The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-04-25

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I'm busy, dear-I'm helping LniUe. y
is nothing, then, so hard to do,
That thus it takes the time of two?"
Dear Rose then answered with a
smile,
And laughed and giggled all the
while:
I'VE are such clever girls, you see,
That nothing's hard for Chloe and
me"
Best things in the World Recent
ly an eastern magazine asked the
question: What do you consider the
best thing in the world? Here are
some of the answers:
/. The unkind word which you left
unspoken.
2. The ability to see the good IN
every one.
3, A road leading over a hill.
4. The absolute failure.
5. Indifference to an unfair ad-
vantage.
g. The quiet forest.
T. A woman singing at her work
s. A child falling asleep.
g. The permit to leave the world.
10. The unwritten song.
IL, The ability to forget sights
or insults.
Now, submit yourself to a little
examination and ask yourself what
to you, is the best thing in the world.
If you have something better send il
to us.
The Kansas Board of Education
and the special commission appointed
by Governor Hodges began work last
week on the new uniform course of
study for all the schools of the state
below the high school. The special
session is composed of Emily x.
Hoelcel, New Ulysses; Elizabeth
Warpg, Holton; Eta Joe Mccoy, OF
tawa; j. A. Shoemaker, Achisop.
Miss Hoelcel taught in our normal
last year
The 1918 legislature passed the
law requiring that with the opening
of the next school year every school
boy and girl should study the same
subjects at the same time. There has
been no uniform course of study any
where and the teachers of each
school have been allowed to fix the
time for teaching different subjects
and there has been much variation in
the school work throughout the state,
Under the new law no pupil in
the common schools can be compelled
to study more than six subjects a
day. 1t also requires that arithme-
tic, reading, spelling, nd writing
must be taught every day for three
years, and agriculture, physiology
and hygiene and United States his
tory must be taught every school day
for one year, and civics for one
half year
The new course of study is to be
completed by July and printed and
after thai must be followed by all of
the grades of the common schools
and when put into effect child in
Achison county may quit school IN
the middle OF the year and come to
Seward county and begin school work
the next day at almost the exact
point where the work stopped in Ach-
ison county, his former home.
Messrs. Sallee, Clerk of District
No. a. and MIR. Wright Of the same
district, called to tell us the results
of the annual meeting in their d s.
trict. fhis is a weak district, having
a valuation of S64,235. They are
entitled to state aid to help have a
seven months term OF school. The
state expects weak districts to run
their schools of seven months for
$3.50. This includes teachers wages
and incidentals, tuition, etc. II a
weak school district does not accept
state aid, there is no limit to the
amount it can vote for school pur-
poses if carried by three-fourths
vote of those present at the school
meeting.
G. H, Wessler of District No. IL,
made us a business call, relating to
the schools in his district. Their an |
nual meeting had to be postponed on |
account of sickness in the family of
Mrs. Abbott, who is clerk Of the
district.
Mr.. Harnden of District No. 81,
Superior school, called to see about
the appointment of a clerk for their
district. Mr.. j. A. jarrett, who has
served the district so faithfully ever
since we have been inNoffice, resigned
at the annual meeting, but they
would not accept his resignation so
he came to- us and resigned and
pleaded his cause so well that we ac-
cepted his resignation. Everyone in
the district is sorry to lose Mr.. Jar
rett as member of the school
board.
Roenah Hynes and Elsie and Hazel
Milestone were in the Office Satur.
day to see about the common school
diplomas and next examination and
other graduation matters. Miss Roe
nah is one of the common school
graduates for 1913, She will move
to Colorado soon, but will always be
proud of her Kansas diploma from
the common schools.
Mrs. ]. W. Harrel called Saturday
10 get some more perfect attendance
for their school In district
No. A. Their school closes next Sat.
Irday. Miss Florence Needham has
taught the school the past year and
mas given excellent satisfaction. The
patrons hope she will come back and
leach Their school next year. Miss
Needham's home is in Rantoul, Lane
County, Kansas.
Miss Flossie Nix came in for her
grades. She passed the Seventh
trade branches, physiology and read
ng, at the diploma examination Roth
GRADES were above so Der cent