Summers is investigating, and if there is more due the county, she will get it for the county schools.

In 1920, twenty-three schools in the county had nine months of school. There were thirtythree that had eight months and forty-three that had less than eight months school. Eleven schools had no school or less than four months. Each and every district in the county has adequate funds for a four months' term, if they so desire.

Gordon and Rushville have accredited high schools. Hay Springs has ten grades and does some work in the eleventh grade. The Catholic academy has twelve grades and seven teachers. One hundred forty-two pupils are in this school, nineteen of whom are in the higher grades. Clinton consolidated school has four teachers, and has combined two districts. District No. 35, known as the Banner school, consolidated five districts, and employs three teachers.

Eighty teachers from Sheridan county attended the combined or joint teachers' institute at Chadron. in 1920. Thirty-five of the teachers stayed for the summer Normal.

The first school in Sheridan county was in Gordon, in a frame shack on the east side of Main street, between First and Second streets. From this humble beginning, the county has developed a splendid educational system, which is a matter of just county pride.

Resources of Sheridan County

Predominent export products of Sheridan county in the agricultural lines are potatoes and wheat. Other ordinary farm products are raised, and there is considerable alfalfa and hay. In the valleys of the sand hills are many beautiful meadows, but their product is almost if not entirely for home use. The Spade ranch, while appropriating much of this valuable land to its own use, has done a fine line of development work thereon, by sowing the seed of tame grasses into the wild sod.