The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-03-25

: THINGS EDUCATIONAL, !
BY U. W. COURSEY.
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT

Governor Herrled has proclaimed
April %, Arbor Day for 1904.
Miss Lorena B. Gordon has pur-
chased a new bookcase for her
school.
Miss Myrtle Holshire has invested
the proceeds of her entertainment
given February 10, in a good second
hand organ for Badger No. 2.
The young lads who shot the vim
dow panes out Of Mitchell No. 6,
have been bound over to the circuit
court.
Schools are closing rapidly all over
the county. The years work has
been a giant.
The old board of education was re-
elected at Mt. Vernon. An entirely
new hoard was elected at Ethan.
Miss Addie Rehbach, teacher in
Lisbon No. 81, will resign her school,
within a couple Of weeks and take
up work neal her home in Hanson
county. Her term in Lisbon will be
finished by Miss Beall.
Miss Bernice Brown, primary
teacher at Mt. Vernon. granted SELF
n edals for the winter term, to Monte
Jones. Howard Hanson land Agnes
Marshall.
John Holm, treasurer of Tobin No.
IS, is evidently a Roosevelt repub-
lican, and is opposed to racial sui
aida ha I,ov;nu top childrop .tfac6.
ing school under the tutorship Of
G. G. Harrison.
Newell Blackman, chairman Of the
board at Ethan, has been laid up for
nearly a month with rheumatism.
The Mt. Vernon News did not
publish the notice of .-teacher's ex-
animation the second week. Ex-
planning the cause, Editor Smith
says: "My Angel threw 1T in and
the mistake was not discovered until
the paper was. out" In additional
explanation this office desires to add
that the editors type-setter is his
wife, and that the pseudonym which
he used in referring to her is no joke.
The conundrum published in this
s-column two weeks since, was
answered by dozens of school child
sren throughout the county, n mail
bringing In as high as twenty-five
answers. This is only additional
proof that this column is read quite
generally.
When Miss Emma Strand has COM
pIeted her winter term in Baker, she
will attend Dakota University. Let
others emulate her noble purpose.
Miss Maud Hofstetter closed he1
term in Prosper last Friday. by a
guessing contest. First honors were
won by Estclla Hofstetter: second,
by Homer Erion.
There were AZ applicants COX GER
titicates at the examination held last
Friday and Saturday. or this num-
Der 8 wrote for first grades, 8 for
second grades, Is for third grades,
and 10 for certificates in other coun-
ties.
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thank you, Superintendent Coursey.
most sincerity, for the hearty, hope
full assistance you have given me
throughout this year. And, in clos.
ing. will say. that if ! am to my
pupils what you have been to me, ]
merit no other reward. Ever yours
in education. Amanda Tritle.n
Certificates of award have been u.s.
sued to Leon Daggett, Miss Edith
Teasdale, teacher; to RAYMOND
Judge. Miss Petronilla Cullen. teach
er; to Blanche Jones, S. G. Oathout,
teacher; to Howard Brown, Miss
Alice Doyle teacher: to Octa
Schmidt ana Ina Barnard, II. q.
Coursey teacher; to Martin. Ralph
aud Leon Johnson. Miss Dora VIII.
)iams teacher: two certificates each
to Melvin and Muricl Roddle, Miss
Vida Shane teacher; tu Daisy Hol-
shire, Ernest and Otto Harvey. Miss
MYRTLE Holshire teacher: to Bonnie
Brown and Olaf Thormodsgard, Miss
Matte Gordon teacher: to Norma
Srholes. Miss Edith Orswell, teacher
to George. Walter. ernest and Eddie
Rlggert, Miss Maud Hoistetter,
teacher; to Albert Marshall, Haze
Stultz, Howard Hanson. Violet New.
ton and Hazel Haynes, Miss Bernice
Brown, teacher; and to Oral Brom.
we'll, Bernice Brown, Lottie Pound,
Kathryn Peas. Addie Bromwell, Bes.
sic, Earl and Fay Sibley, Nellie,
Mable and Lorraine Owens, Paul Bak.
er and Bessie Beudefeldt. Mrs. Mae
Nolt, teacher.
The prize offered by the rail road
school to the pupil who would have
the greatest number OF perfect spell.
ling lessons for the year, was won by
Walter Riggert.
There will be a school entertain
ment in the Darling school eight
miles south Of town, being taught by
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