The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-12-22
County School News.

by Mary IT, TODD,
One of the best teachers and we
have good many in Seward county
writes US; "This is my first exper-
fence in sending in examination
grades, and | aim to be teachable
and assure you that am teachable.
want to do tie very best for the
school that | have contracted to
teach. | want to do what the state
requires in every particular. | don't
want to build myself up by pulling
down my predecessor. want my
school to be success and / want the
children and parnts and you to feel
and think that have been weighed
in the balances and NOT found want
ing-that the children have advanced
IN their studies and In their behav-
ior, and are better, happier boys and
girls for being my pupils" Such let
ters give us heart and courage to go
on and keep going on and trying
again harder and harder TO grade the
schools of Seward counny and enable
the teachers of these little ones to re-
alize the saving of the Master; And
l, if be lifted, up will draw all men
unto me-"
Remember the words of the great
Pestalozzi's axiom: CAS- is the teacher
so is the school,"
These words of Horace Mann are as
true today as they we're nearly CEN
fury ago; "All knowledge is natural
ly attractive to a child and 1t is our
own fault II he does not love 1t"
New York is to speed 100000, 600 on
education this year. Seward county
is to spend about 5000.
A Massachusetts woman has left
her estate to the old maids of her
town. To whom would she have Civ
en- it had she lived in Liberal? We
have not single old maid in our
city.
According to the tabulated census
of the school population Of Kansas
just completed by State Superintend-
emit e. T. Fairchlld Kansas lost 634
school children last year, The great
er part OF the loss has been In the
country and small towns.
A college Professor tells us that 1t
Is demorallzing to listen to rsgtime
on Sunday Why on Sundays any
more than on other daysY
An English inventor is working on
a wireless telephone that will enable
one to talk any distance. Moreover
When perfected he can carry receiy-
err in his pocket and be righn in touch
with his home or office at any time,
What is the Shuster incident?
Where did it happen?
Dr. Higginbotham made us pleas
ant call Saturday lie told US he
would examine all school children
free for diseases of the ear, eye, throat
or nose. 1t often happens that ad-
vancement in a child's studies is pre-
vented by something being wrong
with the childs ears or eyes, nose
or throat. To do their best children
should be physically sound
The following happened in Fort
Worth, Texas, Forced by his teacher
to stand before the school and chew
wads of paper as punishment for
persistence in the chewing gum hab-
it, Jerry Micke, aged IL, is dying from
lockjaw.
Mrs. White, who lives near Arka-
lon called Saturday to talk over her
daughters plans for the remaining
school year. Miss Emma has been
under the doctors care for quite
while and we are glad to state that
she is getting better and is now able
to attend school regularly. She is
one OF our common school graduates
of l9O0-l9lO, and is lifting herself
to be a teacher
David Starr Jordan, president OF
Leland Stanford, Jr., University, will
speak to the farmers and teachers at
Manhattan sometime between De-
aanahar 9th and 10Th We heard