Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-06-27
EDUCATION IN DICKINSON.
Interesting Items from supt. shirk's
School and Home

Interesting Items from supt. shirk'a
School and Home"
ANNUAL MEETING.
Blanks and letter Of instructions
for the Annual meeting have been
mailed you. In case you have not
received them, please notify me i'm.
mediately so that l may send you
others.
Only a few members of school
boards have paid for the School
AND HONE this year so far. Times
are hard and money is scarce, so we
are not at all surprised. We would
not wish you to pay for it unless
you desire to do SO. We would pre-.
fer to have you send us 50 cents out
Of the district fund for the three
members Of the board, as you de.
serve it, the attorney general has
ruled that it is legal, and the paper
saves more in year to the county
than it would cost all the districts
at 80 cents each, and all we desire
is to pay expenses on it.
See that the school yard is mown
early SO that it will be in good con-
dition for the opening Of school.
Look after the outbuildiugs care
fully and whiten the walls and CELL
ing. The director should call a
meeting Of the board soon after the
Annual meeting, in which each
member should be made a commit
tee to look after certain things.
In case you wish to consult with
regard to a teacher, call before July
sth. On that date we leave for
Denver and a deputy will have
charge of the Office for q short time.
NORMAL INSTITUTES.
The Geary county normal is the
largest and most interesting in the
history Of the county.
Prof. Hullinger keeps the pot
boiling. Supt. Kyner regulates the
safety valve. Jesse Engle divides
work with Mr.. Kyner. Miss Flem-
ing teaches music and wins many
compliments on her system Of geog-
raphy teaching.
Miss Hay conducts a model de-
partment, assisted by Miss Click
and Miss Stittsworth. Supt. Kyner
expects to include nearly every
teacher in the county in his Read
ing Circle.
The Riley county normal runs
along as though it was a permanent
organization. Everyone has look
of business on his face, there is no
disorder, no loafng in halls or on
the grounds. Supt. Gray is at his
best, assisted by Supt. Rose and
Prof. 0lin. Miss Eta May Bruck-
hart is a second Miss johnson and
is master Of the model department.
Supt. Swingle anticipates every
want and has the implicit confidence
Of every teacher.
The Saline county normal, con.
Quoted by Supt. Carroll, has the
largest number of teachers ever en-
rolled in the county, 1865. He is
assisted by Messrs. Rollman and
Perrill. Miss Lizzie Wooster con.
ducts model department and
teaches three classes in the normal. |
Supt. Armstrong also teaches
class. The normal is well organ
lied and each instructor is master
Of his work. A large Reading Cir
Gle will be organized the coming
year.
NOTES AND PERSONALS. /,
Mrs. Wishard is with her sister
Vt lola.
Mrs. Cook is visiting her early
nome in Missouri.
Miss Stackhouse is visiting her
'riends at Netawaka.
D. D. Hornaday will join the
eachers' ranks this year.
1t is rumored that Prof. Carter is
bout to purchase home in Chap
nan.
Prof. Atwater will summer in
Massachusetts,, and Prof. Denny in
)hio.
W. Fl. Phipps honored Dickinson
ounty as one Of the graduates of
he Agricultural college.
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