The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-10-13
OFFICE or SUPERINTENDENT or
SCHOOLS CHARLES MIXCOUNTY.

l0GhUOLS HAHLES MlACOUNII.
Platte. s. D.. Oct 5. 1911.
To the Teachers of Ch arle Mix County :
The demand for good, sufficient
teachers and the Willingness to pay
good wages to such teachers have been
more ger eral in this county this year
than ever before. More money has
been expended for school apparatus
and repair this year than in either Of
the last two years. The average
number of months Of school will be
much greater than ever before, about
two-thirds Of the schools having 'decid-
ed to have months each. The aver
age qualification scholarship. At
least) of the teachers ID much higher
than it was in either Of the last two
years. In fact, everything seems TO-
be propitious to making this school
year very beneficial. comparatively, to-
the school children of this county !.
But more important and significant
than these fav orable conditions ID the
attitude of each teacher towards the;
children, the commun ity, and the
everyday school w.rk. Fortunate. in
deed, are the children whose teacher
ID persistent seeker of knowlsgdo and
more in the three-fold (head. heart
and handy development of the children
than in any thing else.
The New State Course Of Study.
The revised edition Of our State
Course Of study was published during.
the summer, and supply has been
purchased by the county for all the
schools. If any school be not supplisdI
the teacher should make that fact
known to me at once. The copy Of
the new Course sent to eacn teacher|
belongs to the school and should be-
left in the school or delivered 10. the
clerk at the close of the term. Where
there is life, there is progress. Our
young state is thoroughly alive. and
the nav Course 10 mashss hsttsF tlsan1
the old. Allow me to urge you to
study this new Course until you are
thoroughly understood its plan and
purposes and can use it lnteliqentlv.
Read the Local Preface" on page
and the Introduction" on pages
and 9.
Refer to the Course when planning
pour scnool work for each month, each
week and each day. In short, ma Ike
it Jour daily comp annion and author
itative guide during the year. The
use Of the State Course of Study is
not optional with the teacher. A
part of Section 1856 of our School
Laws says:
1.-THE following conditions shall be
understood as forming a part of ev-
cry lteacher's contract, whether ex-
pressed therein or nor: !" Teacher shall
classify the work of ther school i, ac-
cordance with the suggestions, grades
AM outlines az prescribed IN the
course of stady recommended by
majority Of the county superintendent
Of the state and the superintendent of
.ubilc instruction, and shall hold ex-
aminations and make reports % pre-
scribed tberein.''
Reports.
/ A set of teacher's b anks 10 furnish
ed from this Office to each teacher.
Any eachre who has not received q
set should notify me 1T once. All
unused blanks should be left in the
school at the end Of the term. The
monthly report should bs sent to this
Office Within week after thu close of
the month. The name ard age of
every child who has attended all or
any part of the schnol month should
be given in this report, . also the
number of days be attended. Under
Examination Standing. enter the
same standings you put on the pupils
report cards. It ID these, and not the
examination standings, that / wish to
inspect. Not more than one day (the
last day Of the school month (saould
be given to the monthly examination.
After the manuscripts have been read
md marked. they may be returned to
Tire pupils or kept in 4 > school for in
Ispsctiol By ofzicsrs and other visitors.
All reports sent to this ofiice should