The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-08-27
CITY SCHOOLS
OPEN SEPT. 7
COURSE OF STUDY HAS BEEN STRENGTHEN-~
Cd; TEACHING STAFF ANNOUNCED; IN
CREASED SALARIES FOR TEACHFpS

school bells for the 500 Milhank
chool children will ring bright and
early Tuesday morning, September :.
calling them back to their desks and
School work after their summer va
cation.
Most mothers will neave a sigh of
reiief knowing that their children will
oe looked after at least six hours Of
ehe day, which will relieve them of
eial much care. And most children
/ MI regret that their summer plav
days are over and that they are To he
corraied IN the school room. i.a.bibinp
ene necessary elements Of education
ta2C VIA enable them 10 pass through
that period suere-s sfulir.
ne enrolled Number Of ouDils last
year was a3C, while the census of
schooi children was considerable more
Inc number of enrolled pupils this
year will probably be increa4ea and
| fS expected to reach about 50n The
seating capacity Of tie rooms i tax-
ed and additional seats will be INSTALL
eG 70 relieve the condition.
Ia tie teaching stall there VIII he .
/ re" changes, some of the teachers of
the grades and high school subjects
ieaVing for other positions. \ COM
plete list Of the teachers for the new
school year is published in another
column Of this issue.
Inc salaries of the teachers have
been boosted considerably to meet the
high cost of living. The average wear
~ salary drawn last year was about
Sl,OOl.25, while thi, year it will be be-
tween 81 300 and S, 400. This increase
was granted to the teachers during
the latter part of the school term last
year.
The country schools open later in
the month, few of them not opening
until in October. The majority of them
however, plan to open about the mid
die OF the month. .Inasmuch as the
pupils are compelled to be present =
certain number of schsbl days during
the year under the new ruling Of the
state department, the schools are op-
enlng earlier. The farmer children are
needed to help with the farm work
during the spring work and the ear
iler start in the fall will enable them
to keep up their school work also.
Ten of the schools last year had ac-
credited vitalized agricultural courses
during the year which were reported
to be successful The teachers attend
ed the special course in that subject
at Aberdeen just before the opening
OF the school term and Were given
special credit fer it. This course will
open next week in Aberdeen and spec
lal effort j. being made BY the county
superintendent 70 secure a large num-
Der II teachers to attend the school so
that there will be more schools having
this subject
A few Of the school officers have
not made the report as to whether
they have secured teacher or not for
the coming year, and the list at the
county superintendent office is in
complete.
A conference for teachers and
school officers Of the county will be
held in this city on September q, %.
and 29, and it is, expected that q
large number will be present. The
conference held last winter was one
OF the most successful ever held in
the city. The state department will
send speakers and leaders for the con-
ference and good program is being
arranged. Further information will be
issued later.