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


The following from Emerson is, in
all work, SO much to the point that
it will be read with interest by all
perusars of the column:
OWNING THE DAY.
''He only is rich who owns the day.
Is there any magic by which one may
achieve the vantage ground of own
ing his day?
There is such Il vantage ground,
and it can be achieved. Iii anideal,
but ideals be realized. That is
what they stand for. 1t is the pur-
pose of an ideal. The key to this
achievement is timeliness. The clew
to the labyrinth is punctuality and
thouroughness. The secret OF gain
ing the vantage ground is to redeem
the tendency to procrastinate. 1t is
far better for a busy worker to over-
tax himself u little, even, that he
may awaken to a clear margin the
next morning, than it is to arise to
fake up the work that should have
been finished yesterday. Pu%nctuali-
ty, the habit of doing the given thing
at the right moment, has meyer been
canonized as a virtue, nor has pro-
crastination been enrolled among
the vices. But there are some of the
regulation virtues which make less
real difference in the conduct of life
than this quality OF timeliness, which
is not included in the list; and there
n vices which do less practical and
absolute harm than the pernicious
habit OF representation, which no
one ever dreams of CHASING among
the sins of humanity"
The foregoing is true in every par
ocular. The teacher without an
ideal-an ideal that stands out dis.
tinctly for something that is higher
and better that which is present
will cease to progress. He may not
even "fossilize" for we are taught
that SO long as there is life, one Of
two things must take place-growth
or decay. This ideal must be sup
ported by that mainspring-energy;
an energy that towns the day aad
Is willing to make it the "best day of
the year."
The examination was attended by
more than thirty applicants. Under
ordinary circumstances the questions
were sufficiently difficult but the ex-
IRENE heat made them seem more so.
The results will be announced Just as
soon as per5eyering work will grind
them out.
The examination questions for the
hrst month have arrived and will he
sent out to those in need of them.
There is also "a supply of examina-
ton paper which may be had by
calling at the Office.
Linn twp. should have been in the
list of those that had liquidated their
indebtedness.
Carrie Thompson completed her
term in Grand and Maggie Duthie
her term at Mr.. Teller's and both
have taken up their work at Madison
for the coming year.
Roscoe Sarvis who attended the
the st. Lawrence school, we'll known
to many of our teachers has entered
the Northern Indiana Normal at
Valparaiso, Ind. He is regarded as
one OF our rising young men.
Miss White started for Yankton to
take charge of n of the depart
ments at that place. Prof. Vert is
the City Superintendent.
Carrie Furman has begun a term
at the Halloween school in Burdette:
Bridget Dunn, the Stuart school,
Hubert; Rose Maxwell, Rec Heights ;
Juniatta Watson, Alden; Ida An
drews, Bryant school, Hiland; Mate
Martin, Spring Dale, Grand; Sarah
Snoddy, Brown, Gilbert Edith Man
ming Manning school, Logan; Esther
Danburg, the Shea school in Bates.
The first meeting of the II. c.. II. A.