The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-08-30
SCHOOL NEWS
BY Mary B. Todd.

If kney you and you knew me.
Miss Maude Pearce made this office
pleasant call last Monday She
was accompanied by her sister. Miss !
Pearce will teach the Segar school in |
Stevens county this year. She Is |
very enthusiastic over her work for |
the coming year. We wish her sue
cess.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mosher and little
daughter, Holly, we're in to see us
the first of the week. Mrs. Mosher
is clerk of the school district and will
do all she can as member of the
school board to help in having the
school board in Antelope Valley one
of the best in the county. Miss Ger
trude Andrews will teach the Ante
lope school this year. Miss Viva
Jones taught the school last year and
gave satisfaction to all. We were
sorry to lose her as one of Seward
county's best teachers, but what Is
our loss is some one else's gain az
we will try to be reconciled.
Mr.. Bonnie French, a brother of
Elmer French, who graduated from
the Liberal High school few years
ago, will teach the south school in
District No. IL this year. He spent
Monday in our Office preparing work
for his primary grades and getting
posted on the new books. II work
wins, we know Mr.. French will
teach a good school for he is NOT
afraid of work.
Miss lone Ross will teach the east
school in district No. A. This Is
Miss Ione's first school, and II she
in the Normal we are sure she will
succeed. She has been to the office
to get her Primary work all ready
for her school. She will strive hard
to give value received" to her
school district. Miss Ione's motto
is "all at it and all the time at it,
and that always wins in the long run.
Miss Henline and her mother came
to Liberal from Arkalon on No.
and called in to see us last Saturday.
| Mrs Henline's health is not very
good and she came to consult physi-
clan. They returned on No. a..
Mrs. Henline is one of Seward coun-
tvs old settlers.
Kansas lies in the Tropic of Kaffir
corn.
Kansas is the hub
The rest Of the states the spokes--
| We shine because of the rub
We get from other folks
Miss Alpha Davis called to see
us Tuesday. She is thinking of
teaching again If she is successful in
getting a school in our county.
We have some good places yet for
boys or girls who wish to attend
school in Liberal this year. Phone 73.
We have good boy who wants to
work his way and attend High school
this year. Phone 10.
Ernest Rudolph was in to see us
the last of the week. He is happy
because he succeeded in his studies
during the normal and passed the
teachers examination at the close
creditably enough to be admitted in
to the High School that he made us
forget that we were old. We had
hard time keeping the tears back
and listening to him talk about what
he expected to do.
Our little friend, Arthur Edison
came in smiling from his trip to
Colorado the first of the week.
Little Gladys Blake brought Us q
sample of what she can do in the line
of cooking. 1t was a delicious cake
with banana filling. 1t was just
A No. L. If you don't believe us
ask Ed Irwin-he sampled 1t and
wanted another piece.
We hope every rural school in the
county will adopt the State Super
intendent's suggestion and have theil
school begin September 9Th. If they
cannot possibly begin at that time
then just as near that date as they
can. 1t is very important to have
the schools begin at the same time
especially since the state sends Out
examination questions to every schoo
in the state every two months. The
schools that begin a month late are
behind the whole school year ant
both pupils and teachers become dis
couraged. Experience proves that Il
does not pay to have the school be
gin late for the convenience of few
pupils. Those very pupils are thC
ones who will be the first to quit
school in the spring-no matter how
} late the school begins. Please lei
us see how near the ninth we car
have our schools open.
Mr.. ]. N. Kneeland called to see III
lately in regard to the school in hi
district and other matters. The PEG
pie in the district want a good school
This is the sentiment of every schoo
in our county. We want gooC
school. We want a good teacher
!. Parents are beginning to realize more
and more as the days go by, "As II
the teacher, so Is the school," Tha
! keeping school is not teaching school
About $50 American teachers un
der the guidance of Prof. H. H. Ficl
of Cincinnati, head of the German
American Teachers Association ar
making tour of Germany and study
ing educational methods and condi
tons They attended an edueationa
congress in Berlin at which many in
structive addresses were made. Tn
teachers are unanimous in their ad
} miration for the German System o
Education and they say the Unite,
States must initiate 1t if we are t
keep up. Tests were made of averag
9 German school boys and it wa