Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-05-08

Dlesseu Is the man who has found his
work; let him ask no other blessedness.
Know thy work and do it; and work at
it like Hercules. One monster there is
in the world. the idle man.-Carlyle.
A Freshman wrote home to his
rather: Dear Pa want "a little
change" The paternal parent replied:
Dear Charlie-Just wait for it. Time
brings change to everybody" -Er.
An ascending series-To train the
muscles of the feet, limbs, trunk. and
arms, the voice. the sense of sight, of
hearing, the brain, the moral and spirit
ual natures. In which are we princi-
pally engaged
Man forgets everything, and all things
equally except misfortune.
The Latin and Greek words and
thoughts are the last to disappear be-
cause they are fastened to the soul by
the chains of beauty too golden to rust.
Prof Suing.
The boys of the High School and
Grammar Dept. have been receiving
some military drill at odd moments
during the past few weeks. This form
OF exercise is found very useful as
regular feature of many of our best
colleges and it is believed that it may
be equally beneficial in High Schools.
Enthusiastic Prof. in Physics. discus
sing the organic and inorganic king
doms: "Now, if shut my eyes-so-
and drop my head so-and should not
move, you would say was a clod But
L move-I leap run.-then what
would you call me?'' Voice in the
rear: A clod-hopper.'' Dismissed.
Teachers are class of people more
highly regarded than any other class.
Their actions and appearance warrant
it, and their intelligence demands it.
The school houses are no longer eight
by ten feet, they are respectable, CON-
Portable and spacious buildings, more
like colleges than the old school houses.
j. b. YoungbIood. Is it so?
The exposition for which preparations
are being made by the Lancaster
schools will probably take place May
2931. 1t will consist of three depart
ments, school, Industrial, and loan
exhibits. A small admission price will
be charged, which will be devoted to
piano fund. All assistance and encour-
agement from friends of the School will
be gladly received and apr eciated.
QUIzzIsM. was Henry Clay who
said, Il would rather be right than
President. Correctly answered by
Miss Lena Bellscamper (Stitzer), Miss
Maggie Baumgaertner (Cassyille),
Henry Reed (Burton), Willie Walker,
Fred. Barnett, Nett. Woolstenholme,
Name Book, Laura Schreiner, Joe Ma
than, Villa Trowbridge, Lincoln Smith
lyman (Platteville), Jennie McCluskey
mt. Hope) and others.
Question II: II 80 per cent. of a note
which / take for goods is gain, and |
sell the note at 16 per cent. discount,
what per cent. do gain?
BY the removal of two families our
school has lately lost eight or ten of its
most faithful and diligent pupils. Some
of them had not been absent or tardy
during the year, and all studied and re-
cited exceptionally well. 1t is not often
considered how much teachers appreci-
ate such students; and the teachers
themselves hardly realize how much
they are attached to worthy pupils till
such an exodus occurs. We wish our
young friends the highest prosperity,
and trust that they will maintain all
their former excellence in the new
schools that shall profit by our loss.
CHATAUoUA SPARE-MINUTE COURSE,
No. Lit is doubtful whether we can
do better service to general intelli-