The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-01-05

Why AhS ASV@N ~ ATNNN
SO shall you "get the habit"
Just through that steady drill
or "Do, DoBetter and Do More"
In the army OF will.
will start again this New Year
with a higher fairer creed
will cease to stand repining at my
ruthless neighbours greed
] will cease to sit repining when my
duty's call is clear
Twill waste no moments whining and
my heart shall know no fear.
] will look sometimes about me for
the things that merit praise
| search for hidden beauties that
elude the grumbler's gaze.
! will try to find contentment in the
paths that | must tread
will cease to have resentment when.
another moves ahead.
] will not be swaycd by envy when
my rival's strength is shown
! will not DENY his merit but will
try to prove my own
/ viii try to see the beauty spread be
fore me rain or shine
| will cease to preach your duty and
be more concerned with mine
Let us remember this thought ey-
cry day OF the New Year Our
greatest glory Is not in never falling,
but in rising every time we fall
One Of the pleasant Christmas sur
prises we enjoyed was meeting ouI
old friends, Viva Jones and Harvey
EranklIn Both were looking fine
and happy but then at Christmas
everyone looks happy and mirIhful.
We did not see one sour, crank,
person Chistmas week. Everybody
was smiling from the Good Fellows"
down, Or rather up, to the babies.
Anyhow whats the use 0 feelin'
BlueP Natures happy like and true
Help the world to be more cheerful
And twill do the same for you"
With little Bob Cratchett we say
God bless us everyone"
We are glad to knew that Miss
Ruth Falls who was one Of the teach
ers In Seward county two years ago
has been employed by Winfield col
lege as one OF trio Of girls to give
musical programs for the school
Miss Ruth always made good in her
school work in this county, and we
Wish her success in her new field of
endeayor.
A little girl was asked TO write a
composition on wild beasts. She
named several and then she added
Long ago Wild beasts roamed over our
country. The only wild beasts in
our country now are In the theologi-
cal gardens.
The second Bl- monthly examina-
tion will be given January 18th at
the different school houses in Seward
county and in fact In every rural
school In the state OF Kansas and In
the grades In many Of the cities of the
third class. Teachers who have done
honest, conscientious work and have |
followed the course of study and
whose pupils have attended school
regularly need not be afraid to give
this examination as the questions
cover all the work gone over during |
the last two years. The questions
must not be opened until the morn
ing OF January 18th friday. Two
pupils of the school open the ques-
tion in the presence Of the school and
80 attest on the back Of the envelope |
Immediately after they have done So.
The envelope is to be returned to
this Office with the check sheet OF
the examination. All the school
books should be removed from the
pupils desks so that the pupils will
not be tempted to refer to the same
Our daily prayer is ''Lea1 US not into
temptation" The questions are very
plain. II proper instruction has been
given the pupils no explanations will
be necessary. In giving this exami-
nation no help should be given any
pupil. We may be able to fool some
OF the parents some OF the time and
some OF the parents all OF the time,
but we can't fool all Of the parents
all Of the time. They are beginning
to know what their children ought to
do each month in school and II their
children are getting what is their
right and what the state desires.
Mrs. Locke, formerly Of district
No. 7, made us pleasant call last
Tuesday. She was so glad that they
had finished moving before the