Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-05-22

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spelled and pnnctuated. He is one
of the rare pupils that makes two
grades in reading, spelling and
writing in first year of school life.
He closes his interesting message
with: 81 will be glad to go to school
next year. The letter is on exhibit
in the office with other specimens of
penmanship of more than ordinary
merit
Other letters received during the
week that are worthy Of mention for
many points of excellence: Robert
Ready. Diantha Walker, Ethel Trow-
bridge. Efie Nowlin, Mildred Me-
serve. Mildred Meserve has the dis
function of receiving 100 per cent in
every subject but one taken in two
common school examinations She is
an sth grade pupil of the rural schools
with several subjects to heI credit
which means GOOD grades again for
next year. 1t does not pay for boys
and girls TO take too heavy work
The teacher has not the time to help
them master each difficulty. She has
carried just the regular work in each
grade since entering school.
The writer promises to call on all
the little people to whom she owes
letters and answer them in person.
At present the Ford is getting
much needed coat of paint and the
roads are also not yet inviting to
spin over the county.
Few parents realize how much
letter from a teacher or other mature
person means to a child. Among my
most treasured possessions is short
letter from A. b. Baker, county
superintendent of Trego in 16e6-9O,
commencing my grades-thougb they
were not at all above the average.
That letter was an inspiration TO me
for several years helping me to mas
ter subjects that had to be learned
in a foreign tongue, and that times
seemed to present. unsurmountable
obstacles to knowledge.
Every county superintendent
should have a clerk-for a part of
the time at least. The writer has
spent a material part of her salary
for assistance in order that all duties
of the Office be properly attended TO
and in time during her absence. One
must give himself TO the pupils,
teachers and patrons or the results
are unsatisfactory. The work can
not be done staying shut up in the
ONCE doing clerical work. You must
mingle with the people TO understand
their needs and to get their hearty
cooperation.
The Trego county Normal Insti-
tute will be held in August-one
weeks session -23 TO % inclusive
Every effort viii be matte TO make it
as great help as possible to our
schools. Every teacher promises 10
be present and that is big step
toward the end strived for. The fol-
lowing faculty has been employed:
conductor - county superintendent:
instructors. H. NiesIey, Julia NJ
Stone, G. d. Smith.
We shall have morning, afternoon
and evening sessions The evenings
will be taken up by lecturers of home
and outside talent. The lectures viii
be given in the court house and viii
Ot Tree ~ d4i AnlcIc Ecu III tuuCd llOIl-
al progress.
"Onlyl5 per cent of marriages are
what they ought TO be was the start
ling statement seen in magazine.
This impressed me the more because
of our number who are just setting
out on this apparently hazardous
journey, g and then l had read in a
discussion on causes of. divorces that
no common cause could be given,
each din5cnlts seemed 70 be a case by
itself. Being naturally of a math-
ematical turn Of mind, the problem
appealed to me and / determined 10
solve it, at least for my own salts
faction.
He who seeks finds and so assist
ance came in the shape of an adver-
tisement of five volumes on the .-Eu-
genie Marriage. These were ordered
and the study began. The books were
well written and intensely interest
ing TO any student of evolution, psy-
chology or character study. Natur-
ally studied every condition simply
from the teachers view point and
so there could be but one conclusion
Ignorance and Sim"
One of the truths impressed upon