The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-05-20
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: EDUCATIONAL.
BY SUPERINTENDENT MORTON.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

the schOOlbOards throughout the
county. copy from the South Da-
kOta Educator summary OF the
changes asfollows: "a uniform text
book law; giving the courts absolute
jurisdiction in appeals from district
school-boards; enlarging the district
boards in township districts; Great
ing new board OF regents; compelling
county superintendent to be holders
of valid first grade certificate at
least one year prior to the election"
| There are many minor amendments
but these are the important ones.
Members of the board should read
the law in it's entirety.
Our Institute will convene June
! 7th. The outline will bein the hands
of the teachers and those who eX-
pect to attend by the last OF this
week. 1t is given about as received
from the State department. 1t is
merely suggestive of the work which
is meant to be d one and will be OF
assistance to those who desire to re-
view. You will find the program,
which no doubt will be followed very
closely, as it is the result of our eX-
perience for the past two years, upon
the last page. / believe that you
will be better satisfied with your
work if you will heed the suggestion
found below it. Very often members
try to accomplish too much and thus
fail to get what they really need.
Prof. Larkin, we are glad to say,
will be with us again. 1t is quite
likely that he will have charge OF the
classes in penmanship. He writes
the vertical hand which, from pres
ent indications, is to be our writing
of the future. He also proposes to
give us instruction in Nature work, a
study which is fast gaining in it's
hold upon the teaching fraternity.
Prof. J. w. Smith Of Washington
will take the place OF Miss Weeks ex-
cept he will have bookkeeping in
stead of literature which has been
transferred to Prof. Snoddy. Prof.
Smith is a very successful teacher
ard will be valuable acquisition to
our teaching force. Pro fessors Davis
Snoddy and Shuster, and Mrs. Pen
well will each have about the same
work as that of last year. We be-
lieye from what we have observ ed in
our general assem- blies, that our in
structors are the equal of any in the
state. We confidently expect an in
creased interest in the work for this
year.
The following persons were sue
cessful in passing the examination
for graduation: Mabel Patterson,
George Jeffries, Bessie Maxwell,
Beulah Mccoy, Maud Doren, Nellie
Andrews, Edith Manning, Ada Davis,
Osmvn Smith, Glenn Hanks, Susie
Thomas, and Nellie Scott. To those
who did II OF succeed, we would say,
do not be discouraged and give up
in dispair. There will be another
opportunity year hence and you
should resolve at once to be success
ful at that time. Some one who
tried a year ago and failed, were sue
cessful this year which shows what
perseverance will accomplish. The
general character of work shows that
the tendency is upward-so may it
ever be. Graduating exercises will
be held June 25th.
Census reports have been received
from Mary Bussell, clerk OF Riverside;
John Wilson. OF Howell; Bert 5. Bell,
of Cedar; Sylvanus Wilkins, ofLogan;
Andrew Thompson, of Grand. Clerks
should be careful to enumerate all
that belong to the township. A lit
tIe carelessness upon the, part OF
some in the past has reduced the ap-
nortionment considerably to TIE
township.
Term reports have been received
,,on,;o KoIda and Cora Rudd.