The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-08-19
PUBLIC
SCHOOL NOTES
School TO Commence Monday, Septem-
Der Sixth

The Public Schools of the Miller In
dependent School district will COM
nence this ear On Monday, September
sixth. There lie an increase of approx
imately twenty-five pupils in the dis
trict over last year. There are also
more pupils in the rural portion of the
district than last year, it being neces
sary to hold school in all three rural
schools instead of just one as was done
last year. A small increase is expect
ed in the city schools mostly in the
upper grades and high school.
A textbook deposit of one dollar
will be required of each pupil in the
third, fourth, fifth, siyth seventh and
eighth grades; and two dollars of each
pupil in high school. The limit from
fny one family will be four dollars.
Al the close of the school year all
those taking first class care of their
text books will receive what they de-
post back Those not caring for their
books as the should will have an
amount due to the undue damage de-
Quoted from their deposit before receiv
ing it back. III the undue damage am
cunts to more than the deposit an ex-
ira charge will be made at end of year.
This deposit will be due the first day Of
school. 1t is also hoped hat the de-
post will help stimulate the pupils to
take care of the textbooks and keep
them in first class condition. 1t has
been found necessary to protect the
school district from those who change
or quit school during the school year
and leave their books anywhere they
zee fit making it exceptionally hard for
the school authorities to hunt them up.
We hope to do away with this care
lessness by the deposit system. Also
TO receive better care of the books
throughout the school. The total de-
rosit will not begin to cover the cost
of the books which is over two thou
sand dollars, but it will help consider
ably to stimulate the proper care of
them. AS was stated above all those
taking first class care of the books will
receive their deposit back at the end
Of the school year.
One of the most serious questions
before us ut present is finding suitable
places for the teachers to room and
board. Places ought to be found i'm
the private homes of Miller for every
out-of-town teacher to o and board.
They are coming from the finest homes
of some other community and will be
expecting us to open our homes to
them We are obtaining the best teach
ers we a get and are expecting the
best work out Of them that they. can
possibly give us. We cannot get it
without locating them in modern con-
yenient homes. One teacher accepted
a position with us lately on condition
we al get for her suitable board and
room. Will all those who can possibly
take a teacher to board or room leave
their name and price of board or room
with Mr.. Cooper.
The school building is rapidly being
put into condition for the commencing
of school. All the desks are being
disinfected, scrubbed, and vanished.
A good bit of the woodwork is being
vanished, and the floors scrubbed and
oiled. The building will also undergo
a thorough fumigation before school
commences.
The Miller schools will have a
Music teacher for the coming year. A
Miss Sylvia Eggleston, of Sioux City.
Iowa, was elected last week and il is
hoped that We will have her with us.
We are also contemplating adding a
Normal Training curse to the High
School