The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1898-09-02
THE SCHOOL BOARD
Secured Another Teacher for
High School at the Last
Meeting.
Successful Teachers Institute
Lasting Two Weeks Will
Close Today.
GOING AFTER MORE WATER
The Contractors Are Getting
in Readiness to Dig an
Artesian Well.
GOING AFTER MORE WATER
SCHOOL BOARD IN SESSION.

SCHOOL BOARD In SESSION..
Elected n New Teacher aud Transacted
Other Business.
The regular meeting OF the board OF
education wss held last Friday evening
and was attended by the full member.
ship with the exception Of ). T. Greene.
who was detained 1T home by reason OF
sickness. The usual routine business
was transacted, the last Of which was
the allowing OF bills. There was some
discussion OF the necessity of placing q
fund at the disposal Of the superinten-
dent with which to purchase scientific
supplies. which in his judgment was
necessary for The better instruction OF
pupils in that department. On motion
the board appropriated $50 per year
for this purpose, and while the amount
seemed rather low yet she superinten-
dent thought he could get along very
we'll with the sum this year. There is
9 scarcity OF apparatus in the scientific
department and it is the idea 10 devote
q certain sum OF money each year to in
crease the now limited quantity.
Superintendent Quigley's report Of
the school year of ls97-9s was fled with
the board and it was read by Clerk
Wallace, a motion carrying that it be
published in the city papers. The
most important features of the report
are given as follows:
Total enrolment, 6O4, comprising 29e
in primary grades, 200 in grammar
grades and lO6 in the high school; there
are 35 foreign scholars; Is graduated
from high school, whose average age is
l7a years; in the way OF attendance, alb.
sent days amounted to 4.4l2 and there
were 2,607 cases of tardiness; total days
of attendance WAS $3.50; the measle.
had something to do with the absence,
as there were lS0 cases; new piano was
purchased during the year, which will
soon be paid for, and there are but four
rooms that are without musical instru
ments; jointly with the University, mi
tiative steps have been taken to secure
3 telescope and observatory, for which
$3.50 has already been subscribed, and
believe the enterprise worthy of your
encouragement; the plan of holding
teachers meetings each month and
grade meetings separately has been fol
lowed and they have given great salts
faction; held two parents meetingi
during the year in the court house and
the attendance was discouragingly
small. My theory was that mutua
understanding as to subject matter
methods of instruction, rules and regu
lations would be beneficial. Perhaps
house to house visitation by the super
| intendent and teachers will be tried tn,
coming year to reach closer sympath,
With the parents.
The superintendent closed his repor
with some general remarks on educa
tional matters, in which he touched
upon the methods OF teaching, believ
ing that method is neither good o
bad solely on account OF its age. Tha
which 10 good in the old should be re
tanned, and the valuable in the ne,
should be adopted. A harmonious cd
ucation should be sought. The huma
mind 10 essentially the same an
the laws Of its development are cor
slant, therefore, no new process can b
discovered to acquire knowledge NOR
easily which violates these laws. Th
observation should be developed bu
the child should also learn to reaso
abstracGly. Illustrations and explans
tions should be given, but the chill
should be taught self-reliance. 1t
right to play school in the kindergal
ten, it is right to inspire effort by 9,
citing the emotion of pleasure, br
children and youth should gradually
taught the lessons of personal respons
bility in the discharge of daily dutie
irrespective Of pleasure or desire.
Clerk Wallace read the resignatio
of Mrs. Mary D. Taylor as assista,
principal in the high school and it W,
accepted by the board. On motion
was decided to fill the vacancy at onc'
The names OF four candidates were pr,
sented to the board, as follows: Wn
Herbert, Miss Grace Jordan, Miss Ca
lota Meyer and Miss Blanche Sch