The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-11-24
Nelson Dewey Items.

the ldahO Springs Si1tings' News VIII
be interesting to the many friends of
former principal NJ. @. Potter;
Ever ready in a case of emergency
and always prepard to deliver an i'm.
promptu address upon the slightest
in any Language, the spectacle a man
af ca midnight in his pajamas, de-
livering a speech of welcome in latin
and at toe same time grinding out a
firewell address in the German tongue
was part of the exciting scene at the
home of Professor and Mrs. NJ. &.
Potter at 80 last Monday morning.
The professor was aroused from a
deep slumber by the commotion
caused by visit of the stork to his
home. His remarks of welcome were
to the son heir who had just arrived,
and he was saying thanks and bye to
the stork, who was in a great hurry to
visit several other domiciles and had
a large stock of perishable goods to
oOiiN hV plolSSSols hol
ing his unconventional attire, was
rs much at ease as when presiding at
banquet board. The next morning,
however, he became somewhat en-
cited, and the same feeling pervaded
the entiI g nigh school. The JUNIORS
and soph's ran yelling through the
streets announcing the glad tidings.
The professor has been busy seceiv-
Ing the congratulations of the entire
community, and has been distribute
ing cigars all The same as a candidate.
The following is also taken from
the Idaho Springs Siftings- News.
last Monday morning was by all
means the most eventful day of this
school year. The steam heat would
not work, but the warm, paternal
smile-the kind that won't rub off
that beamed on our uperintendent' s
countenance, kept us sufficiently
comfortable.
The High School passed through a
very trying ordeal last week. With
out the least bit of warning from any
source the High school inspectors put
in an appearance. They remained
the entire cay visited every class and
inspected the gymnasium library and
laboratories. The committee of in
spection consisted of Prof's. Tressier
and Slaughter of the University of
Wisconsin. They seemed well pleased
with what they saw. They were not
little surprised to find school of the
Dewey's size equipped so well and
furnished with such high graded
high salarild class of teachers. They
remarked incidentally, that in some OF
the departments the class OF instruc-
ton is not sxcelled anywhere in any
! high schoo.. Some typical sentences
from the report shows the favorable
light in which the school is regarded
"Our Committee has recommended
that the Nelson Dewey High Schoo
be continued on the accredited list il
group A (This means that the schoo
will continue on the "select list" o.
high schools of the country The in
spectors found your equipment quite
satisfactory. Considerable improv
ment has been made in your library
since our last visit. The general con
dition of the school was found to be
very satisfactory. 1t was well Or
gained and we'll supplied witt
teachers" 1t goes without saying
that Principal Shong and the faculty
feel PROUD of the showing of the
Dewey school.
This has been hard luck week a,
the DeweY, Three of the grade
teachers have been "under the
weather." Miss Robertson has beer
ill for two weeks with assesses in
her ears. She has sent word that she
OAPoSCo w AOlul IL Wy NIOuudJ. NhlSs
Maude Greene one of the Alumni If
assisting Mr.. Shong in the care of the
eighth grade.
Miss Williams was called to her
home in Pi.tsville, Pa, on account OF
her father. Miss Goldie Whipple ID
in charge Of her pupils,
Miss MCGraw has had a severe
attack OF grippe and has had to be
out of school considerably lately.
A fourth invilid is MIR. Schong who
has the grippe, but still refuses to
give up his work.
The teachers in all of the rooms are
making preparations for Thanksgiv-
ing, 1t is likely that the program
will be lee, elaborate when compared
with last years. Nevertheless it is
aimed to empress the children with
the Significance ofthe occasion. The
children will be given an opportunity
to help the poor by bringing little
things for the childrens home. The
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