The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1898-04-01
A TALK TO PATRONS
Supt. Quig1ey Explains the
Hight School Course Of
Study to Parents.
Likewise Made an Interesting
Statement of the School
axes in the County.
HAVE FOUND SOME GOLD
Armour People are Greatly
Excited of Their Gold
Producing Dirt.
TALKED ABOUT OUR SCHOOLS.
HAVE FOUND SOME GOLD
TALKED ABOUT OUR SCHOOLS
Superintendent Quigley Supplied Much
Information in His Talk Saturday.

Superintendent Quigley Supplied Much
Information in His Talk Saturday.
THE CAPITAL regrets very much
that a larger number of school patrons
did not take advantage of the oppor-
tunity to learn more of the public
schools Saturday evening, when Super
intendent Quigley gave an address at
tho court house The more the parent
is conversant with the schools and its
methods of instruction the more inter-
est they will take in the child's educa-
ton. The parent and teacher have a
common interest and they should un-
derstand each other. The new manual
was first taken up and explained and
the professor requested thorough ex-
animation.
AT the last meeting primary work
was considered. AT this the high school
work received the attention. A course
of study should be complete in itself,
said the professor, that is, each part
should be arranged 80 as to do the pu-
pill the most good if he should go no
further in the course. Progression
should be made easily and naturally
but we cannot safely presume that all
will finish the course. A course of
study should be general in it's scope
and it should not educate for any par
ticular profession or calling. The
greatest good to the greatest number
should be its controlling purpose. 1t
should educate the faculties harmoni-
ously. knowledge, power, expression
and character should be the centers
toward which all study should con-
verge. The course should give time
for slow growth, a given amount of
time for study extended through sew
eral years is much better than an equal
| amount expended in short period of
time
The mind needs time to adapt it,
self to line of thought, therefore the
Introduction of nature study, history
and liturature to limited degree is
sensible and educative. The course
should be just in its demands for public
support. 1t is conceded that the pub.
lie should be educated but the limit Of
public responsibility and interest have
not been determined.
| The course of study for the high
school was then considered in detail
The arrangement of the various studies
was explained and the peculiar value ol
each given. The course is three
years course, but under present cir
cumstances the superintendent favors
its retention, although all the cities ir
our state of the size of Mitchell have 6
four years course.
The adoption OF four years course
would require another teacher, and /
would also decrease the attendance o.
the high school. Pupils like to gradu
ate and an extra year seems almos
never ending to a young person. Ou
high school is regarded as being mex
to the largest in the state, Nearly al
of our young people of school age are il
it. A few who couldn't keep up hav
dropped out. No pupil can do the wor
we'll and do much else. There is reall
enough profitable work in the cours
for most pupils for four years. Onl
those who are strong, who learn easily
and who can study from two to thre
hours out of school can do the work 9
it should be done. For too many jus
barely get through. There is mate
! ial difference in the education of
gradu uate whose standing averages i
f the nineties and one who with th
, greatest leniency can only reach th
seventy-fve per cent. limit. The re-
: ords on file show that the SCHOLARSHIP
| of our pupils has not deteriorated. "
> now have as many and as good schola
8 as the school has ever had, but o,
. young people and their parents shoul
: consider that three years. course
not equal to one year longer. To
graduated may mean much or littl
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