Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-04-24
EDUCATIONAL.
G. d. BELDEN, EDITOR.

The re- appointment of Miss Anna Ora
ham as principal of the Austin High
School is very satisfactory to all concern
ed. She IS eminentlY qualified for the
position.
''Shoup's Graded Spe]ler" has been ad-
ded to the State list of Textbooks. The
Patterson Speller" will also be continued
as part of the old series until the new
book can be brought into general use.
Supt. Belden visited the schools in Lans-
ing Village last week. Miss Myra Max
well of Austin, continues in the Grammar
department and Miss Eta J. Sanborn of
Brownsville, has charge of the Primary
room.
The Teachers association, held at
Brownsville, Saturday April 10. was at
tended by II teachers. Only one half of
those appointed to conduct special SUD-
jects were present. Otherwise, the as
ISOLATION had an interesting and profita-
BILE session. Mr.: J. T. Miller, of Dexter,
| Miss Anna Stokes, of Brownsville, and
Miss Nellie Mccormick, of Austin, were
appointed committee TO arrange pro.
gram for the next meeting, which will be
held at Dexter, Saturday, May 4.
Arbor Day.
| The time for tree planting has come.
| Now is the time to improve the appear
ance of school. grounds. Hence we wish
at this time to make special appeal to
| teachers and school officers not to let this
spring pass without doing something in
this line. The expense will be very light.
In many places it need not cost anything,
except some work Last spring a few
trees were planted on school grounds in
this county. We hope to hear of many
times the number planted this spring.
The improving of school grounds is often
neglected, because no one takes the lead
| We appeal to the teachers of Mower
county to take the lead in this matter.
! Urge it upon the school officers, and up
on patrons of the schools. In order to
find, as soon as possible, what has been
done in this county this spring, we here
| by ask our teachers, as soon as the work
of improving of grounds by planting trees
or otherwise, has been done, to report to
us. We hope to hear from all the teach
ers by the middle of May. Remember
that next Friday is the day set apart by
the Governor for Arbor Day. Celebrate
| the day and set out trees on that day OF
on some other which may be more con-
venient.
Mr.. G. J. Short of Austin has furnish.
ed US the following solution of the prob.
lem which has been perplexing some OF
our teachers:
A man bought 100 animals, COWS, pigs
and sheep for 800. He paid $40 each
for the COWS So each for the pigs and
SOC each for the sheep. How many die
buy of each kind?
This example can be solved by Alliga
ton but l prefer Analysis. For eact
COW he purchased he paid SO more thar
the average price of the ANIMALS, fo1
each sheep SOC less, As many times a.
what he saved on each sheep is contain
ed in what he lost on the purchase Of
each cow, so many sheep must he buy
for each COW. But SOC is contained ir
80 eighteen times Verifcatlon. COW
and 18 sheep make 10 animals and 81
the price Of one COW and 80 the price Of
10 sheep are $40. In the same way
ascertain how many sheep must be pur
chased with each pig to make the average
price 81. The work will be $8 minus
$1.0o equals g.; $1.00 minus soc equals
800: ~ 90 divied by 50 equals 4. Verifica