Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-05-23
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By p. B. Faucher. Co. SUPERINTENDENT

By L. B. Fancher, Co. Superintendent
Creel school district advertises for
bids for the erection of three commo.s
dious and up-to-date sc%hoolhouses.
The schools of Churchs Ferry,
Crary, Grand Harbor, and Devils
Lake all close for the summer vaca-
tion on the Goth inst.
It is now quite certain that a train
ing school for teacher 8 will be held
at the Chautauqua grounds, begin
ming July 21st. Further information
will be given as soon as arrangements
are completed.
As the public schools will not be
in session on May 30th, school room
exercises in observation of Memorial
Day may be held on Thursday, the
10Th.
The regular teachers examination
begins next Friday, Memorial Day,
at the high school in Devils Lake,
but Supt. Devine instructs that
where it is desired an adjournment
may be taken for the usual public
exercises of the day, and the time SO
lost added to the program the follow
ing Saturday, May 31st.
Notices of the beginning of the fol-
lowing schools have just been re-
ceived: Groove. No. 1, Bertha R.
Palmer; Irvine, No. 2, Margaret E.
McGovern; Pleasant, No. l, Mary
King; Webster, No. a, Margaret
Spelliscy.
RECENT VISITS.
Crary.-R. D. Hall, principal:
Olive L. Saunders, primary teacher.
Good work done during the year.
Several pupils hope to complete the
work of the eighth grade this year.
A furnace for heating both rooms has
been provided by the board. The
old stairways should give place to
something better during the summer.
Graham's Island, No, Anton
Thompson, teacher. This school
house was moved last fall and is O
one mile west of it's former location.
Improvements have been made within
the schoolroom, and a new storm
shed built, hut repairs are needed on
the outbuildings. New window
shades, dictionary, flag, and book
case have been provided. The seven
teen pupils present are making steady
progress.
Churchs Ferry.-H D. Smith,
principal; Alice E. Morgan, inter
mediate; Cora B. Davis, primary.
Several pupils have finished the com
mon school course this year and have
beeu promoted to the ninth grade, or
first year of the high school course.
From this beginning, a good high
school should be built up. The inter
mediate department has been con,
tinued this year during the nine
months term-a great Improvement
over the plan pursued last year. 1t is
expected that music and drawing will
be given special attention in all de-
%partments next year-another good
move.
CHAUTAUQUA ATTRACTIONS.
A Symposium of Good Features Which
Can Be Seen and Heard at the 1909
Assembly, 3 Days of Enjoy
ment and Pleasure.
The tenth annual assembly of the
North Dakota Chautauqua association
opens June 2sth and closes July Goth.
Following are the various attrac-
tions:
Musical Numbers.
Fl. Totten Indian band, chorus
classes, Metropolitan quartet, The
Dunbar Hand Bell Ringers, Mendels.
sohn quartet, Miss Florence Pace,
Cecilia Eppinghouse Bailey, South
African Kafer, Boy Choir, Miss Lulu
Tyler Gates.
Lectures.
Frank A. Robertson, Lou J.. Beau.
champ, Frank A. Cattern, Rev. Madi
son G. Peters, Elijah Brown Jones,
Thomas E. Green, Frank G. Bruner,
REV. T. McGrady, Mrs. Annie M.
Knott, Col. w. G. Plummer.
Entertainments.
Sanford Dodge company, Karl Ger
maine, magician; Robertson's Moving
Pictures, w. I. Nolan, Elias Day.
Ideal Entertainers, Nellie Peck Saun
ders.
| Recreation.
Riding, driving, bathing, sailing
rowing, boating, yachting, bicycling,
. baseball, athletic games and all out.
door sports.
Write Edgar LaRue, s~ecretar.