The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-07-15

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BY SUPERINTENDENT MORTON.

portant question of the day. Pupils
and parents are both interested and
they should be. 1t is but natural
that parents desire the one TO give
Instruction who not only is wellqual-
fled as far rs intellectual attain
ments are concerned but also one
whose actions and general deport-
ment are such that they may be pat
terms wholly worthy OF imitation.
Patterns they will beanyhow-would
that all OF our teachers fully realize
this, We have no hesitancy in say
Ing tlat the pupils will be more high
ly favored in these particulars than
usual. They are rightly expecting
a more royal welcome than usual,
followed by instruction that IS more
in accord with the proper develop
ment of their minds and hearts. Do
not disappoint them. They + anx-
iously watching your every move
ment. Fill them with enthusiasm for
their daily tasks and neglect not to
tighten their burdens, as well asyour
own with as much of the sunshine OF
gladness as is consistent with each
days duties.
We just received a letter from Prof.
Larkin who is at Britton assisting
in an institute at that place. Inclos-
ing he sends kindest regards to Hand
Co. teachers.
Lizzie and Sadie Jones of Florence
twp. haye entered upon their
third year in the pupils R. c. work.
They will find the ''Seven Little Sis
ters' a most agreeable companion.
Mr.. Teller has engaged Maggie
Duthie to give a term of special in
struction to his children.
Anna Moncur has begun a term at
the Jones school in Florence; Minnie
Hershman, the Moncur school in
Alpha.
Orrin Adams and Fred Strickling
took a weeks outing on a trip to
Wateltown.
Lizzie Bates returned from Valpo-
raise, Ind. where she spent a year
at the Northern Indiana Normal.
She will teach "A good school for
somebody this year.
john Foreman was elected chair
man in Ontario, Walker Lewis, treas
urer; J.. n. Haley, clerk in Alpha,
Thos. Trythall, treasurer; Chas.
Moncur, chairman in Florence, Alex.
! Gilmor, treasurer: III. {. Arbogast,
treasurer in Moudamin; Frank Otto
treasurer in Grand; r. l.. Smith,
treasurer in Riverside.
At the meeting at Howell some
time ago to select a member OF the
county board OF education, the fol-
ing resolution was adopted:
Resolved, that the county Supt.
use his influence in establishing a
uniform rate of tuition for pupils GO
ing from n township to another
for school privileges.
In the absence OF any law bearing
upon the above resolution, the
school boards have been left free to
make such regulations as seemed to
them equitable. In any event the
charges for tuition of such pupils
should not be less than the actual
cost, which may be found by divid-
ing the total expenditures for school
purposes during the school year by
the average number of months
taught in the schools in the town
ship during tile same period. Divide
this result BY the number of pupils
enrolled during the year mot count
ing any pupils name more than
once) and the quotient will show the
average cost of the tuition per
month for en- ch pupil.
The Comm issioners will establish
repositories for the keeping OF school
books as directed by our new school
law. We hope to have a supply OF
new books within the next ten days.