The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-09-16
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" SUPERINTENDENT MORTON.

Program for H. c. T. A. to be held
at Miller, Sept. % at lis p. m.
Opening Exercises.
Current Events-Society.
Test Sentence-Medea Sedan.
English History-Fay Fisk.
Recess.
Courses and methods-Harry
Fross.
Recitation-Carrie Taylor.
King of the Golden River-Rose
Maxwell.
Song-Female Quartette.
Gem from some American Author.
We hope to have a good attend
ance at this meeting. The r. G.. work
for the past year will be closed and
arrangemements for the new year
taken up. In addition to this there
are questions that pertain to the
general work of the school that need
to be discussed. District meetings
will be arranged so that all teachers
in the county will have an opportun-
ity to attend.
The meetings for the past year
were more profitable than those OF
the previous year. lean not account
for this except there was a definite
plan which was followed as closely as
circumstances would permit. 1t is
this definiteness in all of our work
that produces such telling effect.
There should be definite work in each
recitation. This cannot be done un-
less the teacher knows what is in the
lesson; knows it SO well as to make
the important points stand out bold
ly, so boldly as to make them the
fortresses around which the less
important points may cluster. Our
success this year willie in proper
ton to our efforts--it can not be
otherwise. | believe that all are
agreed that the future has many
good things in store for ur by rea-
sons of good resolutions which are
expected to be kept.
Heretofore, each pupil in the circle
work was expected to purchase
a book of his own. The board has
changed this SO that each pupil who
reads the book belonging to a GER
tain year may have credit therefor.
We believe that this is right. 1t is
not "a question OF owning the book,
but it is a question ofreading. This,
too, is in line with the provision of
law which gives the boards the right
to purchase the books and thus form
the nucleus OF u town library. Ihope
that this liberal provision may be
taken advantage OF by our people
and thus start our pupils in lines OF
reading that shall be of incalculable
benefit to them.
Our young people continue to push
out to the higher schools that they
may have better advantages in their
school life. Lewis Shuster and May
Strickling 60 10 Mitchell, Rosa Stapp
to Redfield and Orrin Adams to Lin
coin, Neb. Mr.. Merritt has removed
TO Huron that he may give Hattie
the benefit of the schools at that
place.
Supt. Crane has decided to renew
First Grade certificates where the APP
plicant has been constantly in the
work since the granting of the old
one. Under this provision, W. II.
Davis, w. j. Smith, Nellie V. McCul-
len, Luella Biddle, Louise Trythall
and Walter Patterson have received
first grades.
The st. Lawrence schools have
opened with Prof. Snoddy, Carrie
Taylor, Nell lie McCullen in charge.
NJ. A. Shuster, Jr. has begun in Hol-
len twp. Clyta Simmons at Sunbeam,
Fay Fisk and Frank Smith in HUI
bert. Felix Irwin in Bates, Ida An
drews in Hiland, Clara Olsen in Mon
DAMN, Media Sedan in st. Lawrence
I uelIa Biddle in Burdette, q. l.. Hub
bard in Rockdale.
Every schoolhouse in the county