The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-11-07

! EDUCATIONAL COLUMN. F:
} Conducted by
, SUPT. o. w. COURSEY. :
4 OFFICE HOURS: First, third, and last )
Z Saturdays of each month. )

lIOm uue Ouuer UWO memDerS VI Olle
board G. +. Grady was appointed
chairman of Tobin No. IS.
Last years graduates and Others
who expect to take up the teaching
profession in the future, should be-
gin to attend our teachers meetings
at once and familiarize themselves
with the underlying principles upon
which the work is based.
A double wedding occurred at the
pleasant home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. II.
Smith, in Lisbon township, this
county. Wednesday evening, Oct. 20.
Their daughter, Miss Elsie J. was
united in marriage to Mr.. Glen
Powers, Of Neb., and their next
daughter, Miss Gertrude A., was
united to MI. Claude e. Scholes, of
Union township. Mrs. Powers was
formerly a teacher in this county.
Mrs. Scholes has charge of Union No
8, and will continue her work there
in. The superintendent ana teachers
of Dawson County unite in extending
to them their best wishes for long,
happy, welded lives, and their sin
cere hopes that their pathways may
be strewn with prosperity, and that
Providence may guide theil %every,act.
A pupil of Union No. 20, while en-
route to his home after school, one
day last week, stopped and built a
fire by the roadside, for some I'M
known reason. 1t spread rapidly,
bearing to the southeast, and great
ly endangered the premises Of Ed
ward Lee and others. Every nal in
the neighborhood rushed to the res
cue, and by building a back-tire along
the section line extending north and
south, east of where the fire was
started succeeded in putting it out
before any serious damage was done.
"We received tue words of SYM
pathy from the teachers Of Dawson
County, and desire to thank you for
them. 1t is consoling to knew that
we have such kind friends who SYM
pathize and feel for US. May the
blessings of God rest upon you all.
Very truly yours, John Anthem and
Family"
Teachers examination this week.
Friday and Saturday. Only those
who have held the Office Of county
superintendent, and passed through
the trying ordeal, are enabled to
understand the strain to which he is
four times each year, by.
those mystical rights denominated
'"Teachers Examinations" At best,
they are but a feeble test Of a
teachers ability to instruct: yet. by
law, are made a positive necessity.
In Dan V. Stephens new book en-
titled, "Phelps and His Teachers"
he sums up the situation as follows:
$50 if the superintendent made no
mistake when he turned down your
application, you will at once set about
explaining to your friends what a
mean man he was to treat you thus.
You will make out an ugly case
against him-prove that your religion,
or the politics of your father, or
prejudice, guided him in his action
against you. In truth, your every
action will be so small and contempt
ible that no further evidence of your
lack of fitness for teaching. will be
needed"
The superintendent is very much
over the large attendance at
teachers meeting last Saturday.
Word was sent to Prof. Lardner that
it was i%nadvisable for him to come
down from the University, owing to
the rain. This proved to be a mis-
take. However, we will depend upon
him for the treat he had in store for
the association, at the next meeting.
At the openipg,.of the meeting, an
organization was effected. Walter
Carhart vas elected vice president
and Miss Mae Lewis was reelected
secretary. Misses Jeanette Field
and Mae Lewis each read good
papers entitled, "What is a Good
SCHOOL," Miss Hazel Fitch gave an
able discussion of the first book. in
Sociology. Miss Hattie Older gave
a good, pointed and complete review
Of the most important subjects in
the second chapter of the Art of
Teaching. The third chapter was dis
cussed by Miss Mae Perry 'and the
fourth by Mrs. Jessie Herman. Miss
Myrtle Holshire read a good, practi-
cal paper on, "Reading-How I teach
It," Q. G. Bras was present and
responded to an invitation to de-
liver one Of his popular numerous
readings, which he did in fine shape.
G. G. is a master-hand at interpret
ing comedy, and his easiness before
an audience adds greatly to the effect