The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1922-07-06
REPORT OF COUNTY SUP
ERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS


a close for on June 30th, we closed
UP all records for The school yeal
Of 1921-1922.
Many changes have cone during
this year but with all Of them thI
schools have improved. As super
intendent Of your schools. | have
attended four meetings at the cal.
Of State Superintendent Shaw anil
found we were among the leading
counties of the state SO far as pro
g-ress was concerned, anl believe
with the adoption and use of tbs
new course of study as now out
lined and the few new and up to
date text books given to us along
with the ones we already have, we
will be able to do still better work
for our teachers will be able to
work to a better advantage FOR all
concerned
At the recent school election re-
ports show that more ins,res. was
shown in the selection of officers
and in some cases, in fact most
cases the voters turned cat in full
force TO see TO it that the school
matters were brought Defore the
people and settled at the proper
time and place. Something never
done before and in such move
mo Of fl,o ~
and troubles are settled AS thes
should be.
While three schools were closed
two were opened, and ore srhoo.
employed two teachers, 50 we hao
no loss. One building was burned
with an entire loss of contents
but it was replaced with better
building in time for school te take
up in October. We had two re-
nodded buildings so that the item
airy of our school buildings was
improved over other yeers as to
size and comfort.
Our two independent districts
employing Is teachers held Their
own but both will be improve for
the coming year. Three consoIid
ated districts each employing two
teachers, one first class rura.
school employing three teachers
one centralized school employing
two teachers and 70 one room rura
schools, total of rs schools have
furnished excellent facilities fo
the schooling of our boys and girls.
Of the schools mentioned, three
receive $3.50 State Aid, six receive
$50 and two districts will receive
$500 State Aid for teachers co.,
tages.
These State Aid schools mean
nine months of school, first grade
or higher certifcation for the
teachers when High School sub
jects are taught insuring the pu-
pills entrance into any accrcdite,'
school without examinat On, bet
ter equipment and warm modern
we'll ventilated school room.
Out of 81 teachers employed, B
hold Life Diplomas, l holds Prof
essional Life, 6 hold Provisional
Life, 5 State, 80 First Grade and z
hold Third Grade certificates with
no specials granted
AZ of our schools had nine
months term, the rest tie lawful
eight.
Since the election several schools
have written in for informatio
concerning State AID schools say
ing: the best is none too good for
our children, and several districts
voted a nine months term and this
In the face of these strenuous times.
People are beginning tc realize
that the children of today, the
coming citizens of tomorrow, are
q valuable asset and net to .be
measured by property.
The highest wage paid any rural
teacher was $125, and the lowest
$50. The average throughout the
county being $105. At tho recent
election some districts have voted
a wage scale based on the grad
OF certificate and the experience
OF the teacher.
In five of our rural school High
School subjects were taught b.
teachers whose certification insure
the pupils entrance into any High
School in the state without exam
nation, parents realizing it is bet
ter to pay for the extra work when
the school it not too large than to
send the boys and girls away from
home and among strangers a. the
formative age.
At the recent 9th grale eyamin.
atoms four failed outright and one
was passed upon the recommends
ton of the teacher, the manu-
scripts showing a gain in work, Of
80 percent over other years. prov
inc that o,r toacharc x.n.o ~, Al