The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-02-09
County School News.
By Mary f. Todd,

nv MARY r., Iouu,
Speak shade more kindly
Than the year before;
Pray little oftener;
Love little more;
Cling little closer
To the fathers love;
Life below shall liker grow
To the life above.
Seven boys have enrolled In the
milo maize and katfir corn contest.
We want about one hundred boys
and few girls to enter this contest.
We will give prize In addition to
the county prize OF So to the boy or
girl raising the most milo or katiir
on one acre or the greatest average
yield on five acres. We hope our
teachers will send US the names OF
contestants. 1t costs nothing to en-.
ter. The state OF Kansas will help
you to grow all that you can on your
acre or i've acre patch. All eastern
Kansans have to raise corn; we in
Ghe south seventh district are allowed
TO substitute milo maize or kafiir
corn. You may try for corn II you
wish.
To the teachers of Seward county
We are planning to have union
meeting with the teachers of Beaver
county Friday and Saturday, Febru-
airy 23rd and oath, 1912 We should
be pleased TO have every teacher In
Seward county present at this union
association. We hope to have lee
ture Friday evening by one OF Okla
hUma's distinguished educators and
a lecture Saturday by one OF our Kan
sas educators-we think very prob.
ably President Waters OF the State
Agricultural College. We hope the
Seward county teachers will help us
entertain our fellow teachers from
Oklahoma in true Kansas style and
that every one will be present to give
them the glad hanc Remember our
motto, ITO the s;atS through Difficult
ties" See your school board as soon
as possible about closing school on
Friday. You can easily make up the
day If the board wish you to do so.
Come, and be prepared to discusseyery
topic and be sure that you take some
part What topics would you like
discussedY Let US hear from you.
Try to get here for the tirst meeting
at 2 O'Clock Friday afternoon. We
are planning to entertain the teach
ers, so send in your enrolment fee
as soon as possible that you may be
assigned place for entertainment,
Look for the program in the paper
next week.
In regard to being in Liberal dur
ing our association, Prof. r. Il. jew
ell of Emporis writes us the following:
My dear Friend:
On Wednesday, February oath, or
possibly the day before, | shall leave
for trip OF some three or four weeks
in extent to some of the larger cities
OF the Middle West, such as Kansas
City, st. Louis, Chicago, Indlanapo-
lis and Cincinnati with group OF
Kansas school superintendents on
trip of inspection OF what we believe
to be the best school systems in the
country. IL seems TO me that we
cannot do better thing for the
schools of dur state than TO see at
first hand and discuss between our!
selves daily what the best school men
OF other states are doing In the so
luton OF our problems.
I'll try to write you again the first
of next week suggesting good speak
er for you February 24th wish
could be with you myself. Wishing
you every personal success | am
very sincerely your friend, R. e, Jew.
ell.
"These kids / teach aren't bit
slow" observed a school teacher yes
terday. sin fact 1 am afraid they
will read the papers. The other day
proposed the following problem to
my Arithmetic class: "A rich man
dies and leaves sl,OOO.OOO. One-hith is
to go to his wife, one-sIxth to his
son, one.ssYenth to his daughter, one