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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-08-05
SCHOOL REPORT.
Superintendent Report Of the
City Schools.

To the Board OF Education of the Indepen.
dent school District OF Rapid City, S. D.
GENTLEMEN:-I have the honor O
making my first annual report of the
condition and progress of the public
schools of Rapid City, school began
September 8, 1903, extended over nine
months, with ia days of actual school,
and closed Juue 2, 1904, The teachers
were as follows: First ward, Miss
Chapman and Miss Smith: Sc cond ward,
Miss Beach, Miss Rich. Miss Chase,
Miss McMichael, Miss Mcmahon, Miss
scott, Miss Gage, Miss Rooso, Miss
Cole; third ward. Mi Buck, fourth
ward, Miss Bower.
The total number of pupils enrolled
was 677; the net number on the roll.
deducting repetitions, was 507, of these
PAP we're boys and 265 girls. The items
OF attendance are given in the accom-
panying table credited to the represent
tative teachers:
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-08-05
STRAYED.,

From the Herb Johnson pasture
near electric light plant Wednesday,
June p, one large slim saddle horse,
brown, star on forehead, bar on left
shoulder. Shod allsround, two fresh
saddle sores. Liberal reward for
return to me or for information.
WIN. WAILN.
Rapid City, S. D. June %, 1904.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-08-05
ATTENDANCE

In this connection should lie noted
the irregularity of attendance While
the net enrolment is over 500, only 355
pupils were attending school at its
close. Children who come into school
month or two late in the fall and drop
out six or eight weeks before its close
are not only losers of time missed, but
are hopelessly thrown behind their
class mates. AS result they become
discouraged and either quit school or
drop into the next class. In either
case their interest and scholarship suf-
fer Children are kept out of school
for trifling reasons; often two weeks at
time. If it is worth time to attend
school at all, it is worth while to go all
the time and do the lessons assigned.
The complaints OF business men regard
ing the poor spelling, counting and
writing OF graduates o. the common
schools are too often just: but the cause
is often outside the school room. I'm.
less parents insist on regular attend
ance and diligent study, the children.
will view their school duties lightly
Our schools have excessive numbers oil
failures in scholarship. This is due to
many things. The principal ones are
irregular attendance. lack OF earnest ,
effort, and the lack OF intimate rela-
tions between the parents and the teach
ers. Going to school is for years the
child's only business. Here he is laying
the foundations. Attendance should
be as regular and work as good as
though he were working for wages.
HIGH SCHOOL COURSE.
The total enrolment in the High
School has been Is, the graduating
class numbered fiye girls. Since there
has been some discussion as to the
proper length of course in the High
School. give some of the reasons for
the three years course. In good four
year course there should be several
OF the sciences taught with laborator-
les and suitable equipment. The school
is not provided with these facilities.
Chemistry and Physics demand a
special teacher, material and apparatus
costing from $500 to o., 1000.
AS the school offers two courses, a
fourth year would require an extra
teacher. These classes would number
from two to eight. Many OF the best
pupils and most of the boys leave school
ia the third or fourth yeare to take
more attractive work in other schools:
few continue their school work for four
years. The question then is whether
it Is worth while to hire an additional
teacher, buy apparatus and construct
laboratories for the benefit OF very
small classes.
HARDNESS.
A study Of the table Of attendance
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-08-05

ne last school year when there were
924 eases of hardness.
SUPPLIES
During the year 80 books were given
to the school and ITO were bought with
the library fund: Two globes, four sets
OF maps, Il typewriter, an office desk,
and nearly $50 worth of Primary sup
plies were purchased. An entertain
1nent yielded 500 for the piano fund.
1t is highly important that the school
be supplied with sufficient material for
work. In order to equal the results OF
other schools, more is necetsary than a
warm room, a teacher and set of text
books. The Primary grades should be
furnished material for manual work.
Upper grades need supplementary read
ing and history books, while the High
school should have laboratory facilities
and reference books. Books and ap.
paratus arc the tools OF the school room.
No carpenter would fit his chest with
only saw ana hammer. A reader,
an arithmetic and writing book are
insufficient to interest and occupy a
child for nine months.
TEACHERS.
To have q good school there must be
an efficient supervisor, capable teacher,
interested parents, up-to-date text
books and Strong organization. The
public has Il right to demand Of the
teachers that they prepare themselves
in standard schools, that they keep up
with the advance in educational meth
DDS, and that they center their interest
on the school. No teacher is too good
to teach our children, and no teacher
Knows LOO much to teach the most ele-
mentary school. The teacher is EN-.
sployed on account of her especial fitness
for the work, She owes IT to the COM
munity which she serves to keep in
good health and economic her energy
for the nervous strain Of the school
room. Late hours. frequent social en-
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-08-05

