The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-01-07
COUNTY EDUCATIONAL MATTERS.
BY SUPERINTENDENT MORTON.

started on the early tram Monday
morning for the meeting OF the 5. ID.
T. A. at Vermllion Mrs. Stewart,
Supt. OF Hyde, and Mrs. Laughlin,
Supt, OF Hughes, with Supt. elect
from that county, Mrs. White, were
aboard bound for the same place. a
change of roads at Wolsey necessi-
tated a delay of more than an hour.
When we resumed our Journey the
train had the appearance OF an eX-
cursiOn, Supt. Crane and wife among
the number. Each station contribu
ted to this scene until our Gestina ton
was reached at 3:37 pm.
The citizens of the town had pro-
Yided carriages for the transporta-
tion OF the guests to the University
building. upon the opposite side of
the town about a mile away, but on
account OF the large number OF ar
rivals all did not avail themselves of
this privilege started on foot for the
main hall where assignments were
made to the dormitores OF that in
stitutiou and to the homes OF the
people of hetown. BY this arrange
ment, the very best accommodations
were had at a price lower than is usu-
ally paid at such gatherings.
The program was carried out about
as advertised and the papers prepar-
ed upon the various topics showed
great care and their reading was Civ
en- closeattention. Complete reports
will be published and all who did not
attend may have the privilege Of
reading them. The weather was not
calculated to encourage attendance.
1t was "mist and mud" the greater
part of the time yet the sessions were
well attended, the enrolment reach.
ing more than three hundred. Prof.
Davis paper was well received and
the common School department Sc
lected him for its President for the
coming year Prof. Larkin delight
ed the audience with number of
solos in a way such as only he can
do.
A historic place is the site where
the first schoolhouse in the Dakotas
stood. The building, made OF logs,
was erected in 1864 and torn down
in 1873. An effort was made to re-
store it since then hut it was found
that the logs had been burned. A
movement is on foot to rebuild the
house and have the place set aside
as property of the state. The main
building OF the University was de-
stroyed by fire in 1898, but, by the
energy and enterprise of the citizens
of that town, "a better building has
been erected upon the site OF the old
and the equipments in general are
first class. The atmosphere of the
place is also healthy-the cititizens
fought the saloon and the "blind
pig" until there are no more success
ful attempts in that line to establish
such things in their midst. The city
had formerly been in the fiat but the
floods of 81 drove the inhabitants
out and carried many OF the build
ings away. Building was resumed
upon the bluff SO the town has that
appearance OF newness which right
ly belongs to it. At Che time OF this
food, the water became SO high as
to cut across the neck at the great
bend which resulted in a new chan
mel, leaving the city three miles away
and placing part OF Nebraska on the
north side. This accession of terri
tory to our state has led to some
difficulty which is being adjusted by
q joint commission composed OF citi-
zens from the two states. We lett
for home on New Years day at 1852
a. m, taking with us pleasant
memories for the hospitalities shown
q feeling of higher regard for our adj
vanced institutions of learning, and,
in general, an increased zeal in edu-
cational work. We expect the inhu-
n,,.a nf fb,c nn{ .pnr f/ Ia Calf he