The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-02-08
County School Letter

suib Ill S0lu6 NeES Neiuauic ShSEcs
tons to teachers, patrons and
school officers in the way of school
furnishing, decorating and man
agement.
There is q wide, wide difference
between a school teacher and a
school keeper. 1t is very much to
be regretted that there are still a
few of the latter class left.
The pupils of Bambas school are
making very good progress under
the guidance of Miss Josephine
Jones.
Some have asked what was done
about the tie between Nedved and
Bambas schools IN the attendance
contest at the farmers institute.
The sum of second and third prizes
was divided equally between them.
In cases where there were more
than one member of a school
board present at the school officers
meeting the certificates for all will
be sent to the clerk of the board.
The pupils of Hauck school and
those OF Schnoll school are making
marked progress under their re-
spective teachers-the Misses
Mamie Tierney and Merle Wheeler.
The teachers meeting which was
to have been held at Avon last
Saturday was postponed until Feb.
10th. The meeting at Tabor will
be held on the 18th and the one at
Tyndall on the oath.
The Misses Margaret Murphy
and Lura Currey are showing a
commendable interest in their
schools and the work of the pupils
gives evidence of good progress.
Teachers may secure the use of
the rubber printing sets by max
ing requisition on the Office for
them.
Not long ago We visited a school
in which the pupils we're spending
a very large share of the time a.
musing themselves. Some had
bottles containing potions which
they had mixed themselves-cloves
and water, sugar and water and
vanilla, etc-with which they fire.
quently RECALLED themselves and
their neighbors. Some were using
the beautiful pictures of the library
books for Impressive forms to re.
produce the pictures on paper of
their own. Others spent their
time in writing notes, gossiping
and sheer idleness. The teacher
seemed to be unaware of these
things and outside Of offering a
poorly directed rebuke when things
became too bad paid no attention
to them. Of course the lessons
were very poorly prepared and the
pupils showed very little respect
for the teacher. At the close Of
recess-.ho the bell was rung several
times-several of the boys did not
come in until we stepped out some
ten minutes afterWard and sent
them in. At the close of the half
day we made some very necessary
suggestions, in private, to the
teacher. Report has it that after
we had gone she read these sug
gestions to the pupils and remark
ed that she guessed we were hard
to please.
In contrast to this condition is
another school which We visited
not long since in which everything
showed that the teacher was a
splendid manager and wide awake
TO the best need of the pupils.
The room was in excellent condi-
clean and we'll swept,
lesks clean and well cared for, air
pure and invigorating, long clean
muslin curtains at the windows,
vail decorated with fine tasty pic
lures. The pupils went about
heir work in a really busy and
manner, no time was
being wasted or lost. The lessons
we're we'll prepared, the Rotations
we're interesting, the teacher show