The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-10-11
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN.

Oct. 26, County Teachers association.
A fine meeting at Durand. Now make
arrangements for Morrice.
We are beginning to receive letters and
postals from teachers, but not near enough.
Come again.
The Perry Sun contained five educational
editorials last week. McEuen is fixing
them-
We are in receipt of copy OF ''Talks,"
published quarterly by j. g. Monroe of
Olivet schools, formerly Of Perry. 1t is good.
Prin. f. b. Smith, of Laingsburg, well
coined his family to their new home last
week. They came from New York.
The Vernon Inter-Lake contains school
column this week, but on account of the
many errors news may not again be furnish
ed.
Miss Hattie Hasty, of Lansing, writes: 81
find Bellevue very pleasant so far, and like
the work" Miss II. was in attendance at
the institute and secured very nice posi-
tion.
Miss Williams is teaching the LOynes
school and is having very good osuccess.
This is her second term there.
Garland school is doing very nicely under
the management of Miss Kate Darling. She
will probably be retained for the winter
term.
Make your arrangements so that nothing
may prevent your attending the first meet
ing of the County association at Morrice
Oct. 26.
As our principal remarked Saturday, THE
TIMES column can be made a great power
for good if every teacher will write and also
take the paper.
The Inter-Lake last week contains school
report for Venice No. showing 10 enrolled,
average attendance of 9.07, 3 neither absent
nor tardy; Miss Hillie Cameron, teacher.
OF the Laingsburg class of 'S9, one is
teaching, one is singing postal cards at the
p. o., another baggage smasher at the M.
c. depot, and still another at the agricultu-
raj college.
Vernon school report shows 81 neither
absent nor tardy below the high school. The
same report contains a good ringing article
by Prin. Keyes. That's what tells.
Miss Clara Fishers article needs no COM
ment 1t is of the right Sort Let's have
more of them. She designed it to be changed
but go. KID" just as written. will appear
next week.-Ed.
Perry has added 511G dozen of knapsacks
and with new organ and singing princi-
pal we suppose things just hum. McE. is
talking lecture course. More in the future.
E. l.. Griffith is giving writing lessons in
different sections, but his interest in regular
work has not decreased, witness his atten-
dance at S. tE P's. meeting at Durand Oct. 5.
Miss Lille Morrice, member of the class
Of 80 of Morrice, returned from Oscoda Co,
Saturday last, having finished successful
term of school there. She reports a finely
equipped school, etc., butseems to feel glad
just the same to return to civilized country
again.
The shade trees in the school yard of the
central building are being trimmed, the old
woodshed removed and general improve
ment in appearance results.
David Blair, one of the constables of
Owosso, has been appointed truant officer
for the city schools.
Durand is still wrestling over the site for
the proposed school building. The Land
Co. have offered fine situation, but there
are partisans of the old town site who claim
better places.
sUPERINTENDENTs AND PRINCIPALS.
AS announced to be i'm last weeks TINES
the superintendents' and principals meet
ing was held at Durand Saturday, Oct. 5.
Present, Surt. Simmons, principals Frost,
Sheldon, Keyes, Wimple McEwen, McKone
and Messrs. Mcbride, Griffith, Freeman.
Agent T. w. Stuart, of Grand Rapids, and
Principal Doyle, of Elsie were welcome
callers. The program as published was
carried out, with the exception Of the last
topic which was put over for the next meet
ing. The meeting was a success socially,
scientifically and in all ways affecting the
growth and prosperity of Shiawassee schools
and school interests. The association was
the guest of Prin. Hopkins.