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The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-11-01
COroner's jury
tOProbe Woman's
Death Under Car
Youth Arrested as Driver Of
Truck Is TO BE Present
at Inquest To.
day at 9.

Inquest into the death % Mrs.
Margaret Ressl. who was killed AT
Twentyfourth and LeaVenworth
streets Monday evening will be con.
Quoted At Hoffman's morgne this
morning AT y.
Deputy County Attorney Henry
Peal. who viii represent the state.
said he viii have several witnesses
who are expected TO give important
testimony.
Jack IIellyer. 20. 1919 South Six.
teenth street. who WAS arrested yes.
terday by Detectives Treglia and
Lickert and held for investigation In
connection with the accident, viii he
taken to the inquest Detectives ar.
rested Hellyer after they discovered
blood In the box Of the auto truck
that he was repairing.
They allege that Hellyer confessed
he was driving the truck that ran
down Mrs Sess and that he sped
away because he was scared.
chief Of Detectives Van Deusen.
who qnlzzed Hcllyer, says the youth
told him that he wasn't going fast
and that he struck the woman be.
fore he saw her.
Mrs. Ressl worked at the FlorIent
cafe. Twenty fourth and Leayen.
worth streets. and lived at 5i4 South
Twenty fourth street
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-11-01
Cornerstone for Animal
Shelter Here to Be Laid

The cornerstone for the new t65,
900 animal shelter Of the Nebraska
Humane Eoclety nj Twenty second and
lizard streets, will be laid by Su.
perintendent Of Schools John II. Bev.
erIdge. this afternoon at 3. lie will
be assisted by Mayor Dahlman, +. $.
Martin, president Of the society. j.
w. WEIGH, Mrs. George Joslyn. Or.
T. w. jerks, q. y. Prinz and Henry
Nelson. student Of Howard Kennedy
school, who will represent the public
school children Of Omaha.
The shelter should be ready for use
January /. The annual dinner and
meeting OF the Nebraska Humane 80
ciety Will be held in the First Pres.
byterian church. Friday evening at
csc
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-11-01
Feast Of All Souls Masses
Will Be Held Here Thursday

Masses on the feast Of all saints will
be held at st. Cecilia cathedral to-
day at 8, Z, s. 3. 10, and high mass
at II. The office Of the dead will be-
gin this evening at IN preparation
for the fesast of all souls, masses
on which will be held Thursday. at
6, $50, I, 1880, s, $50, and pontifcal
requiem mass will be sung by Arch
bishop Harty at 3. Rev. Michael Stag.
no will deliver the sermon, and Rev.
George A. Smiskol will act as master
Of ceremonies.
Special services will be held in all
Roman Catholic churches during No.
vember, which is dedicated to the suf-
iering souls In purgatory.
A new device has been invented In
France which detects icebergs within
n distance OF six miles.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-11-01

in Bavaria. according 10 letter 10
The omaha Bee from Il. r. pitman OF
chadron, Neb., now touring Europe
European countries are dlspleased
With the ship rum ruling, he writes
and some newspapers even urge an
embargo on American wheat as re.
thllation.
From the travel on the railroads. .
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The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-11-01
Hotel Tax on Foreigners
in Berlin, Nebraskan Writes

Americans, British aud other for.
eign tourists now have % pay Q hotel
tax In Berlin ranging from 70 TO zoo
per cent u the hotel bill, or I'VE times
more than the Germans pay, ana
there IN an edict prohibiting stopping
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-11-01

