The Holt County sentinel., 1915-11-12
County School Notes.

NJ y, Jul Ouc. AUtS oCtiOOt WoS Uot
by any means forgotten. 1t WAS mere.
" left over until tile roads leading TO
II should become passable, 20 the
Walker school with Mr.. Stanley and
pupils In the first grade, two In the
second grade, one In the third grade,
eight In the fourth grade, ten In tile
fifth, eight In the seventh, and two
In the eighth grade.
Oh the 9th We enjoyed q visit In
M ISIS Andes school At Bagby. Here
we found an enroll ment OF nineteen,
all OF whom we're present.
Al North Center we found Miss
Randall and her pupils all engaged In
the quarterly examination. There
are seventeen enrolled, sixteen Of
whom were present.
At Kelso We found the largest en-.
rollment In the whole OF onsolidated
District, No. !, VIZ, forty.two. They
oil seemed TO be having . happy time
with their teacher, Miss Bertha Nor.
ris. At Kelso We have . beautiful
yard and . very nice building Of two
rooms. l an In hopes In another
year we may see our way clear to us
Ing the now vacant room and giving
TO Consolidated District, No. 1, the
advantage OF 1t least one or two years
Of high school work.
The next school visited Was at Culp,
where Miss Abbie kfeek has charge
Of twenty-five pupils.
Early on the morning Of Nov. 2, the
superintendent found herself south OF
Forest City In the Chambers district
Here Miss Jessie boyd Is teaching q
school OF fourteen children, the high.
est class being the 6th grade.
About half past twelve we left
Chambers and proceeded on our way
TO ShaifIer. The roads have been In .
dreadful condition oil summer and
fall. We found force OF men out
working there, and already they
seemed much Improved. Just where
the road turns vest there was . very
bad place over which brush and sap.
lings had been thrown: fearing for her
tires, the superintendent decided 10
leave her car At this point and walk
the reminder OF the way-a little less
than a mile-to the school house
N ISIS Adeline Jamison has charge OF
this school, and she and her children
seemed much interested In their
work. Her enrolment Was twenty.
four, every one Of whom Was present.
Tie meeting OF the State Teachers
Association at Kansas City Is now
thing OF the past. Quite anumber OF
Holt county teachers were In attend
ance; next week We shall have q list
OF their names. We all spent an en-.
joyable As we'll as very profitable
time. One OF the speakers. Dr. Nd
ward A. Steiner, Professor OF Applied
Christianity IN Grinnell College. Iowa,
gave an able address on Tie Chal.
lenge Of the American Spirit" lie
said: America IL q united nation:
the hyphen has vanished even from
the vots.seeking speeches OF the DO.
liticAi campAigners. America has he.
come . tremendous world power and
today Is recognized by the warning ma
lions ~ the true international con.
science. America has q great inter.
national education. America is,apt
outside the war even now. Its re.
sponsibility II great and we'll defined
II must Hight In the warfare Of ideals
not necessarily with gun or sword,
but II must be prepared "
Doctor Steiner would answer those
who object TO the pacific policies OF
President Wilson In these words;
Infinitely better q lien than q val.
ture. They characterize our proud
eagle as a Plymouth Rock, and class
our foreign policy a. hen.house philos.
ophy. Let them. America has no
semblance OF the vulture, and her po.
sition today Is a. II should be-neu.
trail The challenge OF the American
spirit Is backed by q century OF deeds
not paralleled IN the history OF any
nation. Ours Is . nation apart. In
Its broad democracy are tinbers Of
oak, free from the false, caste struc.
lures that break at . critical time
and plunge q million people into con.
fiict.
We not only refused the Chinese
indemnity offered us At the close Of
troubles, but advised them to spend
II on the education OF their people.
When holding the Philippines In .
mailed list we not only paid Spain for
them, we sent engineers TO build
roads, soldiers TO fell the forests, ex.
perts 10 drive out diseases, and when
the path was made We sent teachers
to spread the truth TO the natives.
Can . broad conception based on
such sterling principles bend TO the
petty chickering's OF sgitators IN . per.
Tod Ike thisY Emphstically No.
America Is united. In . generation
u million people OF foreign birth
have entered our gates and have for.
ever merged into our national life. "
Teachers, do not forget that teach.
ers' meetings will be held In the fol.
lowing towns OF the county on Satur.
day, Nov. 20, beginning promptly at
! 30 p. m: Mound City, Forest City,
Fortescue, Craig, Maitland, and New
Point.
The Oregon Teachers Reading Cir
Gle will meet At the superintendent
office on this Friday evening, Nov. ~
The first three chapters Of Bagley's
School Discipline will be discussed.
ALBERTA GREEN-MURHY,
County superintendent.