The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-07-27


retaryl OF the board, had by happy
coincidence, met Prof. Leron Henry
who happened to be passenger on
the train with himself. Prof, Henry
was in search of Just such position
and he was employed to complete the
year.
The school OF 'S3 and 'S4 was usher
ed in with Prof. Henry still as prin-
cipal, Miss Darrow assistant andlMrs
E. 1. Ames in the primary depart
ment. Nothing happened to mar the
peace and prosperity of the school un.
til sometime in November when Prof.
Henry being suddenly reminded that
'S4 would be one Of those years in
which the usual order of bringing
about matrionial alliance was, reversed
when beseigers become the beseiged,
and realizing the embarrassing posi-
ton in which he would be placed in
having two Of these fair beseigers as
associate teachers, he released him
self from the trying ordeal by taking
unto himself wife before this event.
full year should be ushered in.
This was the first wedding within
the classic circle OF Brookings teach
ers. The day following proved to be
a very trying one to the Prof., the pu-
pills seeming to fully appreciate the
importance OF the event. But toward
the close OF the day Miss Darrow very
kindly came to the rescue and did the
honors of the occasion by distributing
among the children several bits of
candy which the Prof. had in his gen.
erosity placed in her care for that pur.
pose.
With the first dawn OF the new year
came the resignation of Mrs. E. I.
Ames. Having thus allowed Prof.
Henry to escape, she had taken ad-
vantage OF the first opportunity offered
and was now to surrender her forty
dirty little urchins to the care of the
primary teacher, Miss Belle Anderson
while she assumed the more desirable
position of domestic economy in the
house of Elisha Hauxhurst.
Near the close of this eventful
school year scarlet fever became so
prevalent in the school that it was
deemed best by the school board to
close the highest department, the
other two departments continuing to
the close Of the year under the super
vision of Misses Darrow and Ander-
son. Already the magnificent $1,000
school edifice erected in 10 had be-
come inadquate for the purpose for
which it was designed, and, though
scarcely three years had passed its
walls were filled to overfiowing, the
intermediate department having
sought quarters in the M. E. church.
The next to assume control of the
birch as our principal, was w. w.
Andrews who took charge OF the
school in September, 1884, assisted by
Misses Darrow and Anderson.
The intermediate department was
now removed to the city hall.
The school year of 'S5 and 'S6 found
the same teachers in the primary and
intermediate departments, but with
A. j. Smith at the helm. During the
year the old house was again filled to
overfowing and the high school was
taken to the city hall where Mr.. .Darrow
assisted the principal, while the inter-
mediate was brought back to the up
per room of the school building.
1887 opened with the same corps Of
teachers, but during the year the en-
rollment had so increased that it was
necessary to employ another teacher.
Miss kittie Murphy, now Mrs. G. A.
Skinner, was chosen and the gram
mar department organized.
She began her work in January and
taught the remainder Of the year, and
was succeeded the following year by
Mrs. N. X. Van Husen.
One more rotation of the wheel OF
time and the year 1888 was upon US.
Then came the annual board meeting
And smooth as a saint could desire,
Their work they were swiftly completing
Till they came a professor to hire.
This office retained slight vestige
OF old country power as 1t were,
And the most of the honor and prestige
township like ours could confer.
Which office lin latitude speaking)
Commencing nobody knows when
Had long been relentlessly seeking
Some dozen respectable men.
For in virtnous political cases
'Tis known as the regular plan,
That the man must not seek for the place
The places must seek for the man.
And now in the undignifisd action
Themselves and their partisaps fought.
To decide to their own satisfaction
Which one twas the office had sought
half day they clamored and voted
Till at last they hit on plan,
And Robinson's victory was quoted.
He was named as the lucky man.