Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-08

Ghadron district The last one was formed
in April. 1eoS, near Waystde- There ara
fOrty-eight frame school houses. three
brick. one cement block. seventeen log and
sod. total of seventy school houses.
Last year there we're seven schools having
nine months Of school. th!-ry-fivs having
less than nine months and fifteen having
less than three months There are four
schools having two OF more departments.
There are LS65 children OF school age in the
county.
In the year lq05 there were five graduates
from the eighth grade OF the country
schools. This year 1879. fifty graduated
from the eighth grade from the country
schools. Many schools are better furnished
than they were two years ago; Of course,
there Is yet room for improvements. The
smallest school consists OF three pupils
the largest Of about thirty pupils These
districts pay their teachers from So 10 SO
per month, an average OF about ss2,O
The various Christian churches are we'll
represented in Chadron The largest con-
gregation is that Of 81. Petricks Catho-
lie church. Of which Rev. Father NJ E.
Dolan is the popular pastor. This church
has an attractive edifiCe On King street
and is doing a very active work in the
city The oldest congregation in the city
Is that OF the Congregational church. The
Congregal ioHaiisJs were the first 10 estab-
ish religious services In Chadron, organized
the first church ana erected the first church
building. They have a very choice location.
with their church and parsonage facing tile
court house park. The Congregational peO-
pie have always maintained a strong or
sanizatiGn in the city. The minister is the
Rev. G. " Mitchell The Grace Episcopal
church vas established soon after that Of
the Congregational and has been a very
active factor in the religious and social lie
Of the city The Rev. Frederick Graves is
the rector OF the parish and Is especially
popular and helpful in all departments of
the life Of the city, The church has re-
Gently completed a very attractive and
serviceabe guild room.
Very early in the life 0t tine city the
Methodist church established work in Chad
ron and has maintained a vigorous 0rgani-
cation and has been very influential in the
religious life Of the city. The Rev. Mr..
Whitman has just come 10 the city as
pastor OF THIS church.
The Baptist and the Christ an churches
are also represented with very active or
ganizauons, Rev. Herbert =. 3rice being
the pastor OF the former and the Rev. n.
l. Denton Of the latter. All Of the churches
named have good church buildings and the
majority OF them have parsonages.
strong spirit OF cooperation tx SITS
among these churches ana each is prosper
ing ami helpful in the life OF the city. In
addition to those named there is very
active Christian Science church. which
holds regular services In one uf the halls
OF the city
In the year ISIS the COngreE aIional people
Of Chadron. encouraged by the different
church denominations in northwest Ne
hraska and with the strongest corporation
OF the citizens Of Chadron. established AZ
academy in Chadron. This institution il
located on the slope Of the Pine Ridge OF
campus OF eighty acres adjoining IN,
city on The south. This academy has don,
a great SERVES % the entire northwest
drawing students from a wide territory il
Nebraska. Wyoming and south Dakota
More remote states have frequently beer
represented IN the student body. The stand
ards OF the academy have always beer
very high and the teachers OF marked
training and ability.
The property Of the Chadron academy hal
been donated 20 the state by the CITY o.
Chadron for the location OF the state Nor
NAL school located at Chadron by the STAT
Board Of Education.
In December. Esg, a large company O.
citizens q Chadron met In the rink an,
organised the Chadron Public Library asso
citation. Ehs object OF this association wa
} - establish and maintain fres Dubil