The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-12
SCHOOL LEAGUE
BEING HELD HERE
THIS AFTERNOON
Mrs. {. Z. Purcell Presents
List of Que stiOn TO the
Teachers.
All But One OF Them Are in
Attendance.
PROF. BmLINGToN WILL LEAVE

Only two teachers of the county
school corps are not In attendance at
the McCracken County institute, and
these are prevented by illness. Super
lntendent S. j. Ellington said today
that he was pleased over the attend
ance despite the fact that the wealth
er has been sultry. This morning
arithmetic, literature and school dis
cipline were discussed by Prof. T. J.
Coates and the teachers.
Improvement League.
THIS afternoon the School I'm
proyement League was represented
at the Institute and Mrs. c. f. Pur-
cell. the organizer, made an address
TO the teachers. Following the ad-
dress the officers Of the McCracken
County improvement league will be
elected, and plans for next year dis
cussed.
To arouse and inspire the organic.
alton Of school improvement leagues
meeting r. being held at the Nc
Cracker County Teachers institute
this afternoon at the county court
house. Mrs. c. f. Purcell organizer
for the 13 counties of this district
for the Federation OF Women's clubs
has prepared questions to be asked
the teachers this afternoon, which
The Sun prints
Already ten counties have been
organized by Mrs Purcell Next
week she Will go to EddyvilOe for
the purpose of organizing a league
The questions supplied by Mrs. Pur-
cell are as follows:
Name of school Name of teacher
Average attendance.
How many children OF school age
in your district go to NO schoofy
Why? What can remedy this?
Have you a good school yard? A
fence? Walks? Grass? Trees? Flow
ers? IL there a good playground
Have YOU TWO good out-houses? Are
they screened?
What Is the source OF your drink
ing water supply?
Is your house well lighted? Have
you a good roof? Good floor? Good
walls? What is especially needed to
improve the buildings?
Have you desks? Blackboards?
Shades? Maps?
Number Of books in library and
what kind? What pictures? Is there
a zinc around the stove to distribute
the heat more equally? Have you
towels, pans, combs, and mirror for
the children's use?
Have You individual drinking
cups? Have you a reading table of
our best periodicals.?
How many patrons have visited
your school this term?
Have YOU School Improvement
league? II not. form one at once.
Prof. Ellington 10 Resign.
Prof. Sam j. Ellington, county
school superintendent, will resign
his Office this month. and early next
month will leave for Elliston. Mont.
where he has been elected principal
Of the graded school. 1t is his in
tention to make Montana his home
permanently, and in addition to his
school work will practice law. Sew
eral months ago Professor Billing
ton was admitted to the bar.
This is his fourth year as county
school superintendent and he has
made a conscientious school official
being popular over the county. He
will hand in his resignation this
month as It is his Intention to begin
his school work in the west next
month. Previous TO his election as
school superintendent he was a
teacher. and his new position will
place him in charge of the graded
schools OF Elliston, which is near
Helena. Superintendent Ellington
resides at Lone Oak.