Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-05-30
ADVOCATES BIG CHANGE
iN SCHOOL MANAGEMENT

Watetown, S. d., May 25.-Eight
standards of efficiency for the rural
schools of South Dakota We're advo-
Gated before the annual convention of
the Fifth district, South Dakota Fed
GRAFTON of Women's clubs here by Mrs.
Gertrude Gunderson of Nerinilion.
president of the state federation. h
advanced them in a plea for the higher
education of the youths on the farm as
we'll as city boys and girls. They are
as follows:
A school term of not less than 100
days of school for each child.
A sufficient number of eacherS ade-
quately prepared for their work.
Consolidation of rural schools with
an average area of about 10 square
miles for each school.
Teachers home and a demonstration
farm with from S to so acres as a part
of the school property.
An all-year session adapted to local
conditions.
A county library with branch Ii
braries at c%cnters of population, with
the schools used as distributing cel-
ters.
Community organization with the
schoo as the intellectual, Industrial,
educational n social center.
She pointed out that the earning
capacity of Il high school graduate is
nearly 100 per cent greater than that OF
All llllterate person.
Club women from all parts IF north
eastern South Dakota are represented
at the district convention, which lasts
two days.
P1ERIsE-lonas Eagle. a Cheyenne
River Indian. who was called On the draft
list believed In a proper starting on his
war mission. and when his call was an
nounced. he called together all his rela-
tivcs and friends for Il feast. at which the
central dish was a beef killed for the oc-
casion. Reside this he presented diff
ferent favorite friends with horses as re-
membranes. and having disposed of
these rites was ready to go to France TO
give battle to the enemies of the country.
P1lsRRs-one of the real pioneers Of
South Dakota is gone in the death of
Mrs. Paul MARCEL at Cherry Creek. She
died at the age of g? years. so far as any
thing definite could be learned of her
age. h was the Indian wife of Paul
MARCEL. one of the young French fur
traders who was sent out by the Anleri-
can Fur company of st. louis when they
established their post at the mouth of
the Bad river. nearly 100 years ago.
CURED the death of John Ragan. aged 50.
one OF the most famous of the pioneer
prospectors and placer miners of the
Black Hills. He was born in Ireland in
ISIS and was renutcd to have been a
graduate of the Belfast Medical college,
although he was never known to have
practiced medicine after taking up his
residence in the Black Hills. He located In
the Black Hills in 1877.
CUSTER--lt is officially announced
that the Custer Peak Mining company
will resume operations on it's plant and
mine near Custer. Preliminary to this the
company Will spend about ssa,W 300 in de-
v%elopsnent and Improvement work. A 500
foot shaft will he su,iK. the mill OF the
company will be overhauled and every
thing placed iii readiness for the res,lup-
ton OF mining operations on the old time
scale.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS are being
made for the annual sports day celebra-
ton to be held in Carthage June Z. h
affair will be held under the auspices OF
the Old Settlers association. At their
annual meeting the members OF the As
aociation elected q. Vickers president fcf
the coming year and G. E. Albright Sec
retary-teasurer.
SIOUX ~FAI.LS-ln connection with the
campaign OF siucation's in honey ratsiAE.
Il wa brought TO light that Mira. r. l..
Cheney, OF Nilesvklle. this state. who re-
sides % miles from the Town OF Phifip,
holds the record for having during the
last year raised the mos honey OF Any
one In the state. Hhe harvested Two toay
Of hotsy during The year.
DEADWOOl>@. J. Rslev vAs arrca4sd
NJ Trojan GA the change Il bsrxiaststag \
roosning house IN DeAdWood. Some u uhs
etosen toNsaSy = sther.- property was
teAa6 n ~ taeseeatoe wAsa ~ WAs e.
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