The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1907-05-24
THE SHERMAN COUNTY TEACHER
NEW MONTHLY PAPER FATHER
ED By JAMES p. PHILLIPS
Devoted Excluslve8- to Advancing Ia
terests OF Education IN Sherman
CO1nty-SOrmal Notes.

James P Phillips. county Suuerin-
tendent, has at last entered the jour
nalistic deld as editor OF an eight
page. three column monthly. named
The Sherman County Teacher" Thi-
lips IS an aggressive young educator,
ana has 1nnOTaued many fhinE-s while
county superintendent thar has ADDED
interest TO education in this county.
The Nay issue is the first OF the
new publication, and was printed in
The Republic-Eews ONCE this week
ar Phillips, in giving reasons for
the starting OF his county educator.
says in his announcement;
The Sherman County Teacher
viii be published nine months In the
year The months OF June, July and
August will be omitted It viii be
the object OF the editor OF this paper
TO give all those interested in educa-
ton a good educational paper, de-
voted TO the educational interests OF
Sherman county.
Beginning with September we viii
give school reports, different outlines
used by different teachers, reports OF
all entertainments duties Of teach
tntendent'S opinion on different sec
tons Of school law, comment on the
new text books and the course OF
study for the common schools and ali
other matters pertaining to the
schools Of Sherman cOuntv 1t is not
my object TO make this paper a pay
ing proposition, but as q means Of a
better system OF school supervision.
and I do not know Of a better way Of
reaching the public than BY a school
paper
"A large number Of the county sup
erintendents Of the state are publish
ing a paper similar to this one, and
they all claim IL is one OF the best
ways Of school supervision
IF you are interested in the schools
rFd NJ IN ~
a school paper for this county, send
In so cents for a years subscription
and receive the next issue, which Will
be published next September"
At another place in the Teacher.
Mr. Phillips gives his normal an
nOuncement for 1907, as follows;
The twentieth annual session or
the Sherman county normal institute
viii convene Monday morning. June 3,
at the high school building in Good
land, and continue four weeks.
The Faculty-Prof =. =. Mitchell,
the present principal Of the Sherman
county high school, viii teach alge-
bra. theory and practice, physics and
grammar.
Prof. Mitchell is a graduate Of the
Salina university and is highly rec
commended as an institute worker.
What he has done for the county high
school in placing it on the level with
other county high schools OF the state
is all the recommend he needs. EV-
eryOne who makes his acquaintance
is delighted and stirred to nObler pur-
poses and higher ambitions.
Miss Olive L Thomas, formerly Of
the Logan high school, but not a
resident OF this county, will instruct
in general history, literature, OrthO-
graphy and physiology Miss Thomas
is highly spoken Of as an instructor
by superintendent Arnold Of Phillips
county. where she instructed last
year While she is instructing a class
she viii not fail to strengthen their
desire for better things.
Prof. J R. Reed viii instruct in
arithmetic, geography United States
history. Mr.. Reed needs no introduc-
ton TO the people Of Sherman county
interested in education He has been
in the school work OF this county for
the last ten years. and his earnestness
Of spirit makes him an educator OF
the first rank
The county superintendent viii
conduct and instruct in Kansas his
tory and constitution"