The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-07
LEON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
By J. A. Mchtosh, County Superintendent.

James Dunn. Grown.
Arthur Cain, Eden.
mamie SpragIe, Center.
Roy Long, Center.
Goldie Stewart, Long Greek.
Myrga Mills, Eden.
Mabel Martz, Blockley.
Beulah Jordan, Linevllie.
Fred Still, Woodland.
Sidney Art, Center.
Nora Bul!ard, Leon.
Laura Housh, Eden.
Ben Williamson, Center.
Josephine Johnson, Center.
Clair Long, Center.
Nellie smith, Eden.
jamie Long, Center.
Oscar Mills. Center.
May Sell, Woodland.
With it's present accommodation and
the present outlook for splendid
school there are many inducements for
large attendance of non resident pu.
pills. At this point we wish to direct
the minds of the Leon school board
and the school board of Center town
ship to the following proposition for
next years school, That the school
board OF Center pay the Leon school a
reasonable tuition for the schooling OF
the children from Whitehall, South
White Oak ana Sunnyside schools in
Center township for all of next year,
discontinue the schools for the year in
those districts and send the pupils there
OF to the Leon schools. We haven't the
space to discuss this proposition here
but submit 1t for their serious considera.
ton. There are other towns in the
county that would entertain PROPOSE
tlons of this kind from the adjoining
rural schools and it would be splendid
thing for the pupils of the rural schools
and good thing for the town schools
to add this rural school population.
The high school enrolment at present
is SO and the attendance has been ex-
cellent. The high school in Leon has
better room for school purposes than
any high school in the county. Miss
Hattie Drake, the efficient principal,
has charge in the high school. We had
the pleasure OF listening to recitation
in General History the class taking up
the subject of Italy. Also recitation in
Geometry taking up planes and inter-
esting planes book VII.
The high school pupils this year pur.
chased piano and are paying for it on
the penny savings plan and by enter
tainments given occasionally by the
high school. The people of Leon should
encourage every effort of the teachers
and pupils in this highly commendable
work. Willie Bradley is the pianist for
the assemblying and dismissal of the
rooms and his marching music is so we'll
played that pupils can easily keep the
step until they are in their class rooms
or in their seats. The lower rooms have
rented piano and pay the rental some.
what on the same plan as that of the
high school. Prof. Eli Hutchinson is
the assistant in the high school and his
class was reciting u, s. history. The
work comprised the naming of vice
presidents, the beginning of the civil
war and the causes leading up to it
Also discussion of the effect uf Uncle
Toms Cabin on the minds of the people
of the north and south previous to the
war; Some very fine students Of U. S.
history were found in this recitation.
The eighth grade Of the north building
is in charge of Miss Mary Parrish, who
was conducting an examination in spell
ing for the terms work of promotions.
Two Of the boys and three of the girls
got 100 per cent each in spelling fifty
words. We know for we marked the
papers.
Miss May Caster has charge OF the 9th
and 9TH grades in the north building
and has good attendance, while the
9Th and 9th grades are in charge of Miss
Halle Moore. The class in the fourth
grade were engaged in composition work
and written expression. The 9th grade
class were studying the structure and
care Of the eye and the recitation on
this subject was very fine and the pupils
were doing very efficient work. The
End and Sd grades are in charge Of Mrs
M. T. Lindsey. The walls of the room
are nicely decorated with many very
pretty pictures and altogether the room
is very cheerful and pleasant. TIE rec.
itation in the reading classes in this
room was good and we found very in.
dustrious and quiet class of pupils. The
primary room of the north side building
has an enrolment of seventy three pu.
pills and the attendance has been extra
good this year. The pupils Of the lowest
class were engaged in writing and read.
ing numbers, the reading was good.
The last mentioned rooms are large,
we'll lighted and yerv cheerful rooms in