Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-08-06
Education i'm the West End of Iron
County.

This ground is covered by FIVE school dis
tricts, with all of which your correspondent
is more or less acquainted, having taught in
three of them. To begin with the Bell Dis
trict on Outre Fork: This is large i'm terri
tory, but small in population. John S. Luthy
will teach there the coming term.
The teacher is good scholar, and has had
considerable experience in teaching, and,
being resident of the district, knows his
field. The scholars are bright and have but
little malice, and, as your correspondent
taught the school last fall and left a supply
of books, the school will most likely be a
success. As in every district, few are dis
posed to raise feuds, but as a rule they keep
out of school.
Then comes the Adams District This in
cludes Adams and Clayton creeks and has
large territory and strong population.
There has long been in this district diff
Guilty in regard to the location of the school,
house, which will yet divide the district.
Miss Lucy Love will teach 1.-THE school this
coming term. This will be her first term as
teacher. Your correspondent has taught
that school, and knows the district Miss
Love is a resident of the district, and is GER
tainly plucky to take her first term of school
there. In every school there comes a crisis
when the school must be held strongly to
the right. If in that case a teacher stands
alone, he will be very lonesome.
When that crisis came two yeara ago i'm
that school, your correspondent had noble
assistant among the scholars and came
through with comparative success. Death
has made changes in the district since then,
and it is in the air that the young friend who
stood up so nobly for the right will be out of
the district this term. 1t will require rare
skill and a fortuitious concourse of very IA
vOrable atoms to attain a brilliant success
this coming term. AS rule the scholars
are bright and are well supplied with books.
Then comes the school at d. S. Loves.
Although your correspondent has seen a
great deal of the school material, and knows
what the schoOlhouse is like, yet as he is a
stranger to the teacher, no estimateswill be
run in that case. 1t is in the air that the
school is in a row, owing to the severity of
the teacher.
Then comes the Judge Mason District. In
that district your correspondent knows sew
eral of the patrons, one of the scholars, and
second term. She has decided talent and
weight of character, with fair
of the branches she will have to
teach. Practice will most likely make her
an effective teacher. The district has good |
reputation.
The last district is the Henderson. This, |
like the Indians acre, is all long and no wide. |
1t covers Neal's creek and Stroder. The |
is about sixty, on strip ten |
miles long and half mile wide.
Your correspondent has taught in this |
district. The school commenced about the |
middle of this month. The teacher is Miss |
Bette Sumpter. She attended your cores
pom dents school, and showed considerable
in learning.
Two days ago he visited her school, and
ound her in charge of fifteen scholars. The
school room was neat and clean, the teacher
vas plainly and Hastily dressed, quiet, and
iery Industrious. This is Miss Sumpter's
second term as a teacher. She is resident |
If the dlstrict-born and bred in it. Owing
% the inconvenient shape of the district,
school can scarcely be success. There is