The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-04-25
LAST TEACHERS MEETING.

LAST TEACHERS MEETING.
School Teachers OF Dawson County
Assemble III Last Session of
School Year.
a superintendent is only a teacher
among teachers, yet a teacher of
teachers. They are his trustees. His
success depends quite largely upon
the efficiency of the corps of instruc-
tors with which he surrounds him
self. The strength of Dawson coun-
ty's corps of instructors was demon
trated at their last teachers meet
ing of the present school year, held
in the court house in the city of
Mitchell, last Saturday. The atten-
dance was large, consisting of teach
ers from Hanson. Hutchinson. Au-
rora and Sanborn counties, in addi-
tion to our own. Supt. P. f. No
Ian, Of Aurora county, was present
and made few remarks in which
he invited our teachers to attend
the county association to be held in
Plankinton May 3, and promised a
good delegation Of Aurora county
teachers for the State Association tC
be held in this city next winter.
The program was nicely seasoned
with two solos rendered by Mrs. r.
O. Garrett. The singer was at he
best Her Interpretation Of "Forgot
ten" and Bendemere's Stream wa!
exquisite, and her range Of voice
greatly eXcelled her task. Her efforts
were heartily appreciated and sh'
received merited applause from til,
| association.
| Hon. A. E. Hitchcock asked to b,
excused from addressing the meeting
owing to pressure of Office work.
Mrs. Isabelle Lawrence read pa
per on ''Tardiness and Absence: Hov
can it be Reduced?'' which wa
strong, practical and to the point
She suggested some good ways 70
remedying the evil, based upon he
own experience. which, if followed
would be great help to all of oul
schools.
J. E. Johnson read a carefully pre-
pared paper on "Our State Course Q
Study: How used in country school
His production showed him to be
deep student of his subject, on
who practices his convictions. Hi
paper was strong in logic, forcefu
in rhetoric and positive in it's con
clusions.
| Miss Lizzie Arland read an ides
paper on "Teachers Examinati on
land Certificates which met wit
universal approval of those present
She believed in raising the standar
for teachers certl ficates by increa
ing the requirements and oppose
issuing certificates to normal gradu'
tes without examination. ST
thought they should be compelled
undergo. a good hard written te
the same as high school graduate
and argued that board of examine
should pass upon the examinatio
manuscript instead of the count
superintendent, as no two criti
mark exactly alike.
Henry Hendrickson presented {
able paper on Teachers Reports.
In its preparation he came to th
office and examined some Of the L
ports coming in. This informatit
coupled with the school law and. h
experience (his own reports alwa
being faultless) formed the bas
for the preparation of a splendid p
per to which Mr. Hendrickson add
a great deal by his oral explanation
"Teachers designations, Justi
and Injustice to Self, Board and Di
trict," was the subject assigned
S. c. Oathout. This paper col
manded the closest attention of t
audience, owing to the originali
! of his thoughts and the timeliness
his subject. He argued the questi
on either side and concluded as fl
lows: "Teachers, let us think
these things more. Are we dol
the square thing by ourselves al
the patrons? Are we serving t
public to the best of our abilit
Do we do as we would like to
done by? Would we like to be su
planted by teacher who wou
teach for less wages than we, !
ceiye? We should remember that