The Holt County sentinel., 1920-09-03

listed on the program. At the close
Of the afternoons program, the three
local associations of the county met
IN different rooms of the building for
the purpose of securing the member
ship fees and clecting officers for the
coming year. In the Oregon Associa-
ton. Supt. Ford was elected president;
Sup,. Ramsey, of Forest City, vice
president, and Miss Tracy Blcvins,
secretary. treasurer. In the Crpig
Association, Supt. Liley. of Craig, was
elected president; Mr.. Robert Thatcher,
president, and Mrs. Mary Gull
liams. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. In the
Mound City Association, the election
was postponed until Saturday, Sept,
Is.
Almost the entire Saturday session
wa taken up with the demonstration
OF Measuring the Results OF Teaching
by Professor Melchcr, of Kansas City.
in the afternoon, Mrs. Walter McNab
Miller made most interesting and
stirring address with regard to pro-
noting the health Of our children.
She interested Us all in the Modern
Health Crusade.
One of the most enjoyable features
of the entire meeting was the rccep-
ton given by the county superinten-
dent at her home. More than fifty
teachers were presented TO our mem
Der of the Legislature, Judge Sam
O'Fallon and Mrs. 0'Fallon, County
Clerk ID. u. kunkel and Mrs. kunkel,
County Treasurer Sebourn Carson and
Mrs. Carson, Home Demonstration
Agent, Miss May Long, Supt. and Mrs.
Ford and Mr.. Lee Griffin, who stood
in the receiving line;' then they were
escorted to the dining room, where
they partook OF delicious refreshments
in the shape Of brick ice cream and
cake; then out in the yard to join in
the singing games led by the Victrola,
under the leadership of Miss Markt
and Miss Acton.
Several Of those present made inter-
ctsing talks which were much enjoyed
by all. Thus the Plan Meeting usher
ing in the school year i920-2l has come
and gone. We trust that all who
were in attendance received some in
spiration, as well as help, thst may
show itself in the work Of the year.
Most of the schools of the county
will open on Monday, Sept. 9. A few
of the teaching positions are not yet
filled. We hope that by next week
L will be possible to publish a COM
plete roster of the teachers of the
county together with the salary OF
each,
A few interesting items of the past
school year: Number enrolled in high
school: 222 boys, 3l7 girls, total 500;
number graduated in high school, %
boys, 81 girls, total 85; number en-
rolled in elementary school, l466
boys, l406 girls, total 2872; number
graduated in elementary school, So
boys, 95 girls, total 160.
OF the IS high school graduates, 66
are graduates of first-class high
schools; 3-of second-class high
school, and l6 of third-class high
schools.
With the kind permission of the
printer-man, the superintendent will
again avail herself Of the columns OF
the county papers TO publish the TWEEN
ty-five words, which will comprise the
spelling lesson each week for the "a"
and "Bn, classes., This year the silver
trophy cup is held in the Fortescue
school. Who will secure it next year ?
Spelling wor1A: ! receive. separate,
debts, wholesome, truthful, grief, busy,
watchful, conscious, kerosene. beauty,
pretty, neither, asr6Rd, reading, writ
ing, arithmetic, grammar, physiology,
geography, Gtxics. .heaitt.- crusade.
t ALBERTA GREEN BRpHY. "a
County Superintendent.