Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-12-22
SCHOOL NOTES.

Miss Vera Cafiry is teacher,
Tue IIa2en school, Miss Case teacher
viii celebrate Christmas IA a.hool
Friday afternoon December 23d. A
CHRISTMAS tree and orchestra will DO 4
part Of the program. Miss Case haI
heen teaching In this district nearly
four years.
School district No. 80 j w. Stevens
teacher, raIsed sl283 for library pur-
poses on library day. Mr.. Stevens and
pupils deserve great deal OF credit
for their success.
TIE county superintendent remarked
the other day, that be could not un'
derstanh why some teachers were al
ways behind with their reports. As a
matter OF business They should be very
prompt In this matter But II Ia easy
TO procrastinate. This habit Is u dan
gerOuS one, and should not DO encOur-
AIRED In any line Of business. Pune.
tuality always pays.
Hon. J s. McGrath, one Of the re-
gents of the State Normal school at
EmpOrla, died at his home near Salt
vile on November "a, 1893. lie has
been valued member OF the board OF
regents for nearly six years.
Hon. j. A. DeBard, member Of the
school board at Turon and representa-
tive elect from the west district Is a
firm friend of the educational interests
Of Kansas and will he interested In
jome good laws along that line. lie
will work right and vote right every
time.
Principal 0. s. Davis Is IN applicant
for assistant superintendent Of the re-
form school at Topeka, Davis is al
right. lie viii! make good officer
Norman Totten will teach four
months school In school district No. 92
Mr., Totten WAS recently discharged
from the Twenty,hrst Kansas regi-
meDt.
Nickerson will seek TO become city
of the third class. II she succeeds the
schools will be under the supervision
Of the county superintendent.
Martin Miller of Plevna was in town
Monday interviewing the county sup
erintendent In reference TO some state
school land in Plevna township.
There Is considerable agitation over
the State In favor of having the term
of the county superintendents end in
May Instead of January. It would be
better for many reasons, and it is
hoped that the coming session will en-
at a good law In refersnce to this
matter
A number of the teachers of Reno
county will attend the State teachers
meeting az Topeka during the holt
days, Teachers are like everybody
else and have to be offered special in
ducements to get them away from
home, In this case prizes as follows
will be given FOR attending; Silk flag,
county having greatest enrolment;
thirty dollar library, city Of the first
class having the greatest enrolment
and attendance In proportion to the
number of teachers employed in the
city; thirty dollar library, city Of the
second class having the greatest
percentage Of enrolment and
attendance; STANDARD dictionary to
the county superintendent whose
county, exclusive Of cities of the FIRST
and second class, has the greatest en-.
rollmeut and attendance; library Of
thirty-two volumes, to the county
whose teachers have travelled the
greatest number of miles; q S42 90 tel
lunan globe, to county having t
greatest enrolment and attendance,
excluding cities Of tie first and second
class.
Professor Nelson, the new State su-
perintendent of public instruction, was
born at Andover, Illinois, In 1865 lie
taught several terms in the public
schools of Iowa, and finished course
in the Southern Iowa Normal School
at Bloomfield. Soon after he entered
the University Of Iowa, graduating in
the normal and philosophical courses
IN 1893. Immediately after graduation
he secured a position at the head Of
the normal department in Bethany
College, Lindsborg, Kansas. He has
engaged part Of the time In editorial
work, and has been popular speaker
at normal institutes and teachers con-
yentions. He has made careful study
of public school problems, and comes
into office with an earnest desire TO ad.
vance the interests of our educational
system In all parts Of the State. lie
will receive the hearty cooperation OF
the teachers everywhere. State Nor
NAL Monthly.