The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-12-11
Educational Column
COUNTY SUIT Lone. Editor

D COUNTY SUPT LONG,, Editor
A visit to the Chamberlain schools
found them running harmoniously and
Everything in excellent condition.
The schools have an unusually large
enrolment, this is especially true OF
the High School where every seat is
filed. The attendance throughout is
Exceptionally good. The city superin-
tendent, Prof. Prall, is sparing no
effort to make this year the most
successful in the history OF the schools
under his charge.
A marked improvement is apparent
in the school rooms in Pukwana, both
the upper and lower rooms having
been reseated with the newest and
best desks and seats. The seating is
also much better arranged than here
tofore. Paper and paint have been
freely used to help the transformation
and altogether Pukwana has now two
SOAy dIUlVC SOllOUl IOOllO, -. VlISo
Farmer has charge or the upper room
and Miss Josephson Of the lower. Both
are doing excellent work, and the
pupils are all interested and every
thing is progressing favorably.
The Kimball schools are well attend
ed this year. The primary room under
Miss Mack has IN enrolment of forty:
the intermediate under Miss Nc.
Cre2ry has thirty. and the High
School under the able care OF Miss
MCGUIRE has forty. 1t is unfortunate
that the High School has so little
room. With the present attend
ance it is most uncomfortably
crowded, andsiti is with difficulty that
classes can be moved. But in spite
OF this excellent work is being done
IN all grades and no pains are spared
for the advancement Of each pupil.
The teachers meeting at Kimball
was we'll attended. There we're
tw%enty-six present, some Of them
coming twenty miles, although the
roads are in bad condition. The
papers presented by Miss Mack and
Miss Anderson were carefully pre-
pared. All present took part in dis
cussing the points brought out, and
all were much interested. Miss
Macguire set forth the principles
handled in the opening chapter Of
Janet's Morals very clearly and forci-
bly,, and succeeded in %arousing consid.
able interest in a very Important
study.
The next meeting will be on Jan.
uary 9th, the program for which viii
be announced later.
In compliance with Sec. 22e8 OF
Article 2, of the Revised Code. q
meeting of the school district officers
OF the county has been called for ~.
18th 1908. The meeting will | "a
in the NJ. p. church at Kimba, IA
will be called to order at 1870 ). "a,
It IS expected that State Superin =.
ent, Geo. w. Nash will be presen, a ld
address the meeting. The following
topics have been assigned: C%onsoliaa.
ton OF schools, S w. Sedgwick:
Decoration Of school houses and
grounds, Q. w. Wittemeyer; Relations
OF teachers to school boards, T, S.
Farrell; Report of district officers
Martipp Smith; Transportation of
pupils and its problems, S. a. LINN.
bard; Duties in connection with com
pulsory education. J. w. Smith
School Libraries. Mrs. Pearl B. Sid.
dons. Everybody who is interested in
schools is cordially invited to come "a
his meeting.
Miss Myrtle G.. Church has finished
a three months term Of school in
No. 2 Brule township. The pupils Of
the school : all small, SO there will
be no more school until spring.
MISS &HraDe mas completed a
three months term in No. 3 Eaplo
township. Miss Hrabe expects to at
tend Ward Academy during the
winter and will teach a spring term
in the same district.
Miss Faye Freeman has an enroll.
ment of eighteen in her school in
Torrey Lake. Last month she issued
eleven certificates of perfect attend.
ance and this month thirteen were
issued, m enviable record. The
young people Of that district have
organized a lyceum which meets once
q week and much interest is shown in
y the meetings.