Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-01-16
Teachers Column
By County Superintendent and Teachers

L he QdCe OF the next Dl-mOlchIy eX-
animation has been changed to
February 25th and 26th on account OF
conflict with meetings of several
district teachers associations.
Remember the teachers exa amina-
tion January 80 and 30. The subjects
will be given in the following order:
Friday = Grammar, Orthography,
Geography, Music, Book keeping,
Methods, Agriculture, History of
Kansas, Ancient History. Modern
History. Saturday = Arithmetic,
Writing, Civil Government, Litera-
ture, Reading, q. S. History, Physiol-
ogy, Physical Geography, Botany,
Physics, Algebra
Because of the delay in the prepara-
tion of texts in Agriculture and
Classics, pupils will not be required
TO write upon these subjects in the
diploma examination in April. The
state printer tells us that the eighth
grade Classics will be ready for the
book stores next week and the
seventh grade classics and agriculture
the first week in February. The
books as soon as available adapting
their method of handling them for
the remainder of the year to the best
advantage of the school.
Enrolment cards for pupils wish
ing to enter the county contests in
speaking and spelling will be mailed
to teachers next week The county
superintendent offers penants to
schools making a creditable record at
the contest February 20. Every
school can win that will make the
necessary effort.
Miss Edna Robson, superintendent
of Ness county, extends US an invita-
tion to the teachers meeting there
January Is. 1t is gratifying to note
how many of our teachers are taking
advantage of the meetings in our
neighboring counties-and some even
venturing farther from home. Miss
Mary Hearting from Lone Star, dis
trict 30, attended the annual meeting
of the Western Kansas Educational
Association at Lacrosse, in Novem-
Der.
Belt Teachers Association contests
were held only in spelling, the teach
erS being the contestants. Each
county was entitled to five partici-
pants We are told by an ''old timer"
that at one of these occasions Trego
won all the prizes, Mrs. Hunt getting
irst-two volumes of Ridpath's q. S.
History; Mr.. Harlan, second = one
volume Teachers Helps: Mrs. Jessie
Taylor ranking third. See the list
offered now: March 1879
$1,000 in contest prizes in: Domes-
tic science; domestic art: manual
training; agriculture County and
individually, girls garden; general
rural school exhibit: reading contests
first 8 grades, above sixth grade,
and High SCHOOL,: spelling. oratory;
vocal: orchestra.
We have the promise from one of
our early prize winners of a brief
history sketch of the teachers meet
fngs in this section of the state.
Watch the paper next week.
A banner is being devised by our
connty's artist, J. III. Hickman,
which the Trego County Teachers
Association will give to the school
making the highest number of points
in Home Work per pupil All who
are, familiar with MIR. Heckman's
work feel that it will be one of the
most beautiful and artistic prizes
ever offered to schools.
Do credits in Home Work count
that were made in the holiday yaca-
tion2 asks one of our little friends
Certainly they do. And we are plan
ming forms for keeping record of sum-
mer vacation work also.
The next regular County Teachers
Meeting will be held in connection
with the preliminary Golden Belt
contests - February 20 The come
mfttee is planning an all day program.
Full particulars will be mailed each
teacher as soon as program is COM
pleted.
PEACE PETITION SIGNERS
District 81, Mlinek. Miss Carpen-