Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-04-07

about this, you cannot expect this Of
flee to uphold you.
Now is good time to get pupils
together and clean up your school
grounds.
See that the outbuildings are kept
clean and left that way when you
close your term Of school. Have all
doors locked securely or nailed shut,
if there is no fastener, when your
school closes.
You should have physical exercise
OUTSIDE every cay during the
spring.
Free Labor argues that as the
Author of man makes every individu-
al with one head and one pair of
hands, it was probably intended that
heads and hands should cooperate as
friends, and that that particular head
should direct and control that pair of
hands. As each man had one mouth
to be fed, and one pair of hands to
furnish food, it was probably intend
ed that that particular pair of hands
should feed that particular mouth
that each head is the natural guar
dian, director and protector of the
hands and mouth inseparably, con-
nected with it; and that being so,
every head should be cultivated and
improved by whatever will add to it's
charge. In one word, free labor in
sists on universal education.-Abra-
ham Lincoln.
If any one thinks this office is not
busy just now they should see what
amount of mail we are sending out.
The compulsory attendance law alone
keeps the superintendent busy. More
than forty complaints have been
placed in the hands of the states at
torney.
Maps were made out for the twen-
ty-one assessors this week.
Eighth grade papers are coming in.
There will be at least thousand diff
ferent papers to mark. If each aver
ages three pages, we will have three
thousand or more different pages 10
look over. >
The average teacher, school patron
or school officer does not realize that
we are running this office shorthand
cd. The law provides that where
there are a hundred schools in the
fcounty, the superintendent may APP
point a field deputy whose duties shall
be the same as those of the super
intendent, and. who must possess the
same qualifications as the superinten-
dent. We have 168 schools. When
we get eight more-176-we will be
entitled to two field deputies. These
deputies get $120 month and mile
age. We realize that by carrying on
the work as we do now, we cannot do
some things as efficiently as we should
NOTABLY the visitation of schools.
We have been doing much studying
on the proposition, and when some
one comes in and criticises us for not
visiting the schools oftener, it makes
US wonder if they understand the sit
uation. At this time of year it takes
the time of one person to enforce the
compulsory education attendance
alone. Many cases should be person.
ally investigated. Then again, few
realize the vast size Of the territory
we have to cover-1563 square miles.
We rank 18th in size and 18th in
number Of schools. Our cores
pondence alone is more than that of
any other Office in the court house.
This year so far we have made 1877
visits to schools. Last year we made
205 by July 1st, so our visits this year
will probably exceed those of last
year.
We have inaugurated the County
Eighth Grade Commencement and
Play Day for the children. Last year
we made arrangements ourselves even
to getting the pavilion ready. Will
any one volunteer to - = this year?
After considering all the above-to-
gether with fighting school houses and
equipment through, and practically
making reports for half the school
treasurers and clerks in the county, as
we'll as making out almost half of
the contracts for teachers (the clerks
duty, we have come to the conclusion
that we need field deputy. Who
ever gets the job must be some what
aggressive, able to drive and be up in
methods Especially primary and the
or she must be able to get and drive
car. Another requirement must be
that the field deputy shall have had at
least two or three years experience in
teaching. Of course the salary is not
as much as she would get for teach
ing, but it extends over twelve months
in the year, and there is some slack
time when there would not be much
work. But she must work six davs a