Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-01-31

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anCo had been excellent all through
Tho term and WAS 4 credit to the dis
trict. Order, industry and scholar
ship were fair. The school had inn
proved III order md industry. TIN
teacher had given entire s~atlsfactiof
10 the district.
District No. ~ was visited July II
Miss Alma Maynard teacher. Fifteer
we're enrolled and 8 we're present
The order md industry yer fair
The scholarship, on the whole, was
good. The scholars were max.
ina progress. The teacher was do.
ing well, but was giving too much
help too her classes. Certainty and
self-reliancs must be developed OF
the value IL the knowledge gained
will be lessened.
District No. 6 was visited July ~
Miss Emma Leggett, teacher. Four.
teen were present out Of an enroll.
n,ent Of 80. The majority Of the
school was attending catechism
The order was not good; industry
fair; scholarship low. But few were
advanced, the instruction being
mostly elementary. The school
worked well but was rather noisy.
The reading classes were too much
so, i. .. in books beyond their abil.
ity, This was Miss Leggett's second
term In this district. A fine large
house has just been built.
District No. 81 was visited July
Is, Miss Mary Storie, teacher. Five
scholars were enrolled and all were
present. As this represented about
all Of school age in the district, the
showing as regards attendance was
very creditable. Order and indus.
try were not as good as desirable.
Scholarship was low. This was
Miss Stories first term as teacher.
With more experience she will be
enabled to do good work as a
teacher.
District No. go was visited July
81, Mr.. G. H. Blake, teacher. Six
teen were enrolled OF whom nine
were present. This was a good
school, being orderly and indus
Considering the age of the
scholars, the work done was far
superior, especially in reading and
geography. Mr.. Blake used reading
to advantage. The school
house is a neat building and is we'll
A dictionary and regis
Ter would have completed the list of
sssentiala.
District No. 81 was visited Aug
list /, Miss Iva Leggett, teacher.
seven were enrolled and all were
present. Order was excellent, and
industry and scholarship fair. Miss
4eggett kept her scholars interested
II their studies and had their whole
attention. The district has now
and furnished their
chool house, which is a very com.
ortable building.
District No. 30 was visited Aug
lst z, Miss Lulu Maxwell, teacher.
IigEteen were enrolled, fifteen pre-
t. This is q new district but
ately organized; and this was their
Irst school, which was held in a
lain shanty. The attendance was
cry good, nearly every child in the
being enrolled. Most of the
had never before attended
but were orderly and indus.
Miss Maxwell made a good
and kept her little charges
lterested and at work.
District No. 50 was visited De-
ember ~, Miss Clara Hayes, teach.
/. Thirty scholars were enrolled
.verage attendance was twenty-five.
III the day Of my visited school
as not in session owing to the
ouse being repaired. This has
cen furnished with patent desks
nd finished inside. The school
as prosperous and giving satisfac-
on.
District No. 62 was visited De-
22, Miss Julia Gehon, teach
Seventeen were enrolled, but
My four were present. The aver.
&c attendance was ten. As the
Gather raj very cold and most of
re scholars were quite young the
was small. The in
,ruction lacked thoroughness and
rs careless. No attention was
aid to punctuation, infection, EN-
ETC., in reading, and the re-
lit was very inferior work on the
art Of the scholars. Miss Gehon
q year or two Of normal school
before she will make a
ood teacher.
District No. Z was visited Decem-
er 20, Miss Lizzie Bland, teacher.
hirty-three were enrolled Of whom
; were present. Order and indus
y were fair, scholarship medium.
he attendance was very poor.
families did not send their
lildren at all. The teacher was
lergetic and ambitious, but was
a little too impatient.
Of the scholars were too far
ong IN their books. This district
as q new school house to replace
e one destroyed by fire few years
%. Furniture was badly needed,
ere being no facilities for writing.
This completes my visits as sup
tendent. In the notes which have
published from time To time /
I've sometimes praised and some-
mes criticized. But it has been
y intention to make no harsh or
ljust criticism nor render undue
aise.
In leaving the Office Of superin-
ndent ! would simply ask, If any
Sc suggestion has been made
these notes, that it be followed.
I'd ] would ask further, that school
icerS and parents visit their