The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-03-22
Meeting Of School Officers and
Teachers. NH

Meeting Of School Officers and
Teachers. 5
The following is the program for
the joint meeting between the school
officers and the teachers Of Mobiles
county, to be held at Rushmore, Sat
urday March 81:
1890. Roll call and Seems"
1O:45. Address Of welcome.
1l:45. Arithmetic (Fractions,) w.
NJ. Finley.
Intermission. @
1880. Language, v. S. u Owen.
200. English History, John Ire
land.
2:30. School Law, Thos. 3.
Mcguire. , ... &. ;
$3.50. Patriotism in our Common
Schools. "A. Scheafer.
This is the last meeting of the
season, and I hope that school officers
and teachers will avail themselves of
the opportunity Of enjoying the
above program. Let the meeting be a
grand closing of what consider, to
be very successful and productive
series of meetings.
have given School Law a place on
the program especially for the bene-
fit of school officers, and I shall try
and give something along this line
worthy Of your attention and con-
sideration. NV a a.
Let me say to you, school officers,
you should feel proud of the honor
conferred upon you. To aid in the
course of educating the youths of any
country is an honorable and sacred
trust, for within the walls of our free
schools will be taught the perpetual
ton of liberty in our form of govern
ment. o., .."-@
Many of our most brilliant men
have gained their education in the
public school house by the side of
the country road. It is safe to say
that at least five chances to one the
great men of the future, those who
will supply the directive energy Of
the next generation, are now in the
country and village schools. There
fore it behooves those who study ed
ucational problems to acquaint them
selves with the work and needs of
those schools. #-
When there is manifest an earnest
disposition and effort to bring about
more efficient work in the country
schools. every one who can in any
way promote the spirit of helpfulness
should do SO. ...s.z....
The deplorable condition of our
country schools is string that has
been harped upon long enough:
Let us quit lamenting and deploring
and turn our attention to helping
and encouraging, and progress to-
ward better things will be more rapid.
The county superintendent hand
is very near the pulse of the public
schools; he knows their needs. He
can, in measure, supply the country
schools with good teachers and see
that they are faithful to their trust;
but he cannot supply the schools
with blackbords, dictionaries, ETC.,
neither can he decorate the schoo
rooms and ornament the school
grounds, dig wells and see that they
are properly cleaned every spring so
that the pupils may have a supply of
good drinking water. Look at one of
our prairie school houses devoid of
all the above needs, and you look up
on one of the most cheerless and un-
inviting objects that disfgures Gods
beautiful earth. Mobiles county has
her share Of these kind of objects. I
know that in some of the districts the
people are poor and are doing the
best they can, but in others 1 lay it
to sheer carelessness and neglect on
the part of those all important mat
tiers. You are betraying your trust,
and blocking the way toward max
ing the next generation better than
we are. You are able, can and ought
to do better. Respectfully,
THos. B. Mcguire, Co. Supt.
-Suger cured hams 12a cts. per. lb.
at the City Meat Market. (2w)
D1ED:-Mrs. Sarah A. Moore of apo
plexy, latter an illness Of four days,at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. w.