Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-06-05
CiSco'S Farewell Letter.

my department have at last
drawn to a close and now | can
only look back upon the past
with regret for any failure on
my part to do the best for them
that it was possible for me to do.
But in this look of retrospection
| can see many things of which |
am not ashamed. In my work
in the grade during the fall term
| had charge of a class of pupils
that were to me good friends and
willing pupils. | flatter myself
with the opinion that | caused
some of them at least to see the
better way and to resolve for the
best in them. They worked on
till the close and when the final
examinations came, not one fail
ed to pass from the former grade
in which he was working. The
Eighth Grade succeeded in pass
ing, every one to the High
School department by gradual
ing and receiving his dipolma
from the management Of the
school. At the beginning of the
winter term the Board saw fit to
change my work to the Normal
Department, and after a winter
Of hard work we succeeded in
preparing thirty for certificates,
From our department we had "a
who took the teachers examina-
ton and out Of the thirty-four
we got II first-class certificates,
Is second-class and four third
class, and had four failures. A.
mong the last named four some
of them were only in our class
eight or ten days, and on that
account we feel that we are not
so much to blame for their fail
ure. It.has been our desire to
work for the good of the school
ever since we were elected to the
position of teacher, and how well
we have done our duty remains
for the good people of West Lib
erty and the country who patron
lied the department to say. But
from the many urgent requests
on the part of those who are in
terested in the school for me to
remain and teach next year |
judge that my efforts have not
been in vain.
l feel that | have a host Of real
friends in the town, and on their
account would like to stay and
teach, but on account of my wife's
health and the difference in sal
ary that l can get by going away
l find it to my interest to leave
| for the West where will take
charge of the Davenport (Okla.
homa) High School. There
will have the principals place anC
my wife the Primary department
My reason for making this state
ment here is because | have
many friends who are inquirinl
after my future intentions and
use this means of informing
them of my future work.
Now, to all those who hav,
stood by me in my work her
; and held up my hands with kint
words of encouragement, | wis
to say From the bottom of m,
J heart thank you,' and shoul
the opportunity ever come whe
! / can be of service to you don
, hesitate to call on me for | wi
! always regard it as a pleasure t
repay the kindness shown m
, while in your midst.
If | have an enemy here he
, self made and for no mean act G
, mine toward him. My life ha
= been an open book among yor
and it remains for you to call al
, tention to any unmanly act o
; my part.
Of all the real friends VIII
have stood by me in my effort
e do good while working here,
! ! look upon the Licking Vale
n Courier as the best and most et
t fective. 1t has been through tn
. kindness of that paper that
It have been in communication a
, the time with the friends of I'll
a q school. And permit me to say jul
4 here that it is my opinion thu
l. the management of the scho
'' has not taken the right look
e things in this connection.
d ever the West Liberty HiG
% School attains to its highest d
In urna of afiiniancv II will have