Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-09-26
36TH YEAR-NUMBER 80


Mss n ina nelson spent saturday
and Sunday with friends at Ellis re-
turning on Sunday evenings train.
George and Jesse Kessler are doing
the jauitor work at the school build
ing. The boys are not doing a bad
job of it.
Miss Hooper says leisure spells
work to her. Having to teach school
five days out of each week and assist
in the postotfice the remainder of the
time.
Have you heard anything about
that Halloween frolic to be held at
Collyer school Halloween nightS
Ask the principal about it and watch
for the announcement later.
The school board laid In the supply
of coal for winter this last week.
They undoutably expect us to hiber-
nate for long period of time, having
made purchase of about thirty ton.
School is progressing nicely. All
indications assure us of promising
year The enrolment is still grow
ing. An interest is increasing that
we hope to maintain throughout the
year.
Miss Matte league was visitor
at school Tuesday afternoon Miss
league is a former student of the
High school and is making prepara-~
tion to enter later for review of the
work.
Is there a child within the school
atmosphere whose heart is full of
selfish pride? If there is let him read
Whittier's ''In his School Days"
The bitter taste will soon leave his
tongue.
The high school does not as yet
is rather dissagreeable situation to
be in, as it necessitates our laboring
under difficulties until books can be
obtained
Fred league, clerk of the school
board, put in new black board for
the advanced room. Saturday quite
an improvement over the old hand
writing on the wall. Much more it
don't require Daniel to in-
terpret.
An epidemic having symptoms of
la grippe has put in its appearance
at school. Some have fell victim to
an attack and find it rather disagree
able. Miss Susan Guschewsky was
forced to remain at home several
days because of its effect upon her.
The border of the blackboards for
the primary and intermediate rooms
have a pleasing effect. The decora-
tions in stencil consist of goldenrod
and cattails; the cattails entwined a.
bout a calender for the month of
The teachers are to be
complimented for the artistic dis
play.
The seasons certainly deserve
mention in the connection Listen
to what the poets say:
There's music in the air,
Soft as the bees low hum;
music in the air,
When the Autumn days are come.
Fairies sweet, your songs we hear,
At times your sad, then full OF
cheer;
Come outl Come outi we know your
near,
Do you keep in close touch with
the school2 Do you read the ColIyer
school notes9 Are you interested in
the boys and girls and their work.
Are you a subscriber to the Wsrld9
II not, send in your name and have
it placed on the suhscfiatidn list.
Get on the band wagon and take q
ride with US: Become infasmed as TO
EiRd of serns we toet One man in
coltyer has some prpeestS tor sale.
but he don't know il the school 4
to anything or not. His
buyer couldn't learn very
much of him about the school and
eft on the evening train.
County Superintendt Miss Stradal
supplied us with blanks providing
for the reporting of home study and
the performing of domestic work a.
bout the home. Each child was sup
piled with one for the month The
blank contains a list of the various
kinds of work to be done and amount
Of credit allowed for same The
showed great interest in the
new idea and we have hopes thatit will
prove strong incentive to educate
along the lines of usefulness. Par
ents observe closely, encourage your
children to acquire the habit. Never
allow them credits for work never