Russell County School Signal from Bunker Hill, Kansas • 1

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nearer it iie rnuxxumcm 1 iwmi cl energy, puih and rnthuiLum lo Ix congratulated uji hav-and will do hit licit to make the ljf a bol board who are active MM ft It ItU KioiJcy School! equal lo any to and wide awake to the belt ti the state. 1 icrciu 01 me SIGNAL NKWS ITKMS. lliere arc now eighteen fchooli in ftmoa in our county. Prof. II.

Coovcr, astlitcd by I lite Riucll County fvduca- iviut c. WciJgcrt, tiave beta I tional Atitooiuon was ormtm I II A AO MUi J. II Lucai will tcadi her cJcctal to take charge of lite under ita new constitution and term of tchool at Succcu. DorraiT Wc exjject to laws, August 2yh, iS3p, with a Mitt Mirv R. Atchhon ti I worK done in this I memwrthip ol tixty teachen.

---j I a a a I mmmm mm I a ma ai leaching her first school DU- fcnow io sustain lueloliowmg arc its oHicrrs lor PIULItK IN- trict No. near the Woodville postofTice. Miss Hattie A. Slimm will he found at work in District No. 14.

Her work is marked with energy and enthusiasm. it has in th2 put. president; E. O. Humcn, vice We regret to note that Mr.

A. president; MSsa M. W. Lindsay, L. Edwards has been very tick secretary; Miss M.

C. Wengert, with typhoid fever the past five treasurer, aod J. W. Howea, weeks, but he is now convalescing critic alowlv. Mr.

Edwards stands at The county is divided into four I A RD WARE AND Agricuinural Jmfkmcns. Ik IImI Guoltat Bum. HtMcU WlDdllUls. AUkbdsortMdj. IVIcw thu def com petitloo.

JSSELL, KANSAS; Miss C. E. Dunner is teaching I the head of the procrressivc I equal districts, and one county in District No. 12. Hie citizens teachers of our county.

He will district, to be known as the of this district may rest assured teach an eight months' school ia North-cast, South-east, North- of a good school. District No. 22. west and South-west Educational Mr. F.

M. Case is at work in The directors of District No, Assods. Dares of meetings District No. 50. Mr.

Case closed have purchased a full set of maps, ar a successful term of work in this White's manikin, McGuffes fd South-east districts. Septcm- I B. CORBET UtWW mW reaHinrr charts, nnd Webster's January xot district last spring. unabridged dictionary for each of nd March 15. North-west and 0 0 I Snuth-west districts; South-west districts: September ine lour scnoois 01 ineir aisina, ITotary Public, Agent for Mrs.

C. S. Crain is teaching in District No. 28. This district has tried her several times before, and know her to be a faithful and excellent teacher.

IVfisa TCi1smlt Ana ff nni besides purchasing two new teachers' desks for two of their schools, and also three globes. Some twenty districts voted at the annual meeting, in favor of 28, November 30, January 25 and March 20. County meetings: Bunker Hill, October 19, February 15; Russell, December 14, April 26. The officers of the North-east Educational Association, are as RAILROAD LAUDS srs'rhiS county uniformity of text books. We are glad to note that the sen- follows, viz: Mr.

Charlie A. timent is gradually growing in Griffith, president; Miss Lelia A. No. 16. We shall look for good reports from this school.

IN- favor of uniformity. Lincoln McMurphy, secretary; Miss Emily L. Balcomb, treasurer. Of the South-east Association areas follows, viz: Mr. Truman Ford, president; Miss Ella F.

SELL OSBORNE BARTOI! The schools of District No. 6 county voted for uniformity, and are in charge of Messrs. J. M. their text book committee have Mahoney and D.

T. Weatherby. made their selection of books. The schools of this district cannot Lindsay, Miss M. fail to make thorough FOTO M.

WeUs, Miss I. M. Muck, Miss under the tuition of such teachers. cJmdl PrQt Prof. T.

Ford was the only Howes will preside over District teacher from our county who at- No. 2. during this school year. COUNTIES. tended the National Educational We expect to hear most excellent a and city property for sale Association at Nashville.

He reports from the five schools of reoorts as haviner an excellent this district. The School Board are to be congratulated in secur or exchange. time and feels fully paid for at Hopkins, secretary, Miss Alberta Markley, treasurer. Of the North-west Association, are of follows, viz: Mrs. C.

S. Crain, president; Miss Carrie E. Bunner, secretary: Miss Mary R. Atchison, treasurer. Of the South-west Association are as follows, viz: Mr.

O. E. Wheeler, president; Mrs. R. F.

Wineteer, secretary; Mr. S. O. Perkins, treasurer. The president, secretary and treasurer form the executive com- mittee of their respective associations.

The county association has tending. Mr. C. L. McAfee has been elected to take charcre of the ing the services of such an able corps of teachers.

The board of education of Russell have employed the following corps of teachers, this school year: Prof. L. A. Parke, superintendent; associates, Misses M. Goff, M.

F. Poulton, C. B. McDougal, D. Miles and Mrs.

M. A. Kilbourne. The board are school in District No. 61.

A better selection could not have been made. Mr. McAfee mixes energy, enthusiasm and conscience 10AN ON REAL ESTATE i 2curity at the lowest rates. in his daily work. Messrs.

E. E. Balcomb and j. B. Balcomb have gone to Emporia to take a full course in the State Normal School.

In their departure, our county loses two of her most progressive and energetic teachers. We shall look to see them take front rank in their classes. four meetings each year, and each district association has also four meetings each year. According to official reports of the results of the recent explosion at Antwerp, 135 persons were killed, 20 are missing, 100 were seriously Injured and 200 slightly Injured. The Pope has contributed 2000 for the relief of the sufferers deserving of praise for the stand they took in increasing the salaries the assistant teachers.

Every school in the county will expect to see the city schools of Russell take advance steps in educational work. islon papers made out free of charge, mmunlcatlons promptly answered, iose stamp. Send for land descrlp-J. B. CORBETT, Banker Hill, Kaf.

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