Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1912-10-03
County Superintendent Gives
Interesting Notes Of Work
in Schools


Dist. l2 Emma Burgman
Dist. Is Georgia Galentine
Dist. is Mrs. Martha Lowe
Dist 10 Ella HvisendahI
Dist. q Myrtle Keister
Dist. SO Jessie Forbes
Dist. % Aileen HurIburt
Dist. "a Amber Daniels
Miss Elizabeth Herrity of No. & il I'd
be congratulated for securing first
grade certificate at the August examin.
alton. No. 9 has just installed new
Beckwith stove for the schoolhouse.
Hillswood, No. a3. is enjoying fine
new wood and coal house and d new
drinking fountain together with many
new single seats.
Brule, No so, has installed new
drinking fountain this year.
Star. No. 81, has some new single
seats and new drinking fountain.
Brule, No. ~, treated the school
house to new coat Of paint On the III
side. The walls are nicely painted III
delicate coloring.
Garland, No. II, added many new
single seats this year. Last year 3
Waterbury heating plant was installed.
Prospect Hill, No. 63, Is purchasing
fine new water fountain, three dozen
drinking cups, anda sweeping compound
for the floor. In October the school
will give An entertainment. Once
week one of the ladies of the district
presides over the girls sewing class.
while Mr.. Strickland takes the boys In
plain carpenter work.
Ludwig, No. 90. he's fine new water
jar, new cement porch and sidewalk.
A Smith Heating and Ventilating
System has beer installed III The Cole
District. No. 40
Some teachers are inQuiring fof
Mace's Primary History n thsif schools.
This cannot b obtained III TIE deal
ers. II not one of the books adopted
Of the county, and primary history
Is not called for ii the course Of study,
except ID way Of history stories.
Two agents for five or six volume
set Of books have been touring the
county, and II has come to the county
superintendent ears that they are
carrying her verbal recommendation of
the set. This is in no wise true for the
books We're not recommended in any
way. No agent FOR any book or article
carries any sort of an endorsement from
the county superintendent at any time
for the reason that such endorsements
have been misrepresented and even
changed
Inspection of the teachers registers
shows many tardy marks. With the
excellent telephone connections, the
county clocks ought to Be kept fairly
well together, 80 that our teachers can
begin work promptly.
The Waterman Fountain Pen Co. ii
offering prizes IN writing contest
through the Kriebs Drug Co, Of Beres-
ford, for the school children OF three
townships, Emmet, Big Springs and
Prairie.
The county superintendent ii visiting
schools in the north end of the county.
With the exception Of one rainy day,
the weather has been fine.
Patrick Callahan, clerk of No. u for
nearly twenty-five years, has moved to
Elk Point, and Ferd Kroseh has been
appointed to FIJI the vacancy.
II. NJ. Beavers, chairman Of No. ~
has mcyed TO Jefferson and Il. &. Beav.
ers has been appointed 10 filI his place.
The new Ransom records are III the
hands Of all the teachers. After the
first month We viii all be used to hand
ling them and il will prove delight
rather than burden.
It IL hoped that many teachers are
planning On going to Mitchell ii Nov
ennber for the State Educational As
sociation.
Hawarden independent Mrs. Mary
Anderson died last Thursday II the
home 81 her daughter, Mrs. Lewis
Jacobs of Eagle township. she was
So years "a age and had been an IN
valid for nearly two years. The fun
eral services were held Sunday st the
Jacobs home. Rev. H. G.. Nisser,
paster Of the N. <. church conducting
the services. Andrew Anderson of
Burbank and Peter Larson Of Sioux
Falls werehere to attend the funeral
/ Mrs. r. @. Eric cson and daughters,
me- y Florence and Mrs O. = MFnty
were passengers 10 Sioux City ~ M0n-