The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-11-06
Educational Column
COUNTY SURF LoNn, Editor


With the exception Of four, all the
schools in tine county are running.
The attendance is not large because
Of the large amount of fall work still
to do. 1t is unfortunate that so many
are necessarily deprived Of schools
at the beginning of the year, as they
are usually the pupils needed for
work in the spring, and have to drop
out first. And it does not seem tina t
this trouble can be remedied by de-
laying the opening Of the schools in
the fall.
Among the new teachers who have
been visited is Miss Kate Arp who is
teaching in Grand View township, her
home school. Miss Arp has an en-
rollment of thirteen: eleven Of whom
were present on Thursday. The
pupils were attentive and interested
in their work, and from all appear
ances Miss Arp will be a very success
full teacher.
Miss Mary Rosenberger is teaching
the Fry school in Brule township. Her
school has excellent attendance.
When visited on Wednesday every
pupil was present. Miss Rosenberger
is a newcomer among us and we are
glad to welcome her to our ranks.
Miss Adela Stemmerman, teaching
in Harrison, district 90, has the largest
enrolment thus far of any one in the
county. Her pupils number twenty.
one. This school began September I
and will have a fall ana spring term
only. Right here it is pertinent to
say that care should be exercised in
selecting the months that the older
boys, whose time of school is drawing
to a close, will not be deprived of
a chance for school during The winter
months.
The school house in district 81, West
Point township, has been moved one
mile east and a half mile north of it's
former location and now stands with.
in one hundred and sixty rods of the
center OF the district. Mr.. Warren
0. Griffin has been engaged as teacher
and the district is most fortunate in
securing his services. He is finely
qualified and will give them an ex.
cellent school. This school should
have been opened Oct. 10. but 1t
was impossible to get the school house
repaired before the last week in the
| month.
Miss Eta Gregg, who taught in
Buffalo county last year, is teaching
the Henzlik school in Lyon township.
Miss Gregg is ambitious and energetic,
and will give her district a bright,
wide-awake school. She has an en-.
rollment Of eighteen, all but one of
who were present when visited October
10.
Mr.. o. C. Lindsay Of Chamberlain is
teaching his first term in No. G, Torrey
Lake township. Mr.. Lindsay came to
this township a stranger to every one
but In the short time he has been
there he has made many friends, and
the indications are that he will have
a very successful term Of school.
Miss Zoe Hemphill's school. No 2 in
Wilbur township was the first to be
visited this year. The school has an
enrolment of eleven, ten of whom
were present. The teacher is earnest
and painstaking in her work and the
school was found in a very satisfac-
tory condition.
The chairmen Of all school boards
will please remember that it is their
duty to carry out the compulsory edu.
cation law. Now is the time to notify
parents and guardians Of it's proyis.
ions, and to see that they are obeyed.'
Teachers are urged in all cases
where there is an irregularity in the
time OF running their school to notify
the county superintendent as promptly
as possible.
The first teachers meeting of the
year was held at Kimball October 81.
Seventeen teachers were present, but
many more should have been there.
The wide awake, progressive teacher
knows that it pays to attend these
meetings. 1t vas decided to take up
the reading circle work at all the
meetings, but allow it to fill only part
of the time. Miss Macquire, principal
of the Kimball schools, has kindly
consented to become the leader of
this circle. The next meeting was set
for Nov. %, but, that being Thanks
giving week, the meeting will probably
hn on11nl Ny>n x.yoo1y oop1;o,