The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-31
Attention. WOrkmen!

Attention, WOrkmen!
Fred B. Smith, Grand Master
Workman, will be with Security
Lodge, Monday eveningF February
10, 1902.
The Woodmen camp has kindly
consented 10 exchange dates
with us, and there will be nc
meeting of the A. O. U. w. on
February 3.
ALFRED T. HORTON,
Recorder.
Farewell Party
Mr.. and Mrs. Norton Randall
departed on Monday nights S
train enroute to Minneapolis and
their prospective home in the
State of Washington. Their re-
moval from Milbank is the
occasion of great regret on the
part Of their many friends OF
long acquaintance in this place.
This regret and the good wishes
of the com munity found express
sion in pleasant little surprise
reception that took place at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. G.. A..
Wood last Friday evening, where
Mr.. and Mrs. Randall were TAX
ing tea. In spite of the severe
cold and sharp wind a good
number of their friends and
especially of their associates in
Congregational church circles
assembled and spent very en-
joyable evening in their company.
When the evening was well ad-
vanced Mr.. Wood called the
friends to order and after a few
chosen words expressed the
esteem and affectionate regard
in which Mr.. and Mrs. Randall
were held by the com munity
and the Congregational church.
And as a slight token of this
he presented them, on behalf of
their many friends, with a hand
some clock which it was hoped
would be constant reminder to
them of Milbank. After neat
response bv Mr.. Randall the
company was served with ice
cream and cake Mr.. Randall s
uprightness, integrity, faithful
ness and irreproachable charac-
ter as q christian business man
has been a constant factor in
this community, which Milbank
is sorry indeed to lose.
School Officers Meeting
While the cold wave last Satur
day initiated against the attend
ance at the meeting of the school
officers of the several districts
and townships in the county, an
interesting and profitable meet
ing was nevertheless held. The
county superintendent was made
chairman of the meeting and
George Isham secretary. The
chairman stated that he had pur
posely made the program short
SO as to give considerable atten-
ton to two subjects which he
was desirous that those in
terested in school matters should
be more generally acquainted
with, viz: the question of free
text books and the central school
plan. He said that while he did
not believe the county was gen
orally prepared to adopt these
measures, yet full discussion
and thorough acqualntance with
the proposed systems would be
of great value when the question
came up for practical solution.
On the free text book ques ton
G. w. Fonder read a paper which
he had prepared, and which we
publish in another column. The
fact that the district in which
Mr.. Fonder lives is the only dis
trict in the county in which the
free text book system is in opera
ton, gave weight to his champion
ship OF the system. At the con-
clusion of the reading and after
some discussion Of the subject,
a resolution, stating that the
meeting favored the adoption Of
the free text book system, was
unanimously adopted.
At the afternoon session 0. P.
Johnson gave short talk on the
central school idea in townships.
A. M. Hagan on the subject of
discipline, suggested that to get
better discipline the districts
would be obliged to get better
teachers, and to get better teach
ers better salaries would have to
be paid. j. G. Adler told how
his district arranged for the pay
ment of teachers warrants in
order to save q teacher from
1 fro violin ~ from ono cChoO1 n& on,.