Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-11-23
Educational Column.
CONDUCTED By SUPERINTENDENT j. o. HAHN.

CONDUCTED By SUPERINTENDENT j. o. HAHN.
THE Observation-Disclosures is intended to ben
eflt the schools OF the county. by helping espe-
cially the teachers and school officers We so
licit the contribution of pointed articles on
school subjects Come, let US reason to-
gether."l
In our announcement made last month to
teachers concerning the preparation of work
for the Educational Exhibit at the Worlds
Fair, we promised that a list of questions
would be sent to to the schools about Novem-
her 10th, but on further consideration have de-,
cided that II would be better to wait until next
month, as the pupils will then be Tor should be-
better prepared to answer the questions, and
thus make a more creditable showing than if
the questions were submitted now. / hope
every teacher in the county is preparing bis or
her school for this examination by a thorough
study of the subjects which are being gone
over. The questions submitted will be entire
| ly in line with the regular work of the schools
therefore. by learning well their regular les
sons, pupils are preparing in the most efectu.
al manner 10 answer these questions and thus
to make a creditable showing for the schools
of Barber county. Our stock of paper has ar
rived and will positively be sent to the schools
in time.
1HO southwestern hdnSaS ICacDerS AsSO-
citation convenes at Wichita at the Thanksgiv-
ing vacation, November "a and 18th. The ex-
ecutive committee has prepared a very inter
esting program, as follows:
THURSDAY EVENING.
Music; Address of Welcome, by Hon. c. T,
| Coffin. Wichita. Response, by W. Nj. Massey,
Oxford. Music; Presidents Address, by S. w.
McGarrah, Anthony; Reunion and Social.
FRIDAY MoRNING-1O O'CLOCK
Music; teaching Frofession;" Paper,
by s. d. Crane. Conway Springs; Discussion,
| by l.. Tomlin, Eldorado, and W. II. Auker,
Kingman; Training for citizenship" Paper,
by j. Griffin, CART cid University; Discussion,
by V. L. Vlexander, Valley Center and o. w
Jones, Muivane; "Impediments to the Boys
| Success in School," Paper, by j. w Spindler,
Winfield; Discussion, by Mrs NJ. Carson, We'll
lington, and H. c. Campbell, Kiowa
FRIDAY AFTERNOON
Music; " A present Problem;" Paper. by J.
w. Runeie, Harper Normal School; Discus
! sion, by G. p. Hendershot, Arkansas City. and
j. o. Hahn. Medicine Lodge; 1.-The True Order
! of Studies;" Paper, by Miss Maud Price We'll
lington; Discussion, by E. l.. Halleck, Guth-
RE, any w. s. Williams, Maize; Election of Of
| fcers and Miscellaneous Business.
FRIDAY EVENING.
Lecture, by DR.. VIM. Richardson of Wichi-
| ia, subject, "Antediluvian."
This session of the Association will, no doubt
| be an entertaining and profitable Que, and we
| hope as many of our Barber county teachers
| will attend as can arrange to do so. Railroad
tickets will be sold at one and one-third fare
for the round trip. and reduced hotel rates
have been secured
The County Superintendent may be found in
! his Office every Saturday and Monday On
other days he is liable to be absent visiting
schools. Those having business at this office
should take notice and govern themselves ac-
cOrdingiy.
Every district iu the county Will have at least
| one term of school this year.
-.
We make the following extracts from our
| last report to the State superintendent Of
Schools:
Population between and q years of age
| males, 1857; females, 1.475; total, 3O32; total
! in 1891, z, 1853. Number of different pupils en-
rolled in the schools of the county. 2573 aver
age daily attendance in the county, 1.653; total
number of months taught by male teachers
227; in 1891, 1877; total months taught by female
| teachers, 40; in 1891, 315; average salary of
male teachers, Sal; female teachers, $32 80
Average length of school year. in weeks, %;
average number of mills levied for all school
purposes, IL; number of persons examined for
teachers certificates in the year, 100; number
who failed to obtain certificates, 10; number
receiving the first grade certificate, 9; second
grade, 80; third grade, 81; temporary l2; num-
Der OF persons receiving certificates who have
had no previous experience in teaching, 81;
number of school districts in the county. 90;
number sustaining school at least three months
last year. 81.
1t will be noticed that there are 269 more
children of school age in the county than there
were in 1891. Our last report from which
above extracts are made) is for the school year
ending June Goth, 1892, and shows the average
salary to teachers to be little less than for
the previous year; but wages this present
year are somewhat higher than last, and the
next superintendent annual report will show
them to be SO.