The Holly chieftain., 1905-11-10
public School Column.

Public School Column.
Miss Dickinson was called to Gra
NADIA Friday on account OF the sickness
OF her sister.
Miss Btllingslea went 10 Lamar Sat.
urday 10 visit her mother. She did no,
return Monday on account OF a sI.eh;
attack Of the tonsilitis, and her place
was filled by Miss Minnix and Miss
Buntrock.
The high school and room No. 2 will
have special exercises ON the day bs-
fore Thanksgiving.
There ia no part of school work more
important than the committing to
memory Of selections from read.
ers ana other books. This may be
done for opening exercises and as prep
aration for the reading lesson. Tho
work may be begun early In the school
life Of the pupil and continue through.
out the course. In the high school, !,
should form an important part OF the
work in literature. Children do hOt
need to have complete understanding
of all they commit. They will grow
into comprehension of what they
have learned by heart, aud 1t will have
u new and larger meaning as the years
90 by.
Committing to memory enlargeS
the chtld's vocabulary and this
his mind with beautiful thoughts to In.
duence his character for good. Let
teachers do much of II.
No one contributes more to the com.
fort Of te eachers and pupils, and to the
we'll being OF a school, than the school
janitor. No one notices him when he
does his work, but when 8 O'Clock
comes each morning everything ts in
order for the round OF study and reci-
tation. Floors have been swept, desks,
window seats, shelves and staircasas
have been busted and In the winter
season. school rooms heated. II a seat
IS to be moved, or nail driven, the
janiror Is called upon, and he never
fails to lend helping hand. He keepa
the grounds in order and comes in time
to have as much pride In the appear.
ance Of his building and its surround.
ings as the teacher in her school. In
the larger towns he frequently assls.s
the principal In maintaining good or.
der on the grounds at intermissions
and in time becomes the friend Of CIV.
cry teacher and the mentor Of every
pupil. In one town we know of. after
an honorable career of nearly thirty
years in this position. the janitor, BE-
coming too old for duty was pensioned
by the School Board and no money
expended by the people Of that town
was more willingly paid than this
Sunshine Hawks says of the Otter
bein Male Quartette: Having heard
the Otterbein Male Quarte,te before IL
large and very critical audience, at ST.
Petersburg, Florida, where every state
that they captured the whole audience
and tok 'em into camp, including my
self. II you want to please your peO-
pie. get THE Otterbeins." Dawleys
Opera House Thursday evening, No
yen,ber 23d. Admission SOC. Season
ticket admitting to four entertain
mcnts. $1.5O.
Reports from the various beet rails.
ing centers show that the yield per
acre of sugar beets is holding up we'll.
and the expectations of the growers
who figured on very large crops bid
fair to be fully realized AS the farm.
ers become better acquainted with the
crop. and plant their seed on well fer
! tilized ground, the average tonnage
will be steadily increased. and
Prowers county will lead the state In
the production Of sugar bee's as 1t ni-
ready does In wheat and alfalfa
! Sparks.