The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-09-03
A Local Normal School.

- A Local Normal School.
1t is little surprising to find that
between twenty and thirty of the
teachers engaged in Redwood county
schools during the past year or two are
either graduates of Redwood high
school, or have taken a partial course
in that institution. The benefits of the
state high school system appear in a
very tangible form, when it is under
stood that in almost all counties as in
this, the high schools serve in meas
ure as normal schools for teachers of
the rural schools. Supt. Race informs
us that this is the case in marked
degree in some older counties where
first class high schools have been in
operation for series of years. In a
casual way Mr.. Race named number
OF Redwood county teachers who have
had a preliminary training at our high
school: Miss Zelma Bigham will teach
another term of school in the Woods
district, Delhi; Miss Matte Bigham
has been re-engaged to teach at Bel
view; Miss Mile Birum has been re-
tanned in the Clark district, Sheridan;
Miss Kate Barnes has school in the
Meyers district, Vail; Miss Barbara
Cumming will teach the primary de-
partment at Delhi; Miss Grace Darl-
ing will haye charge in the Westfall
district; Miss Edith Everson in the
Crow Creek district; Misses Ella Hawk
and Grace Root are ambitious for high
er training, and will enter Hamlino
University this month where two other
former high school pupils have already
began course of instruction
Lyman and j. V. Hawk. The latter
will preside over Morgan's schools for
the coming year. Miss Maggie Miller
has the school in the Barber district,
Miss Lucy Rowe for q third time at
North Redwood, Miss Maggie Stewart
in the Cook district, Kintire, George
Stegner in the Raddatz district in
Charlestown and William Stegner in
the Carlisle district in Morgan. Miss
Alvina Theiring will again take charge
at Sanborn, and Miss Lena Theiring
in the Chas. Kenney district, Paxton.
Miss Minnie Warner will have charge
in the Turrell district. Misses Juliet
Brooks and Elsie Pryor will have de-
partments in our high school building
as previously noted, while Leonard
Pryor willitake year off at the State
University to serve as principal of
graded school in Becker county. 9th
er high school ex-pupils might be
enumerated who have not taken schools
yet, or who have left off teaching dis
trict schools and have since assumed
charge of small kindergartens without
salary. As rule and with very few
exceptions the promoted high school
pupils have made very satisfactory rec
ords in the various districts, and Supt.
Race reports that there is gratifying
tendency towards higher salaries, in
order to retain the teachers for a series
of terms in the same district. Few Ia
borers are more worthy of their hire
than the conscientious teacher.
Racing Program
The following purses and races have
been already arranged for the coming
fair. They are subject to the usual
reservation in regard to changes, and
other races and amusement features
will be added:
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER "a.
Trotting race for horses owned in
Redwood and Renville county 60 days
prior to day of race, $75.
2:4O class trotting, $500.
Running race, one-half mile, best
two in three, SIS.
Walking race, farm teams to wagon,
$500.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER rs.
800 class trotting, 500.
Free for all trotting, $3.50.
Running race, $25.
Pacing race, 2:4O class, 800.
Fresh oysters received every Thurs
day afternoon, at Petersen Bros Ex-
celsior market.
In spite of the repeated assertions of
Mr.. Turrell that he is out of politics,
his name is frequently coupled with
the congressional nomination in this