Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-06-23
EDUCATIONAL.
c. d. BELDEN, EDITOR.

The Grand Meadow village school
closed Friday. Miss Funderhide has had
86 pupils enrolled this term in the pri-
mary room with an attendance lately Of
about 50. Her years work has been very
successful and satisfactory and she will
probably be retained for the coming
year. The attendance in the upper
department Of the school has been very
small of late.
The new railroad goes across the school
property of Dist. SO, Clayton. requiring
the removal of the school house one half
mile north. For this reason there has
been no summer school.
Prof. Perrin is resting at his home near
Hamilton, intending to return to Man.
kato Normal School IN the fall and grad
uate next year. He has been engaged
to teach in the preparatory department
of that school. Mr.. Perrin Is one of the
best teachers that Brownsville school
ever had and we are confident will attain
q very high position as an Educator.
Miss Nellie NJ. Grant is doing excellent
work in Dist. 81, Racine, this term.
The school IN Dist. 102 (Mrs. Clara NJ.
McNeir Teacher) and Dist. 81 (hiss Terisa
Walker, Teacher) both IN Bennington,
will close next Friday, and the two
schools will have picnic together on
Saturday afternoon.
We regret the loss of Prof. G. B. Alton
from the county. He has always been
willing helper in our associations and in
stitutes and his advice in school matters
has been wise and practical. His lectures
on Civil Government were one of the best
features of our last State Institute. He
becomes principal Of the Winthrop Gram
mar school in Minneapolis, next year.
Miss Grant, Dist. "a, is reading Zig
gag journeys in Occident" to her class in
geography Studying the United States,
and the study is lifted of the usual dull
routine and made an interesting profit
able exercise.
In majority of our summer schools,
. liberal supply of Supplemental Read
ing 10 used.
The Fifth Reader class in Dist. 4, Le-
Roy, is reading Thayers Life of Garfield
for supplementary work.
Miss Mahoney, Dis. 1o1, Lansing, ha,
been giving special instruction in govern
ment land survey and the class is prof.
cient IN 1t.
The composition exercises with pic
turss) in the May INSTITUTE are excellent
models, and are suggestive of 4 large
amount of similar work which our teach
ers might introduce to advantage.
Mrs. Jennie Ellis Keysor has been
teaching in the Omaha High School dur.
ing the past term.
The Lansing village school has over
$12 raised for fine microscope Ito cost
about $1O and for the beginning of &
School Library.
The condition of the school grounds in
few Of our districts is net a very favsr
able indication OF enterprise and taste.
A very little work would greatly improve
their appearance.
The annual school meeting for the
election OF officers and for other business
comes regularly under the new law or
the third Saturday of July, which is this
year July 18th. Notices for this meeting
are to be posted by the clerk of each dis
trict at least 10 days before that date.
A cheap set Of supplementary Read
Ing cards is published by A. Flanagan
1853 Randolph St. Chicago. They ART
we'll worth the price.
The Adams village school closes to-
day. 50 have been enrolled this term
Mr.. Jay l.. Harris who taught las1
winter in Dist. Z, Adams, was &C
cidentally drowned in the M,ssissipp
river At Prair,e du Chen last Monday
He was taken with cramps while bath
ing.
Supt. Bclden spent last week visitinl
schools in the vicinity Of Bennington
and Lodi.
% attended the Teachers Association
at Rose Creek on Saturday. The follow
ing program was given:
The moulding board In reaching Geography.
| OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Miss Cronal
Keeping up an interest in school. Mis-: ca.'
Personal habits Of teachers. :Hrs: HcrsSisi
Solution and Application Of Cube Root.
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