The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-03-10
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN.
EDITED BY PROF. CLAUDE BENNETT, coUN-
TY SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION.
COLLINS SCHOOL.

O0AA4A4NO OSI1OOL.
For two years Miss Willie Kate
Scott has been the very efficient
,eacher Of this school, which is not
ar from the Lawrence county line.
During the past year the people of
his community have built school
house, and for the first time in the
history OF the school they have hac
IN assistant teacher. On our visit
% the school we found that the
5eachers and children had been do.
ng some work in the flower garder
and were looking forward to the
coming of spring with pleasure
On Inquiry we found that about
$50 worth of books had been pur.
chased and that the school boasted
live school improvement associa.
5ion.
GILL SCHOOL.
The Gill School is on the old May
and Easterling mill yard and is be-
ng taught by Miss Mary Beacham
As at most of the other schools we
found Miss Beacham doing work il
he flower garden and preparing
he exhibit for Field Day. Miss
8eacham expects to be a live con-
;estant in the county exhibit and
We shall watch her work with in
,erest.
BEAR CREEK.
Prof. H. D. McInnis, a teacher
If twenty-five years experience
IS principal at Big Creek. While
here, we enrolled quite a number
If corn club boys and helped the
children to lay off their flower
Yard. This is not a large school
out we found some good, faithful
work being done by both pupils anc
,eacher.
ARLINGTON SCHOOL.
At Arlington we found Mr..
Reeves and Miss Smith in the midst
If preparation for concert. The
people of this enterprising com
made an addition to theil
house last year and at the present
hey are paying for piano for the
school. Mr.. Reeves expects tx
nave a contestant in every depart
nent of the Field Day exercises
and other schools would do we'll to
ool to their laurels for the Arling'
ION boys and girls are wide awake
ana determined contestants.
KING SCHOOL.
With Miss Ella Gill as principaI
and Miss Blanche Woodall as assist.
ant, this school stands in the front
.a:sk fer good. efficient work. The
work done in English is exception
ally fine and the teacher who finds
his a difficult subject to teach
would profit by a talk with these
young ladies. Miss Woodall is
one of the best young primary
teachers in the county and the peo
pie of this community are indeed
fortunate in securing her services
for the primary department.
MOUNT PLEASANT.
Through the Mt. Pleasant Schoo
Improvement Association this
school has purchased new blacl
boards, erasers, dippers, wash pan
orooms, and waste baskets. They
have also obtained a number of the
best magazines, two new maps, anC
about sixty new pictures. Among
the number are life-size pictures o.
Washington, Lincoln and Jefferson
Kindergarten table has been made
a counting board, and primary
chart; also stenciled curtain fol
the stage has been secured. Mr.
Perkins, of Brookhaven, presented
to the school a large eight-daJ
clock. The children have planted
box flowers, trees have been cut
from the school ground, a wire
fence put up, and school garden
started. In making report on the
school garden, Miss Moore, the
primary teache, said: "We have
planted violets, roses, daffodils,
lilies, phlox, petunias, ,dahlias
sweet peas, nasturtiums and candy
,uft. A number of shade trees
nave also been set out"
After doing all of these things
here remains $27 in the treasury
Three cheers for Ratcliff and Miss
Moore. Wake up, fellow teachers,
and see what can be done by a
good, live school Improvement as
MT. ZION.
Mt. Zion School Improvement
net Friday afternoon with the best
during the session.
The question Of the relation Of par
INT and teacher were discussed by
Mrs. w. D. Lee and Mrs. w. H.
Fore. In discussion of yard i'm
orovement, volunteers were easily
secured to do the hauling work
Necessary. This is one of the few
'chools in the county where the
chool Improvement association
meets at least twice month, and
visit to Miss Paxton's school will
demonstrate the fact that much can
,e accomplished by the cooperation