The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-03-12
THURSDAY, MARCH IL, 1896.
RURAL SCHOOL PICTURES.
Taken From the Co. Superintend-
ent's Notebook.


Out in district No. 3, Vesta, S. E.
Lankerd teacher, is to be found
room full of bright eager children
and an earnest instructor. The room
was full to OVERLOOKING. 1t was clean,
too. The teacher was in earnest and
was putting into the minds of his pu-
pills good common sense about COM
mon things which lie near them.
Miss Laura Bryan in district No, 20,
better known as the Payne district, is
striving to awaken the mind. A more
regular attendance would help her.
When all the children are in school
the room is too small.
So many of our school men have
placed the much needed jacket around
the stove. 1t is needed in three
fourths of the school rooms to-day.
While some near the stove are roast
ing, others twelve feet away are freez-
ing. The jacket is an inexpensive,but
very necessary article for each school.
1t helps some to ventilate the room.
1t should be circular with openings
for feeding the stove, about eight
inches from the floor on legs and ex-
tend upward as high as the stove is
tall. 1t should stand about eight
inches from the stove. This allows
air to pass upward freely.
Down in Willow Lake, district No.
30, are two schools in charge of Miss
. Emma MCGOWAN and Mr.. James
Murphy. The formers room is quite
too small, poorly lighted and without
means of ventilation. Ceilings are
too low and taken as a whole is unit
for school purposes. Despite these
conditions Miss MCGOWAN is doing
fair work. Mr.. Murphy, in the south
end of the district, has good big
room full to overlooking. His enroll
ment-nearly so pupils-keeps him
busy. The school room needs a hall
for hats and wraps, and storm house
to keep out the dirt from direct con-
tact with the children's feet. A storm
house and hall are good investments
for any district.
E. n. Hosmer, district Al. LANDER
ton is a busy teacher. He has the
best enrolment and largest number
of young men in attendance this
term, than has heretofore taken place
in Al, for 10, these many years. Mr.
Hosmer knows about what young mer
ought to know and he is teaching
them many practical, helpful ideas
about actual realities. His room
however, needs frightening with new
paint and the stove jacketed.
Over in As, Charleston, MIR. Tompson
is awakening the minds of the boys
He has large we'll lighted, fairly
we'll ventilated room. Mr.. Tompsor
knows how to teach and what to teach
Young men. District Is is much i'm,
proved over what it was two years ago
A more regular attendance and more
months of school with a good teacher
similar to Mr.. Tompson will help tc
reach the end.
Out in 80, Commissioner Leo Alter
mats district, is wide awake pro-
gressive, restless teacher-O. F
Gulich. He has the prettiest decor
ated room thereabouts. The room
has the best blackboards- slate
best quality-that any rural school
possesses. A recent purchase of re.
vised and corrected maps are in
use. It was cold day when the visit
was made, but the children made the
visitor welcome. The room was warm
but not too warm, and we'll ventilated
Mr.. Gulich is teaching his seconc
years work. He does not simply heal
recitation, but conducts it. A jack
eted stove and vestibule would ado
much to the comfort of pupils ane
help to preserve the neatness which
pupils and teacher are trying so hare
to have.
A. n. Hills in 80, CharlestOwn, is do
ing creditable work. Sickness of pu
pills prohibited seeing him at his best
Still we found him with a clean room
and an earnest manner and honestl,
seeking light. Some good change
were noticed. Mr.. Hills has been of
fered the school for another year.
1t seems bit curious to known tina
within circle of nine miles on tn,
south side of the county, nine mal'