The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-10-11

N. B. Swink, clerk of District No
8, called in to tell us that all was
we'll in this district. School has be-
gun and everything is moving along
nicely.
Are you in earnest? Seize this very
minute what you can do, or dream
you can, and begin 1t. Boldness has
genius, power and magic in it. Only
engage and then the mind grows
heated. Begin and then the work
will be completed.
Passerby-What's the fuss in the
school yard, boy?
Boy-Why, the doctor has been
around examinin' us and one OF the
deficient boys is knocking the ever
lasting stuffin' out of perfect kid
Mrs. Sam Jones of district No. 6
called In on a friendly and business
visit last Saturday. She reports their
school is progressing finely under the
leadership OF Miss Eta Atkinson
Their only trouble is in not being
able to get new school books.
w. A. Munson at the age OF "A
has entered as a freshman at the
University of Kansas He hadn't been
to school for So years and he felt
that he wanted to learn some more,
he says. All honor to w. A. Munson
We are never too old to learn.
The first bi-monthly examination
will contain words from both Seventh
and Eighth grade assignments, from
which teachers may select according
to the work done. The second and
third examinations will be based on
the Eighth grade work as stated
above.
Miss Hetty Prose, an experienced
teacher from Lane county, began her
school 10 Blue Bell last week, II the
motto, "All at it and all the time at
it," Is an criterion to go by, Miss
Prose will be worthy successor OF
Mrs. Mary Sliger, who has taught
two splendid schools in Blue Bell
Our shoes roll from soul to soul,
and grow forever and forever.
Supt. Chas. F. Turner of Cold
water, Kansas, will conduct night
school in that city free of charge for
grown-ups. The project suggested
by four self-supporting young men,
Is becoming popular. A heavy en-
rollment is expected.
A grand orchestra and operate
concert will be furnished by the
Commercial Club as a part of the
entertainment for the State Teachers
Association to be held in Topeka
November 7th and Sth and 9th. The
Opera, "A Lovers Quarrel" with
special costumes and scenery will
precede the concert.
To aid In the saving of the thou
sands of bushels of grain yet uncaret
for because of the recent wet wealth.
er, nearly 1000 young men in the
various colleges and high schools Of
Fargo, N. D., have been given two
weeks leave of absence to work II
the harvest fields. We call this thC
right kind Of education.
Mr.. Jones and his daughter, Mrs
Viva Franklin. and Mrs. Anna
Wheeler made us pleasant cal
last Saturday. Jody Jones, Mrs
Franklin's brother, will stay will
her this winter and go to the Lib
eral High school. He is enc o
Seward county's Common schoo
graduates of last year He will make
fine student.
A farmer in eastern Kansas recent
ly hired town boy to help him dC
chores. One morning he told thu
boy to take some salt and salt cal
out In the pasture. The boy took ;
quantity of salt and thorough.
rubbed 1t all over the calf, working
1t into the hair. A gang of colts IL
the pasture scented the salt and go
after the calf. They licked all tn,
hair of, and nearly took the hide
too.
DR.. Arthur Holmes, assistant pro
lessor in the psychology laborator.
of the University of Pennsylvania
said lately; There are 6,000,O 900 re
tarded children and 10000 feeble
minded children now associatlng will
our normal children with great dan
ger to the latter. If they grow vi
mentally deficient they should no
he allowed to marry. hut should III