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

m BY MARY E, TODD

bryan's home. Mr. Dunlap was one
OF Seward county's best teachers and
we were sorry to lose him from the
teaching force.
The son of a prominent democrat
in this city answered the question,
What is the difference between a
democracy and republic?" The diff
ference between a democracy and a
republic is that the republicans taxes
more than the democracy do.
In answer to the question, what
plans do you have for improving
your writing, the answer was given.
rub my fingers and play the piano
and with them make false motions
and put face cream on them and
prdctice writing.
Thirteen years ago j. n Evans,
our postmaster, taught school in Dis
trict No. 22, for $50 a month. Last
year Burton Mann taught tile school
in District No, 22 for $50 a month.
Times do change,
Our best schoolmen, also the editor
of the Western School Journal, John
A, Mcdonald, tell us that we have
one of the most iniquitous systems Of
school taxation in America. The rich
district is favored and the poor dis.
trict is burdened. All should be in.
terested in the education of all. Let
us put our school taxes into one fund
and educate all the children of the
county as the people of city edu-
cate their children.
SOmn nf Oup CnmorJ anur ..
with small number of pupils might
begin to think OF consolidation. III
seems like a waste of money to con.
tinue several of them in their present
condition. The same can be said OF
the schools all over Kansas. One
superintendent in eastern Kansas
says he visited one school and that in
populous county, where there was
but one child in attendance. He also
visited many in the same county,
where the attendance was from 3 to
and remember this was in eastern
Kansas, where it is thickly settled.
1t would seem as though several OF
these small schools could consoli.
date to a very goou advantage with
others. With this kind OF arrange.
ment, the best of teachers could be
employed, and better satisfaction
should be the result from every point
Of view The matter of conveyance
could be very easily arranged. It'll
seems like consolidation is in the air
and in due time will reach western
Kansas.
Misses Mary eBecher, Ella Wagner. |
Jewel Hudson and Floy Gebhardt
made us pleasant call last Monday
after school. Miss Beecher is very |
busy getting ready for commence. |
ment and an operetta that the school |
will give soon.
A bill passed the U. S. Senate last
week to distribute $4,000 900 of gov
eminent money among the states
that will be more than $240,0OO a I
state--to aid vocational schools. y
This is the first time the national
government has helped in the work
of public education except in man,
tanning bureau to collect and dis.
tribute information.
A big grizzly bear walked into the
open door of country school house
at Aliens Park, Colorado. In an in
slant the shrieking children were
mostly under the desks or behind the
teacher, Miss Warren, who is not
native to the grizzly bear country,
but came from New York state How
ever, she bravely looked the bear In
the eye with such quelling gaze
that he turned and slowly left the
building. Then the teacher col
lapsed, and is now suffering from
nervous prostration. She has re-
signed and will go back to New York
where they do not have just that
kind of visitors
Last week we distributed the state
fund to the several districts of Sew.
ard county. We hope the treasurer
will receive the warrants for same 4
this week. District No. 2, Liberal,
got the largest share, $573.46 while
District No, |, received the smallest 1
share, $S.55. All together, $1,203.47
was distributed among the schools OF
the county. This is February and
August distribution for the year
1919, We will soon make the Feb.
ruary distribution for 1919.
Mrs, Arie Evans helped us with !.
the second examination, as Miss Hen
lines school closed on Friday, April
rs. She came down Saturday. Mrs.
Evans is good help, as she has
served on the examining board in
Haskell county. Prof. Rindom could
not help us Friday owing to his
school duties. ell, is always ready to
help us when he, can. Z
Miss Lottie Henline came down =
Monday on the ST" and IN" to help
rs grade the papers. We hope to
lave them out by Saturday. ID
There will be one more examina-
ion for common school diplomas, on
May 5 and 8. w hope those who Is
aek but a grade or two Of reeeiys q
ng a common school diploma will
'ome and try once mare, There Is c
IN old but true saying, "lf at first h
you don't succeed, try, try again" =.
Time will bring you your reward, 1
ry, try again. To the Seventh grade {
pupils who failed in one or both OF
our branches to the Eighth grade Q
Iupils who failed in one or more of
heir four branches that you finish
n the Eighth grade; to the Ninth 10
srade pupils who failed in Que or
more of the/remaiping Xix branches a
hat you finish in the Ninth grade; s
o one aud all, we would say, come
md try again" Our greatest glory
s not in never falling, but in rising b
md frVfnU again avapt, ffv,o 49, fo.I |