The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-06-09
County School News.

Il ana OlJlineS Lne DurueHS WeCdTISt HOb lAsHJ
He who has promised our burdens to bear.
II we but ask him, our sorrows will share.
II we ask him. dear friend, to show us the
road
I'm sure-so sure He'll help carry our load.
Mabel was fond of using big words.
One day when she was bathing she
called out to her mother: "Oh, man.
ma, bring me my clothes quick. |
don't want to run around in my at
mosphere."
We spent a pleasant holiday at the
home of w. H. Feather last Friday.
Little Evaline Feathers birthday was
the happy event and we shall eyer re-
member how full of joy and gladness
the little hostess and her friends we're
all afternoon.
Monday morning Mrs. George and
her three daughters and Phebe Buck
land went to Wichita for two or
three weeks vacation Edna and
Maude are planning to attend the
Normal and Phebe Is anticipating a
fine time visiting her brother Sam.
We wish them all happy vacation
trip and visit.
We hope to get the census books
out to tile district clerks this week.
We will be glad to receive the clerks
reports as soon as they have taken the
school census Will the clerks inform
us Immediately as to the name of the
treasurer elected at the annual school
meeting and whether or not said
treasurer has qualified and given
bond.
Miss Gertrude Jones and a school
girl friend, Olive Faulkner, came in
to see us little while Monday morn
ing, Misses Boldly and Davis had
been out in the country few days
with Miss Jones and she reports
lovely visit with them. Miss Jones
is one of the common school gradu-
Stes for 1911.
Nourishing lunches are served to
the school children In some Of the
schools in New York City for three
cents each. AS many as $50 children
have been served in one day. They
come from families where both the
parents work all day.
Just think of lt-fifty-two girls and
two boys taking Elementary Agricul-
ture at the Agricultural College at
Manhattan.
The salt in the ocean il made into
cubes each one mile in dimensions, If
spread over the United States would
form layer one mile high.
John Tice, one of our former pupils,
came to this Office Friday for his d.
ploma of perfect attendance. He was
in the fourth grade the past year.
John was always a fine boy when he
went to school to US and we hope he
will always keep up to his first years
standard. We can't aim too high.
Mrs. Eva Dodd and Miss Retta
Dodd made US pleasant call Tues
day morning. Mrs. DOdd has been off
on little visit since her school clos
ed in district No. 2, east, and she
looks as though her visit had done
her good. Mrs. Dodd taught good
school the past year and we hope that
she will be one Of the teaching force
in the county the coming year.
John Thompson, a pupil of district
No. I, called Wednesday morning to
talk over grades and examinations.
He Is planning to graduate from. the
common schools as soon as possible,
lie passed in the two seventh grade
subjects, Physiology and Reading at
the April--May examination.
A. o. Fast of district "A called to
see about the bonds that the district
is planning to issue TO build a new
school house. He was also looking
up valuations to see what salary~they
would be able to pay to their teacher.
r. H. Ferguson of Morton county
was in to see copy Of the new law
regarding the transporting of child
rem to and from school. His school
district is six by nine miles and even !
with two school houses in the district
1t is question of transportation Of |
more than a dozen pupils.
Tsacher-"Now, can you tell me some
OF the uses OF ivory?" Up went eY-
cry little hand.
Teacher-"You may tell, Phil"
Soap" shouted Phil.
Thanks to little Charlie Shumate
for a very happy afternoon at his
birthday party Decoration day.
We would be pleased to have those
ladies who will take roOmers or board