The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-01-20

wherever you may meet II.
Don't be harsh with another unless
you yourself have withstOod the
temptation that caused his or her
downfall.
p. H. Day OF Ethelton called Mon
day and brought in the reports for
school district number 49, The teach
er, Mrs. P. II. Day, istrying to do the
seven months work laid out by the
course Of study in five months time.
It-keeps her working very hard. Mrs.
Day earns every dollar Of her salary
and then some.
Carrie Edison, Winifred Evans and
Arthur Edison made us pleasant
visit Wednesday. Carrie has been
sick the past week and was not able
To 20 to school and study. Arthur
and Winifred came by after school.
H. V. Thompson of district No. II
made us a short visit Wednesday. AS
yet he has no children old enough to
attend school, but he Is interested In
the cause Of education and is anxious
that their district shall have a good
teacher and pay her a good salary,
Miss Amy Bowes Is teaching in that
district
That man or woman is the best ed
ucated who is the most useful.
This year Kansas will pay the Fed
eral Government for the army and
navy about 8 million dollars enough
to support our Agricultural College
for l6 years, or all of our three state
schools for hve years. Remember,
just one state--our state-does that
In Just one year. What would not
that much money do in just one year
for our children-almost s. for each
man, woman and child In Kansas?
Almost two thousand years ago the
best Of heaven was sent to earth to
teach peace on earth and good will to
men, Are we any nearer realizing
that blest doctrine now than we were
1910 years ago?
We are sending out the second BIZ
monthly examination questions this
week. We are trying to average up
the beginnings of the different schools
In our county and send out the ques-
lions at the average closing OF tie
fourth month of school. A few OF
the schools will receive the questions
little later than the end of the
fourth month and few little earl
iet,than that. We would be glad II
our county schools could all begin on
the same date, have the same num-
Der OF days vacation at the holidays
and all begin together again after the
holidays, as schools in the towns do.
Perhaps, with other good things, 1t
Is coming by and by.
The following named teachers were
present at the teachers association
lib Liberal Saturday, January l4th:
Amy Bowles, Mrs. DeCrow, Alice
Smith, Mrs. r, j. Sliger, Grace Glea-
son, VIM. RUSSO, Jessie Jordan, Mrs.
VickerS, Mrs Anderson, Clara HeSse,
Ernest Fulton, Estella Wells, +. o.
Rindom, Emma Thompson and Jen.
ME Berry Every teacher present
was prepared with the chapter or
part assigned them and did their
work in an able manner. We GER
tainly felt proud of the group. We
believe that each one of them receiv-
ed inspiration and new thoughts
from the discussions. Every teacher
In the county ought to own the Read
ing Circle book, THE School And Its
Life" and should study 1t and profit
by Its teachings. II teacher wants
to grow, he or she must place them
selves In educational channels.
We would like to have every school
board ask their teacher when she
comes for her next months salary
II she has copies of the reading cir
Gle books adopted by the state Of
Kansas for its teachers, and II she
Is studying them. We can never
know too much about teaching. Let
us read the best, follow the best, and |
be the best teacher the district has
ever had
Miss Irene Taylor who teaches in
district No. II visited in Liberal the
latter part of last week. We are sOr-
ny that her time was so short that we
didn't get to talk over her school
work and lind out how she is pros
pering.
=. r. Richardson has been appoint
ed treasurer of district No. 10 to fill
out the unexplred term OF p. NJ. Con-
dit, who has moved into district No. % |
near Hayne.
Mrs. Wood, grandmother of the
Lawder girls who are here attending