Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-05-08
County supsrintsndents ss Pierre.

l Souhby ~
Miss Mary Heumphreus, our efficient
County Superintendent returned Sunday
from Pierre, where she attended the
State meeting of County Superintsnd.
ents. She believes the State meet will
result In much good as it brings the OH.
GERS together so that they may exchange
ideas for the betterment of the school
work. While there some teacher called
her the "Baby Superintendent" 1t was
an honor worthily bestowed. Every cit
itisen in the county should feel proud
Of the appellation and every school
officer have fatherly interest in her
welfare. There is not an officer in the
State that does more thorough work, nor
q more jealous advocate of education,
than Miss Heumphreus. All hail, our
"Bsby Superintendent
The following paragraphs relative 70
the meeting, we copy from the Depart
ment of Education, in the Sioux Falls
Argus-Leader:
"The meeting Of the County Superin-
tendents held at Pierre this week was
very effectual. 1t dealt specially with
live problems. The convention was
called to order In few we'll chosen re-
marks by State Superintendent Ustrud.
At present there are IS County Superin-
tendents in the State. The roll call re-
vealed Is absentees.
"At roll call Tuesday morning an ab-
sence of only three superintendent was
recorded. The regular morning program
was interrupted to give Prof Beardsley
of Chicago q chance to address the con-
vention on the subject of manuel train.
ing. Prof Besrdsley taught this work
for 10 years in the Chicago schools, dur.
ing which time he started out properly
in life oyer 10000 Chicago boys and
girls. Mr.. Beardsley gave in detail the
development of industrial education
throughout the world. He then argued
If it we're good thing, it should not be
confined to the town boys alone but that
the rural children should be given q
chance.
After a brief address Mr.. Beardsley
opened his kit of tools. set up his work
bench and proceed to business. He in
vited Miss Heumphreus of Custer coun-
ty, the Baby Superintendent of the
State and P. F. Nolan, Superintendent
Of Aurora county, to come to the bench
which was provided with two vices. All
present we're given sheet Of instruc-
tions, a carbon paper with a work draw
ing of a match-striker traced thereon,
and block of bass wood on which to
reproduce the drawing Of the match
striker by simply laying the carbon pa
per on the wood and retracing the lines
already found thereon. In short time
the two people at the bench had their
match-strikers practically completed
the saving, punching, filing, ETC., being
done according to the sheet of instruc-
tions with appropriate diagrams lying
before them.
"wednesday evening Superintendent
and Mrs. Ustrud entertained the teach.
ers. Refreshments were served at a late
hour, and then all departed for their re-
spective hotels, feeling obligated to Mr..
and Mrs. Ustrud for an unusually en-
joyable time.
Thursday afternoon State Superin-
tendent Ustrud made an enthusiastic
speech along general lines. He covered
hurriedly many points of interest, and
closed with q stirring appeal to the
County Superintendents to carry their
enthusiasm into their work and keep
things moving"