Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-03-21

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Forty-five of our teachers attended
the Golden Belt Educational Associa-
tion held at Hays March 9Th and 1th.
This is the largest delegation of
teachers that Trego county has ever
sent anywhere.
"What's in name?" Thirty-five
! teachers from here will attend the
spring and summer terms of school
at the Fort Hays State Normal
School, this year aud only ten
teachers of the whole teaching force
on record have ever attended 1.-The
Western State Normal School"
1T is a good wind that blows no.
body any ill., Our County High
School has proved boon to the am
bilious young people and has equip
ped the schools with first grade and
state certificate teachers but it has
practically killed off our Teachers
Normal Institute. Only one lone
| some teacher remains this year to at
tend the Institute and take the ex-
animation at the close, and the
chances are that he will prefer to go
with the crowd and take college
work at some of the state schools
during the spring and the summer
terms.
This state of affairs is embarrassing
to the county superintendent. In
the first place, every county superin
f0nRQnt dQlinhtS tn ha 1ar
NAL and so make as large showing
as possible: in the second place, the
money for conducting the Institute
comes largely from the examination
fees. This year but ten dollars have
been received from that source and
it was necessary to use eight dollars
of that sum to finish paying expenses
for last years institute The ques-
tion now confronting the county
superintendent is whether it would
be wise to run the county three or
four hundred dollars into debt when
there is no call for such expenditure.
sioners were consulted and the con-
clusion of the whole matter will be
published later.
Perhaps the county superintendent
will decide to hold the Normal Insti-
tute alone-with one student. AT
least there would be no expense in
this case-the superintendent being
allowed only regular salary regardless
of amount of work done.
Several schools having seven
months term close this week and
where possible the pupils will attend
adjoining districts having an eight
months term until the April exam
ination for common school diplomas.
Ninety-eight pupils will be applicants
for graduation.
The examination for common
school diplomas will be held April
and IL. The subjects viii be given
in the following order:
Saturday April
A. NJ. p. NJ.
Reading Civil Government
Arithmetic Geography
Physiology Kansas History
Saturday April H.
A. NJ. P NJ
Writing Spelling
Classics Grammar
Q. 5. History Agriculture
The customary fee of 25 cents will
not be charged. The examination is |
free to all for the county this year
pays all expenses connected with ex-
animation as well as with the gradu-
alton
The new law provides that S3 per
day be paid each teacher for holding |
this examination and that at least
two teachers be present at each
place where such examination is |
held. After careful study of the To-
cation of the 7th, Sth and 9th grade |
pupils over the county-all of whom |
are required to write the examina-
tion. the superintendent and teachers
found that at least twenty-five places
would be necessary for holding the
examination in order to accomodate |
all the applicants As the examina-
tien is held two days this would cost
the county $500 to conduct the exam
ination alone and at least an addition
al 500 to pay for the grading of the
papers and the graduating expenses