Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1915-11-18
COUNTY SCHOOLS AMONG
THE BEST IN NORTH DAKOTA

OOnSOuoatlOn -. rOurtn IN Otate IN
Classification. School Nurse EN-
ployed.
North Dakota Appreciation Week complete without
fitting and proper estimate of the public schools of which
justly proud
Great advance this work during the past
few yearsndeed the tide of improvement is swelling
Public sentiment has taken hold of the whatever
tends toward the bement conditions and increasing the eff
cheney educational system holds the serious attention of all
hearers.
The scope of the work Williams County be estimated
when stated year employed onehundred
teachers of whom foryone in graded city and
schools twenyone in District Consolidated schools
hundred thirty six in one room rural schools
CONSOLIDATION
Today Consolidation the index finger pointing the
which Education should take and Williams County supports
many of these signboards, that all who run read
Of the fty-ve school districts in the county, Buford Sauk
Valley Toga Stewart Bonera and Brooklyn operating
consolidated schools having to teachers in
Stony Greek and Lndah erecting buildings
with full basement Round Prairie and Hofund putting up
tworoom buildings All buildings will be in this winter
Twin Lake. Spring Coue and Phen have voted to consolidate
and will begin building the spring Several other districts are
agtating question and all looking forward to the time
when roads the district shall lead to the Central building
which fully equipped for educational and vocational work
five days. religious training on the Seventh provided suitable
meeting place for Clubs and Ladies' Aid Societies.
auditorium for Talent Play and the varied numbers OF
Lecture Entertainment Graduating Exercises from
the Eight Grade and District High School Commencement
CLASSIFICATION
Williams County fourth in the State with its number of
classified has taken reess and unremittng effort for
the past the part of Superintendent who had
high ideals country schools which boys and girls
receive their training bring about this great bettermen
Attention on the part the regular attend
ance of would help for school to classify
least eight months erm with an attendance of Is
per all enrolled and OF 80 cent for each
child between ages of eight and fifteen inclusive.
classified school teachers whose least educational
preparation of High School with short course in
month"; decided raise in the stand
ng of the country during the last few There
practically this county with less than two years OF High
School, most High School graduates and have
completed Normal Courses well.
classified school regularly installed heating
and ventatnq SYSTEM lighting the left and at
least voumns library all texts die
tonares and books blackboard globes etc.
also closed receptacle drinking with either fountain or
individual drinking avaor and sanitary or at least well
kept toilets and attractive Playground
Schools type better intellectual moral and phys
cal advantages Williams County has seventeen OF these schools
receiving state aid.
The attendance law enforced rizhy possible for
such distances as this county the parents would look
more to the future children and less the need OF the
there would be fewer reported OF Absence Tor
some there feeling that this law enforced
by the county for personal This
and the person the child who being kept away from
and especially prepared his benefit causing
lose instruction the rest of the Children and so to
behind measuring to the standard set for them
behind others age ne loses
forest in choon to have dislike for the environ
1nent in which should be happiest.
INDUSTRIAL CONTESTS
For several contests in Corn and Potato raising
been held These contests have been IN creating
+ert in farm work for boys and girls as arousing inter-
in the better farming dea This two contests sewing
were added The all these contests have been
gratifying spite the late frosts there was good
If both corn and potatoes judges of the contest Mr.
Hall and Mr. Ruz declared that the boys of the county had
corn than their elders The sewing contests brought in
, cot. of connleted work. The five best sets each