The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-12-02
BATES COUNTY SCHOOLS
AND TEACHERS.
B, oounl, suptrin,snaen, ?. 4. ArIsoa.


By County Superintendent P. n. Allison.
North Muddy was visited first this
week and was found to be doing good
work yet, it having been visited be-
fore, and the pupils took up the work
given them with a will that would
please any one. Their teacher, Miss
Gertrude Marsh, takes deep inter-
est in her work and has her pupils in
terested. She reports that twenty Of
the pupils were perfect in attendance
the first quarter and all pupils did
well on examination considering the
condition of the school last year. The
teacher and pupils deserve much
credit for their good work.
Over at Green Castle they are do
ing good work and the teacher is
very proud of her classin Physiology,
which she had considerable trouble in
interesting in the work, but she feels
well repayed for all her efforts. The
teacher, Miss Lydia Reilly, believes in
laying down plan for everything,
and sticking to that plan inviolably
unless conditions change.
AT Fair View they were not only
willing to work but were really anx-
ious to work. The only trouble in
visiting such a school is to not keep
them at work too long and thus pre-
vent them from preparing on their
regular recitations. Miss Elsie Park
is teaching the school and is doing
them good work Her quarterly re-
port shows that her work is proving
very successful.
AT Montgomery they were not so
willing to work but have since sent
in some work that was left for them,
and it is all correct. The teacher
promised that they would do better
next time. We are going to visit
them soon to see if they do.
AT Hume they have a fine school
with an enrolment considerably in
excess of the enumeration. Their
pupils are all taking a good interest
in their work and the discipline is
especially good in all rooms. They
have agood building, library of over
six thousand volumes and an order
for about seventy more. The teach
ers have very interesting and sue
cessful Reading Circle and will con-
tinue this until they have completed
the course. The teachers of this
school are: Prof. E. E. Stewart,
principal, Prof. Leedy and Miss Bessie
Ward, assistants in the High School.
Miss Lillian Livingston has fifth and
sixth grades, Mrs. Kate Seymour
third and fourth and Miss Mary Nor
man first and second. Miss Seymour
has an enrolment of 35 in her room
and her attendance has been unusual
ly good during the first quarter de-
spite the fact that they have an cpl
demic of sore throat in town.
The Green Ridge school, just south
of Hume, has an enrolment of eigh-
teen with an attendance of seventeen
plus, the first quarter. Miss Iona
Thompson is teacher and is doing
good work for the people Of that dis
trict. Her pupils are willing work
ers and are ready for test any day.
There has been three pupils tardy in
this school and this was caused by an
accident.
Mt. Leonard has some pupils that
are willing workers and are going to
look up some things we left for them.
The test was satisfactory and we are
pleased to say they inquired very
carefully about what was wanted on
the work to be sent in. Prof. Miller,
the teacher, makes it convenient to
attend the Reading Circle every ses-
sion.