The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-10-31

OFFICE HOURS: First, third, and last u
Saturdays of each month.
Before this column goes to press
again, the political contest now being
waged in the county, will.-haye beer,
decided by the honest votes. of an
honest people. While it has never
been used to advance the. political
aspirations Of it's author or defeat
those of anybody else, yet he begs
leave, at this peculiar time, to use it
as a medium through which he de-
sires to thank the teachers of Dawson
county for their loyalty in scattering
the political mists and revealing in
the background his united endorse
ment on Nov 4.
May that unity OF purpose, that
blending of educational instinct, that
| devotion to ideals that are worthy Of
those who engage in the profession,
that have characterized the teachers
work in the county for so many years,
grow more united, more steadfast,
and lead to still loftier achievements
in the future, are his cherished hopes.
Walter Carhart was compelled to
dismiss his school in No. II, last
week for that gravest of reasons-the
death of his devoted mother. Quite
a number Of teachers gathered at the
courthouse, last Saturday, and
framed the following resolutions as a
mark of respect to her memory and
a source of coincidence to him:
sWhereas, The Angel of Death, with
an intent unfathOmed by those who
mourn, has recently destroyed the
temple wherein dwelt the living,
Inspiring nature Of Mrs A. q. Carhart,
mother of our esteemed fellow
teacher, Walter E. Carhart; and,
Whereas, In .her DEATH, her
beautiful life having been ended in
it's early autumn, and the home over
which she presided with that perfec-
tion of motherly love and Christian
holiness seldom found in mortals,
deprived of her friendly greeting and
her sweet smiles of earthly content
ment amid life's tremendous anx
ieties therefore,
Be it resovled, That we, the
teachers Of Dawson County, as a mark
of friendship. respect, and in repsOnse
to a common sense of honest duty,
hereby transmit our sympathy to the
entire family in their bereavement
and sadness, and Jul sincere hopes
that our beloved fellow-teacher may
soon recover from the great shroud OF
sorrow that has been cast over his
young life by his painful separation
from her whom he loved best on
earth. his Christian mother.
Resolved, That a copy of these
resolutions be sent to Walter Carhart,
and a copy published in each Of the
county papers.
The scheme of giving punctuality
buttons to pupils who are neither
absent nor tardy, has now reached ou'
county. The interest aroused is
marvellous. The buttons are for salt
at the Educator office.
In the last issue of the South
Dakota Educator, Supt. Quigley o.
the city schools, paid a high tribute
to the last session Of the Dawson
County Normal institute.
The county board of education
adopted semi-slant copy books TO
use in the first four grades, and full
slant ones for the last four. Teacher
should bear this in mind and advis
their pupils accordingly.
Miss Edith Orswell has asked thi
office to map out a plan Of study 70
her to pursue during the white
months in order to qualify herself t
pass for a First Grade certificate i
March. Right!
Miss Bessie Avery writes: s.
think your methods are good and
} shall try to do as you request" Mrs
Juliette Dougherty, nee LaFortune
writes cit is always a pleasure to m
I to crafty any wish of the count
superintendent" 1t is this cor
scientious responsiveness by I'll
teachers Of the county, that has sue
a telling effect in our work. .
Miss Ida Gaines and Miss Hele
Ward began their schools in Bakt
4 township last week.
M Teachers meeting at Mitchell tn
z week, Saturday. Every body is IT
N |uuested to come and come early
3 little before 2 p. n.y. as Pro
= Lardner, instructor in oratory
~ Dakota University, will be presel
at the opening and give n Of b
n dramatic readings. "
ri Miss Edith Beall accepted tt
\ vacancy in No. 16, created by ii
"a resignation of Miss Jennie Dever