The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1923-10-18

Jennie Woodruff con-
t~smptuously refuses to marry Jim IT.
win, young farm hand, because Of his
financial condition and poor prospects.
He is intellectually above his station,
snd has advanced ideas concerning the
possibilities of expert school teaching,
Tor which he is ridiculed by MANI.
-<rnn u.-More as q joke than
otherwise Jim is selected as teacher of
ehe Woodruff district school.
CHAPTER III.-Jim, in his new posi-
zion, sets out to make stanch friends
OF his pupils, especially two boys, New
pom Bronson and Buddy" Simms, the
Colonel Woodruff, Jennie's father. has
little faith in Jim's ideas of improving
Tural educational methods. He nick
l~ustration OF an anecdote.
CHAPTER Wins conduct of the
school, where he endeavors to teach
the children the wonders of nature
farming, as well as book learning"
Ia condemned.
CHAPTER V.-ennie Woodruff is
pominted for the position of county
superintendent Of schools. The school
board grows bitter in its opposition
TO Jim and his innovations.
CHAPTER Wat a public meeting
Jim roundly condemns the methods of
teaching in the rural schools, and
makes no friends thereby.
CHAPTER VIA delegation of
prominent women condemn Jim's meth
DDS of teaching, but he is stoutly de-
Tended by his pupils, especially Newton
Bronson.
CHAPTER VIIL-Jim has Christmas
dinner at Colonel Woodruff's, and lis
tenipg to him, Jennie begins to do some
thinking concerning his ability n
his prospects.
CHAPTER KIN the evening Jim,
as well as he knows how, courts Jen-
ME, without, however, making much
progress, though she is quickly losing
her poor opinion of him..
CHAPTER X.-Jennie, elected county
superintendent of schools, receives 50
many complaints from people of thl
district concerning Jim's methods q
teaching that she finds herself com.
PEELED formally to ask for his resigna.
ton. After she has left, Jim is visited
by Colonel Woodruff, who strongly
urges him to refuse to resign, and
offers to back him. Jim agrees to
stick, for g while at least.
CHAPTER XI.-A meeting of the
school board. which had been gathered
to get" Jim, is confronted by Jennie,
who upholds him. He conducts an ex-
animation of his pupils at the meet
ing, to prove that he is not neglecting
their book learning" by the introduce
ton of other subjects which he on
siders of Importance. The splendid
showing made by the children converts
many, who had doubted. to his views.
CHAPTER XII-The novel ideas
which Jim has introduced have been
talked about outside the county, and
be is visited by Professor Withers, ex-
tension lecturer at the state university,
who invites him to deliver an address
Farmers institute.
CHAPTER XIII-Professor Withers
is impressed by many of the %innova-
tons made by irwin. and so informs
Colonel Woodruff and Jennie, some
what to the establishment of both. The
colonel suggests to Jim that he (the
coloneI) seek election to the school
board, replacing Cornelius Bonner, i'm
placable enemy of Jim Irwin.
CHAPTER XIV.-Feigning sickness,
Newton Bronson, youngster whom Ir-
folly and set on the right path, and
who almost worships the teacher, keeps
his father from voting at the school
board election. Bronson is a friend of
A 1t is, Colonel Woodruff is chosen
Dor the position, owing to Bronson's
absence.
CHAPTER Xv.-Jim convinces the
m OF the district Of the advan-
tages to be derived from a cooperative
creamery, and it is agreed to establish
one. His rise to a position OF leader
ship in the community, and high re-
has made a distinct differ
ence in Jennie's feelings toward Jim,
which she is forced to acknowledge to