One hundred new missionaries have
been sent out 20 Alaska, China. Japan,
the Philippines and other fields by
the Protestant Episcopal church dur
ing the last year.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-11-01

he writes. you would imagine tina,
the greatest prosperity prevails over
here.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-12-13
AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK
December 40

is to be done to teach them the things
required to be taught by the manual
or course of study, and assign to them,
and each of them, the lessons needed
with such clear definite directions as
to the procedure. that by following in
structions the children will achieve the
desired end. Will these subjects and
instructions always be TO the present
liking or fancy of the children? Not
necessarily; yet the subject matter,
assignment and directions should al
ways be the proper prescription for
the end sought. How are you going
to be most successful in your chosen
profession and gain the greatest con-
fidence of your pupils and their par
ents? By knowing your work and all
of the details pertaining to it better
than those you wish to teach, and 9TH
ers not actively engaged in the work.
But you must REALLY KNOW 1T,
not THINK you do If you DO know
as much about your work as you ought
to, you will know il better than those
not engaged in it, and your very know
ledge and ability will assert itself in
to tell of it. The fact that you may
HOlu CeTblHNdlt W bStCi tldheS "a
laughing stock of you unless in actual
experience your analysis of children's
needs, knowledge of the course of
study, method of procedure and teach
ing practice proves that you are a
teacher-that you know your work.
Many a doctor or lawyer holds the
proper legal certificate to practice
medicine or law, but the mention of
his name as a doctor or lawyer is con-
sidered a joke, for inactual practice
he has proven failure because he
is not well enough grounded in the fun
damentals of his work, or fails to adj
lust himself to the demands of his
work
/ appeal to those in whose care the
boys and girls in the schools are plac-
ed, to be a real teacher-know your
work-keep studying, growing, i'm
proving. Convince by your knowl-
edge, your preparation, your methods,
your enthusiasm and your results in
the lives of your pupils, that you are a
teacher. Pupils will be drawn to you.
Grown people will respect and have
confidence in you, and you will be hap
ply. ut is wonderful thing to be a
teacher; it is a great thing to teach
school,"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-12-13
1928 DIPLOMA GRADUATES

Teachers will please send in to this
Office at once, the names of your can
didates for diploma examination next
spring. / have waited until this time
to ask you for the list, as it is pretty
safe to assume that the teacher has a
better idea of the possibilities of her
pupils now than at the beginning of
the school year. Do not encourage
any to write unless you have reason to
think they can pass/t the test required
in the manual.
No pupil will be admitted to take the
diploma examination in the spring un-
less he or she has an admittance card
issued by the county superintendent.
The county superintendent will be
partly guided in issuing this diploma
examination admittance card, by the
recommendation of the teacher, part
ly by the character of work the pupil
does when the supervising teacher or
county superintendent visits the school
and partly by the reaction of such pu-
pill to questions at the. time of vista
tions.
Every teacher who has any pupils
whom she feels will be ready for the
eighth grade examination in the spring
should make application for admit
lance card now by sending name, age,
P. o. Address, parents name, and en-
dorsement standings to this Office
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-12-13
WHAT is A STATE
GRADED SCHOOL?

To those who are for the first time
employed as teachers in the state
graded schools or grades below the
high school, would especially address
this article. Think upon these things:
The one-teacher school is unit by
itself. The state graded school is
not (as some apparently seem to think
a group of one-teacher school units,
but rather a school unit separated in
two or more parts-not wholes. Get
the idea clearly in mind. Each of the
departments of state graded school
is but a fractional part of the school
unit. Because of that, the law pro-
vides for a supervising principal, who
not only teaches in one of the depart
ments but has a supervising duty to
perform over all of the departments.
Each principal should acquaint him
self or herself with these duties and
give as much attention to them as
time and conditions will permit. Each
assistant teacher (the legal title of all
other teachers in state graded schools)
is required by the state graded school
law to cooperate with the principal
and do what is necessary to make her
room or department articulate with
the others toward a complete whole.
Do not wait to be told--that should not
be necessarily when the principal
does suggest, accept the suggestions
like competent workman and cheer
fully cooperate for the good of the
school and for your own good and sue
cess as an efficient workman. The
principal in many instances fails to
give all of the suggestions he or she
should, because of the attitude of the
assistant or assistants. The principal
is the one in authority and is required
by law to exercise a general manage
ment and supervisory control over
each Of the departments in order that
all may form a complete school unit.
Some teachers are not fitted by nature
to work in a school system because
they do not take kindly to suggestions
or cannot cooperate with Others in do
ing a group task. Such teachers have
assistants. Others work splendidlv
in such places, taking and even seeking
suggestions, and in cheerful attitude
cooperating for the good of all. /
am writing this for the benefit Of all
of the beginners and such of the 9TH
ers as may never have had clear I'M
derstanding of the new relations i'm
posed upon a teacher when employed
in a system. Each year we find one
or more teachers who cannot or do not
adjust themselves to the requirements
of working in a system. This Is to
HELM those get the. right impression
and adjust quickly TO the situation.
Let's make It more efficient and sue
cessful year for this class Of schools.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-12-13
ARE you A PARROT?

