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Supervision in Bates County.

From The School News.
The public schools Of Bates county
are doing excellent work under the
leadership OF County Superintendent
A. L. Ives and the prospects for the
future are very bright.
One OF the first things essential to
successful school work is properly
equipped room with library and nee
essary apparatus. Superintendent
Ives has devoted much time and
energy along these lines and fully 80
per cent OF the school districts OF the
county now have good working
libraries and many are wellequipped
with neediul apparatus. The school
boards are responding very well to
the requests OF Superintendent Ives,
and when they do not make the ap-
preparations the teachers are raising
the money by some outside means,
so that In O short time the schools
will all be In good condition with
carefully selected books and useful
apparatus.
Another great improvement that
should be noted lie the changed con-
ditions OF the school grounds and
buildings. In all the districts some
interest is manifested In beautiiying
the bulldogs and caring for the
grounds.
The teachers are improving In
harmony with this spirit Of progress
nd with better teachers we are hav.
ing better work and higher salaries.
Several districts have raised the
teachers wages In order to keep the
same teacher another year, or be-
cause OF a higher appreciation OF the
work. Superintendent Ives insists
that the school boards, as Tar as
pos sible, elect the same teachers for
ne 1t year and is urging the teachers
to remain with the same schools.
A systematic organization OF she
schools is, perhaps, the most valu.
able service a county'superintencens
can render to the schools OF che
county. Superintendent Ives as
labored hard to unity the school
work and articulate the rural schools
with the high schools OF the county.
Besides the regular personal visits
80 the schools, u special course OF
study for the county is sent TO each
teacher and circular letters SO teach-
ers and school boards are issued
during the school term. In April
examinations are given and all who
have completed the rural school
course are graduated. The high
schools offer scholarships to the pu-
pills making the highest average in
the rural school examinations. A
large CLASS graduated last year and
nearly all will enter some OF the high
schools OF the county.
These things that are being accom-
plished by the schools OF Bates coun-
ty are the results Of an educational
sentiment aroused by Superinten-
dent Ives through articles In the
papers, personal letters, circular let
ters and teachers meetings..
The largest item on the list OF
state or county expenditures Is for
public schools, and the people want
to be informed from time to time OF
the results OF their investment. The
county superintendent furnishes
them with this information and they
respond more readily when asked for
further contributions. He makes
frequent use OF the county press and
they always welcome his articles.
ii The outlook was never more prom
I is ing for the schools Of Bates county
than to-day. Weare expecting much
I. and everything indicates a general
advance, educational, all along the