The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-11-10

good work being done by their pupils.
They each gave the bi-monthly ex-
animation and think that their pu'
pills made fair averages on 1t.
We ask all the teachers of Seward
county to place the grades made in
this examination In red ink in the
report books; so that parents may
know how their children passed on
the State questions Please record
the bl.monthly State grades in red
ink.
Returning from school the other
afternoon little Mary Informed her
mother that he had learned to "punct-
uate."
swell, dear" said mamma, land
how is 1t dOne?'
"You see, mamma, when you write
Scat you put hat pm after it, and
when you ask question you put
down a buttonhook.
Miss Lottie Henline who has been
with us the past week except when
she was visiting her sister, Mrs. Mil
bred Lowrey, returned to her home
in Arkalon Friday on No l. Weshall
miss herl
We have received the following
Invitation from the Dougherty Bust
ness College IA Topeka
Dear Mrs. Todd:
wish to invite you to dinner with
some OF the other county superin-
tendents, at our school, on Friday
evening, November 3Oth, at $50
o. m. This will allow plenty of time
for you to reach the evening session
of the convention, and hope 1t will
be convenient for you to favor Us
with your company.
Yours Sincerely,
Geo. M. Dougherty
Mr.. John BOrr0ws, who lives up
near Ethelton in the northern part
of district No. Is, called to see US
about school matters. His children
live so far away from the school In
his district that he Is considering
ways and means Of getting nearer to
school He. like the rest Of us, teels
The necessity of giving the boys anO
girls the best opportunities in the
world for an education.
The state superintendent advises
all teachers and strongly urges them
to make beginning with Agriculture
this school year. Some Of the teach
ers are already doing excellent work
in this new branch.
r. L, Neff, clerk of district No IA,
came in Saturday to talk over school
matters. He reports good school
and good teacher-the same teacher
that they had last year, Mrs. r. j.
Sliger.
The Lincoln (Nebraska) State Jour
nal says: 1t is significant fact that
for the current year more federal
liquor licenses [stampsl have been is
sued IN the city Of Omaha than in
the entire state Of Kansas The mum.
Der in Omaha is 800. The number in
Kansas is 45l, Think OF that, par
ents, more dives and soloons in a
single city of one state than in all
the lO5 counties of its prohibition
neighbor-Kansas. Prohibition will
not absolutely prevent liquor drink
Ing any more than hanging puts a |
stop to murder, but the Kansas pro-
hibitiOn law Is striking success.
Superintendent Fairchild says that
80 per cent of the children of school
age in Kansas have NEVER seen the
INSIDE of a saloon, nor the OUTSIDE
vi OhV CApAlCl' OuI SUdlc ulOIIO 49,
ITO the stars through difficulties.
God grant that whiskey and all its
relations have been trampled under
foot and laid low never to rise again
in our beloved state. "Oh, that man
should put an enemy into his mouth
to steal away his brainsw None of
us have any brains to spare.
Phelps And His Teachers.
PHELPS IN THE THIRD GRADE
1t is needless 10 say that Phelps
was interested in his studies under
the instruction OF Marie Anderson In
the second grade That he did well
was implied In the fact that Marie
Anderson was intelligent and that
Phelps loved her. SO when the first
day of school came around Miss An
derson was greatly surprised to find
Phelps back in his old seat instead of