Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-02-22
Superintendent's Mites,
or Union county school. for 1851.


| District No. "a was visited June
3d. Miss Clara Hayes, teacher. Six
teen scholars were present out of an
enrolment of thirty-one Order
and industry were very good; schol-
arship, medium. This was a good
| working school. but labored under
the came disadvantages as district
tlirty-nine. THIS district manifests
n laudable spirit in sustaining long
terms Of school.
| Visited district No. 81 June 9th.
Miss Alice Olson, teacher. Enroll
ment Is Of whom twelve were pres
ent. Industry and order were poor.
Scholarship fair. The great lack al
this school was order and most OF
the scholars idled away their time,
A school cannot prosper, cannot
make that advancement which is
desirable if there is laxity of dis
cipline. The teacher was very well
qualified as far as education and
ability to instruct were concerned,
but needs to improve rs a disciplin-
arian.
District No. "a. Visit made June
9th, 1881; Levi Robbins, teacher.
Seventeen scholars enrolled. and
only seven present. Average attend
ancc was eight. Parents should
send their children regularly. Ow-
ing to the poor attendance, the
school had not made as good pro-
gress as desirable. Order fair; in
dustry and scholarship were good.
District No. IS was visited June
7th. Miss Carrie Tollofson was in
charge. Enrolment twenty-nine.
Number present IL; average attend
ance IA. Order was not very good,
The school, as whole, was indus
trious, and was making fair progress.
Firnler discipline was needed. The
scholars with few exceptions, were
docile and tractable, but two rough
and dis orderly scholars were per-
nitted to disturb the economy of
the entire school. Teacher needs
more training. The grading of the
school was bad, being altogether to
high. This lis the youngest district
in the county, but has good school
house, although it is not furnished
yet.
District NJ. 2 was visited June It'll,
Miss Fannie Smith Teacher, En-
rollment fifteen. Number present
twelve. Order, industry, and schol-
arship very good. The school
was well managed, obcdient,
and orderly. This district formerly
had one Of the largest schools in the
county, but the attendance has been
greatly reduced by removals.
District No. %, visited June 9th;
Miss Hannah Selberg, teacher.
Seventeen sholars were present and
twenty-six were enrolled. Order
fair; Industry good; scholarship me-
dunn. The grading in reading was
too high and hardly sufficient at
tention was paid to principles
Many Of the scholars had acquired
the habit Of guessing the answers,
unconciously raising the voice at the
close Of the answer, as much as to
say, lis that right?' knowledge to
be useful must be positive and GER
tain and teachers canno: be to care
full to inculcate readiness and GER
tainty in response.
! think the habit which many
teachers through mistaken kindness,
have Of allowing scholars to try to
spell the same word several times,
leads to this hesitancy and guess
work. Give but one trial and if the
word or question is missed, insist on
the scholar mastering it and do not
permit him to guess the answer.
Miss Sclberg gave good satisfaction
and has been re-engagcd.
District No. so was visited June 10.
Miss Mary lyman teacher. Enroll
ment fourteen; five were present.
The parents in this district are neg
lectful Of school privileges and do
not sustain their school as they
ought. Thus the cost Of tuition be-
comes too high, the teacher grows
careless and discouraged and the
children grow up in ignorance. Or
der and industry fair; scholarship
medium. Owing to circumstances
this term closed at the expiration o.
the first month.
| District 40 was visited July TWEEN
tysixth. Miss Hattie Deuel. was
the teacher. Sixteen scholars were
enrolled and fifteen were present
Order and industry were fair. None
of the scholars were advanced
was Miss Deuell's first school anc
did her credit, being orderly ant
neat. The district has very flint
school house which is we'll Furnished
and supplied with maps. charts