The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-03-14
County SChooINews

: BY MARY +, TODD

Melvin Wheeler made us a very
pleasant visit not long ago. sir.
Wheeler is starting out in the pub
fishing business and is getting ready
his initial magazine, called
Growth The first number will be
out next week, about March 18th.
Mr.. Wheeler believes in giving value
received for anything he undertakes
and is planning to edit an A No. !
magazine. We wish him the best Of
success in this, his new venture, and
hope that when his ship comes in
it will be laden will all that he de-
sires and wishes for
Teacher What are you running
for, sonny?
Boy-I'm tryin' to keep two fell
lows from fightin'
Teacher-Who are the fellows?
Boy-Bill Perkins an me-
children" said the teacher, in
structing the class in composition,
you should not attempt any fight Of
fancy; simply be yourselves and write
what is in you. Do not initiate any
other persons writing or draw in
spiration from outside sources"
AS a result OF this advice one
bright lad turned in the following:
I'VE should not attempt any flights
of fancy, but write what is in us: In
me there is my stomach, lungs, hart
and liver, two apples, one piece of
pie, one stick of lemon candy and
my dinner"
We used to think that children
never said the bright and queer and
strange things for which they We're
given credit in the newspapers. We
believe ii now more and more every
day. Miss Berry and we were dis
-ussing suffrage" one evening last
week Dale Nichols was listening at
.entively. When a pause in the con-
yersation gave him chance he re-
marked: "My, the world do, move
some when | was young I never
heard anybody talk about suffrage,
and now everybody is talking about
it. What does it mean, anyhow?
Huh?
Misses Phoebe Mcclure and Elsa
Anderson made US pleasant call
saturday They are both enthns
astic over their work.
Messrs Clyde W. Martin and Ben
ME French were pleasant callers last
Saturday afternoon. Mr. Martin has
me of the largest schools in the coun-
ty and he is doing most excellent
| work. This is his second year in the
I-Wide Awake district. Mr.. French il
Coaching his first school and so fal
We have heard no complaints. He is
working hard, he tells me, to do al
ae contracted to do and to give valut
received for mis- salary.
The school board of district No
| II came in to settle up few schoo
matters left over from last year
They are trying to get their books
ready for the next annual schoo
meeting. They also believe in keep
ing their book just right, We hops
every other school board will try tt
do likewise.
Mr.. and Mrs. Evans from Kisme
| came to see us last Saturday. we
had very pleasant visit with them
Mrs. Evans teaches in district No
/ {, III lle IkObCll DdNlCb ulSlAASb' Dh'
is giving excellent satisfaction an(
will have a half dozen or more who
will buy the Diploma examination
All honor to those teachers who hole
up the Common School Diploma Il
their pupils and encourage them Il
strive for it from the beginning. VIZ
are grateful to the Seward count!
teachers who are telling us when tney
expect to get diploma and they sa!
they are going to work for it, too.
Begin planning now for members
of the school board. There hav'
been so many designations that Their
will be quite number OF new mem
hers. Remember, we elect the direc
tor this year and such other officers
as have been appointed during th'
school year, which is from July LIST
1912, to July list, -913.
We have half section of nice
level school land, almost paid out
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