The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-04
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
EDUCATIONAL. (,
BY SUPERINTENDENT MORTON.

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time, which always comes with long
winter evenings. Determine to DO
some reading and study that Will
amount to something. Many per-
sons who have not the determine
ton and application to follow a
course OF reading by themselves can
succeed admirably when they have
the stimulus ofassociates; therefore,
arrange to read with some one, or
organize reading club. In gan
izing such club admit only such as
are Interested and will work. This
for self-improvement. In addition
every teacher, il possible, should or
ganize a literary society for the bene-
fit of older pupils and the neighbor-
hood. The following extract is to
the point:
Don't neglect to organize some
kind OF a club for intellectual work
this winter. Thousands OF stagnant
little villages, whose social life runs
in feeble little eddies instead OF one
strong current, would gain new in
terest and impulse ii some center OF
association were made. Anew people
giving an evening a week to the read
ing OF a good book or the study ofan
interesting subject will soon find
much to think and talk about. Life
runs too much to waste; give direc-
ton and it often reveals remarkable
and unexpected powers. A winter
given to the study OF some good
book will stimulate not only the
mental but the social life of a COM
munity. Get few friends together,
select a book in which all are inter-
ested, and try it in your village"
We know that the above is true.
Too much reading at random is done
and no definite work is accomplished.
In our county it takes a greater ef-
fort to carry on special literary work
that embraces the whole county by
reason OF the sparsely settled locali-
ties But the leaven is working and
more reading with a special object in
view will be done this year than ever
before This is because of the organ
lied efforts in behalf of the Teachers
and Pupils Reading Circle. In addi-
ton to this, literary societies are be-
ing formed which will assist, in gen
eral, the communities in which they
are held. Spring Hills twp. is the
first TO take active steps in this di
rection.
John Shuster took Saturday morn
ing's train for Bookings.
Harry Clifford is spending a few
days in Sioux City.
Cora Rudd is teac hing near Wah-
peton, n. d., and May is attending
school at that place.
The schoolhouses in York town.
ship present a very handsome ap.
pearance both upon the inside and
outside by reason of the extra paper
ing and painting through which
they have gone.
Some teachers do not understand
the expression, Crank Class upon
the pupils report book. This means
tile standing as comp AIRED to the
other members of the class of three
pupils, the best should be marked 1st,
| the next, End, and the next Sd. Do
not omit this item, it is valuable to
the parant.
George Sheldon has received a first
grade certificate from the state de
partment. He is the youngest teach
er in the county to be thus honored,
or we should say to thus honor him
self. He is but eighteen years old
and surely his success should be an
inspiration to others.
We expect our county to be more
thickly inhabited by first graders the
lie xt year than eyer before.
George Hurd has begun a term in
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