Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-11-22

Of the nine hundred pupils in the
Abilene schools one-sixth are beginners |
The new SIS 000 school house at
Harrington will soon be ready for Occu-
pancy.
The County Teachers association
meeting las; Saturday was a very sue
cessful one.
The WesternSchOOl Journal increases
in value ds an educational journal with
ever, issue.
Prof. Garfield, of The State Univer-
sity, will write history of higher edu-
cation in Kansas.
The Abilene City schools are running
smoothly. The present corps of teach
ers is an xcellent one.
the attendance i'm the Garfield Nor
NAL college at Enterprise is said by The
Independents 10 be small.
Kansas has a college attendance of
955, being exceeded in this ratio by
only Connecticut, Massachusetts, IJwa
and California.
In Shawnee county there we're over
200 cases of lickin during the past
year. The Shawnee teachers take the
belt as WALLPAPERS.
Prof. Mallory will take NV. Winans'
place as superintendent of schools at
JUNCTION C.iy When the latter goes to
Top ka as state superintendent.
The State Agricultural boards re-
port just issued gives Dickinson county
population Of %, 1856 gain of 2SS
over LAST year. The Value of our fal ms
is 50, $50 100.
President Cleyel nd vetoed the bill
granting to Kansas 1900 acres of laid
for Ier 5 ate Agricultural college. lie
approved the bill, however, giving Ala
bama 25, 900 ..cres Tor her Stale UNI
versILy.
w. A. Stacy and his assistants,
Misses Bassler, Crary and , ank, are
dong finely in the Hope schools. The
Attendance Is very large and gives he
teachers lard wax but they ale carry
ing IL successfully.
Graduation of country schools is re-
ceiving cOnsld. rable attention from
our Teachers. The use Of SpteI's
Course of Stuuy IS proving valuable
assist ant III aiding the WUIk of sy stem.
atlZing country school work.
Send any information regarding
Kansas geographical names To Prot.
W Ii .CarrnIh, of the st tie University,
Lawrence. He Is arranging history
oil The geographical name, S Of Kansas
Every TEACHER Ca contribute ii mite.
Every child should be taught he
meaning of good cliz nship. lie must
| ilndcist nd the relation he bears per-
soIally to the Sta e. TO his ass ciat' $
and society al large. Nowhere should
this be 81 emphasized as under COLI
stltutiOn like our own.
The presidential campaign has given
TEACHERS an exceptional opportunity To
teach the mechanism of the electoral
college and the whole system by which
we select our ruler. While politics
should not be carried iutO the school
room, governmental policies and sys-
tens should therein be discussed.
The true teacher puts before his ella 5
| the various parties with fair and just
statement of tie principles advocated
by each. leaving the pupils to m Ike
suci, choice as home training or perso-
nal liking prompts.
The regents of the Kansas Sta'e
University were i'm session al Lawrence
two days last week examining the re-
ports of the chancellor and professors
and making estimates of the exp 'nsrS
which the Legislature will be asked to
make provision FIR at its mex session.
There is d,.maid for increased library
facilities, for needed additions a. I'll
apparatus and for generally enlarged
facilities in all branches of Instruction.
This-is the result If the growth OF Kan
sas and of Kansas educational life.
The K. s. U now ranks among the
leading ms itutions of the Nation.
The teacher, of our pubic sci,ocls
would like TO SEE more visitors in their
respec i've departments. The impor-
lance of visiting the schoOls cannot lie
urged too rongly upon The paren at
the pupils. In no way can the amnu
and earnesinpsS of the work which
your be,s aDd giIls are doing br ascer-
tanned more err.aiply than by paying
personal visit t" the spaI"pa n,,d getting
"A correct repht from The teaci,.r
i, rue that eaci. muntl rep IL. Is
sued, but these Iep irt> nvty lat n
incomsletr idea "f the work which j.
being done. .oaFeuts are alSay, well
come visitors, as indeed are all 0thers
When you visit the school you show
he child that you take some int rr>r
in The WY he or sh. Is being dIca'ed,
and this spurs him or her ON to addi-