shows that there have been 275 pupils
tardy this year, and 35l cases of tarpi.
ness. Although this number is ex.
cessivc, it is a great improvement on
The last school year when there were
924 eases Of hardness.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-08-05
DEPARTMENT. WORK.

1t is my opinion that the High School
should be taught by department teach
ers, ana that the same principle may
be tried to advantage in the advanced
grades Placing two grades under a
teacher in all studies forces the teacher
to carry many subjects and restricts
the child to one personality for the en-
tire year. 1t seems reasonable to sup.
pose that teacher with four classes
in arithmetic will teach it better than
with two classes OF arithmetic and two
explanation OF the success of American
business. So the teacher will accom-
plis!i more by teaching few subjects
to several classes than by changing the
subject every twenty minutes. This
will give the teacher time to study and
test the best methods, TO deepen her
knowledge of the subject, and will con-
centratc the energies Of both teacher
and pupil.
WASTE IN ORGANIZATION.
With school Of 500 pupils we have
four separate bulldogs In remote parts
of town. The accompanying table
shows the enrolment at the beginning
OF the second half year for six teachers,
the enrolment of each. the number of
grades and the number of classes, and
tho superintendent by grades:
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-08-05

To the Board OF Education OF the Indepen-
dent school District OF Rapid City, S. D.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-19
ALL WITH ONE ACCORD.

Tho clouds of dust which almost
paralyzed business in Smith and State
treets, Saturday, furnished much
tool for thought for the me rchants.
Those whose business places are be-
tween State and High streets looked
forward to the time, which is now
near at hand, when the old WORKOUT
macadam will be replaced by asphalt
and those whose stores are III State
street between Smith and Washington
streets, found some comfort in the
fact that a petition to pave with as
phalt is now before the Board of AL
dermen. : Tie dust made the owners
all the more anxious to sign the petit
tion asking that all preliminaries be
waived and bids be advertised for at
once,
Thesoity already has q street sweep
or and, with a sprinkler which it is
probable will soon be secured, these
asphalt and brick pavements can easily
be kept clean, provided the merchants
and public generally, cooperate with
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-19

CHICAGO, April 10.-Peter Neider-
meyer, the leader of the car barn band
its, condemned to die on the gallows
Friday, has made two desperate at
tempts at suicide. His condition as n
result is so precarious that it is feared
he will not survive. Should he still be
alive next Friday he will be carried to
the gallows and executed. He mastt-
Gated and swallowed the heads Of sew
enty-hve or a hundred sulphur matches.
While the phosphorus was burning his
stomach he sawed at a radial artery of
his left wrist with a sharp pointed lead
pencil and severed an artery.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-19
Mcclure Happy without a Tongue

NEW YORK, April 19.-Tom Nc
CURE, veteran theatrical man and pol
itician, told yesterday with a pencil
how it feels to be tongueless. Nc
Cures tongue WAS cut out about three
weeks ago to saw him from dying of
cancer caused by excessive smoking.
"How is your appetite" was asked.
Great. l eat everything I can. The
doctors let me have chicken broth with
egg, two minute boiled egg calves
foot jelly, soft toast, milk punches,
eggnogs, cereals, junket or rennet, cof-
fee, tea and cup custard. l get away
with five eggnogs and five milk
punches every day" "Do you have
any craving for cigars or tobacco in
any form?" NO" said the pencil.
"There's nothing left to crave with.
The taste is all in the tongue, you
know, and my whole tongue is gone
except a piece about this size" And
he held up the pencil, indicating a por-
ton of 1t almost infinitesimal, much
less than n small fraction of an inch.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-19
CHALLENGE FROM C. A. SEXTON
Offer to Refund Money If Dr.. Towards
Specific will not Cure Any Case of
Constipation or Dyspepsia.

