The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-04-07
County School News.

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Here's proverb you should know.
Il will make your Journey sweeter-
Build your heaven as YOU CO."
Heaven begins by doing right
Not in some dim distant star;
Live today In sanity wise;
Heaven about you where you are,
| l love little children, and it is not q
slight thing when they. who are fresh
from God, love us. Come, let us live
for the children. Let us learn to be
as pure and full Of faith as they are
YOU WILL NEVER BE SORRY
For having a good life.
For doing your level best.
For looking before leaping
For hearing before judging
For thinking before speaking
| For being kind to all.
Mr. Hancock, accompanied by a
friend, called to see about the annu.
al school meeting Thursday OF last
week. Like many other clerks in ouI
county he could hardly believe that
the Annual Meeting was the second
Friday in April.
We would be pleased if the voters
Of Seward county would accept the
suggestion of the state superlnten-
dent and vote to have their schools
begin the second Monday in Septem-
Der. We would have no trouble then
with our monthly reports and BIZ
monthly examinations. All could be
given at the same time.
II punished you merely to show my
love foryou, " said the teacher.
"Tha-at's a-all fright" sobbed the
little fellow, "It's a g-good th-thing
amt b-big enough to RETURN your
Il-love."
Mrs. b f. Brown made US a short
call Thursday. She says that district
ID is thinking of building a new
school house and keeping the old one
to use il necessary. This sod school
house has given the district good SER
vice and will probably hold together
till this school term is finished and
afford a place for Sunday School and
church services until the new build
Ing is completed This district is able
to have good school house.
Mr., Odneal was in to see us,last
week. He also is interested in the
new school house.
Don't forget that the annual school
meeting is April 18th, 1911. All the
voters in the district should be pres
emit at this meeting and vote to have
one of the best schools in the county
this coming school year. Remember
each district must vote seven months
of school and as many more months
as they wish. Vote enough money
to run your school so that you have
a little left in the treasury, FATHER
than have ito borrow in order to fin
ish out the school or have the teach
er discount her warrants to get her
pay. 1t is really cheaper for the dis
trlct to be always just a little ahead
financially. The state will help the
weak districts this year and will also
help the county so that each district
may have seven months term at
least and have their school taught
by q we'll qualified teacher.
The teachers of Sewrrd county met
in the office of the county superin-
tendent last Saturday morning and
reviewed the last chapters of "The
School And Its Life. All of the
teachers have thoroughly enjoyed
this book and because of the study of
it they will make better teachers.
Here are some of the thoughts;
"The work of the teacher is spirit
ual, his difficulties have to do with
minds, and hence they are to be re-
moved only by spiritual means.n
"The right attitude toward the
pupil and toward his work is the key
to the higher success of the teacher.
His work is to help each child under
his control to make the most OF
himself
Recognize always the superiority
of the home and its sacredness, and
under no condition weaken the au'
thority of the parents"
ga good school is a spiritual union
of teacher and pupil"
The other reading circle book
adopted by the state is Elements o
Agriculture. We very nearly com
pleted review of this book and al
the teachers liked it. Prof. FultOf
read a paper to us that was thorough
ly enjoyed by all. The teachers pres
ent requested It's PUBLICATION, but Prof
Fulton modestly asks us not to do 81
as it does not come up to his ideal o
a paper on Farm Life. We hardl.
know whose request to comply with