The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-10-12

} THINGS EDUCATIONAL.
= BY E. j. QUIGLEY.
I COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT

Bellih township has five separate
districs and four school houses. No.
"a has but two children of school
age. This district has the money on
hand TO build a house as soon as
there are children to support a
school. No. % is taught by Miss
Nora Gaines, who has attended
school at the Mitchell high school
and the ID. w. U. There we're nine
pupils enrolled and nine present.
Miss Gaines is doing we'll. Last
year said that this house vas the
poorest in the county, but. now
there is non in better condition.
1t is practically new. The walls are
calcimined. woodwork and seats
painted and vanished, teacher, IS
desk, chairs and a fine bookcase and
entry over tile door, in fact the
school house is complete. The closets
and coal houses are in order and a
fine substantial school barn has been
built. Mr.. Nick Schneider, the
treasurer, although having no chill
dren 10 educate, planned these i'm
proveunents and gave much time and
labor and he is worthy of much
praise. School houses should keep pace
with tie homes in the district in
the character of their appointments.
Children are quick at drawing con-
illusions and next TO the home the
school house should be the pleasant
est place in the district. No. 26. is
taught by Miss Martha DeXheimer,
who a educated at Mt. Vernon
high school. She has taught seven
years and she is a good teacher.
Eight pupils were registered OF whom
sever we're present. The school house
is in fine order aud we'll supplied
With apparatus. This district has a
good school barn. No. 26 always
takes interest in its school. No. 81
is taught by Miss Myrtle Witzel,
who i, a graduate of our high school
She is giving perfect satisfaction, |
vas pleased to notice that all the
pupils had work to do. The old fash
Toned way of making the small pu-
pills sit with folded hands a third of
the time is not the best way. 1t is
the business Of the teacher to plan
work for her pupils and to see TO
it that they are doing it. Eleven
pupils we're enrolled six present.
This school has no globe, charts, or
bookcase. | noticed the same pane
OF glass out that was gone a year
ago. | think this district will show
more interest in its school in the flu
lure Nd. 5 Beulah is taught by
Miss Helen Walker, who was pradu-
ated from the Minneapolis high
school. Five were enrolled and five
present. My visit was on the second
day Of the tenn. l am confident
that Miss Walker will do good work.
This school has some good apparatus
and in the main the house is in good
condition. [ noticed that the floor
and one side Of the house have part
ed company about two inches which
allows all the co to escape, and a
! good supply Of O to enter. / have
found schools that have been III ses-
sion three weeks or more and moth
ing done in writing yet. [ am adj
vising teachers to buy material,
upon permission of tie board. and
bring i'm their Dill. The boards are
always Willing TO get what is neces-
sary. but they have much to Go and
teachers should relieve them in every
way possible. One dollars worth Of
writing material will last a small
school six months and no school can
afford to wait a single day. Te 3cll-
ers. YOU are to blduue. Get needed
supplies and if there is a school
board i'm the county that WON'T pay
You. | will.
The teachers meeting at Mitchell
was attended by every teacher in the
division, Twenty-Five Ieing present
This encourages me. Will the Mt.