Most teachers talk too much during
the recitation. The recitation period
is for the purpose of having the pupil
recite. In too many schools the pupils
get very little time to talk as the
teachers talk so much-asking ques-
lions that they do not give the pupils
time to answer-asking the question
poorly and then having to ask it in a
better way-repeating the pupils an
swer-and in some instances answer
ing for the pupil, just having the pupil
say, yes. Teachers, watch yourselves
in this matter. Do not talk too much.
Require the pupils to do the reciting.
Do not repeat the answer If you
think it necessary to have it repeated,
have another pupil do so. The reci-
tation is for the pupil, not the teacher.
Give the pupil time to think. Ask
such questions as will cause the pupils
to think. That is Notwithstanding
the pupils to thing. Parrots don't
think nor do they help others to think.
Don't be q parrot.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-12-13
REGARDING AGENTS, SOLIC-
ITORS AND Statesmen

AS a number of teachers have asked
me what thought of certain reference
books, or method books, which they
had purchased on the installment plan
at high figure; and as / have receiv-
ed from Credit Associations inquiries
about a number of other teachers,
am led 10 call the attention of all our
teachers to a few basic principles in
regard to installment purchases, need
of purchases and use Of purchases, etc,
so that when one of the above mem
toned individuals confronts you with
his or her proposition, you will use
your own think-factory and not let
them steer you into a bargain for
something you do not need, or will not
use, or can get at half the price else
where.
In the first place, most of the meth
cd books or libraries contain but gen.
eral rehash of the work given in train
ing schools or that was given in them
at some remote time. Some Of these
books might be of value to those who
never had any training, but can be of
little value to the real wide-awake,
trained teacher. In the second place,
not one out Of ten young teachers who
are coaxed, leased or hattered into
purchasing these books, ever looks at
them or consults them more than three
Now, why are you employed as a
teacher? Because some children who
have not yet had the necessary train
ing need to be taught. II it wasn't
known or supposed that you know
more about teaching children than the
children who are to be taught, you
wouldn't be employed. What should
you do! You should analyze the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-12-13
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A COMMON FAULT

am going to make quite clear and
concrete, an instance of what believe
to be common error among too many
teachers in the rural schools. Espec-
tally Is this true among young and in
experienced teachers, and often it is
true of older and more experienced
ones. Say, for instance, you have in
your second grade reading class five
or more pupils. They of course have
varying reading ability. Some read
poorly, some a little better, and one
or two still better. Now, too many
teachers say that the better readers
read very well, as well as some of the
third graders, so they are proficient
enough to go into the third grade.
Teachers, you are using defective
test. Those poor third grade readers
probably ought to be in the second
grade. The manual gives test of
the ability that second grade reader
should meet. Compare the pupils
ability with the test and requirements
in the manual, not with the poor third
graders. More harm is done by pup
lis trying to work in grades beyond
their ability than is ever done by work.
ing where it is too easy.
OO fOL duNdlCc puPllS uitIit thty
have met all the requirements of the
grades they are in. Know the manual
requirements and course of study. If
there is any question about the grad
ing or classification, take it up with
the county superintendent or super
vising teacher. That is one of the
duties of these officials-to grade and
classify the pupils according to the
manual. Young, inexperienced teach
ers are not competent to classify and
grade pupils. They have not dealt
with enough cases and are not well
enough acquainted with the manual.
Such ability only comes with exper-
fence and careful thoughtful study
and knowledge of the manual and of
various types of children. Many old
err teachers are woefully weak upon
exact knowledge of the manual and
requirements in grading and classify
ing pupils. That's one reason why the
law provides for such work being done
by those who are better qualified by
age, experience and special fitness.
Read again the article "Scope of Sup
ervision" in the October Bulletin. Take
advantage of the aid you may have in
solving any of the perplexing prob
lens.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-12-13
READING CIRCLE WORK