c. A. Sexton is seeking the worst case
of dyspepsia or constipation in Perth Am
boy or vicinity to test DR.. Towards new
specific for the cure Of those dist a 'es.
So confident is he that this remarkable
medicine will'effect a lasting cnre in a
short time, that he offers to refund the
money should it not be successful.
In order to secure the quickest posi-
BILE introduction q. A. Sexton will sell Q
regular fifty cent package of this medi-
cine at half price, 25 cents.
This specific of DR.. Towards will
cure sick headache, dizzy feelings, on-
stipation, dyspepsia, and all forms of
malaria aud liver trouble. 1t docs not
simply give relief for a time; it makes
permanent and complete cures.
1t will regulate the bowels, tone IN
the whole intestinal tract, give you an
appetite, make foo taste good and digest
well, and increase vigor. Joy and hap
piness will take the place of that ''don't
care whether | live or die" feeli o.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-19
TUESDAY, APRIL I9, 1904.

the street department by not throwing
rubbish and s%weepings into the
thoroughfare. Several more rubbish
cans, such as is now at the post office
corner, should be provided and there
is little doubt but that the people will
do their part.
Everybody takes pride in the city
and the fact that an effort is being
made to keep it clean Will encourage
all to join in with one accord. Well
paved streets kept clean are the max
ing of a city and Perth Amboy is be-
ginning to catch up.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-19
ON THE MOVE
Russian Detachment at Moer-
shan--No Enemy Found.
CARS TROOPS HOLD YALU ISLANDS
of Japanese to Disembnrk
Troops ON Korean Bay Defeat
ed by Heavy Fire From
Land Batteries.

RANteEACBs Nfr'F
LONDON, April 19.-A st. Peters.
burg dispatch says that a detachment
of Russian troops which left southern
Ussuri has reached Maoershan, on the
west bank of the Yalu river, 175 miles
north of Pingyang, without having
encountered any of the enemy. The
detachment has occupied a mountain
pass between Manchuria and Korea,
which 1t is fortifying with mountain
batteries.
An official telegram states that there
is no change in the situation on the
Yalu river at Win. The Russian out
posts are now on islands of the river
100 yards from the Japanese outposts,
which are preparing to retire.
Major General Plug, chief Of the
military staff at Port Arthur, tele-
graphs that all statements regarding
Il siege and fall of Port Arthur are un-
founded.
An attempted landing by Japanese
troops on the shores of Korea bay be-
tween Port Arthur and the Yalu river
| has been frustrated by the Russians.
A Japanese torpedo boat fotilla scout
ed the shores of the bay, but was re-
ceived with such a heavy fire from
land batteries at Takushan, Ching
taitse, Tchanhe and Bedtime that it
retired.
Vice Admiral Togo's flagship then re-
called nine transports which were on
the way to land troops. A squadron of
ten warships protecting the transports
withdrew with them. The Russians
have 10000 men concentrated at Taku-
shan.
A force landing between Ta%kushan
and C~hingtaitse would have been in a
position to isolate the defenders of
Port Arthur and cut their line of COM
munication. Takushan is in Manchu-
ria, about fifty miles to the westward
of the estuary of the Yalu river, and
Chingtaitse is about twenty-five miles
west of Takushan, or about 100 miles
from Port Arthur.
Vice Admiral Togo's immense supe-
riority enables him to hold the Russian
squadron in Port Arthur, and Japanese
transports, therefore, car safely pass
through the strait of Pechili and at
tempt to land at the head Of the gulf
of Liaotung under the guns of the
warships, as did General Skaters ar
my at Daiquiri, Cuba. If this should
succeed the japanese will be in an ex-
cellent position to execute a flank
movement on Liaoyang or cut off Port
Arthur.
General Kuropatkih recently inspect
ed Newchwang. He is familiar with
the strategic position there and dis
posed a strong force to contest a Japa-
nese move at that point, and if such
move is made it is believed he will be
able to check it. aH
The foreign Office has received a
communication from the Russian gov
eminent relative to the use of wireless
telegraphy by war correspondents. 1t
is identical with the note received by
the government at Washington and
says Russia does not contemplate any
immediate action in the matter.
The pronouncement, according to the
foreign office, raises such a number of
new issues that it requires the most
careful consideration.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-19
FOR ALTONB .PARKER
Democratic Convention at AL
bany Instructs Delegates.
FIDELITY TOJEFFERSON'S PRINCIPLES
Platform Announced In Ten Articles
by Report From Senator McCar-
ren-State Issues Policy Re-
service Until Fall.

