The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-08-31
GLAD TIME FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
GOODLAND SCHOOLS OPEN NEXT
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3.
The Coming Men OF America" and
Women, Too, on for More
knowledge.

Not only parents, but all the people
viii doubtless experience feeling OF
pride and gladnCss for the opening OF
the Goodland schools next Monday
SeDSember 8. Inc chiIoren o. I ls
GRADES and the students OF the high
school will be glad over the new year
" association Of playmateS5 OF Ir1endsS
of books and the stimulating things
that come from getting knowledge.
The older folks, who have gone out
from school, have now only a memory
OF those former happy days but may
always find pleasure in the thought
that every boy and every girl az
school Is the promise Of good ana
true citizen Of our country
Since good citizenship depends upon
education, which IS a union OF intel
Iigence and morality it behoVes par
ents, and for that matter everybody
interested in the public welfare to
stand for the largest possible attend
Rnce OF our school population At
ftendance at school IS made compul-
sS0Fy by law in Kansas upon all chill
dren between the ages OF eight and
fourteen years, and the state has even
been cut up into truant districts, over
which are appointed officers to com
pei attendance. where the child Is nlTn-
self the offender or where the parents
neglect or refuse to send the child 70
school.
Last year 3S4 persons Of school age
were enrolled during the year in the
grades and high school in GOOdland'
which in itself is a very good show
ing, but when the average daily at
tendance is noted the number DeinS
only go, the truancy law in Good
land seems to have been treated with
great disregard. But let the patrons
Of the city schools put the old record
behind and out Of sight, and cooper
ate 10 bring about greater PERFECTION
along this line OF school regulation
II you need encouragement read
what William Penn, writing to his
wife concerning their children, said:
For their learning be liberal spare
no cost. for by such parSimOny all IS
lost that is saved; but let il be useIul
knowledge, such as IS consistent with
truth and Goodness, not chertshtng
vain conversation or idle mind; in
genuity, mixed with industry, IS gOOo
for the body and the mind, too"
Sanitary precautions have been tax
en- by the board OF health and by the
board Of education, 50 that danger
from disease IN the school rooms mas
been averted to the most possible eX-
tent The building and books have
been fumigatsd and otherwise I'M
proved as to sanitation One new room
has been flied for the primary grades
in the basement, which now makes
six SPACIOUS rooms in the building,
And it is fair to say that there IS not
a larger and finer city school build
ing than GOodland's in this part Of the
state
Pro. z. E. Mitchell, principal Of the
Sherman county high school and su-
perintendent Of the GOOdland grade
schools. will be in this city the last
of the week to arrange the prelmln-
aries for the beginning OF the Work on
Monday. As has been printed in these
columns before he comes highly re-
commended; is a young educator OF
good presence and a scholarly genIle-
man. With his own work IN mathe-
MATES and history and with the ala
of his assistant, Miss Della CaroWeiis
in other branches Of high school
work. the Sherman county high school
will be raised to the rank Of those that
will receive full credit at the Untver-
sity Of Kansas.
The other efficient teachers employ
4 ed for the grades for the coming year
are: John r. Reed, Rose 3. Filler,
Nellie Scott, EurOth Stewart, cara
Sapp and Hattie Palmer
1t is a commonplace remark that
"a mans faculties are strengthened
by use and weakened by disuse. So
let the boys and girls know in the
home as well as in the school that II
paws to develop the understanding
first, and then other good things VIII
be added unto them. Dollars are IN
cfdential to manhood and truth ana
if a man empties his purse into MS
head, no man can take it away from
him.