Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-11-04

AMONG RURAL SCHOOLS

Superintendent Vigness has been quite
busy the last few weeks making the
rounds Of the rural schools. He has SO
far this fall visited about As schools and
found teachers and children hard at
work. The attendance early II the fall
Is unfortunately II otas large as it should
with the work on the farm. But this farm
work is now about completed for the
season and the schools more recently WIS.,
tied show better attendance.
The School Board of Long Lake Dis
trict has ordered q good selection of lib
rary books for the two schools In the
district The schools will also be fur
nlshed with new book cases. One OF these
chard and the other by Miss Marie Nc
Cormick The board is also making ar
rangemcnts for medical inspection OF their
schools.
Some people seem to think that the
medical inspection of schools is for the
purpose Of detecting contagious diseases.
This is not the purpose primarily but
rather to discover detectives and to help
them. There is a surprisingly large num-
Der OF children who have defective hear
fcre with their normal progress in school
The inspection will find these and the
parents will be informed Of the needs Of
their child. This win help the children
III uuIlcto tS way tlHu ~ Ia " w AOpCu
that school boards viii arrange for in
spection throughout the entire county.
Many child is regarded as stupid and
dull when in fact it does noe hear or see
well or may hvae adenoids and it should
be helped.
The school in Gibbs District had u hal
loween party last Friday evening. The
witches and COLLINS all were there with
baskets filed with delicious things to
eat. Matt ClOorel was on hand and auc-
tiOOaecp tlp S.,1a of ha SSetS which
brought the neat sum of twenty-five dol
lars. Miss Bradford the teacher deserves
much credit for her efforts. The money
viii be used or new IN fae
an up-to date heating and ventilating
system. We shall soon see new things
in this school and we shall take pride in
inviting Bismarckers to go there for a
visit.
Miss Mary Thomas. teacher in the
Mckenzie School, has arranged for q
parents day on the last Friday OF each
month. Last Friday the county superln-
visitors occupying the chairs along the
sides. The regular school work went on
as usual. Then towards the close of the
afternoon there was a spelling down
match. Current events We're discussed by
the pupils in the upper grades. The coun-
ty superintendent gave Il few remarks eX-
pressing pleasure at seeing so many
mothers present and hoped they would
make it Il fixed custom IN Mckenzie to
go over to the school whenever they
could spare the time. He called attention
to the rela tionship between the home and
the school and urged that the mothers
! feel free to consult with the teacher al
any time about their children The event
closed with the school treating everybody
| to lunch Of nuts and apples. The school
room Of course was appropriately decor.
ated for halloween with witches, gro
tesque cats and gobllns.
The following comes from the scnool al
Wing:
'"ro our school house
| On the stroke Of eight
The witches bid you
Don't be late.
A quaint program
There'll be to see.
| Oh. jolly time
They promise thee"