ALBANY, N. Y, April 10.-when the
convention was called to order Chair
man Schraub of the committee on Gre
dentials reported the results of the
afternoon meeting, receiving a round
Of applause when he announced that in
the interest of harmony the Clinton
county delegates had settled their diff
ferences. When he had finished his re-
port he moved the previous question,
and all debate was cut off.
The convention, after two sessions,
one Of which was somewhat but not
unusually stormy, has selected the fol-
lowing delegates at large:
David B. Hill of. Albany, Edward
Murphy, Jr., OF Troy; George Ehret of
New York city and James w. Ridge
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-19
THOSE FOOLISH QUESTIONS.

"Will Perth Amboy pass us in pop.
ulation?' asks the New Brunswick
Home News. What a foolish question.
This city has already done soy al.
though the official figures place us q
few hundred less. With the estima.
ton recently made by the government,
the county seat has gazed upon her.
self leading Perth Amboy in popula-
tion for the last time. a..
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-19
BODIES %EcovERE
English Submarine A 1 Raised to the
Surface at Portsmouth.

Surtuce at f~OrtsnlOUth.
PORTSMOUTH, England, March 10.
Submarine boat A 1, sunk by COLI
sion. was raised to the surface early in
the morning. The i'll fated submarine
vessel was towed to her dock shortly
after. Thousands of persons gathered
to watch the melancholy procession of
vessels preceding and following the
dockyard lighter under the keel of
which the A l, containing the bodies
of her officers and crew, was slung by
hawsers. AS the salvagers passed into
the dock all the ships in the harbor
lowered their ensigns. Soon after II
baskets were brought in readiness to
receive the dead. The operation of the
removal of the bodies was screened
from the public. When the bodies had
all been taken from the vessel they
were removed to the hospital, where
an inquest is being held.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-19

WASHINGTON, April 10. Official
society of Washington vas represented
largely in the notable audience which
witnessed the performance of the
beautiful spectacle 1.-THE Dream Of
Queen Elizabeth given at the Lafa-
yette Square theater here in aid of the
fund for the beaefit of the kinsfolk of
the enlisted men of the navy who lost
their lives in the accident on the bat
tleship Missouri. President and Mrs.
Roosevelt occupied a box, their guests
being Miss Carew, a sister of Mrs.
Roosevelt; Secretary Moody, Secretary
Taft and Rear Admiral Taylor.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-19

WASHINGTON, April 19.-Rear Ad-
miral Caps, chief constructor of the
navy, who while in Pensacola made
an investigation of the damage to the
Missouri, states that the damage to
the vessel as a result of the recent
explosion is confirmed almost wholly
to the electric motors in the vicinity
Of the explosion; that the wiring pan
els. Instruments, etc, in the turret
proper will require renewal and that
30 motors will require overhauling as
i result Of damage either from fire
&c water. The rammer Of the left
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-19
Roosevelt did Not Write 1t,

WASHINGTON, April 19.-"I will
say on my honor that the president did
not write one word of my speech Civ
ing his labor record. | alone am re-
sponsible for it," This is the denial
given by General Grosvenor to the
charge made in the house by Repre-
sentative Patterson that the speech de-
livered by Mr.. Grosvenor in which he
CAV at length the attitude of Presi-
dent Roosevelt on labor problems
sounded more like an autobiography
than a biography.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-19
Our Troops to Evacuate Porto Rico

WASHINGTON, April 19.-The Eff
ty-slxth and Fifty-ninth companies of
coast artillery, the only United States
troops in Porto Rico, probably will be
withdrawn from the island in a short
time and assigned to station at Fort
Wadsworth, New York, and Fort An
drews. Boston. This action will be
taken on the ground that the troops no
longer are needed in Porto Rico, the
Porto Rican battalion, composed of ma
tive soldiers, being sufficient for all or
binary military purposes.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-19
Praise For Missouri Chaplain.

NEW YORK, April 19.-The follow
ing telegram has been received by
Archbishop Farley from Captain Cow
les of the battleship Missouri: at gives
me great pleasure to let you know of
the splendid conduct of Father Gleeson
at the time of the explosion on board
this vessel on April IS. His duty was
nobly done not only as chaplain and
priest, but as 4 man."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-19
Castillo was Captured.

