The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-11-20
: THINGS EDUCATIONAL, )
BY o. W. COURSEY. D
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT A

Teachers meeting at. -Etban-thl!
week.
Miss Avery began No. 3 in Blendor
last week, school having been post
poned two. weeks by. .request.of The
patrons.
Last Friday the superintendent
mailed seven questions to each teach
er in the county, relative to thell
school work. The first set Of answers
was received from W. O. Champion.
Saturday; the second from Miss Ruby
Allen. Such promptness is certainly
commendable.
The usual interest was manifested
In teachers meeting at Mt. Vernon
last Saturday. Special parts were
taken by John .Trotter. Miss Amanda
Tritle and Mrs. Mae Nolt. A minol
part was taken by each one present.
TIE one O'Clock feature was a scucess.
and the meeting Vas adjourned al
three p. m. instead Of four.
About five weeks ago Miss Amanda
Tritle lost one of the library, books
belonging to Union No. %, some
where between Mt. Vernon and The
home of Mrs. Eva Comfort, a few
miles south of that place. The book
was entitled, "Story Of The Chosen
People," and was recorded in this
Office as No. 1145, the same number
appearing on the greer. label in the
front Of the book. The finder will
please return the book to,.Miss Tritle
or to this Office.
Miss Addie Coon, a..former student
OF the Mt. Vernon High School. was
united in marriage November II, to
Cyrus j. Wbeelock, of W%atertown.
s. Oak. neutrality-suspicious.
success!
Fred Grleve resigned.his position
as treasurer Of Mt. Vernon No. 4,
last week. He will leave for either
Nebraska or California within a few
days.
Reading Circle enrolment 1O2. This
breaks all previous records by Is pc
cent.
The.'superintendent convened the
board OF Mitchell No. 6, in a special
session Nov. 9 to adjust some school
matters Of vital Importance to the
district.
Anonymous letters are never recog
nIzed by this office.
Don't forget the basket supper
and literary entertainment at the
L-oomis school house in-Badger Nov.
e..
Miss Theresa Clarke, OF Rome, will
attend the Mitchell High School.
She is going to fit herself for a
teacher, in which field of labor she
Is sure to succeed.
School census OF Ethan 66; humber
enrolled in school g.. This office
doubts IL any other town in the state
al show an enrolment of over lOJ
per cent. One OF the business men
Of Ethan wlote last week: "We have
two Of the best teachers in Dawson
county"
Pupils who are absent on eXamina.
ton day should be given a test i'm
mediately upon their return.
Among the numerous congratulate
tory letters received by the superin-
tendent with reference to bis book
entitled, "History and Geography Of
the Philippine Islands," is one flom
President Roosevelt in which he COM
mends the author for the fairness in
which he set forth the Filipinos' his
tory, especially the insurrectiOn Of
1899. in which the author took part.
BY virtue of the presidents Thanks
giving proclamation, subordinated by
one from Governor Herried, and Sec.
1888 compiled laws Of 1903, Thursday,
Nov. 20, will be a holiday for all the
schools in the state.
This COLUMN is published by six
papers in the county each week. Last
week one Of the papers changed just a
single letter In n word, but by so
doing, It changed an affirmative dec
laration into a negative quantity.
Another such an error may compel
the superintendent to interview the
devil" to ascertain che cause.
Miss Matte Gordon, OF Huron, a
sister Of Miss Lorena Gordon, who
began a winter term OF school in
Blendon No. last week, opened the
Victor school for a five months'nnterm
this week. Miss Gordon was gradu-
ated by the superintendent in 1896.
Since that time she has been actively
engaged in teaching except two years
spent In taking her normal course at
Dakota University, which she has
but r terms work left to complete.
She owns a good farm one mile west
or Miller on the survey of the pro,