Phillips County herald., 1922-04-14
County School Notes

last Friday evening. Over 100 per.
sons were present. The proceeds of
the evening was $14 This money
will be used to help the school to
4 reach the standard goal
A Parent-Teachers' association was
organized at the Sun beam jchcol
last Friday evening. A program was
given by the school.
Plainyiew school is enjoying som
new playground equipment
i At community meeting held at
the Sunny Dale school house last Fri
day evening Parent-Teachsrs' as.
sociation was organized, with jacob
Yaggie as president; Herman Detmer,
vice-president; Mabel Schultz, secre-
tary-treasurer and Mrs. Herman Det
mer, historian. The next meeting
will be held Friday evening. April 2S.
j Mrs. Charles Hilyard acted as sub.
stitute teacher for the fifth grade of
the Holyoke schools few days the
first OF the week. during the illness
! of Miss Maude Evans, the teacher.
Mrs. Hazel Holland. primary teach
er of the Paoli schools, was an Office
visitor last Saturday
Miss Winifred Erskine of Haxtun,
Red Cross nurse, was county seat
business visitor Monday. Miss Err
skine made this Office a call.
Petitions have been presented to
this office looking toward the enlarge
ment Of the Paoli school district. The
territory proposed to be annexed lies
adjacent to Paoli and the children
have been attending the Paolf schools
as being more accessible.
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of the county superintendents. in con-
junction with the state spelling and
oratorical contests, opened at the
state capitol in Denver on last Tues.
day morning. The first events were
sixty-three counties were represented
In the spelling contest, and twenty
eight counties in the ora,orical con-
test. There was heavy gain In the
number of contestants over last year.
The spelling contest was held in the
house of representatives and the ora
torical contest in the senate cham.
ber. In the spelling contest Margue
rite Gatchell won first place, Joyce
Story second place and Helen Baker
third place. In the oratorical con.
test the following contestants were
successful in winning prizes: Russell
Smith of Huerfano county. fi-t Ver-
die Hotchkiss of Ouray county, sec
ond, and Virginia Marstellar. third
The first prize in both spelling and
oratorical contests was fifty dollars
in gold to each contestant. given by
the News-Times Of Denver. The Sec
ond prize given to both contestants
was twenty dollars each, given by
the county superint tendents. The third
prize given was set Of triple plate
tea spoons given to each winner by
the George Tritch Hardware company
Of Denver In addition to tn, first
prizes given. gold medal was award
ed the winner in the oratorical con.
test by the Symans Jewelry company
Of Denver. and the winner OF the
spelling contest large thermos bot.
tie, given by the George Tritch Hard
ware company OF Denver. All the
contestants were given Ever Sharp
pencils by the county superintendent
While Huerfano county was awarded
the championship In the oratoriical
contest this county received the low-
est markings In the spelling contest,
Phillips county was represented In
the spelling contest. and our contest
ant ranked high among the spoilers.
The contestants were placed into the
hands of competent chaperones and
were given the best of attention and
amusement. II was voted to make
ti.is event permanent. and the next
state contests will be held In the
spring Of 1929 in conjunction with
the spring meeting OF the county sup
erintendeEts. IL is oil interest to
note that last year Ouray county fur.
bished the champion orator and this
year was given second place.
Nearly all the counties were repre-
sented at the meeting OF the county
superintendent which opened We'd
nesday morning In the senate cham
ber. The matter OF needed legisla-
tion was taken up and discussed. The
proposed constitutional convention
was endorsed. the voters being called
to vote on the question OF authorlx-
Ing the general assembly to call a
convention to write q new constitu.
tion. II Is believed that q new con-
stitution Is needed to bring about re.
form In the matter OF county unit.
text book uniformity and many other
matters pertaining to the educational
interests OF the state. On Thursday
the superintendents met In Boulder
In conjunction, with the institute
workers. Here discussions were had
looking forward to better institute
work In the state. Committees were
appointed looking forward to putting
into effect these important matters.
A community meeting was held ut
the Silver Beam school house last
Tuesday evening. Nearly all the pa.
irons Of the district were present.
a short program was rendered by the
school. after which the meeting was
turned ioyer to the president OF the
county council OF the Parent.Teach-
ers' association. Talks were made
by James 4. Hinkle. president, a.
+. Rehfeld. president OF Liberty MS.
ISOLATION. and the county snperinten.
dent on the objects TO be attained
by local association. Twenty-six
patrons enrolled. and the following
officers were elected: Mrs. S. c. Stet.
ter. president: Mrs. George Scebold.