The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-06-10
THINGS EDUCATIONAL.
BY o. W. COURsEY.
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT


Crowther!
: Don't forget the date of the pic.
mic. Saturday, June IS.
Let every teacher in the county
be on hand at 900 a. m. sharp, Mon
day morning, June 20, for institute.
We should have at least a hundred
who will make a perfect record.
The graduating exercises of the
Mt. Vernon high school, will tie held
this week.
The board of education at Platte.
endorsed the work of Miss Charlotte
Duncan by re-electing her for an
other year.
The time for the school census to
he in Is up, yet there are a dozen
districts that have not made their
returns.
Prosper, Blendon and Badger town
Ships are talking Capitalization of
schools. 1t might be we'll to state
now for the benefit Of all concerned,
that no district Can take advantage
of the centralized feature of the law
before 1905, as the vote to establish
such schools must be taken In con-
junction with the election Of town.
ship supervisors in March.
L. L. E. Stair has delivered to Miss
Agnes Scheich her one dozen photo
graphs Of herself for spelling down
the schools in Prosper township, last
March. Miss Scheich is deserving
OF much praise. She stood up over
four hours At his own request,
Deputy State Superintendent Lang
has been given one Of her photos,
which he will use in his addresses
before county Institutes this summer.
Q. L. Mckinley, general agent for
the Northwestern and Omaha r. R.,
has taken up the picnic proposition.
1t is his intention to construct q
platform 10x60 feet, at the south end
of the park, along their line Of road,
where passengers al be taken on
and off with safety. He states that
the company will charge adults Is
cents for the round trip. and chiId-
rem 10 cents.
Watch the papers this week for
the publication of the official order
governing the sham battle to be
fought at the picnic between the
Russians and Japanese.
The death of Henry Bugbee, which
occurred at a hotel in Sioux City.
last week, robbed Mitchell school,
district No. SO of an efficient chair
man. While Mr.. Bugbee was q
rather eccentric old gentleman, with
a limited education, firmly set In his
views, yet he vas a splendid officer
OF the law. He will be greatly
missed by this office as we'll as his
district. The vacancy having &C.
Cured within thirty days Of cleo
tion, no appointment will be made.
Henry Hendricksun has been ten
dered the principlship Of Alpena high
school for next year. They made u
wise choice. Mentally and morally
Henry represents the highest type Of
an educator and a man. He is thor
ouehly familiar with all grades Of
work from the primary to the Uni
versity, and his associate teachers
will find him a worthy councillor.
For over ten years he has looked at
ter the civil, educational, and re-
ligious affairs Of Prosper township.
He owes ..the township nothing; it
owes him a debt Of gratitude 1t San
never pay. Twelve years since he
and the superintendent were school,
mates at Dakota University. Dur
ing these years they have been fast
friends, and the latter is now pleased
to publicly assert that the people of
Alpena may wait many years before
they ecure the services of another
man who Will bring to them such an
array Of talent, such a splendid
manhood land such lofty ideals. Our
loss is Alpena's gain. w. q. Brom-
we'll has left the school In a splendid
lOA6uishSo SOuulUlOI. I1C Il6S SEFvcO
them for two years as principal, but
refused to accept the position again.
Success!
w. a. Barber, for four years one OF
the teachers In the city schools, and
at present a member of tho firm OF
Motley. McKeel & Barber, has him
self as a candidate for the n0mina-
ton of county superintendent of
schools on the republican ticket.
Pure Fiction.
Bill-You'ye often heard about q GIRL
screaming when a man vent to kiss
herr
Jill-Yes.
"Well. honest. now: did you ever
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