The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-02-13

following day. The superintendent
will submit five questions on each
branch and each teacher will compose
five questions covering the work OF
the year. Upon these the pupils must
write. Those who expect to take the
examination should make specific
preparation, as no credit will be given
in any case except for knowledge act
ually exhibited in the manuscript.
Teachers Institute will convene in
the Mitchell high school building
June % to July /, inclusive. The
faculty will be the same as last year
with but n omission.
There is but one lady school officer
left in the county Mrs. Rosa Ward,
of Beulah No. 26.
Certificates Of Award have been is
sued to Roscoe Sherman, Susie and
Mary Pollard, Miss Louise Sherman,
teacher.
Miss Margaret Duncan began the
spring term in Mitchell No. 6 last
week.
Anton Urban resigned his position
as chairman of Nc. 26, owing to the
fact that he is moving into another
district. Ed. Quinch was appointed
to the vacancy.
Professors Stout and Hoff, of this
city, have each been appointed Insti-
tute conductors for 1908 by the state
department.
This Office has issued a call conven-
ing all of the school officers of Davis
on county at the court house in this
city, Saturday, Feb. IS, at 2 100 p. m.,
for the purpose of discussing the
school law. The meeting will be pub
lie and everybody is not only invited
but urged to be present.
There has been quite a run of
smallpox in Tobin township, but it is
abating.
Baker township has again had it's
siege OF scarlet fever. Latest advices
disclose that it is dying out and that
a number of school children have
again returned to school.
The county commissioners checked
over the superintendent records,
compared them with the county treas
urer's books, and found that the
county was in debt to the superin-
tendent in the sum of SO. a refund
warrant will be issued in March.
One of the state legislators intro
duced a bill eliminating the valuation
or city property from the assessed
valuation Of the county in determin-
ing county superintendent salaries.
What does the public think of this
gag? The city people could vote for
superintendent, and in fact keep a
city. man in as superintendent almost
indefinitely owing to the large vote,
and yet not have to pay him a cent.
Ii he were elected by the country
folk. served only them and was paid
by them, it would be a different
thing.
House bill No. 90. introduced by
Mr.. Kehm, provides that all teachers
manuscripts for both first and second
grade certificates shall be sent direct
to Pierre, and then graded under the
supervision of the state department.
This bill above all others should be
enacted into law as it will give d
greater amount of justice to teachers
and to the public than any other edu-
cational bill ever placed on our stat
utes.
Circumstances rendered it quite
imperative to reopen No. II for two
months. Miss Maud Snow was
pressed into service for this time,
She is a fromer graduate of the
Mitchell high school, and has taught
three terms in Minnesota.
In checking over the teachers
monthly reports, Tor the last month.
it was discovered that a few pupils
in n OF the schools in Rome town
P ~ "oo ny w CllC SCdllUdIu. a
letter was dispatched forthwith re-
questing an explanation from the
teacher, which elected the following
in part: SIN one case it was caused
by lack of study; in one, at least, by
stupidity, and in the others b.. irreg-
ular attendance" This is published
to show that teachers cannot be held
responsible for everything; that
blood tells in man as we'll as beast.
n that if parents do not send their
children regularly, satisfactory re-
suits cannot positively be obtained.
Every teacher in the entire Mitch
ell district comprising the townships
of Perry, Badger, Beulah, Mitchell,
Prosper and Lisbon, except three.