Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-12-06
EDUCATIONAL DEPT.
Conducted by INEZ PETTYOREw.

MISS Gfd 11dIOCn WIZ Is dbLcLulDS
the Omaha Business College spent
THANKSGIVING and the Saturday and
Sunday following in Valentine visiting
her parents.
We are informed that the pupils of
Miss Hahn's school gave a very pleas
ant entertainment at her school house on
last Friday evening.
Frank Thorn and his sister Bertha
made us a pleasant call last Saturday.
They have arranged to join their schools
in preparing a Christmas entertain
ment. They borrowed Hons Won
Smash" from the Hlgh-school library
and with the other young folks of the
n~eighborhood they will prepare this
amusing play to be given in connec-
ton with the school entertainment.
Earl Pettycrew came in last Satur-
day from Chesterfield where he had
just finished ii successful three months
term of school and on Monday morn
ing he went out to Simeon to begin a
five or six months term of school in
in that district. Earl has the spirit Of
a true teacher and we prOpllesy he will
give general satisfaction at Simeon.
Miss Alma Carlson principal of the
Cody school is having a months vaca-
ton on account of a small pox scare in
Cody. Miss Carlson made us a pleas
ant call yesterday evening and reports
il very successful years work SO far.
Earl Pettycrew took dinner with us
last Sunday and gave us a full account
of his school at Chesterfield. He seems
to know by heart every recitation Civ
en- by his pupils at the entertainment
closing his school. This shows that he
did not fail to prepare each pupil for
the part he was to take in the exercise.
Recently we receive IL copy otProf.
Waitman Barhe's little book ''Going to
College,. 1t is a Va liable little book.
1t will certainly be an inspiration to
many a young man and oma to try
to live on a higher plane than they
would otherwise do.
We have just finished reading DR..
Quackenbos's new book "~Hypnotism
in Mental and Moral Culture. 1t is a
very interesting book of about three
hundred pages setting forth DR.. Quack-
enbos's experience with young persons
who had become wrecks from the use
the cigarette, morphine, or whiskey:
If it is possible to do what DR.. Quack-
enbos claims it would be we'll if some
of OUR Valentine physicians would learn
the art.
Teaching seems to agree with our
young people. Bertha Thorn has gam
ed fifteen pounds Frank Thorn looks as
if he had gained fourteen pounds:
Mabel Hahn thirteen pounds. and Earl
P~ettycrew about twelve pounds. Lulu
I1ooton is reported to be looking we'll,
but rs she failed to show up at our sane
tum when she was in Valentine last
week we are unable to say how her
school work is agreeing with her. AS
for Ada Stinard, well! if teaching con-
tinues to agree with her SO well she will
500 be a full grown woman.
Miss Kate McCallum took charge
of the school at Ft. Niobrara on Mon
day of this week. Size reports an en-
rollment of sixteen pupils today and re-
quests US to have a box of crayon sent
to her.
Of course the algebra class want one
more problem. If one side of a square
field be increased six chains and the
otLer side four chains the area of the
field will be doubled. Find the area of
the field. See whether your classmates
get the same answer that you do, and
ave your answer I'LL school opens.