The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1901-07-12
.QUIGLEY On SCHOOLS
City Superintendent Makes His Annual
Report to the Board Of Education
Ending June so.
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Better Glass Of Base Ball Than the
Old Club.
Pump is Attached to LrteSian Well and
Plenty Of Water Can be Furnished
the Citizens.
MAKES ANNUAL REPORT.
Superintendent Quigley Shows Con
ditions of City Schools at End
of the Year.

of the Year.
Superintendent Quigiey makes q very
com prehensive report of what has been
accom- plished by the city schools for
the closing year, his statement having
been filed with the board of education.
Concerning the statistics of the school
the superintendent gives the follow
ing:
Number OF children of school age
residing in the district, as shown by
the clerks census, 1000; mum ber OF
resident pupils registered in the public
schools during the year 728; mum Der of
foreign pupils registered "a; total num-
ber registered 752; total number reg
fstered in the high school lis.
In speaking of the library the super
intendent said there is 476 volumes in
the schools at present, which would be
greatly increased under the new law
which requires that 10 cents per capita
of every person OF school age should be
withheld by the county treasurer from
make funds available for thie feature at
once, and more new books can be- pur-
chased.
In referring to the Alumni Literary
Society, which was organized for the
purpose of giving the members of the
schools and the former graduates an
opportunity to meet frequently, the
superintendent said that it was failure
during the past year as it had beer
unable to compete with the dances and
other attractions during the winter and
spring. He referred to the Ladies' club,
under the management OF Miss Corwin,
which is designed to reach its mem bers
in q moral and social way, and said that
it was beneficial move.
In the higher grammar grades and
highsschool the superintendent said he
had adopted q new method concerning
the cases of tardiness and absence,
which he has found to be successful.
When pupil is late or absent he is
required to write and sign statement
the rules of the school. The superin-
tendent said that the rule lessened the
cases of hardness and absenteeism by
one-half.
In referring to the course of study
the superintendent has the following in
his report: "Our course of study is
proving very satisfactory. We now
prepare our pupils in Latin TO enter the
University. They study the same
books and do the same work as the pre-
paratory department Of that ins titution.
The University teaches year of Ger
man but we teach it's equivalent in
extra branches, 40 that our graduates
can now continue their studies at the
University If they wish without further
preparation. II our city continues to
grow [ hope to see a year of modern
languages ana a commercial depart
ment added to our high school, q pre-
paratory department 10 include the
little ones between five and six years
of age, professional supervision OF
music and drawing and u manual train.
ing department
The schools of this city have made q
rapid progress in the past few years
| under the direction of Superintendent
Quigley and they now rank with the
very best in the state. Better teachers
are being employed at higher salaries
than has heretofore been the case, and
the board has wisely adopted the idea
that good teachers to be secured must
be paid salaries commensurate with
their capabilities.