The Red Cloud chief., 1892-06-17

RED CLor,p. WEBSTER COUNTY, NEB, FRIDAY, JUNE II, 1892.
Educational Department.
ID. M. HUNTER. Editor.


We have some excellent reports of
Decoration Day exercises in many
schools OF Webster county which
were received too late for publication.
The trees set out by the schools on
Arbor day are growing nicely. They
should DO mulched to keep them
growing during the months Of July
and August.
The following suggestions are part
Of q circular sent to school directors
q few weeks ago:
1. Good men permanently located
in the district should be elected Ms
school officers.
2. Those. districts that are out bOf
debt and have the site Of the school
house fixed permanently should make
provision at this annual meeting to
fence the school grounds.
3. Out-houses and school.houses
should be scrubbed and clcaned--all
obscene language and marks removed
from them-before the next term Of
school opens.
4. Teachers and pupils need books
ETC., with which 10 work as greatly as
as the farmer needs plows, harness,
etc. Boards should act promptly IN
furnishing all needed supplies.
s. Members Of tho board and
patrons should visit their school sew
eral times during each term.
6. II nothing is to be reported in
some spaces of the directors annual
report fill them with a cross, X.
Amount Of hand July, 1891, must be
the same amount reported last year, as
on hand at that date. Being exact
will avoid having the report returned
for correction, will v time.
Z. Every board should subscribe
for the North Western Journal Of
Education, at cost to the district, as
it is the official organ Of the state
superintendent, and 1t will keep them
posted in points in school law aud re.
cent decisions.
8 AS our County Teachers institute
will be in session at the time that the
annual report must DO made, director.
are specially requested to bring their
reports with them and visit the in.
stitute II possible. All school officers
and patrons should visit the institute.
Q. As the teachers institute for
1893 will he held during the last two
weeks in March, school boards should
arrange their terms so that all schools
will DO closed during the institute.
Respectfully yours,
d. NJ. HUNTER, Co., Ssp..
Red Cloud, Neb., May, 1892.
The following circular in regard ,e
our teachers institute was circulated
some time ngo.
The Webster county annual teach
ers' institute will open june ~, 1885,
at n o'clock p. m, at Red Cloud
Nebraska, and continue in session
three weeks.
1t is to the interest Of every on,
intending 10 teach next school yea
to be in attendance.
To those who will not attend teach
ers' institute, . cordial suggestion j
made to enter some other profession
NJ once. Please do not ask for
teachers certificate in tins county.
all school officers and others inter
ested in education are requested 4
visit tho institute,
Thorough instruction will be give
in the branches most needed by teach
ers Of our schools.
A present will be given to ever
school having work ON exhibition
The work should be done this yea
and be in the hands 81 the count
superintendent not later than Jun
18th, If possible.
All schools, according to law, viii
DO closcd during the institute.
All applicants for certificates ~,I