Riley County Educator from Manhattan, Kansas • 4

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Text Books. Reward Cards. Any book not in the Stock will lie ordered and sup plied at list prices. AMONG THE SCHOOLS, Miss Grace Christy has opened a kindergarten in Manhattan. Annie Dixon, teacher at Upper Seven Mile, Dist.

No. 33, will try to increase the library during the year. Her school is starting out well. Eureka school, Dist. No.

18, is rejoicing in a newly painted blackboard. The teacher, J. W. Evaus, is anxious to improve the punctuality and regularity of attendance. Magic school, Dist.

No. 04, has forty-three pupils in attendance with a prospect of more. Miss Gilbert is teaching her first school but she starts in with a determination to make it a good one. Every teacher should send for a copy of the "Report of the Committee on Secondary School Studies." It is a public document, sent free on application to the Commissioner of Education, Washington, D. C.

Cleveland school is situated in a fine natural grove and is well supplied with all that is necessary to make up a good school, iucluding bright, active pupils. F. W. Ames is teaching his first term. He is a graduate of the K.

S. A. C. Arbor school houso, Dist. No.

35, has been repainted and fitted up in good shape. The grounds have been neatly mown and present an attractive appearance. Hattie Chaffee is teacher. This is her first year in this county, though she has taught in Clay county. Union school house, Dist.

No. 39, has been fitted up in good shape for commencing school. This is the first school in which we saw tho "stars and stripes." School starts out with good discipline and gives promise of a successful year's work. Fanuie Mabry is teacher. The school board of district No.

CO has put the house and grounds in good shape They were present the first day of school and will visit more frequently than in the pa6t. The school is starting out well under the direction of Lou Deputy. Her pupils are doing good work in the study of Longfellow, The school at Keatt- Dist. No. 6, is starting out well under tho management of Reppie Carey who has had many years' successful experience in the work.

She has a fine class of earnest pupils who if they but learn the lesson of hard work and thorough mastery of every subject are bound to make rapid progress. The school has musical talent and Miss Carey has the ability to develope i' The movements of the school were the best we have seen during this year. The school is well supplied with apparatus and the school room was put in excellent repair. Some needed repairs on the out buildings will probably be made. The teachers and board of Riley Graded School are doing everything possible to make this the most successful school year in tho history of the district.

They are meeting with the hearty co-operation of the pupils and patrons and we have no doubt that thoir efforts will be crowned with success. They have a line school house and grounds, a good library, a bell has been ordered, and about fifty-five dollars has been raised to purchase an organ -which will be a great help in the singing and in the movements of the school. By the way, we seldom find a school with more musical talent than this. A. D.

Rice is principal and Mary G. Leonhardt has charge of the primary department. ROBERTS, D. G. B.

Rogers is teaching in Caldwell Missouri. Teachers can propure monthly or term report cards at the Nationalist otlice. C. M. Morgan writes to have the Educator sent to Laclede, where ho is teaching ihisyear.

L. S. Fry has returned to Riley county with his family and will take charge of his farm on College Hill. W. E.

Smith tells some big stories of his hunting and other experiences during his recent trip to the Cherokee strip. E. D. Williams devoted a week to visiting schools and noting the work of other teachers before commencing his work at Sunflower. Prin.

W. M. Musgravo and Miss Alice Hart were married at Junction City recently. We extend congratulations and best wishes. Dollie Myers having resigned her position in Dist.

No, 11. Jennie R. Smith has been elected in her place. School will commence October 1st. Randolph school starts out with 140 pupils, nine of them coming from other districts for the purpose of enjoying the superior advantages afforded by this school.

We will give a copy of ''Preslon Papers" or "Snap Shots with an Old Maid's Kodak," by the author of Preston for a club of six subscribers to the Educator at 25c each. We take pleasure in announcing that the "Author of the Preston Papers" has consented to take charge of a Children's Department in the Ewcatob, commencing with our next issue. One of the most common and noticeable of bad habits that teachers contract is to repeat the answer of the pupil. How would you like to have somn one repeat after you every correct answer you make? Rowena Whaley was compelled to resign her position as principal of the primary department of the Manhattan City schools. Tho board of education wa foituuato in being able to again secure the services of Hattie Smith for that responsible and difficult position.

C. A. Strong, one of tho old timo teachers of Riley county, has been nominated by the Republicans of Nemaha couuty fir county superintendent. VV. G.

Weaver, teacher at Keats four years ago, is the nominee of the Republicans of Wabaunsee couuty for cl the district court. The students frum Riley count) who will attend the state normal school, so far as we have been ablo to learn, are: Wm. Edgerton, Stella Droll, Emma Droll, Maggie Brethour, S. A. Bardwell, Otto Sump, Alpha King, J.

N. Harner, Emma Glossop, Ida Teborg. and S. N. Chaffoe.

Mr. Edgerton completed the English course last year. This year he will complete the Latin course. Through the courtesy of Houghton, Mifflin Co. we will be able to reprint each month during the school year a poem from Longfellow to bo studied in the schools.

If this year is devoted to Longfellow and each of the next five or six years to some specific tulhor the students that leave our schools at tho end of that time will have acquired a valuable knowledge of literature witli comparatively uo loss of time, for the time usually devoted to "gems" will prove ample for a caroful study of some of the shorter works of our best authors. When children are required to commit a selection, whether for Friday afternoon exercises, a school entertainment, or for any other purpose, it should be something worth learning. We would recommend A liberal use of "Longfellow" duriug this COAL. -Bay Coal of Higinbothain Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, Colorado, and Wyoming Soft Coal; all grades and sizes of Anthracite Coal. FANCY PATENT, $1.00 FROST KING, $.90 GOLDEN RULE, VICTOR, .70 ALL GOODS DELIVERED PROMPTLY.

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I have a private hospital in connection, wlicro a limited number of patients ma receive continuous treatment and supervision. year. How many of our schools are learning "A Psalm of Life," reprinted last month?.