The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1901-08-16
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN,
By County Supt. L. r. Clark.
Normal Notes.
Enrolment 4S.

INOTHHdl INOISSs
Enrolment 4S.
Messrs. Roach and Button. agents
for Hills Practical Encyclopedia.
were interviewing the students the fore
part of the week. They sold a number
of sets.
Edwards county teachers are to be
congratulated upon the fact that the
Institute is held in August this year.
The weather is great Improvement
upon that of June and July.
Prof. Mayberry gave a talk upon
the ups and downs of life at general
exercises last week which was very in
tertaining.
The class in penmanship is larger
than it has been for years. The i'm
preston is general that Prof. Hamble
ton knows how to write.
Prof. Baugher in introducing DR..
] ohm Macdonald to the Institute gave
an account of the famous Johns of
history and she sad fates that over
took them, MENTIONING John the Bap-
tist who was beheaded. j ohm the Di-
vine who was banished and John
Brown who was hanged. The mourn
full introduction, however, had no eff
feet upon the inimitable DR.. ohm.
+ AS King Alexander was standing in
the Corner with his Winchester rest
ing on Wire, along came a Harper
who tried to sell him Reeder at the
Price of two Nichols. But the King
said, 81 owe the Colyer and the Paint
er and, unless you are a fast Walker
[ will Pearce your epidermis. oh, :,
Shaw.
John Macdonald, of the Western
School Journal, came in Monday eve
ming from ST. John. and attended
Tuesdays session of the Institute.
Mr.. Macdonald is certainly entitled
to the name, 1.-The funny man."
Rev. MIR. Strong of the Congrega-
tiOnal church gave an instructive talk
to the teachers Wednesday morning
on the Bible as a book of literature.
1.-The longer I work in this Institute
| the better l like it. If they like me as
we'll as like them, will soon have
a graft. &C. S. Hambleton.
Erratum: ''They," in second SEN
tence should read girls" since there
| are only five boys.-EditOr.
D. w. Little, Assistant State Sup
erintendent, passed through hese Sun
day night on his way to visit the In
stitutes at Dodge City and Cimarron.
Quite number of the girls failed
to appear in the music class Wednes-
day. Later they were found in the
cloak-room listening to the band on
Bruce Wires polka hat.
Lost!! Somewhere between the resi-
dence of Capt. Loso and the Santa Fe
depot, on last Friday afternoon, one
perpendicular collar somewhat soft
and sOiled: one pair of nOn-e astic,
/ nOn-detachable suspenders: one-half a
yellow umbrella-the upper half: three
cwt. of potential energy: eight pounds
of enthusiasm and y technical and
! four common place words. The finder.
will be literally rewarded for all arti-
cles except the last. the supply of
which is inexhausti hle.-D. a. Baugh-
er.
The exercises of the Third Annual
commencement OF the common schools
! of Edwards county was held u Flohr' s
opera house Friday evening, Aug. 9.
i. A large audience was present to
greet the class. which consisted of
IL members. the largest ever gradual
ed in this county.
After the graduates had been seated
j upon the stage and the band had give u
, an inspiring selection Rev. Strong in
svoked Divine blessing upon The exer-
cises of the hour. Sup. Clark then
presented the class. giving a brief HIS
tory OF county graduation and empha-
sizing its value as a Coz meeting link
between the common schools and Il
higher education.
Pres. f. {. Demorest, of the Win
field college delivered the class ad-
dress, making a strong and earnest
plea for higher education. higher
ideals, and true manliness snI woi.l-
anliness in life's work. Althaugi he
fdsalt with serions subjects his t..ik
|contained flashes of humor and was
listened to attentively by his hearers.
At its conclusion he presented the di-