The 1922-1923 reading circle pamph-
lets arrived recently and were immed-
lately sent out to the teachers, so that
all should be started in the reading
circle work now. The attention of the
teachers is called to the following item
in the pamphlet. 1t will prevent mis-
understanding later in the year. Page
5, Reading Required, Diplomas and
Seals, Evidence of reading done. Page
6, see first half of page. The books to
be read by all teachers in this county
were given on Page of the October
Bulletin. Methods of making the re-
ports are also given there. On Page
IL read what is said under the titles
Diplomas, Seals, Special Honor Seals.
The next three paragraphs are not OBJ
ligatory and do not apply in this coun-
ty. The last two do. Your attention
is also called to the blanks upon which
reports are to be made to the county
superintendent, found on pages "A to
50.
Read the parts referred to above,
and be posted upon the requirements
and conditions then do all in your pow
er to live up to them and put yourself
and school on record as a 1000 read
ing circle school.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-12-13

needs of the children and study their
individual abilities. Then decide what
times the first year and it is doubtful
if she ever does after that. In the
third place, if these books had any
merit worth the money, they would be
recommended to the teachers by the
county superintendent.
Just a little suggestion now, teach
ers. When someone comes along and
tries to sell you a book or set of books
to help YOU in your work as teacher,
lust put off the purchase until you
have time to see or correspond with
this Office, the training school faculty
or YOUR parents. / know the agent
will use every excuse and device to get
you to sign up at once. However, do
not worry about missing any golden
opportunity. You can always get
what you want when you need it, if
you are willing to pay for it, so just
wait until you can communicate with
someone who has no money interest in
the deal.
| know of many teachers who made
such purchases in haste and are now
wondering how they could have been
such dupes.
Lastly, the county superintendent
will not give a letter of recommended
ton to any agent, Out will give any
teacher who inquiries an honest opin-
ion upon the value of such books to
her. The County Normal faculty will
do the same. You should have the fol-
lowing professional books and maya
zines: Normal Instructor, Wisconsin
journal of Education, and one or more
of the three books selected for teach
ers' reading circle work in the county
this year You will use ana get good
from each of these papers and books.
You will also show that you desire to
grow professionally.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-12-13
MONTHLY REPORT CARDS

Teachers should use report cards.
If pupils take home report cards reg
ularly, showing the progress made in
the various subjects, parents will know
of their children's progress in school
and be better able to cooperate with
the teacher in helping those who are
not doing satisfactory work. Report
cards used regularly throughout the
year eliminate those disagreeable mis-
understandings and squabbles at the
end of the year if the pupil fails.
Then do not make the mistake of
marking the pupil too high. Mark
the pupil upon the work done by the
pupil, not upon your recitation for the
pupil. Weak teachers generally mark
the pupils too high-marking the pupil
for answering yes or no to the teach
ers' recitation. This is unfair to the
pupil and the parents because it leads
them to think they know more than
they really do. Weak and inexper-
fenced teachers often mark, and would
grade if they could, pupils too high.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-12-13
VERNON COUNTY
SCHOOLS DEPT.

