The Sauk Centre herald., 1911-09-07
YOUTH ARE BUSY
Young and Rising Generation
Buckles Down to Business
PUBLIC SCHOOLS OPEN
Wheels in Sduk Centres Education
al Mill RevOIve, Making Work
for all Concerned

The Sank Centre public schools
opened Monday for the current year
with good attendance and at this
writing things are moving along in
excellent shape. But three of the old
teachers returned for the year, but
the wheels in the educational mill
revolve without friction and there is
promise of a goodly grist. Supt. NJ.
D. Aygarn and his corps of teachers
are working just as though they had
been here for the past ten years. The
pupils, on their part, are taking hold
with enthusiasm and the coming year
promises to show excellent results.
Up to Wednesday morning the total
enrolment was 409, distributed
through the various departments as
follows: high school, 10S: eighth grade,
80: seventh grade, Al: sixth grade, 40;
fifth grade, 81; fourth grade, l9; mix
ed fourth and fifth grade, Is: third
grade, 2S: second grade grade, %: first
grade, %; primary, 81. The numbers
will increase from now on.
The departments of agriculture and
domestic science are open and doing
good work, as is also the normal de-
partment. Work in the manual train
ing department will not begin until
next Monday, due to the fact that ar
rangements of desks and general
renovation of that department are
necessary. There are 35 pupils in the
agricultural department, 80 in the do
mestic science course, and Is a'e TAX
ing the work of the normal depart
partment. 1t is incumbent upon all
who take the normal work to take up
agriculture and domestic science to
an extent that will enable them to
give instruction in those lines when
they begin the practical work OF
teaching after they leave the schools.
Miss Boyd has charge of the normal
department and is competent and
experienced teacher.
Miss Maxwell is the teacher in do
mestic science. With the hall hum
dred girls under her, Miss MaxWeil
finds her time fully employed. She
now occupies one of the recita-
tion rooms on the third floor. We'd
nesday morning. when representa-
tive of The Herald called, class Of a
dozen girls was busily employed with
needle and thread. The instruction
in this department for the present
consists in learning stitches for gar
ment making and shirt waists.
X. A. Norsen, the teacher of agri-
culture, has one of the largest rooms
in the third story. The class work
now consists of instruction in agrl-
cultural botany, vegetable gardening
and animal husbandry. In addition
to his class room duties Mr. Norsen
will spend considerable time with the
farmers. Already he has judged the
cattle for several farmers residing in
this vicinity. That he is an expert
in this line is evident. The agrl-
cultural department bids fair to be
popular one.
The corps of teachers is hampered
now by lack of suitable rooms in
which to do their work. But as the
new building will be erected during
the year they are all living in great
hopes of commodious and comfortable
quarters therein.
The young athletes in the high
school are anticipating much for 'the
year. Already aspirants for the foot
ball team have been out on the school
grounds with their pigskin, going
through some of the preliminary
stunts. Supt. Aygarn played on the
second team at the University of
while student there and
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