled. The school was or.
derby and industrious and scholar.
ship fair. There was no black board
and poor seats and desks. The
room was ceiled too low, making the
air very bad. The scholars with
few exceptions were doing web.
District No. 50 was visited March
14th. Miss Hattie Davis, teacher
Enrolment fourteen of whom iiv,
were present. Order and industr,
were fair. The scholars presen
were all primary. They were some
what confused by the use of long
terms, the instructions not bein,
sufficiently primary. More objec
teaching needed. This district has
fine school house, which is well furn
ished and credit to the neighbor
hood. This was Miss Davis thirt
term, here which is proof positiv,
that she is well liked.
| District No. 36 was visited Marcel
fifteenth, Walter Lillibridge, teacher
Enrolment twenty-five, of whom
twenty we're present. Order wa
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