The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-05-18

The Prospectus Issued By County superin
tendenr JOnes-WEu CouEsne June In p
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I The Prospectus Issued By County superln
tendenr JOnes-HIm ConEsne June 4 IN
the GOodiaad High school building.
The thirteenth annual session Of the
Sherman county Normal Institute win
convene In the high school building in
GOOdland Monday, June 4 Following
is the prospectus sent out by County
Superintendent Jones:
To whom these presents snail come,
/ greeting;
! The time of year has arrived when
We should look around Us, TRYING to
i discover, If possible, whether our chill
/ dren are doing the best they can for
] themselves with the opportunities they
/ have; whether they have sufficient Op-
/ pOrtunities, and If not, why not By
/ opportunities We mean advantages of
schooling that are up-tO-date in every
respect.
/ Patrons Of the schools Of Sherman
/ county, this Is our business The school
| children Of Sherman county are our
/ children, and it IS our duty to lay for
| them foundations upon which they can
i build In youth. and securely stand in
man and wOmanhOOd: that character
/ Of citizenship which shall eminate them
! to that high degree of usefulness which
/ viii make the world better by our hav-
I ing lived IN it, and still better by our
/ children having lived in IT.
Patrons Of our schools. have you done
| your duty In school work the past year?
| Have you aided the teacher by visiting
| her school, by seeing that your children
were punctUal, orderly and dilligent in
school? Did they do the amount Of
work that children Of their ability
ought to do, and were they properly
instructed In those principles of citi-
Zenship that viii make them capable
men and women when such response
bilities are placed upon them? If these
things are not true isn't it time you
were inquiring into the cause why?
Teachers, have you done your duty
by those placed in your charger Did
you follow the course adopted BY the
state bOardg Do you read the up-tO-
date journals and educational paPers2
Are you prepared to continue IN school
work without a revival Of that energy
and zeal that prompts every good
teacher in well doing? Be that as 1t
may, you cannot afford to stay away
from our Institute-the only normal
school training that a majority Of our
western teachers are privileged to
enjoy. We open on June 4, our Normal
Institute for 1900. No pains viii be
spared to make it a successful one
The Instructors
Our corps Of instructors Is a strong
one, consisting Of Miss Edna HOrnaday,
Mr.. r. G. Smith and Mr.. J. A. Gwin.
Miss HOrnaday comes to Us highly
recommended; In both school and In
stitute her work IS above reprOach-
Mr.. Smith and Mr.. Gwin are too well
known to need comment; their work
speaks for itself
The Course Of Study.
I am informed that the course Of
study viii be revised and made better;
it viii contain many new features,
therefore making it very necessary that
you attend Normal
Tuition.
The tuition fee viii be that required
by law-s1OO for the four weeks.
Board and Rooms.
Good board and room can be obtained
for $500 and upward per week. Rooms
at S1-OO and upward per month.
Patrons, again permit me to urge you
to attend this Normal. We are IN an
age Of progression; do not weary and
fall by the wayside, but be up and do
ing! Advance the school interests OF
Sherman county to that extent that
her talent and her influence viii be
sought by those surrounding US, and
we shall have achieved a GROWING
! success.
Very truly yours,
F L HOMES