Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-02-13
COUNTY SCHOOL NEWS.
Interesting Items Gathered from
School and Home.

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J. L. Eyer will complete the wiz
ter term in District number SO.
The State Reading Circle Boar
will meet March 18th to selec
books for next year.
Miss Lizzie Fritz is out of schoo
on account of sickness. We ar,
sorry for Miss Lizzie as she wa
making good reputation. Mis-
Alma Brown has taken her place
temporarily.
Detroit has just purchased
school library. District number Il
has Sl0.50 to add books to their Ii
brary which was purchased las,
year. District number SO expects
to secure one before spring.
The County Snperintendents' sec
ton Of the State Teachers Associa.
tion adopted a plan of uniform grad
uation from the district schools
Examinations will be held on the
last Saturday of February and the
first Saturday of April in each year
The questions will be made out by a
committee of nine County Superin'
teudents and all the papers in each
county will be graded by a commit
tee appointed by the County Super.
intendent Pupils will be required
to make an average of 80 per cent
and not fall below so per cent in
any one branch. The common
branches, physiology, physical geog-
raphy and constitution will be re.
quired. We cannot adopt this plan
this year in Dickinson County. Our
examinations will be held on March
2lst at tho same places as last year.
Some few changes will be made.
COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
The enrolment for the winter
term in the High School thus far
has been l73. This is somewhat
larger than it was during the same
period last year
Rev. Shorb gave a most excellent
address to the school on Friday
Feb. ], on the subject "John Brown
and the Early Days in Kansas"
This was timely, since it was so
near "KansaS Day" lie gave also
an interesting lecture to the class
in English Literature on "Thc Beau
ties Of Shakespeare"
The young men have organized
themselves into military company
and have regular drills.
There are seven circles of Kings
Daughters and two circles Of Kings
Sons among the students. These
are very helpful and are the means
of drawing the students more close
ly together. They include fully |
half Of the student body.
The literary work of the High
School is better than ever before.
The students are divided into three
sections which meet regularly on al
Icrnatc Saturdays for rhetorical
work. In addition TO this, there
ire two ladies' societies and one
the young men, all of which
IRE doing most excellent work.
More students are studying the
languages this year than usual.
There are over twenty in the begin.
ling German class and five begin.
hing Greek, besides q good class in
latin.
The High School has been glad to
Welcome its many visitors this year,
md especially the teachers who
laye brought their scholars or a
arge part of them. Among the
lumber who have honored us with
lists of this character are Mr.. Rice
iraham, and Misses Moore, Martin
md Pett. Sessions being held on
saturday favors such visits.
The retirement of W. T. Harris
rom the Board Of Trustees takes
rom the institution one Of its most
Yaluable advisers and most earnest
riends. To him is due much Of
he credit for the success Of the
Ichool, and his loss will be keenly
'elt by all who have been aware of
his untiring work. 1t is hoped that
1t some time in the future he may
'e sgain called to his old position.
Miss Lima Jackman entered the
musical department Of the State
last week. All Of the