The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-17

DIV deeds is true happiness won;
For stranger and friend, and LOT
neighbor,
Rejoice there is much to be done
Endeayor by browning htes duty
with ioy-giving song and with smile,
~ make the world fuller of beauty
Because you are in it while.
Mr. ". b. White, director OF school
district No. II, made MS pheasant
can one day last week He says
everyone is satisfied with the prog
ress OF the school in his district TINS
wear. Mrs. Arie Evans is the teacher.
I'VE are glad to add to his pra Sc o
Mrs. Evans, that she was on hand al
me teachers meeting Saturday morn
ing ready and prepared with her part
IN the program: The New Aritn-
metic." She was present at both ses
sions and stayed for the lecture IN
the evening, returning to kismet on
No. ga Sunday morning. If we mad
Standardization OF schools in Seward
county. district No, IL would surely
BE- marked 100 per. cent on thell
teacher Ii we wish to be up to date
teachers we must place ourselves IL
educational channels, letting nothing
educational go by us ana as VIC
are, so are our schools.
Mr.. e. 0. Fast, director OF dlstrlc
No "a, reports his school as again al
work The teacher, Miss Laura
Woods, was called home last Weei
on account of her mothers illness
we are glad to say Mrs. Wood Is
better and Miss Laura is again at mel
post of duty in district No 81.
How many boys IN Seward county
want to try to raise an ear OF corr
Id inches long and 7 inches abound,
ANY boy or girl that wishes to IT,
Will please write me postal cart
and / will tell them something they
win like to hear, that is, it they sue
ceed in raising such an ear OF corn:
Lei me hear from you as soon as
possible.
Saline county Is up In arms against
the proposed new rural school law
AZ big meeting of all the patrons
the rural schools is called for Satur
day, January is, at which the In
Tended new law to govern the rura
school business in Kansas Will he op-
posed. Every teacher and parent II
the county Is expected to be present
and an effort will be made to Interest
other counties in the opposition t.
the intended law. The farmers OF
Saline county declare such a law a.
Intended would be the death knei
to the rural schools
Mrs. NJ. H. Johnson of Fairhope
Alabama, is said to he the originator
OF one of the most remarkable edu'
cational movements in this country
The first "Do-as-you-like' school was
founded by Mrs Johnson at her hom'
ID Fairhope and has proved so sue
cessflii that she now receives requests
from all over the country for details
of her methods and invitations u
found other schools. In the Do-as
you-like schools the pupil is allowed
to do what he likes when he likes
The only point is that he must leart
to do each particular thing In thu
best possible manner, The teache
il the companion of the children
guiding but not coercing Although
books play "a rather small part IL
these schools as compared with 9th
ers, the children are said to progress
more rapidly than in what is gen
orally known as book learning, p"
call il organic education and my ain
Is to develop sound bodies as we'll a
healthy and alert minds said Mrs
Johnson. "All schools should be
preparation for life. The Do-as-you
like school should be more; 1t is life
With this end in view large amour
oil freedom OF initiative and choice |
allowed the children In their dali
life at school. | want each child I
get the hest results from his specia
interests. The fundamental idea /
bringing the children together in sue
school is that children always pre-
fer some occupation in company Wit
other children Our discipline take
the form of natural consequence
An act is wrong only because tn
consequences are not beneficial to tn
group of our children concerned
Here is bakers dozen of Don't
for the New Year: Don't scold, don
argue, don't be afraid. don't get el
cited. don't forget to pray, don't h
halP-hearted. don't get discouraged
don't lose your temper, don't be sid
Tracked don't get the bighead, don
talk about yourself, don't be rud
don't give up too soon.
j. w. Barrett, treasurer of distri'
No. 6, came in Monday last and gay
MS lis resignation as treasurer OF sal
district. Mr.. Barrett has bought Ian
In New Mexico and will move thei
soon. We are sorry to lose him
one OF the members of the hoard,
he has made a good Official
We had very interesting teacher
and parents meeting last Saturdi
afternoon at the court house. Maj
good thoughts were given. Mrs. Gri
stead's talk on Sex Hygiene and Tel
perance in Schools was exceller
While a few disagreed with some
her ideas. she had the majority (
her side. We think 1t would be We
for our teachers to read the scho
law in regard TO teaching Temperan
in our schools. Only three teache
present were teaching 1t according
law. The county as a Unit of Scho
ORGANIZATION instead OF the distrl
was well handled by Prof. Rindo
We nope every farmer in Sewa
county will take this question
heart and study it and decide viii
he thinks will be best for the rui
schools, the county to run them
each district to run its own schC