The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-24
County SChOOINeWS.
BY MARY v. TODD

" VYVVVWNNNWYNY
Seward county. He has come here 10
be helper In every good cause. We
thonk the ministers, one and all, of
Liberal for their kindly help at all
times and all places. None of then
have ever failed us in any work VT
have tried to do educati0nally In tn 5
county. They have always 81 en- Il
helping hand and given it cordially
We are in receipt of letter from
Liondez Davis, who Is attendins
school at Goodwill, Oklahoma. lie
writes, "Will you please send my
grades received May, 1910 am a
senior in the Panhandle Agricultural
Institute and the faculty wishes to
see my grades in considering my
Publications for graduation. Hoping
gou will do this favor for me, am,
"IIuui lrienu,
LiONlDEZ G. DAVIS.
The Kansas girls at the Kansas
State Normal who are taking tue
work in the domestic science depart
nent at the normal are becoming eff
lcient in all phases OF home lie.
rhey are preparing themselves as
ire the girls In the Kansas State Ag-
icultural College to become efficient
wives and home makers in the fu-
ture. This Is movement in the
light direction in the Kansas State
Normal.
One OF the bitterest complaints b
he school agitation is that the grade
nd rural schools, the schools that
circumscribe the school life of the
cor mans children is being neglect
d and that energy which ought to
e expended in these rural and grade
schools is being compressed and ex-
ended upward into the plane OF
igher learning With this view o.
he situation the legislature should
begin work on the ground floor and
make provision FIRST for the~>large
rmy OF boys and girls, who, because
If their environment, cannot reason
ably hope ever to go through high
;chool. All the education they vii
ever get will be in those lower
'chools, the rural schools and the
grades. Let us ask ourselves ,he
question, "tlow many OF these new
school laws that are asked for are
DING to benefit the children in the
'ural schools and in the gradth
Scarcely ten out OF every hundl I'd
hildren in the state ever finish high
school and only about 30 or 80 pJr
ent enter high school. Let us work
or this great majority, 70 per cent
o so per cent. whose school life
ends in eighth or ninth grades and
earlier than this.
Mr.. Harnden of District No. u,
made us pleasant call Tuesday
The school board in this
district has put in new heating
liant and is anticipating a well heat
ed and we'll ventilated school room
With this newfheater.
The Hutchinson board OF educa-
ton has decided to inaugurate a
summer school session OF the city
schools for the benefit OF the pupils
who failed in one or more subjects,
md want to catch up. The opening
If this school will mean that the city
schools will be open the year round
"a school year of twelve months.
Many cities are thinking seriously o.
doing the same, continuing their
schools the entire year. No otnel |
business or profession goes on a va
'ation for three OF five months, dur
ng the year, then why should ouI
schools close? Are not the children |
eally better off and the parents, too,
md am sure the teacher would be
With from three to five months more
alary in his or her pocket.
Many happy little boys and girls
ook up at us when we greet them
nd say: IL passed, Mrs. Todd" We
net one little 6-year-old with a new
ook in his hand On asking him If.
70 passed. he replied, Sure Nike
If child OF average intelligence
J In the grade In which he properly
attends every day, is pro.
ided with needful books, ETC., etc,
\ doing the work called for by the
rade, who is to blame IL the child
Oes not pass? The teacher or the
upil. ar both?