The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-04-13
County School Letter

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the Ochsner district last Friday.
Two of the most pleasing school
rooms we have observed for some
time are those of Miss Agnes Treick
in Pfugraph district, and Miss
Ethel Maynard in 0chsner district.
Both of these teachers have been
doing exceptionally good work.
The school in Jones district No.
Is closed on Friday last. Miss Ola
Johnson who has had charge of this
school, has had a larger enrolment
and a much more regular attend
ance than has been the case in this
district for a number of years.
Many of the rural schools are
now closing. Not a single town
school of the county will close for
more than six weeks from now. It
is very much to be regretted that
the country boys and girls r de-
MED the advantages which are
theirs by right. The boys and
girls who more than earn their
board and clothes by their work
and help On the farm ars certainly
entitled to that training which will
enable them to stand in the front
ranks among men and women no
matter what calling in life they
may choose to follow.
1t is sometimes argued that boys
and girls who are likely to be farm
ers, blacksmiths or carpenters or
housekeepers, etc., do not need to
know much beyond being able to
read and write a little. It is true
that they may be able to get along
in a way-to exc out an existence.
But it is equally true that in the
coming generation with it's very
large per cent OF schooled and
trained people, the farmer, black
smith and carpenter or housekeep-
er who has not the good training
will, unless he has very much nat
ural ability, be a ..tail-ender" in
whatever he undertakes. After all
it is the farmer, the miner, the
mechanic and the faithful laborer
OF any sort who really produces the
wealth of the nation. 1t will be
readily agreed that he who really
produced the wealth of the nation
has as good a right to enjoy life
to enjoy the sense Of mental power
and mental ability, to measure
himself with other men and other
women and find himself not want
6, q s be who simply hhandies the
wealth of the nation. Why should
not the farmer, the blacksmith, the
carpenter, the house keeper or any
other laborer, when his hard days
work is done, why should he not be
able to read his daily newspaper
with ease and pleasure and proft2
Why should he not be able to un-
derstand and discuss intelligently
the affairs of the world why should
he not be in a position to enjoy
the things that reilly tend ttee#ssaa
a more intelligent and progressive
citizenship? Who is entitled to
more enjoy these things than he
who by faithful, patient, skillful
labor has earned them? We do
not wish to infer that he who SIM
ply handles the wealth is not also,
entitled to be in a position to enjoy
the fruits of his honest labor. But
we do wish to infer most emphati-
cally that every person who labors
earnestly and faithfully is certain
" entitled to that preparation for
life which will enable him to live
and enjoy life as an intelligent,
capable. progressive man or wom-
an.
The Turner Produce Company,
of Mitchell, S. D. beg to announce
that they have discontinued buy
ing cream through local agents
and solicit shipments direct from
the farmers of this vicinity. They