The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-01-27
County School Letter.

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We expect to have the annual
school officers meeting on Fehru-
airy 18th. Among those who will
make addresses at these meetings
are G. G. Lawrence of Lincoln
county and our governor, Hon. R.
s. Wesley.
The Avon schools are in charge
of the best corps of teachers. it has
ever been their good fortune to
have. Very thoro and painstak.
ing is a marked characteristic.
The teachers meeting at Spring
field on the 18th was we'll attended,
there being but two teachers alb
sent. The papers and discussions,
especially the paper on psycholo-
gy by Pres. Wenzlaff, excep-
iionally interesting and helpful.
A few teachers still send in their
reports with the month named in
stead of the number of the month
of the term taught.
Any school officers who may be
thinking of installing a comforta-
BILE and sanitary heating appliance
in their schools should examine
the working and results obtained
from those in the Avon schools.
With hard coal these are giving the
very best of satisfaction. Other
places where these heating plants
may be seen are in Cottonwood
Grove school No. 20, Independent
,chool No. 2, and in the postofice
at Springfield. Ask the people
concerned in these various places
what satisfaction they are getting
from them.
"ro speak correctly is the first
mark of an educated person. He
may know little of mathematics
and the world be none the wiser.
He may be ignorant of any one or
many of the so. called higher bran.
ches and still be a cultured person.
But let him open his mouth to
speak and commit a single blunder
and is doom is sealed, he is class
ed with the uneducated. The world
can not take the time to look into
every mans record to discover what
] he has studied and what he has
not. The n great test is aver at
tHnd-does he speak correct En-
! glish? We have ouly to ask the
question or wait for a passing re-
mark, and very often the matter is
settled.
A private, seeking promotion,
was brot before an army officer for
examination. The officer asked
the private if he knew where a GER
tain nan was. The latter answer
ed II seen him yesterday, but |
haven't saw him today" He was
dismissed at once, the officer re-
marking that a man who murdered
the Kings English" like that was
not fit to give orders.
Another illustration is that Of a
young lady who for several years
had been teaching in the country,
but who, wishing a position in the
city schools, applied to the super
intendent. He at once inquired
pleasantly if she had seen any of
the members of the Board. She
replied, mo, | haven't saw any Of
them" The examination went no
farther and her excellent "testimo-
malls" ayailed nothing. She had
failed to recommend herself by
avoiding common errors ofspeech."
-Dinsmore.
a large pile Of ashes right in
front of the door ; outnonses drift
ed full Of snow and in . very nm
slightly condition stove very much
in need of blacking and full Of ash
es clear to the CRATE !; teachers desk
in much disorder ; pupils desks
scratched, whitfield and profusely
written upon; pupils whispering
freely, studying noisily and run
ming about the room needlessly
we're conditions found in a school
p;osko1 ~ lorr 900 That cekn~