PANAMA, April 19.-The Colombian
revolutionist, Castillo. who had landed
with a few men at Jurado, in Darien,
was captured BY Captain Torras and
brought here. 1t is very probable that
a law will be passed prohibiting immi-
grafton from Colombia until that re-
public recognizes Panama.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-19

NEWBURG, N. Y, April 19.-For-
mer Mayor Benjamin B. Odell, father
Of Governor Odell, tripped on a board
on the sidewalk here, breaking a rib
and bruising his knee. He was taken
to his home in a carriage. Mr.. Odell
is seventy-nine years old, but is strong
and active.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-19
Driver Crushed Under Engine.

AUBURN, N. Y, April 10. John
Hart, for thirty years an engineer on
the Lehigh Valley railway, was killed
last night in a wreck at Throop, a
small station three miles from this
city. Harris engine ran into an open
switch and was overturned. He was
crushed under the cab.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-19

hand gun also is seriously damaged.
likewise the loft hand ammunition car
rnd fittings. The hull structure itself
suffered no material damage whatever.
IT is estimated that the cost Of re-
pairs will be about $4,000.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-19
sobered by MARI: age.

1--we may lntoxictte a man, but mar
rage sobers him-@Uhtcago Daily News.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-19
To Much.

The way to do a great deal of worl
Is to be continually doing a little.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-19
The self-Conceited.

The self-conceited are bound to suf-
fer from solitude.-Chicago Tribune.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-19
Hard to Hear

Present adversely is easier to bear
than past prosperlty.-Ram's Horn.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-19

weather Probabilities. IS
Fair; northwest winds. L4s1
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-19

d. of A. Loyal Council No II meets
every second and fourth Thursday even
ing X. of p. Hall Correr Of Smith
ami High Streets, Councillor Mrs. Josephine
Huff Recording Secretary MIS-. Sadie
Shirley 2Qs High Street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-19

Iinp'd o. r. M. Pc Ambo Tribe No. IS
Council Sleep every Thursday. VIM.
Sandbeck, sachem, Hans S. Smith. C.. of K.
Philip Schwartz c. of w. "a Maple St.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-19

Ira b. Tice Lodge no. 600 Railroad
rrainmen, meet every Ist and grid Sunday
Knights of Pythias Hall Cor. Smith and
High streets. T. ]. Griffin Master Robt.
Mulvaney Secretary, Charles Miller Tres.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-19

Entered at Post-ofice as second class matter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21
Russians Capture a Gun.

With the Russian Position at Huan Sian, Ten Miles South or Mukden, via Mukden, October 20, 4:45 p. m.-All has been quiet today on the western front. There were isolated discharges of artil- lery in the early hours of the day, but later complete silence prevailed. There was a sudden movement by the Japanese at 3:20 o'clock yesterday afternoon upon the Russian advanced position southwest of Mukden, held by the Thirty fifth rifles, belonging to General Kondratovitch' s division. Colonel Musnitsky promptly sent cut three companies to make a counter attack, and the Japanese quickly fell back. having sustained heavy losses. The Russian casualties were three killed and eleven wounded.
 The Japanese were pressed so hard that they were obliged to abandon a gun bear ing No. 3S3, but after abandoning the gun the breechblock was removed. The Timber contained forty-eght rounds of ammunition. Thanks to the dense fog pre- vailing at the time the Russians were able to remove the gun without the loss of a single man. The few scouts belonging to the sane regiment that night raided the Japanese trenches and brought away a number of entrenching tools.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-21
Hill Speaks in Ohio.

Mansfield, O., October 20.-Former Sen ator David B. Hill of New York was the principal speaker at largely attended democratic meeting here tonight. pa rade and fire works proceeded the in- door programme.
 MT. Hill spoke for an hour and half and in the course of his speech sald that the democratic party had survived all other parties. The spectacle or a Pres ident of the United States conducting ms own campaign through former private secretary Aas unparalleled ne sald' me p,oeident selected as secretary of the de- nartment of commerce and labor q man not identified with either, and made him chairman of the national campaign, in which position he was said 10 be using ,rfornation obtained in his official ca nacity as secretary of the department of commerce and labor. The platform adopted at St. Louis was said to be one on which all democrats could stand. Cleveland in the east supporting It, and Bryan in the west.