From Nov. County School Bulletin
THE TEACHERS OF YOUTH
IF an Agassiz finds pleasure in dig
ging among fossils in order that he
may interprete the great story of pre-
historic life; if a Thoreau by Walden
Pond is delighted with his studies of
bugs and beetles; il. John Burroughs
on his little patch of ground in the val
ley of the Mohawk glories in his life
among the birds end bees; if Luther
Burbank is enraptured with his work
of Transforming a worthless desert
cactus into sn edible fruit, or in pro-
ducing a sTeeter rose or fairer lily;
if these End other workers, whose
names are legion, revel in the love of
their work-then by what term shall
we designate the joy that should be
the teachers, who works not with mere
fossils, nor with bugs or beetles. nor
with birds, bees, or flowers, but with
the child who is at once the most won
derful of Gods creation. Yes, it's a
wonderful thing to be a teacher; it's
a great thing to teach school"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-12-13
EVENING PROGRAMS

Teachers who wish to prepare pro-
grams for evening meetings should
find time for practicing for such pro-
grams outside of the regular school
hours, as you viii find there is no time
on the regular program for such prac-
tiee. The work of the regular school
program, as well as the time of the pu-
pils,is too valuable to take any regular
class period or study period for prac-
ticing for these miscellaneous pro-
grams. There is a regular program
for opening exercises for each day of
the week, also a place on the regular
program for it. The opening exercise
program was given in the October
School Bulletin.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-12-13
STATE AID BLANKS

Teachers who have taught in the
same rural school longer than one year
have been sent application blanks for
the special state aid under the PAS
law. Read the entire blank over care
fully, then fill out the front page, take
it before notary public as required
and return it to the county superinten-
dent at once. Be sure to read the part
that has to be filled in by the county
superintendent and note the character
of work which must be done if you are
To receive the aid under the law
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-12-13
MANUALS AND BULLETINS

Do not destroy any of the manuals,
bulletins or pamphlets which you find
in your school or which come to it
while you are there. They are prop
erty of the school. Keep them togeth-
err neatly arranged for future use.
Many valuable pamphlets have been
destroyed in the past and are now out
of print
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-12-13
HOUSEKEEPING

Some schoolrooms are neatness per-
sonifed, and some schoolrooms present
an appearance that seems to indicate
that the teacher is not aware that such
words as neatness and order exist.
Teachers, teach neatness, order, tidy
ness and cheerfulness by the condition
of your schoolroom, the material in it
and by your personal appearance.
What we do and what we are makes
stronger impression than what we say.
sour actions speak so loud that what
we say cannot be heard"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-12-13
JUST
10 Days
TILL XMAS

And in these ten days
only eightshopping days.
Every preparation has
been made here to be Of
utmost service, to make
every moment count.
Here are delightful COL
lectiOns of gifts-practi-
cal things, gifts purely
decorative, gifts for ev-
cry one. Those to whom
this is the first Christ
mas, those to whom
Christmas is a friend of
many years.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-12-13
LACE COLLARS

Gift tokens that take
fashion into account. A
touch of lace seems to
make the mode kin this
season. For gifts surely
one of these will be well
come.
Colorful, Jaunty, Sport
Scarf Setsof AngOra wool
They seem to be the big
gest hit of the season in
Misses and Ladies' Sport
wear. Prices $500 and
$500 per set.
As in. Pillow Cases at 35c
each or 2 cases for S1.00.
Wide hemstitched hens.
Gifts for the Linen Chest
Beautiful pattern table
cloths, size 70x70 and 20
x106 with napkins to
match.
Colored Breakfast sets in
blue and gold at S4.25
would prove a very well
come gift. Also so in.
breakfast cloths at $3.50
each. White with blue,
pink and gold borders.
Luncheon Sets,white cot
ton centers, with pink,
blue, yellow checked bor-
ders joined with narrow
lace insertions. Buffet
cloths to match.
A GIFT SUGGESTION
Writing paper, in White
and cOlors, from 1Oc to
S1.65 per box.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-12-13

We are showing a COM
plete line of handker-
chiefs, which make hand
kerchief giving delight
full. Prices range at &c,
SC, 10c, 15c, Csc, up to
SIPS
Sanitas Luncheon Sets
are durable, sanitary,
economic. No wear, no
tear, no washing. Ask to
see them, as they make
very acceptable gifts.