The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-23
EDUCATORS GATHER IN MITCHELL
Addresses are Delivered by Representatives of the Various
Walks in Educational Life In Dawson County.

There was a notable gathering Of
teachers and students of the schools
OF Dawson county Saturday after
noon, the occasion being something
OF a farewell nature for the retire.
ment Of County Superintendent Cour-
sey, who concludes a four year term
as the head of the rural schools on
the first OF the new year. Mr.. Cour-
Sey has been a conscientious worker
for the upbuilding CT the schools and
his success has been Of a very high
character. The teachers felt that
this would be a fitting recognition
of a very deserving officer.
The house was filled during the
entire afternoon, and those who
could Stay but a short time made
room for others who were coming
later in .the afternoon. The ..audi-
ence was made up Of teachers, officers
Of the rural schools and students.
The speakers were limited to ten
minutes and in every case something
good was crowded into the brief
time. Prof. o. r. Browne, of Mt.
Vernon, vas the first speaker, his
subject being, "Relation OF the
Teacher to the County Superintend-
emit" He said it was the duty of all
teachers to obey the superintendent
and moreover. to be loyal to him,
that his work would be of more ben
elit to the schools, the teacher and
the students. On behalf of the
teachers Mr.. Browne pledged their
support TO the new superintendent,
Prof. +. j. Quigley. In closing Mr..
Browne mentioned i'm a pleasant way
the work that had been done by MIR.
Coursey, and stated that all com
bined i'm Wishing that he might step
down and up"
Miss Mabel Watkins, of Loomis,
spoke On the ''Reiation of the Pu-
pills to the superintendent She
referred to the Importance of Mr..
Caursey,s visits to the various
schools of the county and told how
a%nNiously the pupils awaited his
coming. She pledged the same
friendship to the incoming superin-
tendent, Prof. Quigley. Miss Wat
kins urged that the annual picnics
that have become so successful a fea-
ture be kept up.
Fred c. Holman. of Prosper town
Ship, spoke on the "Relation of the
School Otllcels to the County Super
intendent." Mr.. Hoffman referred to
the letters of advice sent each year
to the school officers by the superin-
tendent which were. freighted with
suggestions that enabled many boards
to transact their business in accord
ance with the law and thus avoid
trouble. He explained one case in
which MIR. Cou1sey had carried a
technicality i'm the law to the at
torney general. for the benefit Of
Prosper township. One thing Mr..
Hoffman said that pleased him was
that the superintendent vas a
man who was easily approached, and
it made it very pleasant for the
school officers. Mr.. Hoffman said
that he 1ejoiced that a man Of such
broad training vas to follow Mr..
CourseY.
Prof. f. II. Holt, superintendent Of
the city schools, gave an address on
the "Relatlon Of the City Schools to
the County Superintendent" He
said the object of all education is
to tit children for good citizenship,
and referred to the fact that he and
his teachers and many OF the school
pupils had gone to Superintendent
Coursey for counsel and had always
found his advice GOOD. He touched
upon the legal relations existing
between the teachers and superin-
tendenl and stated that the city
teachers were willing to comply with
the law.
Prof. Nj. A. Lange, deputy superin-
tendent of public instruction., came
as the substitute of Prof. Nash, who
was unayoidably detained in Chicago.
Mr.. Lange spoke on the "Relation of
the County Superintendent to the
State" and also touched upon the
question of state aid for high schools,
the latter being one sof the subjects
upon which the legislators will be
asked to pass a law at its coming
session. He reviewed the statistics
Of the state, showing a dropping off
Of "a lady teachers during the year.
He thought that each "must have
lost heart and gave il away" Mr..
Lange said he had known the retiring
superintendent for the past eight
years and was always Impressed
| with his snap and push.'
J Henry Hendrickson, principal of
the Alpena schools, spoke on "Su-
p%erintendent Coursey's Loyalty to
His Teachers" and his reminescenc-
es we're Of a personal nature through
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