The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-03-12
PERTAINING TO OUR
RURAL SCHOOLS

IS much improved ana practically al
the schools are back at work. Dis
missing for the epidemic seemed 20
do no good as tha schools that sus-
pended were effected just as bad as
those that did not
The census blanks are i'm tho
lands OF The trustees This rs TO be
done during the month of March
70 behooyes an concerned that no
body is missed this year 1t will mean
about ten dollars per child.
Trustee election blanks are also be
ing sent ont The election takes
place the 3rd day OF April in all the
school districts. both common and
independent Any patron that has not
time or enough interest to 80 east his
vote In this election, should not crit
icse the school next year.
Requlsitions for the books next
year are to be made April lst. by the
/ teachers. Care,essness in this last
year was 10 some extent responsible
Tor our free book troubles this year
Teachers who have not the blanks
for this. will please call for them at
my office.
Quite number OF schools have
been bringing in their surplus books
and in this way the book troubles
are being elieved somewhat. II all
do this we would doubtless have al
most enough books.
In accordance with suggestion
made last summer in the District
Trustee Meeting held at Snyder, !
am hereby Designating Saturday
April II az Trustee Day again TO be
held at Snyder in the District Court
room. The purpose and program OF
this meeting VIII be fully outlined in
the papers within the next few weeks.
Attention Is again called to the
dates OF our County Meet April 2 ana
3. More than twenty schools are mem
bers OF the League and are already
preparing for the contest. Other
lschools wanting 10 join and partici-
pate In these contests. will please
send their 800 fee to DR.. +. d.
shurter. Austin and get full supply
OF literature explaining the work In
detail. Arrangements for prizes Will
be made. shall be disappointed II
we do not have a greater number OF
exhibits from the different schools.
Let the teachers begin now TO col
lect these exhibits. Miss Margie West
of Dunn will have charge OF this
work Winners in the County Meet
will be Untitled to enter the contest
in the District Meet to be held at
Lubbock April l6, II.
More than half OF our schools par
ticipated in the Field Day exercises
.ast year and were so delighted with
results that several wanted two to
be held each year. | hardly think
that advisable, but am hereby des-
Iienating Friday March 10 tafter-
noon) for this event this year and
grouping the schools accordingly. All
teachers. children, trustees and pa
irons are urged TO attend these ex-
ercises Following is a suggested
program for this day.
1900 p. m. Opening exercises.
Address: Importance of Education.
Contests in spelling, declamins etc
$3.50. Contest in running, jumping
etc.
Sack and potato races for boys and
girls under 10.
Teachers foot race. so yds.
Trustees foot race so yds.
Basket ball.
The groupinr of schools is as fol-
lows: the program to be held at the
first school named Of each group:
Strayhorn. Camp shrn<s, Lloyd
Mountain.
Pleasant Hill, Plainview. and Bell.
Ennis Martin. Woodland and Cot
tonwood Flat.
Fluvanna. Wocar. Dermott and
Favor.
Bethel. Arab and Turner.
Canyon Crowd r and Bison.
Ira. Sharon and Egypt.
Dunn. Deer Creek and Mitchell Co.
Line.
Cisna Grove. Lore Wolf and Ger
man.
Sa-ta 20. ryron
Eormle,sh and canaway.
o. L. howell,
County Srpt.