The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1917-10-26
County School Notes.

Promptly at one o'clock. last Sat
urday, the county superintendent call
ed TO order the Teachers' Meeting,
which convened In the beautiful and
commodious high school building at
Bigclow. belonging to Consolidated
District. No. 2. After the opening
exercises, n very interesting and help.
full address was made 10 the teachers
by MIR. 8. W. SHELTON. the efficient
and cntcrprising principal Of this
school. Then followed the dcmonstra-
ton In teaching percentage, BY Mr..
Hiscy, In which he proved beyond Q
doubt that Il IL absolutely necessary
for a pupil not only to hr able TO see
n truth. but 10 express II In correct
language In such "a way that the en-
tire class will clearly see the truth
he Is seeing. Mr.. VIM. ellis told of
the Manual Training work In his
school In such nm interesting way
that We all wished We could do this
work, too. Mr.. Fred Waggoncr,
chairman of the committee on ath-
lctics IN the elementary schools, made
a good talk and gave helpful demon
strations. Miss Bcrnice Pollock gave
an excellent lesson in penmanship IN
which all took part.
The Teachers Meeting, the last Of
the series, will convene next Saturday
at one ocolck y. M, in the school
house at New Point. The program
will be Us follows:
Opening exercises.
Music by school band.
Song. Agnes Allen and Mildred Ell
liz,
Piano duct, Luti,ia and Loren Hol-
brook.
Reading. Miss Ina Botkin.
Piano solo, Gladys BENDER.
Drill.
Music by school band.
Demonstration Lesson in Beacon
Phonics and Reading, with pupils OF
LIST and 81 grades.
Demonstration Lesson In Fractions
leading to Percentage. with 9TH grade
pupils.
Demonstration Lesson in Penman-
ship, with teachers as pupils, Mr.. luf-
pen.
Music by school band.
Round Table Talks: State and Dis
trict Association Meetings, Reading
Circle Work, etc.
Music by school band.
Adjournment.
During the past week the superin-
tcndent has visited the schools In the
following districts; Hogrcie,, Mariet'
In, North Center, kclso, Wild Rose
Brush College, Star, Houston, har'
mony, King Grove, Eureka, Pine HUI
Richland, Triumph, Fairyiew, New
Point, Forbes and White. have beer
SO interested in the work In thes'
schools that ] can scarcely wait until
l shall be able to make the secon'
visit.
Now, about the State Teachers As
sociation:-if there are any teacher
In the county who have not yet sen
in their membership fee, please do no
delay, but send II in Mt once.
The following letter was receives
from MIR. Il. NJ. Carter, secretary 0
tho State Teachers Association:
"Dear Mrs. Murphy:-Mr. Francis
co, principal Of the, Forest Cit,
schools, has sent me the enrolment
Of seven Of his teachers and sixtee
other people in Forest City besides
He enclosed check for $23.OO. Thi
is certainly the most remarka6l
thing that has taken place In the Al
sociation enrolment in the sixty year
Of Association history. Forest Cit
Il at the head Of the towns OF tn
state In the percentage OF enrolment
With best wishes, +. N. Carter.
I am certainly proud Of Forest Cit
and Mr.. Francisco, Tor having mad
this record. Those hevtnG Decom
members Of the Association from Fol
J. II. Francisco. principal Of school
Masses Hssel Perry, Eilsapeta bSel sS