The Rich Hill tribune., 1909-10-07
School Notes.
0yP. N. Allison couny SupsrIhi-
lsndsai Of Schools.

Tho Arst school visited ihis week
~ q N Allison was Black, ~ sum.
mit twp They were cleaning house
and getting reody for winter Miss
Anna Bard Is The teacher and she
has her work Won organized ana
has one Of the best schools in the
connty They have a well furnished
school room and the people take a
good interest IN The work.
In the spelling contest this weak
thesame words were psed as In the
two previous weeks but with much
better results The following pupils
spei,ea All Che words this week; Leila
Wnyiand, SELMA Newton, and Mag
pse ereenup 81 IIerrell school, in
summit twp. Grace yenabie OF
Black school IN summit twp; FL
mer Scherieh. Frenk T.otspelch, Kari
" Thompson and Ethel Dark oil
Passaic school IN Mound twp. Eva
Buckles and Minnie Mc6ln of Aitona
school. Ia Shawnee twp; Clark Enos
Of ut. Zion school ia Mound twp.
We think the difference IS the spel-
ling Of this and former weeks is due
to the fact that the schools visited
this week an took more interest ID
last years spelling contest. We can
not help but think that the contest
was OF much benefit to those who
took part init.
it seems that one set 0l book
agents IN the county Is resorting TO
most any kind of means to sell their
books. They are claiming to be out
at the request ofthe county superin-
tendent and that the superintendent
wants every teacher ia the county to
purehase their books and ia some In
stances haye displayed a letter o.
conamen6ation oi their books from
the superintendent want to say
that I have written no such letter
nor authorized any lone to use my
name ia connection with any book
craooks neither DO Intend to. II
am asking teachers to buy two
books this year and they are our
reading circle books. On the other
hand ] do believe that many teach
ers can afford 10 buy these sets Of
books. Ny suggestion IS to ieayeaH
agents alone. When I really want
the teachers to buy any book / VIII
tell the teuchei's and not the agents.
Col , n. sharp OF Mound twp
was in Saturday and suggested that
we give our experience in the Passa-
&c school unless we wanted him to
tell It for as, Now the facts are
that while we were in the midst of
a speech an automobile passed by
and causeii our horse to break loose
and we he'd TO stop and rehitch the
horse and had just gotten under
good headway again when another |
auto passed and put Us out Of CON-
mission again. No serious damage
was done outside Of the speech-mak-
ing.
We visited schools In the north
Of the county amp found them doing
well IN spite OF the book agents. The
schools are willing and anxious to
take up any work we ask them TO
and the teachers are taking a good
interest 10 the work and every teach
er visited is ia the reading circle. The
rural teachers Of Deer Creek twp
have twelve members enrolled and
expect 20 reach hfteeh before their
next meeting. They are live and
wide awake up there.
The following townships report
fine reading circles: Deer Greek, sum
saIt- Howard, Homer, Charlotte,
spruce, Shawnee. New Home aud
Mound There is much interest IN
the work in an the townships but
two or three and we think they do
realize the Importance az the work
Where the work Is well organized
teaehers get much good out u the
meetings by an exchange OF ideas.
The program Of the teachers meet.
lng for Oct. 29 20.a0 ANA "a ballentine
eoncernlng The spelling contcsts and
The school exhibit 10 bo held nc the
assoelniion are being mailed TO the
Teachers. We hope that every school
"a the county viii 90 something Ia
each q these. The school caunot be
Interested Ia "a better work ana the
prizes have been offered with the
hope that the school might be heIps
ed.