The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-10-21

s THg lA.eS EDUCATIONAL. ,
BY .. ". couRsEy



The Superior jury CT the world S
fai, awarded South Dakota :. silver
medal on their educational exhibit.
The Iity shoots of Fiandreau. Pierre
and Mitchell were also awarded sill
Yer medals.
The two teachers of the Ethan
schools have formulated plans where
by they expect to purchase two large
clocks, nearly five feet in height, for
use 10 their respective rooms.
Miss Rose Barr resigned her posi-
tion in Baker No. 4, before She be-
gan her terms work. The vacancy
has not been supplied. Miss Maud
mason also resigned in No. u.
f. u. Carpenter has been appoint
ed clerk of Tobin No. IL.
Misses Blanche and Edith Orsweli
will give an oyste. supper at the
home of Chas. Phillips, i'm Prosper
township. Monday night. Oct. 81.
Everybody welcome.
The following notes were taken
from my 'sscTatch book: Through
application and perseverance Miss
Marie Coffin is developing into a
practical teacher.
Miss Edith OrswelI is teaching by
the topical method. and her scholars.
used to this plan from their former
teacher. respond to her suggestions
with pride.
Miss Blanche OrSwell, by demand
ing order commands respect, and has
raised the discipline of her school to
standard that meets the approval of
this office. The anarchist believes
10 self-government. The new fad Of
self-government in the school room,
contains its very %rootlets. '"The
earliest impressions make the most
ineffaeeable records" The way to
have Toys md girls respect superior
authority when they are men aud
women grown, is to have them obey
the authority placed over them when
they are young.
In Rome No. >, Miss Sheaben is
master Of the situation. During the
irsL two weeks there was a chasm
between her and her pupils, which
has now been bridged over by the
teacher Numbering her sociahility,
and things are moving along nicely,
bearing evidence OF a good years
work.
Everything undertaken in the
school, room by Miss Nettie Hofstet-
ter. is done after a system. The pro-
duct Of. this continuous effort on hel
part is visible in her pupils work.
She vas trained at Dakota Univer-
sity.
Miss Maud Richardson, now teach.
ing her first term, in Rome No. 3, is
exhibiting a spirit Of progressive.
ness, backed up by an earnest zeal
BUSINESS, that bcspeaks her love Of
the profession, and guarantees hel
permanent success.
One Of, the novel features Of Agnes
Schaub's school is the arrangement
OF the scholars-all the boys Oh one
side. ali the girls on the other. Hel
discipline is good.
Miss Matte Wittstruck, during
the years that she has been teaching
has hcen collecting a vast amount OF
materials for busy work. which she
is now using to good advantage.
William y. Tobtn is moving ION.
ward and upward i'm his profession.
He has introduced the Palmer meth.
cd OF business writing With good re-
suits
Miss Maud Horstctter is doing
some unusually thorough work il
language Her retention for three
consecutive terms in ier home schoo,
attests the t~horoughness of all hei
work.
The new two department school at
LODmiS is a credit to Badger
township and the county. 1t is un-
der the management Of the Lewis sis.
tiers Each OF them has an analyt.
lea turn of mird, aud the manner in
which they arc cad ing their pupils
to detYc Into the recesscs of hidden
nesledge is marvellous. Young
tea hers should visit this school
Vhcv nnu't Dony If