The Rooks County School Monthly from Stockton, Kansas • 2

SCHOOL REPORTS Aurelius McMahan; second month-Alma and Raymond Clifford. Visitors, Julia Rand, John Reed (Director,) Chas. Avey, Mrs. John Clifford, Marvel Phillips, Fred Ross, Eugene Johnston, Geo. Nichol.

Angie Reed, Teacher. Purpose and Worth," Miss Belle Lun-den. It wa3 announced that owing to the sickness of Prof. W. F.

Hoyt of Sa-lina was unable to speak to us. A few general announcements were made by the president. Adjournment. Edith Garvin, Secretary. members present Ella Slandish.

G. A. Brown, Mar (Continued from first SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 18 For the month ending January 15. Number enrolled 27: average daily attendance 23 plus; number not tardy 21; number of visitors those neither absent nor tardyNellie, Eva and Floyd SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 93 For fourth month ending February 3, 1909; enrollment 18; attendance 289; Rector, Olhe and Charley Lana, Fred erick and Carl Cook.

Eva and Herold Hoar. With our box-supper money we have purchased a bell and intend to have it average daily attendance 289; avprage daily attendance 14 9-20; cases tardiness those neither absent nor tardy were Ray, Leona and Edna Groom, Joseph Havlas and Earl Weaver) ing; those neither absent nor tardy the past four months were Ray and Edna Groom, Joseph Havlas and Earl Weaverling. Visitors were Leona installed before long. Sadie Dodrill, Teacher. garet Bennett, Mary Smith, Louella King, Clayton Bice, Belle Lunden.

Thos. Hill, Mrs. Patton, Mrs. S. A.

Beery, Inez Durham, Bessie Henry. Gertrude Bice, Laura Hoskins, Florence Russell, Kathrjn Briggs, Viola Meade, Jennie Carmichael, Hester Glover, Bertha Sidwell, B. O. Brown, Arthur Wise, T. Dugan, C.

E. Bland, Johnson, Lida and Sarah Foster. Alice Mendenhall, Teacher. Wm. Reynolds.

Murra Savles, John school district no. 29 Pleasant Hill school, for the month ending January 29; number of pupils enrolled 14; average daily attendance 9 1-5; cases of tardiness number neither absent nor tardy those neither absent nor tardy Lizzie Evans. Corda and Lulu Norman. Our Blanche Rob- Edith Garvin, Ranck, H. O.

Darland, inson. F. L. Kramer, Co. Supt.

C. E. Rarick. SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 94 For the month ending January 29, 1909; number tn roll 17; average daily school motto is "Work and Win." Cora Norman, Teacher. and An- Superintendent's Notes noujiceinents attendance 14; those neither absent nor tardy for the month were Clyde, Clarence and Vera Kenworuiy, Flora and Mattie Marietta.

Sadie B. Bishop, Teacher. My school visitation is almost completed. In general our schools are doing well. Possibly a few criticisms and SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 59 Columbia school, for the fourth month ending January 29; number of pupils enrolled average daily attendance 6 plus; those neither absent nor tardy-Martha Arbogast, Lillian Edson and Lou Brown; those absent but not tardy Winford, Mary and Jay Arbogast and Walter Sanders; visitors during the month, G.

W. Edson. Emma Sander, Teacher. SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 103 Report for month ending December 24; number of pupils enrolled 17; those neither absent nor tardy 3 Florence and Lloyd Thompson and Wille Harabe; Days attendance 259.

Edith Baxter, Teacher. observations will be offered in our next issue concerning what has been noted in visitation. A list of nitional, state and county oticers will be printed in the March number. The classics used for this year in the rural schools, acccording to the course of study, are: Christmas Carol, Lgend of Sleepy Hollow aud Snow Bound. School district boards are authorized SCHOOL DISTftfCT 103 For the fourth month ending January 15.

Number of pupils enrolled 21 average daily attendance 17: number SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 64 Four months of our school has now passed And still we'er toiling on In the hope that the the two remaining months Rather short tho' they may seem Viewing the work that we may do In that two months so short Ever toiling at our work Will end in a victory bought. Our regular attendance is 10; those being neither ahsent nor tardy lor the not tardy 14; number neither absent nor tardy for first four months 8: those neither absent nor tardy for fourth month Florine. George and, Lloyd Wolln, Henry. A'ice, Edgar, James ane Else Hall, Orvil Livingston. Irvin Noyce, Teacher.

by a circular from this office to issue warrant for teacher's last month's salary when the teacher certifies to the board that all reports have been made according to law. The teachers' association, which was to have been held at Woodston, Febru SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMRER 111 tour months are Roy and Elmer Mar tin. Ethel A. Turner, Teacher. For the month ending January 26, number of pupils enrolled 24; average attendance 18 7 18; number not tardy: 16; those neither absent nor tardy Mira Luckenbill, Auw, Lilly and Edward Couture.

Celia and Rolland Tremblay and Hanney Tmcy. I RL Bennett, Teacher. SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 67 Elder Ridge School, for month ending January 8. Number of pupils enrolled 13; average daily attendance 11 plus; number neither absent nor tardy 2 Dorothy and Mabel Dunham.

W. A. King, Teacher. ary bth was postponed because of the storm to March 6th. Remember the date.

Hon. R. R. Hays ot Osborne will deliver his lecture "The sea and The Normal Institute will be held at Stockton in June, beginning about June 7th. Full announcements will be made in the April issue.

An unofficial announcement is th it there will be but one diploma exaniia-tion this spring; viz, one for jural schools, based on the common school Minutes of Teachers Association Of Rooks County held in r'lainville, January 16, 1909. The meeting was called to order' by Supt. C. E. Rarick and the following program was heard.

Music Song by Association, "America." By request of the president, Mr. G. SCHOOL DISTRICT NO 77 Century School, for first half of term to January number of days taught 68; number of pupils enrolled 20: average daily attendance first month 14 plus; second month 17 plus, third month 15 plu first half of fourth month 15 plus; Those neither absent nor tardy first month Nellie Brown, Janie, Irma and Bernice Heed, Beatrice McMahan; second month Nellie and Will Brown, course of study and one for cities of the third class based on the course for cities of third clas. The dates for these examinations have not been announced A. Brown gave a very interesting talk on the "Future of the Negro." I.

School Legislation. but will quite likely be as follows: Rural school examination Friday and Saturday, April 16th and 17th. Third class cities- (or those using that course) -Friday and Saturday, May 21st and 22nd. These dates are subject to change. Location of examinations will be determined a last yeai.

Complete and authoritative annoncements will be made next month. Bernice Reed, Emma Smith and Beatrice McMahan: third month Janie, Irma and Bernice Reed; first two weeks of fourth month -Nellie Brown, Janie, Bernice and Irma Reed, Charley and Beatrice McMahan; those who have been tardy but not absent; iirst month Alma and Raymond Clifford, "Certification of Teachers," Mr. Rarick "Minimum School Term and Salary," Thomas Hill. II. "The Teachers Vacation Its.