The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-07-27
County School Letter
my supt. G.. G. FItes,

| ~u"A ossstoAucus ~ tH0 u04OCl0l
condition Of your home district as
published BY your school clerk in
this weeks paper.
We hope our boy f.rmer friends
noticed the writeup ia the county
papers last week concerning the
Boys State Fair Camp that is to
be held at the State Fair Grounds
in September. Supt. Guhin ls Of
fering some very good prizes to
farmer boys for exhibits in corn.
There were twenty three appli.
cants writing at the teachers ex-
animation last week. 'rwo appli.
cants asked tha! returns be made
to other counties. II the remaining
prove successful, this will relieve
our shortage Of teachers in this
county tt, cons i,lerable extent.
Last week we we're able to report
ten districts which had filed correct
annual reports for the year. Since
then we have received nineteen
more. as follows; 2, 12, II,
-, 20, %. 26, 45, 4S, A, AZ, SO.
81. 81, 56, 60, 81, SO and 81. This
leaves forty nine districts yet to
hear from.
We received a very excellent let.
ter setting forth the tMcher's side
OF school conditions last week.
This letter makes some strong
points regarding the salary ques-
ton, the length OF service, and sets
forth some striking arguments
why teachers generally do not stay
longer in any one given district.
Next week, we hope to publish q
part or all of this letter for the
benefit of our readers.
The views of Irving Greenfield,
of District No. sc, Oh the subject
"Why Birds Should Be Protected"
are very interesting aud are given
as follows:-
'fBirds should be protected so
that there will be more of them.
They destroy all worms and insects
which destroy grain and other
plants. They are the happiest
things in the world and it would
be very quiet if there were no birds
They are always singing in sun
shine or in rain. They help to
keep things clean, because they
catch flies and q fly is very dirty
insect. The bird has just as much
right on this earth as any other
thing, for they were all made by
God. If bird is killed it is almost
as harmful as killing a human be.
ing. There are different kinds OF
birds. The song bird should not
be killed. *** Everyone should
join bird club or some society
which sees to it that birds are pro.
tected."
So often do we find our teachers
and pupils at variance over the
manner of presidential elections
and electors, that we feel it worth
while to give few facts that should
prove interesting and helpful to
our readers.
Article Two of our U. S. Constitu
ton attempted to prescribe the manner
of election. bat this rule proved stum-
bling block in the third presidential
election, SO that in 1904 the twelfth
amendment to our constitution was
added. In November, every fourth
year, the voters meet in their respect
i've voting precincts and choose presi-
dental electors-a number of electors
equal to the representation of their
state in the two houses of Congress.
In South Dakota there will be five
electors. and the total number of such
electors in the United States this year
is 531. These electors constitute Iwhat
is known as an Electoral college.
These electors, chosen in November
will meet at the state capitals OF the
various states and vote by ballot for
president and vice president Should
both these candidates be from one state
the electors of that state would have
no vote in the electoral college. Each
elector may vote for whom he chooses
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