The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-09-05

Black Hills Educational Association.
The second annual meeting of the Black
Hills Educational association convened
at Hot Springs on the twenty-eigh and
twenty ninth ultimo. There were. about
forty teachers present. Papers onschool
topics were read by ProfessorF L. Cook,
principal OF the state normal school,
Spearfish; Miss Sue j. Neil, county super
intendent OF Lawrence county; Willis G..
Bower, principal Central City schools;
Miss Bertha Youmans, primary teacher
Spesrfish Model school; Mrs. DIR. Root,
teacher Of the kindergarten school at Hot
Springs. Both the papers and discus
sions thereon were OF unusual interest
and profit.
Mrs. DIR. Whitfield, of Rapid City adj
dressed the association briefly in behalf
OF the Woman's Christian Temperance
union and it's work Of scientific temper
ance instruction, which is now required
to be taught in our public schools. She
urged upon the teachers the duty Of
faithfully complying with the law, and,
in SO doing, Mrs. Whitfield called atten-
ton to the fact that any school district
neglecting or refusing to conform to the
provisions Of the law, is deprived of it's
share of the quarterly apportio OF
public school funds.
PresidentJ. w. Hancher, OF the Black
Hills college, addressed the teachers in
the interest OF higher education in the
Black Hills. He emphasized the desir-
ability of all our public institutions to
work in harmony in the elevation OF
society; in making our young common
wealth a state OF good schools and pop
ular enlightenment.
The following is list OF the officers OF
the association for the ensuing year:
President, Professor J. S. Frazee, Lead
City; secretary, Willis c. Bower, Central
City; treasurer, Mrs. E. G. Ames, Mime
sela; president department OF elementary
instruction, Miss Lulu Schell, Sturgis;
president OF department OF higher ed
| ucation, Professor j. w. Hancher, Hot
Springs; president department OF super
intendance, James G. Mears, Rapid City.
Thereupon the association then ad-
journed to meet upon the call OF the ex-
ecutive committee.
It is probable that its next meeting
may be held at Sturgis some time in
April.-Journal.
Creston Catchings.
The cattlemen commenced their beei
roundup the first OF the month, at this
place.
Horses, cattle and sheep are looking
fine in this locality, if it has been q dry
| season.
The threshing machine has been in this
neighborhood the past week. Grain is
yielding well considering the dry season
Early in the season ranchmen were
complaining about there going to be g
scarcity OF hay, but most every one il
this section has already enough in tht
i stack to feed his stock through the win
| CCl uiCCly.
Miss Maggie Cole is now here visiting
with her parents.
The writer and several OF the youn
folks OF Creston paid Dakota City Wis
isit last Saturday and attended GRO
quet party given by Mrs. Bradford ohm
son OF that city. Playing began abou
four O'Clock in the afternoon and con
tinued until eleven in the evening. Mr.
johnson having raised a splendid melol
crop added to one OF the many feature
OF the entertainment. At nine oclocl
supper was announced and soon all wer
seated around an endless quantity OF tn
most tempting eatables that the lane
affords. The Creston youngsters iount
the Dakota City people wide-awake
kind hearted and generous sort OF folk
and extend their thanks to Mrs. John
son and friends for the kind treatmen
they received. ANON.
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