Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-11-29

on January LIST Fourteen lead ~
educators in the State, among them
Abilene's successful superintendent,
Prof. Gray, applied for the position
On the third ballot Prof. Frank 7.
Smith, superintendent of the Ottawa
schools, was elected to the place.
His salary was fixed at II, 400 a year.
Prof. Smith has been superlntend-
cnt Of the Ottawa schools for five
years and has gained an envlablr
reputation.
A county examining bo'rd has no
legal right to accept grades lro"
Missouri, or anyother state, in lssu-
ing q county certificate.
The voters at the district meeting
have no authority, in law, to say
what wages per month shall be paid
for the teacher.
School district bonds, in order to
be legal, must have a majority OF
all the votes in the district cast in
their favor.
A school district officer can be
elected by motion put before the
meeting in the ordinary way and
carried.
It is not lawful for the school
board to receive an annual salary OF
s., or any other sum.
The third meeting of the year
was held in district No. ll9, eight
cen miles southwest Of Abilene, on
the 18th inst. Owing to the storm
from the north, which set in about
six o'clock there was not a large
crowd, although the house was near
" filled. The discussions were m
teres,ing and profitable. One Of the
questions dropped into the query
box was, "Why do not people take
a greater interest in the education
! of their children?' The fact is, th'
people of Dickinson county take al
} unusual interest in the public
schools, but there is room for i'm
movement. With our excellen
high schools, this ought to be an'
must be the banner county in TIT
State.
The next meeting will be held il
Central Buckeye, five miles north o
Abilene. The political campaign |
i. now over and we hope that tn
teachers and school boards will a
d once arrange for meetings all owe
e the county. They will be held !
T. the order in which invitations al
d sent in. The schools, asa rule, al
g in excellent condition. We al
!. visiting as fast as we can
I'll We are happy to chronicle tn
present condition and progress
~ the Teachers Reading Circle. Die
inson county never does anyth'n
BY halves. Last year we had nea
" 1870 members in the county and
lie large per cent. would have taxi
tn the examination had one been Civ
he BY the State board. This year '
Il, have already enrolled SO membe'
VI and, at the present rate at WIN
e. books 90 out, we will reach Ia
wears number, Notwithstanding I
,ar low wages paid to most of our 'ea'
do ers. The following sub-circles a
wide awake aud doing exccllc
s.lo work: Talmage-Manchester W
nut Grove, Chapman, Enterprl
5@ Abilene, Navarro, Bonaccord, II
800 % ington, IIope.Dillon, Banner-Ca
40 40 ton. No organization has been
400 ported from Woodbine or >
~" pheu's Mill. We hope to see tn
40 points also fall into line. Some
: nv ~ the teachers, however, are doing
30 work. There is no reason why u
40 should not have Circles az it tai
$50 '"0"'' NV
40 but three to form one when no m
s'lo can be had. Two Circles rep
225 '"
10 twelve members each. One yo'
$50 man called for the books aud 50
s.is "The lady teachers are doing s.
20 70 vigorous work that we must ru'
ssS to keep up our end"
400 We hope to enroll 100 by
o . ~ time of the December meet
$50 Great good will be gained fro
faithful study and thorough dis
Mis- sion Of the two books.
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