has been purchased and converted into a modern
men’s dormitory.

Yankton College: Students from 10 states are
included in the student body; 87% of the enroll-
ment is of South Dakotans.

County School Notes

Buffalo: A teachers’ committee on health has
been appointed to plan for discussion of health
at meetings and for observance of child health
day in the spring.

Clay: Officers of the county educational associa-
tion, which was reorganized recently, are F. A.
Jensen, Burbank, president; Myrtle Dahlberg,
Centerville, vice president; Faye Hollingsworth,
Meckling, corresponding sec’y; Esther Jaeger,
Vermillion, treasurer; and Fern Stiles, Vermillion,
recording sec’y. The association sponsored a ban-
quet during the institute. Greenfield school, No.
18, destroyed by fire, is being rebulit on the stan-
dard 4A plan.

Codington: Five new rural school buildings at
a cost of $4,000 each are planned as PWA pro-
jects.

Custer: A new school was opened on Oct. 7 in
Junction district to care for children residing
more than 4 miles from established schools. Par-
ents are providing the building and furnishings
and guaranteeing fuel for the year. The district
provides a teacher and books.

Douglas: Co. Supt. Lee De Boer has introduced
new courses in art and science. All eligible teach-
ers in the county have been employed; 20% are
beginning teachers. One school has been te-
opened.

Hutchinson: At a meeting of the county teach-
ers’ association during the institute the following
officers were elected: Paul Bodenman, president;
Luella Perman, vice president; Anna Mosby, sec’y-
treas. Many schools have been redecorated, re-
painted and furnished with new reference sets.

Hughes: Mildred Roda is president of the
county rural teachers’ association. The associa-
tion’s executive committee helps formulate plans
for the year. A special objective this year is the
compiling of a county history.

McCook: A county project is that of develop-
ing PTA units.

Perkins: So-Dak-Wo-Te-O and Hickory Stick

clubs held dinner meetings during the institute.

Potter: A new schoolhouse is planned for Forest
City school district No. 17. Four schools in ses-
sion last year are closed and two closed schools
are open. About one-third of the teachers are in
their first year in the county.

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Tripp: Co. Supt. Martin E. Williams will rate
all teachers this year.

Union: The new $18,000 building in McCook
school district No. 4 was dedicated on Sept. 27
with Pres. I. D. Weeks, USD, and H. S. Super-
visor R. W. Kraushaar as speakers.

Walworth: The average salary of rural teach-
ers is $53 per month; the lowest is $45 and the
highest is $65. Eleven teachers are beginners.

Yankton: A feature of each annual institute is
a Y. C. E. A. banquet at which the teachers’
chorus sings and a special guest is honored. Mrs.
Minnie Gilliland, who began teaching in the
county in 1880 was so honored this year. Mrs.
Cora Moore, who began teaching before her 17th
birthday and who was still in the schoolroom at
her 70th was honored two years ago. Last year
Mrs. Ezra Champion, rated one of the county’s
best teachers a decade or two ago, was honored.

City School Notes

Enrollments: The following reports, additional
to those already given in the Journal, have been
received: Big Stone City—191 total, inc.; Bristol
—124 h. s., inc.; Clark—200 h. s., inc.; Cresbard
—84 h. s., 135 gr.; Deadwood—h. s. inc.; Egan
—124 h. s., inc.; Eureka—125 h. s.; Fairburn—
h. s. 33% inc.; Faith—134 h. s., inc., 91 tuition;
Freeman—h. s. inc.; Gayville—70 h. s., inc.;
Glenham—50 h. s., 19% inc. 70% tuition;
Gregory—238 h. s., inc.; Hitchcock—h. s. inc.;
Hot Springs—874 total, 10% inc.; Lake Norden
—104 h. s., inc.; McIntosh—h. s. 25% inc.; Mc-
Laughlin—140 h. s., same; Piedmont—h. s. 10%
inc.; Presho—h. s. 59% tuition; Ramona—h. s.
same, grade 12% inc.; Volin—h. s. 10% inc.,
grade 20% inc.; Waubay—135 h. s.; Wolsey—
97 h. s., inc.; Yankton—588 h. s., 16% inc.,
804 grades, inc.

Dormitories: Schools have reported operation
of dormitories as follows (not including those al-
ready reported): Bancroft, Woonsocket, Hitch-
cock, McLaughlin, Presho.

Aberdeen: Miss Alice Roose, director of girls’
physical education, in Central high, was a mem-
ber of the 1928 Olympic track team.

Argonne: An orchestra has been organized.
An additional grade teacher has been employed.
Additional commercial equipment has been pur-
chased.

Ashton: Band instruction and vocational guid-
ance are new offerings. A speech club has been
organized.

Aurora: Typing is a new offering.

Bancroft: Children of preschool age attend
kindergarten one-half day a week.

November, 1935 @ SDEA JOURNAL