Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-10-13
Linton, North Dakota, Thursday, Oct. l3. 1921.
COUNTY SCHOOL NOTES


have checked up our list of teachers
for this county. So far we have list
ed one hundred and forty-two. All of
these except eight are high school
graduates, or if they are not they
hold cetifcates. OF the eight men
toned, three have held certificates
and have taught from four to twen-
ty years; two attended summer school
and the other three arrived here with
out our knowledge hired to teach
school and we are allowing them to
teach until we can get someone to
take their place. We do not feel that
any explanation is necessary but for
the enlightenment of one or two who
are deriving satisfaction over the
fact that they can say that we have
issued permits and have refused 9TH
ers who are far less qualified we
make this statement SO they can get
the facts to tell instead of what they
have heard. Furthermore, these per-
init holders are teaching with the ex-
press understanding that should we
get certificate techaer to take their
place, they will step ou: OF the job
and make way.
{ There are a few every year that
either for the want of something to
talk about or for the sake of turn
ing people against the school author
tiles, spread propaganda that is only
half truth. We stand willing at all
times to- show why certain ones were
allowed to teach and why others were
not. However, there are some that
unless they can be favored all the
time, will become our enemies and
we have determined that it is much
better to have them for enemies than
friends who are sponges. One who
has held permit and taught several
months on it during the wartime
when teachers were scarce and made
no attempt either to get certificate
or attend summer school to improve
himself or herself has no right to,
teach again. We feel that those now
teaching on permits have reason
ably good chance to pass the examin-
aticn and get cerA Aifcate, but we;
know what others who have been re-
fused have done on the. previous en-.
aminations and are certain in our
own minds that they cannot pass. ).
However, the examinations are open
and should any who have been re-
fused pass the November 10 and II
examination we will be glad to allow
them to teach.
The following pupils received Nine
Month Diplomas of Honor, for per-
feet attendance this week: Virginia
Larvick, Highland; Ruth O'Donald,
Lillian Layton and Frank Scott, Lin
ton Special; and Eunice venne, Nc
Culley.
Punctuality Buttons, for three
months perfect attendance, were is,
sued to the following: Bessie Lowell,
Dakem; Ruth Emery and Fannie Ed
holm, Kintyre; Fred Mosser, Hague;
Maurits Van Soest, Strasburg; John
Millenaar, Helen and Florence Heun,
Baker; Joseph Martin, Theodore
Luchs and Malinda Ochsner p, Lin
ton Special.
I Activities have started again in the
Pupils Reading Circle. The follow
ing received green seals: LouiseFoell
Eleanor and Gerhard Kuehl, McCul-
w; Louis Foell, Esther Albrecht, Ell
eanor Kuehl and Gerhard Kuehl each
received red seal. The same pupils
and Paulina Schlecht were awarded
Blue Seals and Esther Albrecht and
Eleanor and Gerhard Kuehl received
Gilt Seals. We hope all the schools
in the county will put on the read
ing circle work. \,
The new courses of study I were
shipped the 9th and will be here very
soon. 81 81
We wish every school director could
realize the value Of additional read
ers. Too many think that a child is
fit for the next grade when he has
completed one reader. Then there
are some that think child can just
as well go over the same reader again
Every child should have at least two
readers beside the basic book.
We are glad to see the Palmer
Method in almost every school. This
is because we have high school grad
yates who have had the training
We claim hat we have the best
corps Of teachers the county has ever
Fad. Si1ch districts as Dakem, Wells
hague, Emnonsburg and Lipp all
have high school graduates. These
were some Of the districts where we
had to send unqualified teachers last
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