The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-03-10
County School News.


AS others who are watching me
Behold my errors and can see
The faults that lead me to dsmay.
A valentine from little Dorothy
Whippo who lives in Ochltree is just
received. The little verse Is:
= II In this book Of 1911
might lnscribe your leaf.
I'd fill it trimming full of joy
And Danish all the grief
Thank you Dorothy.
Mr.. Frank Miller called In for a
short visit Friday. He is still inter-
ested in our schools although his
children are all above school age.
The Hutchinson News says that
the worst lobby at the legislature
this session has been the educational
lobby Especially the Normal School
and the University. The University
is still lobbying for medical school
at Kansas City, Kansas, but under
the control of the University.
Mr. Wright, who liVesin district IA,
is planning to take up the work Of
teaching again. He was one of Sew.
ard county's teachers during Miss
Dillon's SUPPLEMENTARY.
We have just received pOstals from
Benton Jones, Ernest W, Marts, o.
car Weisler, Ralph Jones and Arthur
Marts in regard to their Walnuts,
These boys planted the nuts before
the rain and snow set in. They all
watered them after planting and all
planted them in burrows, some run
ming north and south and some east
and west, and one boys burrows run
northeast and southwest These boys
live in district 5 and Miss Clara Chill
dears is their teacher,
Miss Clara Childears accompanied
by her sister LaVerne made us a
pleasant call last Saturday. She re-
ports things as moving along nicely
In her school. This is Miss Clara's
first school and we are glad she is
making success of 1t, Another sis.
ter and brother also accompanied
her William and Mamie Augerot.
Five minutes after the tardy gong
had struck, the principal of the school
was walking through the lower hall,
when he saw pudgy little fellow
scampering toward the first grade
room as fast as his fat legs could car
ny him. See here, young man,
want to talk to you," called the prin-
cipal to the late conner 81 haint got
time to talk to you, I'm late al
ready" replied the breathless begin
ner as his room door closed. The
principal smiled and went his way.
A postal from the Gentzler boys
tells us that they have planted their
walnuts in burrows about two yards
apart and 4 inches deep also that
they planted them in sandy soil, on
January l4th, 1917. We still have
some walnuts, and we wish every
boy in Seward county would come
and get some, especially those who
sent in their names.
There we're more failures recorded
against the students enrolled in the
Kansas University during the last
term than ever before in the history
of the school, Out of an enrolment
of 1869 in this school 496 failed in at
least one subject A closer system of
grading is one reason given.
Pres. Taft has issued a proclama-
tion calling special session of Con-
gress beginning at u o'clock, noon,
April 4th, to consider the Canadian
Reciprocity agreement. How many
in the Civil Government class Nov
which Congress has just adjourned
and what will be the number of the
Congress that convenes April 4th?
How many sessions has the Congress
that has just adjourned had? What
senator prevented the entering of
New Mexico into the Union unless
her sister territory, Arizona, was
also permitted to enter? What SEN
ator becauseof losing leadership in his
party, and other reasons probably,
sent In his resignation to Vice Presi-
dent Sherman and to the governor of
his state?
Mount Morris College in Oregon,
Illinois, which has always held U. s..
Senator Shelby Culom in the highest
esteem and honored him as one of
her most distinguished students has
has turned his picture to the wall
and taken his name from the roll OF
those who have reflected honor on
the school as result Of his vote to
allow William Lorimer to retain his
seat in the senate.
How many in the Ciyics class know
what the Kansas legislature did in