The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-17
County School Letter
By snpt. }. w. Whiting


The National Educational Associ
ation will meet at Portland, Ore.
July 7th to 14th inclusive and 1t i
desired that South Dakota be vel
represented at this meeting. Th'
State Department has after carefu
consideration recommended the Bur
lington line from Omaha to Denver
the Denver and Rio Grande from Den
vef to Ogden, the Ogden Short Lin,
and Ogden w ashington Railroad an,
Navigation Go. for the rest of th,
journey.
Parties from the various points ii
South Dakota will consolidate q,
Omaha so az to leave that city q,
4:2o p. m. July End. The morning
Of July Bird will be spent sightseeing
in Denver and almost an entire day
will be spent at Colorado Springs. II
Salt Lake City the party will be en-
tertained with an organ recital at the
Mormon Tabernacle. The party will
leave Salt Lake City on the night OF
July 5th, and reach Portland the
morning Of July 7th.
Round Trip tickets via this route
and returning over any direct route
will be on sale June %, q, 80 and
July lat to 9Th inclusive for $55. so
lat Sioux Falls. Aberdeen. Huron,
Brookings, yermi lion, Pierre, Nit
chsll, Watertown, Sioux City and
Omaha. The final return limit will
be two months from date of sale.
Stopovers will be permitted at all
points going and coming.
Sleeping car rates from Omaha to
Portland will be $14.OO for lower
berth and Sill. 20 for upper berth in
Standard Sleeper; in tourist sleeper
the rate will be 81. 25 and So. 80.
Anyone desiring to join this party
will please communicate with Mr.. j.
w Williams 100 Es..s:::.. ST., S. eeIHaa,,a eaa.,a
who is handling the reservations.
Avon school district No. So has in
stalled variety OF playground appar-
stus which adds greatly to their for
merly we'll equipped school. SeeSsaws
And swings for the children together
with apparatus for the older pupils
makes life in the Avon schools worth
living.
Miss Hannah Voskiul is entitled to
first honors in contributing to the
Belgian Relief Fund. This office
acknowledges receipt of So. 80 con-
tributed by the pupils and teachers Of
Independent District No. 2.
The Springfield Normal Quarterly
announces two terms of Summer
School of six weeks each. The first
term begins June 27 and closes July
81. The second term. begins August
1 and closes Sept. a. Those intend
ing to teach should take advantage Of
the courses offered.
The final seventh and eighth grade
examinations will be held on May
24-25. AS most of the rural schools
are closed arrangements will be made
to hold the examinations in the towns.
Rural schools in session will be per-
mitted to hold the examinations in
their respective schools the same as
the March examination was conducted.
Applicants who took the examination
and did not secure the required aver
age must rewrite all subjects below
65 per cent, and it is desirable that
the applicant try to raise all grades
below 80 per cent. Seventh grade
applicants who did not secure a grade
of 80 per cent in Geography should
try to secure the required 80 per cent
in passing this branch. The schedule
for each day is as follows:
Thursday, May 2 - a. m. Prelim-
mary. Arithmetic S. D. History.
p. m. Writing, Geography, Civics.
Friday, May 25 a. m. Reading,
Grammar, Drawing.
p. m. Spelling. Physiology, U. S.
History.
Applicants will please report on
the days which the subjects to be
rewritten appear on the schedule.
In taking the census school clerks
will please note that person of
school age who is temporarily in a
district as hired help belongs to the
district where narents or Guardian
resides.
Spelling awards were mailed from