The Red Cloud chief., 1893-10-06

Our PUBLIC ScmooLs.-The time
has sriived when any successful CT
forts toward intellectual cultivation,
deserve the consideration and praise
Of the people generally, and it is uni
versally known that the brilliant rep
rcsentative Of any profession, is an
indefatigable worker, and the result
of scrupulous application. The sue
c~essful journalist, tho astute politi-
clan, the progressive physician, tho
brilliant lawyer, the versatile thcolog'
ian, and the scholastic author, have all
AZ one time labored under identically
the same peculiar adyersitics which
attend the young student when he
enters elementary algebra, or gets his
first lessons in "Salus." Thus our at
tssFon is called to the various
Achievements in educational work IN
this country and we point with pride
to the public schools of Red Cloud.
1t was our pleasure the other day to
Gala few minutes at the upper school
Md while there gathered a fow points
which certainly deserves moro than
casual notice, and bsspeak for the pub
lie schools Of Red Cloud a grand flu.
ture. The schools are At present pre-
sided over by a ~throughly competent
corps of teachers, the patrons arc well
pleased with the pupils progress, and
the schools have never since their
founding been in a more prosperous
and highly satisfactorily condition
than they arc at the present time. Of
last years graduates of which Their,
were ten, five are successful teachers
at the present time with lucrative
salaries, and four of them are IN col
legs striving to attain q still higher
knowledge Of difficult branches, and
promote the educational welfare Of the
country generally. This simply
shows that when young people close
their school career in Red Cloud, they
enter their respective fields Of labor
with sanguine enthusiasm and proves
c~onclusively that their instruction in
school has been something useful and
something that pertained to culture
, and refinement. The senior class
which will graduate this year, consist
of ten bright young ladies aud gentle
men, who are striving for excellence
. in the commencement exercises At the
close of school. The present faculty
, is comprised Of the following we'll.
= known educators.
Prof. G. NJ. Caster, Supt.; Miss G.
A. Gorby. principal; Mrs. Case, asst.
principal; Miss Jennie Waddel, room
G 4; Miss Lulu Warner, room 3; Miss
Nellie West, room 2; Miss Mary Nyc,
room l. In the south school Prof. II.
u G. Probasco is principal. Miss Delip
q Schaffnit is teacher in room B.; Miss
Dora Henderson in room 2; Miss
Laura Williams in room l. The kin
der.arten is successfully taught by
4 Miss Rhoda Waddsll. In .all due re
spect to Prof. Caster it will not bt
70 insipid to state that he is a polished
gentleman Of much erudition having
graduated at Harvard and has sine,
been engaged in educational worl
"a both here and in Europe. His pc
culiar taste for literary and education
q al work, and his assidious effort
ID in cooperation with the eficien
y teachers under him has made tn
schools what they are among tn
best in the country. The total eI
a rollment at the beginning Of las
r. month was AIS pupils, bat will no,
exceed 500, with numerous matricr
r. l~ations each week. In the year endin
es 80, there were 3l9S cases of hardness
'91 not recorded; in the year endiu
III '92, the first year under the preser
superintendent, l04O; and the lai
nd year through the strenuous efforts
ap the Superintendent aud faculty, IL
ey tarly marks were reduced to 6s'
nd Prof. Caster has devised q plan
sS' encourage punctuality by the preseI
:. %tation Of banners to the rooms r
ess cording the least hardness, and in Il
of last contest the ranks OF Miss Nye
m. the north school, and Miss Schaffn
el no,tk ,o'n.' 1