Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-08-22
Caught on Third Base.

again with US and are making the
institute brighter by their smiling
countenances.
Prof. Lawyer, Of Waubay, return
ed from Valparaiso with the glad
ii dings to parents, from the Webster
colony, that all is well. Webster is
distinguishing herself abroad.
Just a few more schoolma'ams
going to Valpo.
The Schoolma'am was Queen and
Beauty reigned Supreme at McCoy's
Tuesday evening. This was indeed
an ~''endeavor'' sociable but even the
"endeayor' itself cannot find young
men enough to GO around. This was
by a unanimous verdict declared the
event OF the Normal.
The institute has declared itself In
favor of a students reading circle, a
teachers reading circle and a county
association. The county association
will devote considerable of its time
to nature study, literature, and music.
Prof. Hartrauft, of Groton, de-
livered a lecture in the Congrega-
tional Church, yesterday evening.
The professor is a lecturer of very
high rank and his talk contained a
very unusual amount of good COM
mon which was highly appreci-
ated by all. Chas. Sheldon, the
peoples governor, was present and
gave the teachers one of his earnest
hearty talks. The Governors sin
cerest efforts are for the advancement
of the schools Of the state and his in
iuence will long be felt in that di-
rection,
A very exciting game was played
Saturday by the teachers and the
second nine. The game plainly
demonstrated that habits are masters
of men. The teacher cannot work
after four o'clock. Till that time,
the teachers were masters in the
field, but at that fatal honr, their
muscleometers indicated weakness,
their stomachometers registered sup
per and they were starved out Is to
II. They will leave their "ometers''
at home in the future.
The Sup't looked after his inter
ests on the farm the first of the week.
Nature kindly assisted the meteor
oligical class by presenting it with a
hot wind for study "Wednesday.
Kansas statesmen, please braid your
whiskers I, They raise too much sand
and it annoys the class.
Friday and Saturday, the second
grade teachers knowledge will be
transferred to paper and stored away
in the Supt's Office. Receipts in the
form of certificates will be issued to
the worthy. sThe survival of the
f~ittest" is the voice of the teachers,
"No droneswa nted'' is the watch
word of the Supt.
Uniformity of textbooks is a
question now before the people OF
Day County.
If the schools of this county wish
to retain the best teachers, they
must pay living wages. Day has
trained many a teacher hat is now
holding a responsible place where
people are willing to pay for a first
class teacher.
Will many a heart be broken after
the Normal ? Old love may die,
new love is just as sweet,
The social side of lhe teacher has
been somewhat neglected /; this
should not be so. 1t is hoped, how
ever, that fraternal attachments form
ed at these gatherings vii! prove a
cohesive force in the educational
work of the county.
1.-The earnest of the western teach
er," says an eastern professor, sis the
grandest hope for all posterity.'
More esrnestness than is manifested
in Day County cannot be found in
! South Dakota.