The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-11-19
Night SCHOOL To BE
OPENED IN DECEMBER
STATE, COUNTY AND CITY TO BEAR
EXPENSE; LARGE ENROLMENT
IS EXPECTED

= night school is being established
IN the city for the continuation os tha
WIZ Mnteh was started last winter
ahd Mishank viii Join the ranks of
progressive cities who are f,nn;sh;n,.
this means of education TO the adultS
VINO nave been unable to Obtain |, i,
theu Younger tlays.
Scarcely Il city in the aasta,, h.,e
OF the state Is to be without a scb,nI
th'> year. which Is a wonderful eta,.
ior"i'id ana an Improvement over the
ps1~e year. The state legislature has
appropriated sure of SIS 900 which
- 60 he used to help the local boards
20 hnance the schools. This il con-
Sioefed Inadequate and the state To
sioh convention appointed a commit.
Tee TO appear before the next sess;n,
and endeavor to have the fund ~
creased. 'nasmuc!' a the Legion is
'''!i! interested in the work Of A.
naefiean'zatlon the work of start;no
the schools and interesting the mon
VINO should be in the schools is car
i'ed TO great extent by the I.ey;or
posts 'o'1
ne state pays one- half of tba 81
pehHc, when the school is cond:,cted
accof',hg to plans. following a pre-
Scrlned course Of study. certain
number OF hours and teachers who arr.
adequately paid. The school mnst
nave minimum of 20 hours. fo,,r
hlghts week, two hours each n;yht
Inc local post committee co-oDerat.
ed with Prof. Souder and Robert In.o.
VINO carried out the work Last ,a.,.
me ne estimated expense will be 5000.
saW OF which will be paid BIZ tho
state and the remainder by the citv
! and county. The committee annaar
CO before the city council at the n,aet
| ing last Monday evening and placed
! before it the plans, with the resul.
! that they assured financial supuor
10 the extent of $50. The cm,nty
commissioners will be approached in
the same way and it is practicable as
sure'i that they win donate the re-
manning amount to complete the sum
nat the night school ol. American
! .~ati"n school is one of the greatest
! INSTITUTIONS that can be started WA,
uh'en'abit proven last wear yhr
! school did not start until in Feh,,,ayv
me applicants for citizenship uane.s
. mace such a poor showing at the .cy-
ANIMATION that it was clear some
: thlne bad to be done. One man g-ho
fa'led to pass the examination nlead
! with tears in his eyes for some helm
50 that he would be able to pass the
4 next one a. that would be his i.,st
ehHnee any man that plea,s foi. an
eHltca''nn III ~ should he provided
Wlth u. assistance to secure it.
sc e.haol was conducted for three
months. with the teachers doratin,.
theif services free. which was attended
! bN an average Of Is pupils all tha
time Farmers living in the country
/. dloNe IL every evening Of school. in
! spite "i the cold weather and bad
foads, and a great deal of enthusiasm
! was ShoAh pE every one of the men
who attended. The Improvement
] shown at the July term OF court when
/ tncSe men were examined was great
! and Judge Anderson made !, specia.
note Of e"mmcndaton TO the school
/ for its efforts.
! The school viii be held in. the court
! house and viii open Monday eyenins,
December 9th for organization. The,
tour nights a week will probably be
Tuesday. Wednesday, Thursalayy and
rrday evenings. meeting at 7::oO eac3,
evening.
] Everyone who has not had schooljn..
I to at least the fifth grade. or a for
eign born person who Is taking out
his citizenship application should Join
this school and attend it all winter.
| The subjects which will be taught win
be reading and writing, commercial
law and arithmetic, civil government
and special lectures relating. to these.
subjects from time to time. Nov is
the time to make application if you
I wish to go to school or il you know
, OF anyone who should attend put the
matter before him and see that nc
1 makes the necessary application. Ali
applications should be made to Miss
Nettie johnson, county superintendent
or to Robert d. Jones before Decem-
Der 1st. Do not let this matter Slip.
but do it today 50 that the board can
make the necessary reports and as
sign you to class
ANNOUNCEMENT