The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-08-28
CITY SCHOOLS :
OPEN MONDAY
EVERYTHING IS IN READINESS
FOR THE YEARS WORK AT
SCHOOL BUILDINGS
PROSPECTS ARE GOOD FOR FOOT BALL
An Excellent Schedule Has Been Ar
ranged for the Season-Text-books
Remain Practically the Same

In an interview with Superintend-
ent Browning relative to opening of
school next Monday, he stated while
he believed that the board of educa-
ton has secured a corps of teachers
that cannot be duplicated in scholar
ship and efficiency and while every
indication points to a bigger and better
school the coming year than eve be-
fore, emphasizing the fact that in
school work, as in all other phases of
life, there can be no standing still;
the schools will necessarily drift away
from the true standard. All persons
connected with the schools have i'm
portant duties to perform. The board
of education, superintendent, teachers,
parents and pupils have important
parts to perform in making our school
a success. A harmonious working
together of all these factors is abso-
lutely necessary to the accomplish
ment of the best results.
The work of the teacher and the
value of an education were never more
appreciated by the adult mind than
they are now. The young man or wo-
man who enters the business world
today must do so in competition with
those who are well prepared for their
work. In order to succeed they must
seek the best possible preparation.
Professor Browning stated that he
was impressed more and more with
the fact that there must be a close re-
lation between the teacher and the
parents If the problems incident to
the lives Of our boys and girls are
handled in a skillful manner 1t some
times happens that the efforts of a
teacher to help a pupil are misunder-
stood. If the teacher calls the pupils
poor and urges him to do better, or
to remain after school for special in
struction, he is likely to charge the
teacher with discrimination against
him or of having it in for him." 1t
may be that the teachers say things
at times that hurt the feelings of a
sensitive pupil, but they would not
Intentionally do such a thing. Their
motives ought not to be misinterpret-
ed. Their purpose at all times is to do
or say that which will be conducive
to the best interest Of the students.
They hope that parents will be free
to confer with them at all times, criti-
cisms that are constructive and sug-
gestions for the improvement and bet
terment of the schools will be gladly
received.
Public speaking, and literary activi-
ties are to he emphasized. Athletics
and physical culture is to have an i'm
portant place and the foot ball boys
are now taking stock of their prospects
for the coming season The outlook
is very bright, so the boys say, for a
winning team this fall. The Blooming
ton, ILL.,, Paragraph has the following
to say of Coach Dillon:
1.-TWO Normal young men will be the
principals in a rather unusual co-inci-
dence this fall, when their foot ball
teams will clash on fields in South
Dakota. Chester Dillon, formerly a To-
cal star and later half back or Illinois,
will coach Bookings, s. D., high school
team. L. Wyn Chamberlain, formerly
Normal and Wesleyan quarterback,
will coach Madison, S. D., high school
and the second game Of the season for
each team will be played when they
meet at Brookings.
1T is quite unusual that Dillon and
Chamberlain, both Normal men, who
were members Of the state minor col
lege championship team at the uni
versity in 1907, should go into the
northwest and that their pupils should
clash for honors. While Dillon was
at the height of his glory as captain
and half back Of the big team here
six years ago., Chamberlain was coming
up, being small but active and willing
to learn. Chamberlain lasted two
years after Dillon graduated and last
year played under Null at Wesleyan,
where he showed his old time skill in
handling the team from the quarter
back position.
while Chamberlain was still dom
ming the Normal toys, along with Ogle,
Diehl and the rest. Dillon was break