Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-09-10
EducatlO nal Notes.


School began last Monday in large
number of districts in the county.
This county is more fortunate than
some of our neighboring counties in
having just enough teachers to supply
the demand.
School boards should give the teach
er the Thanksgiving holiday Of two
days providing she attends the asSocl-
alton at Norton.
Several Of the school clerks have
not yet sent in their annual report.
These must be in at once as the super
intendent must soon make his report
A meeting of the executive commit
tee Of the county teachers association
has been called to meet at the super
lntendeut's office next Saturday, Sept
IL. The programs Of the different
meetings to be held during the year
will be arranged.
Many teachers are making inquiries
regarding the Wooster Arithmetics.
The 1.-TWO book" course was approved
by the State Text Book Commission,
May II, 1902. This "two book" course
was offered by Lizzie Z. Wooster and
is sold by the Kansas Book Co. of
Topeka.
The truancy report blanks as we'll
as other necessary blanks from the
Superintendent'S office cannot be
mailed to the teacher unless definite
information is received regarding the
commencement Of the term. All
clerks who have not made this report
are asked to send it Immediately.
Every teacher in the county is urged
to make arrangements to attend the
Northwest Kansas Teachers ASsocia-
tion at Norton on Thanksgiving day
and the day following. The program
will soon be in print. Every progress
Sive teacher will attend these teachers
associations and thereby fit herself
for more successful work.
Consolidation is being discussed In
several places in the county. 1t is a
matter for districts adjoining town
school to vote to consolidate and at
tach their territory to the district in
which the town is situated thus form
ing a union or graded school district.
A complete high school course can be
provided thus giving pupils in or near
the small towns the same privileges
and advantages offered In the larger
cities. The same result can be &C
compliShed in the country districts by
consolidating three or four districts
provision can be made in each case
for conveying pupils to school at the
expense Of the district. Consolidation
in educational work is along the same
line Of progress and advancement be-
ing made in every other line of activ-
ity in our nation and is bound to
come.
Copies of the state course Of study
were mailed to the various teachers
last Saturday. If any teacher failed
to receive one, she may know that the
superintendent has no definite infor-
nation as to her employment and she
should urge the clerk to send in notice
Of commencement Of term. The
course is one Of the best in print and
all Kansas teachers should follow it.
The teachers in this county have each
been furnished free copy and will be
expected to use it. Its use will ma
terially assist them in their work,
make their schools more interesting
and successful and the results more
satisfactory. The attention of the
teachers is particularly called to the
chapter on teaching Morals and
Manners" This feature which is
part of the development Of the child
is neglected by too many teachers.