The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-02-21

tutire tdlk. "A song nau been written
for the occasion and was given as part
of the program Miss Stasia Kenney
gave very interesting talk about her
visit to the G. A. r. encampment at
Minneapolis last summer.
After the dinner was over. toasts
were responded to by George Eigen-
beyer, Miss O'Dea, Edgar Jonas, Arthur
Smith, }. A. Book, DR.. Rick, L. H.
Boleng, Fred Christensen, and Miss
Cheney. About % went ont from the
city of Manitowoc.
The Franklin teachers have set their
contest for Friday, April 49,
Prof, &. c. Shuts of the Whitewater
normal school will come into the county
Mar. % and %. He will visit schools on
the 22nd, and meeting of teachers will
be held at Mishicot on the 23rd.
William Jennings Bryan lectures at
Manitowoc Thursday March !. His
subject is The Old World and Its
Ways"
Prof w. G. Hewitt of Oshkosh will
visit schools in the county again on Fri,
day, Mar. /, and will give an address at
st. Nazianz in the evening.
Farmers Institute ut Silver Lake Feb.
26 and 21
very interesting program will be
carried out at Drkinann's hall town of
kossuth, Friday evening, Feb. %.
Several of the farmers will discuss some
very interesting farm topics and Mr.
prews's school will also participate. A
gathering of that kind is certainly a
credit to the community.
The Stark and Rosecrans schools meet
in adding and spelling contests on Wash
ington's birthday (evening).
The Rangeline school has been closed
because of diphtheria. Two deaths have
occurred
The teachers in several towns have
met to arrange for the town contests.
Mishicot reports that the event will
come of during the latter part of March
or the first part of April. Two Creeks
has set May Is rs the date.
One word of caution. Do not spend
too much extra time for this work The
pupils know this year what these gather.
ings are and what preparations are
necessary The teachers should stimulate
them and direct them along these lines,
but much of the drill can be done at
home these long winter evenings. The
results we are getting in these branches
is certainly gratifying We are develop.
ing the habit of thoroughness
Sometimes this question is asked. |
wrote at the course of study examina-
ton two years ago. Last year wrote
again but did not pass. Must now
write in dH the branches
The answer is that pupil may finish
the course of study examination in ann
t,r0 consecutive ycarS. The standings oh.
tanned last year are good this year even
if the pupil wrote two years ago,
Every school library should have n
copy of the Annual Pupils will find
announcements of the examinations on
PIP. 30 A.
What abOnt penmanship2 The schools
of the county present great variety in
regard to good writing. Is your school
working for the penmanship prize. See
Annual p. ~. Here again the pupils
can do much by practicing at home
What birds have you seen since New
Years. Keep your eyes open. Watch
the downy woodpecker. Why is he call.
cd "downy"2 What il he hunting forg
On what do snow birds feed? An.
other name for snow bird is innco. Are
the snow birds found in tlocks or are
they solitary The wood peckers?
Don't fail to get acquainted with the
''chickadee. = He is happy lutte fel-
low. Crows and blue.ays are winter
residents. They are closely related
Make list of all the winter birds you
know.
TO MANlT0W0C VOTERS.
| hereby announce myself as u candi.
date for City Treasurer on the republi.
can ticket ut the approaching primary
election | solicit the support of the