The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-03-11
NOTES FROM MAPLE GROVE.
j. p. Nolan of Manitowoc visited
Maple Grove Saturday.

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Maple Grove Saturday.
The lenten season has caused ces-
satlon in the amusements of our young
people.
All the farmers who have timber to
haul are taking advantage of the ex-
cellent sleighing.
j. Hickey Jr. sold 40 acres Of land
last week to Simon Geiger Consid
Grafton, $500.
w. G. Maertz, Chairman of Maple
Grove. is confined to his bed with in
fammatCry rheumatism.
Miss Adelaide Rudolph of Manito-
woo was the guest of her cousin, Miss
Ida Schwartz, last week.
What has happened to Billy Wells"
and Killarney" of the Brillion News?
The News will lose subscribers unless
the boys are heard from soon
Mrs. Mike Sullivan died on Monday
OF last week after a long illness. The
remains We're inferred at Maple Grove
Wednesday. Mrs. Sullivan was well
and favorably known here and her
early death is regretted by all. She
was formerly president of the Young
Ladies Sodality for years.
j. W. Guhin writes from Eureka,
S. Oak. that the st. L. r. r. Co. are
splicing telegraph poles on the prai-
RE to keep the wires from being COW
cred with snow. Allowing a reason
able discount for Jim's tendency to
exaggerate, we should Judge that the
Dakotas are receiving more than there
share of the ''beautiful"
The next teachers meeting of our
section will be held at Reedsvilie.
Mar. ~. The following is the pro
gramme:
Literature: Discussions of Quotations
from Hamlet Mr.. Bleser
Greek History: Divisions V and VII
Nellie Loughlin
Current Events: Cretan Affair.
Lizzie Meany
Use and care of the School Library
Willie O'Hara
Select Reading Ida Eberha rdt
Teachers are expected to prepare
on the first three topics. The prep
aration for MIR. Bleser's topic should
include, learning number of choice
selections, locating these selections
and others, and explanation Of diff
cult passages in Hamlet.
The teachers in this vicinity appre
ciate the satire of the Pilots CORE
spondent from Centerville in regard to
The dollar tax and also the editors
words inbehalf Of the teachers. Among
those most wronged by this tax,are adj
vanced pupils who write at the OK
aminations with little or no idea of i'm
medlately engaging in teaching even if
successful in passing the examination.
Their main object in writing is to test
their own progress. The limitation
as to age also hampers these pupils in
accomplishing this laudable object. 1t
may be said this is not the purpose of
the examination. Then give rs a
substitute; anything to test progress
and recognize ability and the fruits
of hard work will do. We may now
have Horace Greeley amongst us
and not know it until he reaches the
age of sixteen; and then it costs him
a dollar to let us know There is no
other class of pupils SO totally ignored
| by the courses of study and school
code as pupils who attend district
schools after finishing the regular
course. Much of their progress is
due to individual effort and persis-
tent determination to secure a better
education, even though financial cir
cumstances will not allow them the
privileges of high school Yet we
can hardly expect them to desire
knowledge for its own sake: indeed
there are few Normal or University
students who do not look upon the
diploma" as the immediate object of
their efforts. Why may not these pu-
pills do likewise with the certificate?
Honest effort is invigorated by the
recognition of its own fruits. Why
| grudge The poor boon of an examina-
ton to these pupils whether they can
pay for it or ot;-wheg her they are
sixteen years old or few months
younger?