The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-09-19
Educational Notes.
By supt. A. L. Iyes.

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be the same this year as Is has been
Tor the last two years. The county
examinations will be held In the vari.
Gus townships about the middle oil
April. To graduate from the rural
and village schools, pupils will be re
quired TO pass satisfactory examine
tons in Arithmetic, Spelling, Geoe
raphy, Physiology, Grammar, Civil
Government, History, Agriculture,
Reading and Literature as one sub
iect. Discrimination In this branch
will cover the first bali OF Curry's
Literary Reader.
County graduation has aroused
more interest 10 the schools than any
other one thing 10 the last two years.
Last year 70 boys and girlsgrsdust-
cd from the rural schools. Let us
have 100 this year. Is Is the duty Of
the teachers to so plan the work that
those who are able may have an op-
portunity TO finish the course Of
study. These older pupils should be
looked after zealously, for their re-
naming school days may be few.
Doubtless the offer on free scholar.
ships by the high schools In the coun.
~ will be continued this year. AID.
rian and Butler have already offered
two each. The other high schools
will certainly make q similar offer.
This Is one Of the things the high
schools can do to stimulate the work
In the country schools and encour-
age the boys and girls to pursue
their studies further than the com.
mon school course. The number OF
country pupils entering high schools
has been increased at least 80 per
cent In the last two years.
The county clerk has made the an.
nuslspportionment Of school monies
Tor this year. The amounts are as
follows: From state school fund,
I'll, 029.73; from county schooliund,
s5, S43.60; from township school
lund, S3,074.17. This is a total OF
BIO, 947.50 apportioned to all the
schools OF the county on the basis OF
the school enulleration. This is a
fne showing. Bates county spends
about $65, 900 a year on her schools,
Or a little more than SO per pupil an.
nually.
Teachers and school boards should
not forget that few good books
should be added to the school library
each year. Where there Is no library,
one ought to be established.
No school can do the best work with.
out a good working library. The
slime Is past when the educational
'onditions required only meager
'chool equipment. Nothing but the
best will thoroughly meet the require
nents Of to-day.
The initiative In this movement |
'iten devolves upon the teacher. |
school boards are frequently slow to
vet; the patrons are busy with other
'ffairs and may not see the need OF
hese things. The teacher must take |
he lead. Any active, wide awake
eacher need have no fears OF failure.
With courage, tact and judgment on
he part OF the teacher, the people
I'LL follow. Last year the county
saw several teachers
ONTO strange communities and not !
My establish libraries, but improve
he grounds, repair the building, add
lackboards, maps, etc. One teach.
raised nearly SIS for this work.
nd enc Of the best features Of Il al al
J, that In every case the teacher was
stained for this year, or else was
allied to another school at q better
alary. The people want teachers
ho can do things, and they are will.
lg to pay such teachers good ssla-