The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1917-02-22
County School Notes.
(By J. w. Whiting.)

In the llgnt OF the pronounced III
terest in vocational training it is
perhaps not amiss to remind our-
selves that the first essential to eff
cheney in any vocation is that which
is essential to the stability of a
building, namely, a good foundation.
A strenuous, complex and democra-
tic country calls for a we'll equipped
human being.
Reports from several districts in
dictate that interesting and profitable
programs have been given during
the past two weeks. Josephine Ben
esh, Of district. No. Sc, Florence
Crosley, of district, No. rs, and Jo-
sepbine Klosterman. of district. No.
26, were very successful in their un-
dsrtaking tg each school the
amounts leaaEu~ will be used in
identifying the school room and in
purchasing supplies.
In the South Dakota Legislature
the senate has passed a bill appro-
priating $500 for q state education
al survey. The fate OF this bill on
reaching the house has not been
learned. This measure is one ad-
vocated by the S. d. T.. A. at the Wa
tertOwn meeting. The information
derived from such q survey would
assist materially in correcting some
undesirable conditions now existing
in the schools.
School district. No. 81. had a lit
tie experience with fire not long ago,
The floor and furniture were badly
damaged, necessitating the closing
Of school one week for repairs.
Senator Johnson, OF South Dakota,
has prevailed upon the government
at Washington to inspect the propos-
ed site Of nitrate plants in this state.
These sites include Big Bend and
Little Bend of the Missouri river,
also the site at Mobridge. The COM
mission to inspect consists of the
secretaries of war, agriculture, and
the interior. The inspection will be
made soon after March 4th.
The order from the war depart
ment, retaining the South Dakota
troops on the Mexican border, has
been rescinded and. doubtless the
regiment will be sent home o
Wilson and Marshall have been
formally elected president and vice
president Of the United States. The
vote Of the electors were counted at
q Joint session of congress held on
February 14th, being the second
Wednesday in February, as provided
for by the United States constitution.
Wilson and Marshall received 277
electoral votes and Hughes and Fair
banks received 254 electoral votes.
Death has claimed two prominent
South Dakota citizens during the
past two weeks: Col. Richard ].
Woods and Col. Melvin Grigsby. Col.
Richard i. Woods (Dick Woods)
died at his home in Sioux Falls on
February 9Th. Col. Woods was a
prominent man in South Dakota his
tory, politics and business. He came
to Dakota Territory in 1878, a poor
young man and fought his way to
the top. He will be missed in all
social aft RS e his home city as he
was alwars Amony the first to act in
the organna,-on If society for the
betterment of life.
Melvin Grigsby died at Birming-
ham, Ala, Feb. 18th. Col. Grigsby
was we'll known in the political af-
fairs Of South Dakota. and at the
time of the Spanish-American wal
he was one Of the two leaders of the
Trough Riders" his regiment being
known as "Grigsby's Cowboys"
The South Dakota legislature has
passed a bill appropriating none,
for the purchase Of the verendryc
plate found by school pupils a few
years ago The bill without doubt
will receive the governors signature.
DR.. ID. w. Schcrmerhorn, a mem
Der Of the theological school of the
Northwestern University OF Evans
ton, Ill.,, has been elected president
Of the DAKOTA Wesleyan University,
Of Mitchell.
IAN educational institution can
NJ more afford to neglect extension
work because of lack Of money than
a business house al afford to de-
vote none of it's income to advertis-
ing. Both are in process of being
slowly exterminated by their COM
petitors. BY its attitude toward ex-
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