Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-12-06

Good, fresh, wholesome entertain
ment is much needed in the country.
Ii young people had more of this at
home there would be less discomfort
in the world and less going wrong
young people. Carney.
Our High School is evidently TAX
ing a step in the right direction by
the "Educational Meetings" idea. At
any rate the crowded houses that
always greet the High School singers,
orators and actors speak volumes for
their appreciation and the needs for
wholesome entertainment in any
community
In reply to the little writer on
Kansas Schools, comes letter from
District 4, better known as the Ridg-
way school, saying that the School
Board there not only visited the
school but worked several days level
ing the school grounds and putting
up playground apparatus. They also
assisted the teacher with Thanks
giving program so that enough money
might be raised for a real Christmas
tree Does not that prove that Kan
sas School Boards are as progressive
as any Nebraska School Board could
possibly be? asks the writer and we
respond with hearty 'iYES''-and it
is usually in proportion to the teach
er's interest that the boards interest
is shewn.-may we add?
District Is, the Chalk school, has
the best library of all the common
scsaeels in the county. It is also we'll
equipped in other respects. Miss
Stephens, the teacher, has a hard
working set of interested pupils in all
the interested grades. Some of the
best specimens of busy work in the
superintendent office are from her
lettle people-one of them but five
years old.
In reply to the numerous questions
of teachers and pupils concerning the
the common school examination next
spring the following information is
given. The last legislature passed a
law providing for common school ex-
aminations. The subjects prescribed
are: Reading, Writing, Spelling,
Grammar, Arithmetic, q. S. History,
Kansas History. Geography, Civics,
Agriculture, Physiology and Classics.
An average grade of so is required
with no grade below 60.
At the option of the county super
intendent credit may be given on
daily work of pupils to the extent of
so per cent. This will be done in our
county = the pupils attendance,
punctuality, thoroughness of daily
work and bi-monthly examation
grades counting as much as the final
examination.
Boards of examiners are to be ap-
pointed by the county superintendent
and confirmed by the, mmissioners.
These will receive the same pay as
the teachers board of examiners.
Graduating expenses are also to be
paid by the county SO that examina-
tions henceforth are free to all pupils.
AS the law provides that examina-
tions may be held in as many places
as necessary, meeting of all teachers
having pupils in the 7th, the Sth and
the 9th grades Will be called some
time in March in order to determine
convenient places to hold these ex-
aminationS-
The examination will be held May
7th and 8th, the questions being
based on the graded course of study
for the and the months schools.
In other words the country pupils
from the months schools take the
same examination that their more
fortunate town friends of the 8 and 9
months terms have been prepared to
take. However as the country schools
are given nine years to cover the
same work that the town school have
but eight years to complete this
ought to be satisfactory to all who
must take the examination For take
it they must At last we have law
giving the county superintendent the
right to aid his teachers in their
work by compelling pupils to complete
work in one grade before entering
another grade, or two or three grades,
as many in the county have been in
the habit of doing. All such irregu-
larities will be corrected this coming
examination and under no condition