The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-09-23

) THINGS EDUCATIONAL, !
BY y. w. COUkSEY.
4 COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT \

r SOGNl1 SlI-TstIN I EN- WEN i a
Miss Maud Grace has charge Of the
Virgil school.
Miss Maud lloifstetter is teaching
her third year in the same school i'm
Prosper township. Continued en-
ployrnent gets results.
Owing to the crowded condition of
the newspapers, by reason Of the
campaign which is now on this COL
umn will he materially shortened for
the next six weeks.
Miss Matilda Weeks, formerly one
OF the most popular ana most success
full teachers in the county, was mar
ried, ON Tuesday OF this week, at
Watertown, N. y, to Mr.. George
Wescott. Congratulations.
a letter from Miss Katie Rush
more. at North Yakima, Wash.
states that she likes the country very
much, but that she gets lonesome
tor her Mitchell acquaintance.
The schools in Perry and Prosper
townships are in session. Young
teachers who are o to tegin their
first term, should spend 4 half day
in each OF the schools i'm one or both
townships, and take notes on the
work, as the schools in both are be-
ing taught by experienced and sue
ceSSful teachers.
The law makes school clerks the
librarians OF their districts. 1t spe-
cities that they shall loan the books
Ito the teachers, pupils and other
residents OF the district" At pres
emf there ..are six districts in the
county in which there are no schools
by reason OF the constellation. The
clerks Of these districts ..a1e in pos
session, or will be within Il few
days, OF the library books belonging
to them. The ''other residents OF
the district are entitled to the use
OF these books, and may secure the
same by calling on tllelr respective.
clerks. Last year, in one district, a
country round-table was started, and
these books were used to good adj
vantage.
Condensed report OF the last teach
ers' examination. OF the papers sent
to Pierre by the entire state. there
were ID applicants for state certiti-
Gates. LAG for first grades, 9l2 for
second grades: total, 1911. The sue
cessful nes numbering II for state
certificates, 90 for first grades, 622
for second grades, plus - second
grades granted t%o.lirst grade. appli-
cants. total. 176. Number who
failed, 295. The report OF Dawson
county is as follows: Applicants for
first grades, 4; failed, all. Three
were given good second grades. The
one who failed entirely came from
another county. Applicants for sec
ond grades, ID; failed, ,. one was
granted a third grade ON standings
given by the state examining board.
There were III applicants for third
grades. their papers being marked by
the county superintendent. OF this
number , failed completely. and 4
Others failed i'm arithmetic only. In
every examination, more teachers
fail In arithmetic and spelling than
i'm all the other branches combined,
twice over. DO we need '%'leforln?''
No, we need '%return'' to the wis
dom OF our fathers,".a shortening OF
our school curriculum, more thor
ough work, and less "red. tape"
Following are the chairmen of
school boarJs who were reelected
last June: John Eyerson. George
Kelsey, A. g. Gibson. John n. John
son, q. o. Storla, NJ. Nj. Marshall,
5 g. Scoyille, Angles Gerken. John
Schoenfelder, l.. beall Il. +. Barn
ard, Z. +. Grady, II. l.. Donovan, A.
A.. jerks. Z. +. Lawrence, Andrew
Schuster. Ed. Qulnche. c. G. Mich
OILS. a. Valentine, j q. Clearwater,
e. I. Greene, and Hans Hiedinger.
Following are the newly elected ones
". A. FRASER. W. j. Baker, W. r.
Hanna. a. Wittstluck, r. J.. Atkin-
son, j. 5. Troth. S. j. elites and l..
Christopher. Appointed John Dav-
is. Hold over by reason OF no elec-
tion. Mrs. j. ". White.
Who Are the Knockers?