The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-09-13
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ED AL SOA y MIN.
Miss Maytie Thorpe, who taught last year
at Morrice. is teaching near Eaton Rapids.
oPery has added new Estey organ and
several dozen knapsacks to their course of
study.
Byron delayed the opening of school one
week to give Prof. French a little more time
to recuperate.
The taxpayers of the Meade school, Mid
dlebery, voted to appropriate $500 for re-
pairs on their school house.
We hope all enjoyed reading that fine
article in last weeks TIMES. 1t is eminent
ly practical and should be preserved for
reference.
Don't neglect to write something for this
column. You cannot tell how helpful some
thing you may write may be to some one.
Morrice has enrolled 100, we know. We
don't know how many you have enrolled,
but would be glad to hear. Drop a card.
If you know of a good school somewhere,
not taken, kt us know and the column may
be of some practical use.
Teachers should, as far as possible, avail
themselves Of the great object lesson in
history and Science and progress by attend
ing the Detroit exposition. sff9'
To stimulate pupils to attend higher edu-
cational institutions is the mark of the sue
cessful teacher. See that your pupils have
catalogues and announcements when they
begin to turn their attention in that direc-
ton.
Burton school commences Sept. I'd, with
Miss e. a. Lignian at the helm. The Bur-
tonites know when they have a good thing
and always hang on to it, this being Miss
Lignians third year in the school.
The Scott school will open next Monday,
Sept. 10th, Frank f. Hicks presiding officer.
The Scott people know what they are about
and hold school nine months and hire their
teacher by the year.
Bancroft corps of teachers: Hudson Shell
don, principal; Matte Morrice, Carrie Bur
nett, Carrie Wyman. Perry corps: Herbert
McEuen, principals VIM. Watkins, Carrie
Alexander. Morrice corps: w. j. McKone,
principal; Franc Evans, Agnes Evans.
Byron corps: f. w. French, Eva Laurie.
A circular announcing the action of the
Shiawassee Co. Agricultural Society will
perhaps be of particular interest to teachers.
The circular IL Ia fo11nws.
Owosso, Sept 18th, 1889.
To the teachers of Shiawassee county.
Through the courtesy of the Shiawassee
Co. Agricultural Society, all school children
under Is years of age will be admitted free
to the county fair on Thursday, Sept. 10th.
The Society also send to you, with their
compliments, the enclosed ticket, which will
be good only on Thursday, Sept. 10th, and
must be presented at the Secretary's office
the fair grounds and your name written
upon the ticket by the undersigned.
JAS. N. MCBRIDE,
Secy Co. Board of Examiners.
In regard to the above the Secretary de-
sires to say that where schools are in ses-
sion, the closing of school to attend the fair,
a subject which the school boards should be
consulted, have no hesitancy is saying that
day spent by the teacher and pupils in
seeing what aggregates fair is quite as in
structive as If the regular daily program
was carried out. There has as yet been no
arrangements made for any particular EN-
tertainment or demonstration aside from the
attractions of the fair, but there may be ar
rangements made for parade or an adj
dress.
The programs for district schools have
been printed and as they are of heavy card
board 14x22, being particularly hard to mail,
it is hoped by the Secretary to take advan-
tage of the fair to see teachers and directors
and distribute the programs to some extent;
then will teachers and directors please call
at the Secretary's Office.
School boards who have any difficulty in
securing suitable teachers can learn of suit
able instructors by addressing the Secretary
of the county board of examiners.
Much dissatisfaction might be avoided If
directors would insist that applicants for
schools should bring with them recommend
ations from districts where they had pre-
viously taught. In that way system of
inter-director aids could be maintained, to
the great benefit of the schools. A teacher
with a ''war record" obtained not on the
battlefield, but in the school-room, should
be avoided.
Prize Dance.
At J. E. Van Hoten's Strawberry Farm,