The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-03-11
! THINGS EDUCATIONAL, {
BY .. W. COURSEY.
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT


Teachers meeting next Saturday.
Miss Bessie Avery and her school
gave a successful entertainment re-
Gently. The funds raised will be eX-
pended for a new flag.
Miss Marie Cotin's entertainment
was a success.
L. B. Barnard resigned as chair
man of No. 20. AS soon as the board
makes a recommendation, his sue.
cessor will be appointed. This office
regrets Barnard's resignation and
departure, he having proven himself
a valuable man on the board of that
district.
Asa Tyler, chairman of Beulah No.
5. left the district. Will Hanna was
appointed to succeed him.
The following teachers have pre-
pared Reading Circle manuscripts TO
be placed on exhibit at st. Louis
blanche and Edith Orswell, Alice
SOOpCl OilCUGC IlClus oClllllC 1)CN-
ers, Mae and Minnie Lewis.
Miss Mary H%atenborg's school in
Baker township was cloesa last
Thursday on account OF mumps. She
showed her good Judgment by notify
ing this office at once.
Miss Matilda SuchY. who gave up
hnr c.1,Nnl in pntlnh No Ie pyvi,,r
to ill-healtn, has been succeeded by
Miss Vida Shane.
Miss Mae Lewis is teaching as
many pupils on an average as the
other three teachers in Badger town
ship. The board will, in all prob
ability, raise her salary when they
meet this month. Justice demands
that they should.
FL. G. Coursey and his school gave
a fine literary program at Lisbon No.
20, last Friday night. 1t was at
tended by a large and -appreciative
audience.
Mrs. Jessie Herman and her school
in Beulah No. %, gave an entertain
ment OF theil closing night, Mar. q,
which was concluded with a basket
supper. The funds were turned over
to this office and will be expended at
once for crayon portraits of Wash
ington and Lincoln, 22x2S inches,
which will be framed and hung in
the school room.
Miss Grace johnson has just filed
for revise a heavy paper on, "a Citi-
zen's Duty..Toward the State"
Miss Edith Orswell and her school
raised nearly thirty dollars at her
holiday entertainment. They had
on hand nine dollars raised by Mrs.
Scholes last winter. With this they
purchased lamps, a flag and staff,
and a bell for the school house.
Earl Rowley is proving himself to
be a man Of more than ordinary
judgment in educational affairs.
At two entertainments, Miss
Edith Beall raised over %forty-five
dollars. She purchased a good book
case and some books for the school.
Miss Emma Wittstruck gave an en-
tertainment recently, from which
she realized S13. She expended it fol
a flag and pole, some window shades,
and a Manual of Useful Information
for her school.
Miss Susie Wittstruck was sick a
couple. of days last week. Her school
work was looked after very ably by
R. f. Carpenter.
G. G. Harrison and his school gave
an excellent entertainment and bas-
ket supper in Tobin No, is, not long
since. There was a large attend
ance.
Certificates Of award have been is
sued to Burton Barnard, III. g..
Coursey teacher; and to Malta Schra-
der, Mark Schuster, Mary Herman,
and Joseph Graft, Mrs. Jessie Her
man teacher.
One Of our teachers propounds the
following conundrum: What is it
God never saw, George Washington,
seldom saw, and we see every
day? This office will gladly receive
answers. The correct answer will be
published next week.
Official Notice Of Teachers Exami
nation.