The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-08-08

COLUMN,


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Miss Alice Cooper will teach in
Prosper next year, Miss Gussie Wag-
ner in No. 81. Miss Ella Wagner in
the center school house in Baker, and
the two Orswell sisters in the two
west schools in Baker. Miss Alice
Eoyle and Miss Belle Sphinx will also
teach in Prosper. Miss Margaret
Duncan will teach in No 6.
The difficulty between Miss Mamie
Saul and the schools board Of Badger
township, has at last been amicabiy
settled. Miss Saul placed the account
1856. SOY in Attorney Hannetts' hands
for collection. The school board was
called and the matter finally com
promised at 1872. This was a wise
conclusions even though it was evil
dent that the board would have been
defeated had the matter gone into
circuit court. The account of Mrs.
George Holleran-nee Barbara Rogan
was adjusted at 1928. Let US hope
that no more such unpleasantnesses
may occur.
Miss Belle Sphinx is spending her
summer vacation in Reedsburg, Wis.
Awnings were recently placed over
each Of the court house windows, ex-
cept the superintendent's office.
Some n must have acquired the
idea that the superintendent never
gets "hot.n
The teachers library union is organ
lied in this county with 80 members.
Two Of them have gone away and left.
their membership certificates in this
Office for sale cheap. Now is a splen-
did opportunity 70. two good live
eachers to join cheaply and after
pursuing the work for the remaining
three years, get the last years books
as a present. What young teacher
has the ambition to make the effort?
The superintendent has just ordered
a splendid new librabry for Mt.
Vernon No. 10, with funds that were
turned over by Mrs. Belle Lawrence,
who had charge of the school last
year.
In all the school districts where
new officers were elected this year,
the old officers will hold over where
the newly elected ones have not
already filed their bonds. The school
election vas held in June, and the
law specifies that each officers elected.
mnst equality before the second
Tuesday in July"
The time has expired for teachers
to have their R. c. manuscript filed
in this Office Only about a dozen
have done so. The time will be ex-
tended ashort time to accommodate
the slow ones. One set of M. S.,
mailed at Mt. Vernon, was sent to
this office without any name on it.
The superintendent, by virtue OF his
office, is compelled to write a good
many letters to each schoolma'm in
the county each year, and conse-
quently becomes more or less fam
iliar with the handwriting of each,
yet he does not like to compile his
official records through guess work
based upon innocent familiarities.
Pressure is being brought to bear
on Mrs. Isabelle Lawrence to accept
the Peck school in Badger township.
When a position seeks a teacher,
the results can be depended upon.
Miss Rose Sprague will not teach
this year, but has decided to attend
the Dakota University and equiv
herself for higher work. Nothing
could be more commendable.
Mrs. Eva Comfort, the newly
elected clerk in No. %, writes fol
prices on slate black board. Evident
ly No. % is going to have some much
needed repairs.
A communication was received
from Mr.. ]. T. jacobson. a member
Of 4 Of the school boards in Aurora
county, asking for a teacher. His
lCQuCoU was uCllCu. IL 10 uOuUUlu
if Our W schools can all be sup.
lied. Several boards from Hanson
county are making similar requests.
This column will be devoted. nex1
week, to an analysis Of the apportion'
ment feature Of the school law anl
a feeble effort will be made to show
that a gigantic injustice is being
practiced upon the various districts
The county library board held iti
annual session last Saturday.
The books selected for the rura
school by this office, those for tht
Mt. Vernon schools by their respect
i've teachers, and those for the Nit
chell schools by Supt. Qiugley. were
ratified by the board, and the count,
superintendent was authorized tx
expend the library fund in the pur
chase Of the same. The new librar,
law practically doubles the superin
tendent's duties and spoils the sum
mer vacation usually taken by th,