Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1913-05-17
THINGS EDUCATIONAL
Devoted to School Topics Primarily, but
Also to the Larger Meaning of
Real Education.

Edited by Principal e. J. Morgan.
Mr.. w. L. Talbert, travelling salesman
for the Remington Smith Premier Type
writer Co., was caller at school recent
ly. Mr.. Talbert is graduate of the
Globe Business College, of St. Paul, and
is an expert penman. He expressed his
hearty approval ofthe penmanship work
in the Custer high school, and of the
progress being made.
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Following is the program for COM
mencement week: Sunday night, May
18th, class sermon, Congregational
church. Thursday night, May 22nd,
class night, opera house. Friday night,
May 23rd, commencement opera house.
Attorney l.. H. Hedrick, of Hot Springs,
will deliver the commencement address.
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Last Friday, May 9th, was exhibit
day, and although the weather prevent
ed as large crowd from attending as
were present year ago, nevertheless a
reasonably large number came. The
pupils served light refreshments in
booths in the various rooms, the visitors
proving themselves all "good spenders."
Miss Mary Ives White had charge ofthe
candy booth, Zona Clark, Bessie Nc
Laughlin and Louise Kubler managed
the cake and sandwich booth, and Alice
wilkins and Vivian Adair, assisted most
OF the time by the voluntary services of
Eric Heideoriem, dispensed tea and
lemonade. Miss Stella Raver entertain
ed the visitors with several excellent
piano selections. About 81 was received
in all, and as the material for the re-
freshments was furnished by the pupils,
this amount will be net, to be used for
the purchase Of pictures or other decor
ations for the school building. The ex.
hibits were all commended highly by
the visitors, and the various teachers
are deserving of much praise for their
efforts, not only in preparing for the ex-
hibit, but for the excellent teaching that
made such an exhibit possible.
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A great many persons have asked the
writer why he has not accepted the prin-
cipalship of the Custer schools for an
other year. To answer a fair question
fairly, We wish to thank these persons
for their interest, and to inform them
that the average young man does not
care to remain in the teaching profess
sion long. This is our ninth year, and
that is long enough. We are apprecia.
tive of many things from the people and
school board of Custer. We appreciate
the honor and confidence shown by the
board when they reelected us for next
year at an increase of salary, but the
commercial world offers inducements
that so far transcend the teaching pro-
fession that it would be almost suicidal
to our own interests were we to refuse
to accept those inducements. The larg-
est and best known insurance company
in the Northwest has offered us the state
management of its business for South
Dakota, and as We have been in the en-
ploye of this company, and know it's
methods, We are not experimenting in
accepting the offer made by the COM
pany. For number Of years we have
contemplated such an opportunity as
this, and this seems the realization of
our expectations, hence the decision to
leaye the educational field. 1t will be
our pleasure to move to Sioux Falls, the
most beautiful, orderly, cleanest, and
livest city in South Dakota-except Gus
ter. We shall not forget Custer and its
many good citizens, appreciative, up to-
date, or otherwise.
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God made the country, man made the
town, and the telephone makes gossips.
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The greatest source of real education,
greater than books, sermons, newspa-
pers, or anything else, is actual contact
and acquaintance with big, broad men
and women who live in some other COM
munity, and whose views and aspira-
tions are not narrowed down to the lit
tie circle of their own community, but
who know something about what the
world has done, what it is doing, who
the worlds leaders are, and why they
are leaders. One of the greatest disad-
vantages of the small towns of the Black
Hills is their lack of full communica-
ton with the big outside world. Isola-
ton is always a misfortune. Not long
ago l was conversing OF this subject with
a lady who is probably the most broad
minded, and certainly the best loved
and most highly respected in Custer.
She realized all too we'll the truth of the
mentioned above. and at the same time
expressed her belief-a very interesting
one to me-that since the railroads of
South Dakota had finished their lines
across TO the Black Hills, there was a
slow, yet noticeable, change in the small
towns of the region, that is, a change of
the public mind, a more liberal view Of
the world in general, more quickening
impulse to know more of movements,
trends and progressions. hope she is
right. believe she Is right.