The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-04-29
I THINGS EDUCATIONAL. )
BY o. W. COURSEY.
y COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT \

Prof. j. Jones, jr, secretary OF the
state teachers r. c. announces that
it will be some time before the r. G.
examination questions for the pres
emit year will be ready for dlstribu-
ton.
Teachers desiring a copy of the eN-
animation questions used in the last
teachers examination for either
state, first, second OF third grade
certificates, eau secure the same by
sending their addresses ~ a two
cent stamp to this office.
Miss Edith T'easdale began the
spring tenn in Mt. Vernon Nc. 4.
last week.
Certificates of award have been Is
sued to Harold PINCH, Emma and
Alice Watkins, Miss Maud Grace,
teacher.
In the recent teachers examine
ton, the 6Ist question in geography,
the first problem in arithmetic, and
n OF the questions in photography,
were identical with the work given
I'm our last teachers meeting at
Mitchell. Does 1T pay to attends:
The following teachers attended
all of the meetings of their respect.
i've divisions during the yeaN, to-
gether with the two county associa-
tlons, did all the work assigned to
them. creditably, and made a perfect
record Myrtle Holshire, H. G.
Coursey, Ruby Allen, Minnie Lewis,
Maud and Nettie Hofstetter, Myrtle
King, Dora Williams, Blanche Ors-
we'll, O. e. Browne. Mrs. Mae Nolt,
Petrolina Cullen and w. G. Champion.
The following teachers attended
yer fifty per cent of the meetings.
did the work assigned to them, and
we're issued professional interest GER
tiicates: All those mentioned in
the article above, also Jeanette
Field, Nora Hubbard, Belle Waugh,
Mae Lewis, Mrs. Jessie Herman,
Matilda Suchy, Jennie DeyeIs, Hen
~ Hendrickson, B. A. just, Alice
Doyle. Maud Grace, Addie Rehbach,
Belle Sphinx, Blanche Van DeBogart,
Bessie Avery, Marie Coffin, Martha
Dexheimer, Pearl Pratt, Edith Ors-
ell. John Trotter, Bernice Brown, j.
L. Gallagher. Edith Beal. William
P. Tobin, Matte Susie and Emma
Wittstruck, S. Z. Oathout, Ethel
Grace, Mary and Alice Pratt, and
Mrs Gertrude Jackson.
The Dawson county normal insti-
tute will assemble in the west side
high school building, in the city Of
Mitchell, June 27-July 2, 1904. The
faculty will consist Of Miss Mary
Windle, DR.. Thomas Nicholson, j,
L. Lardner, f. b. Hoff. Miss Cole
Corwin, Miss Katharine Boylan and
the county superintendent. This will
be an inspirational institute. Nc
teacher can afford to miss it. DIR,
Thomas Nicholson, will lecture eacf
afternoon from 2:3O to $3.50. Mis-!
Windle will have charge Of the vocal
music. Miss Corwin will teach lit
erature. Miss Boylan will give two
Iecitations each day in drawing, and
n in primary work. Professo,
Lardner will specialize OH Engllsl
composition, and Professor Hoff viii
give his entire attention to mensura
tion. The superintendent will have
charge of the bookkeeping and thee
retical penmanship. The count,
and normal institute graduating ex
ercises will he held about the middle
OF the week, i'm the corn palace il
this eli y. DIR. Nicholson will de
liver the annual lecture. Prepare tt
come. 1t is free for all. Watch thi!
column for announcements.
Miss Alice Pratt was united il
marriage last week to Mr.. Kezar
from Iowa. This cuts another ire
parable wound in U school work
as Miss Pratt possessed the strongest
personality OF any teacher i'm tn,
county. This Office extends conglat.
ulations.
The Southeastern South Dakota Ed.
ncatlonal association. which convened
IN Mitchell last week, was a com
plete success The program was al
ideal one, being made up of live
subjects, which were capably handled
by those to whom they had been as
signed.
On behalf Of the entire teachin,
Body of the county, the superlntend
snt hereby extends his and their sym
patly and coincidence to Miss Etbe
Shepherd, one Of u last year!
ieachers, and to her aged father ant
mother. and her sister and brothers
IN this, their trying hour of grief
accasioned by the death of thei
atfectionate brother and son, George
Special mention is made of Mis-