The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1905-01-18

dren S use was put up last fall.
Dustless oil is used on the floors.
Miss Lillian Davidson, the teacher,
is deeply sensible of her great re-
sponsibility. She is in love with
her work.
No. 43. two miles north of Milroy,
decided last September to close it's
small school of 16 pupils and to
transport them to the village school
at Milroy. Tire children seem to
enjoy the plan and it is at less cost
to the district.
No. AZ, four miles northeast of
Tracy, is trying the plan also.
There are a number of people in
No. 81, south of Milroy, who next
year think of transporting their
children to the Milroy village
school.
The Milroy school was regularly
christened Nov. 4th the Roosevelt
school. Now you Milroyites. if you
follow the siren uous man, whose
name your school now bears, you
will need to constantly hustle.
No. 40, 1.-THE Brookville" has the
finest basement of any rural school.
1t ought to be cemented on the bot
tom for play room and work
shop.
Redwood Falls and vicinity have
been having ,reviyals in theology.
Now if some of these people who
have turned their faces Godward,
will speak to those people who are
defying the compulsory educational
law of the state, we will have some
real religion. The statutes of the
state say, parents shall send all
children between the ages of eight
and sixteen years to school during
the time the school in the district
is in session. How many parents
in Redwood county are obeying
this law? Not 20 per cent. did il
last year. Get a move on your
children, you old sinners, and move
them to the schoolroom every day
while your school is in session.
No. SO, three miles northwest oil
Red Falls, enjoys the distinc-
tion of having an octogon-shaped
school house. It's brand new, with
furnace in basement. They haven 1
yet christened it, but it's too good
a house to be simply numbered SO.
Districts No. 106, Three Lakes,
No. 10Y, Paxton, No. 20, Sheridan,
and No. 65, Vail, have built new
modern school houses. All have
new single seats. furnaces in base
ments, and other necessary appara-
tus. All employ teachers with
first grade certificates or equiva-
Tents.
Public ownership of text books in
all our schools now prevails. In
all save four districts a library is
also installed.
Rural school consolidation moves
slowly, but it moves. 1t will one
of these days move the souls of Red
wood county into a belief that it's
the only system which will give
our farmer boys and girls their
legal and moral rights.
A teachers credo-I believe in
boys and girls of Redwood county,
[ believe that whatsoever we as
parents SOW, that shall the boys and
girls reap. I believe in the curse
of ignorance and in the efficacy Of
the schools. [ believe in wisdom
as revealed in human lives. In
everything that makes life holy and
the earth more beautiful.
The teachers certificate examina-
tions will occur Feb. I'd, Sd and 4th.
Be sure to bring your certificates
if you are removing conditions.
Parents School visitation day,
Feb. 21st, let us who are interested
in our schools and in our children
arrange to go, and on this day see
the children at work. Let us see
if the rooms are comfortable, clean
and supplied with good working
tools. Teachers, you are requested
to invite IN on this day the fathers
and mothers. Your work should
be regular-no show work. You
can arrange to exhibit samples Of
heretofore finished Industrial work.
This may include sewing, map
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