The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-12-09
BATES COUNTY SCHOOLS
AND TEACHERS.

was passalc. The teacher and pupils
were doing very good work and
seemed determined to succeed and
we are quite sure they will, Mrs.
Mcdowell, The teacher, Ia former
Kansas teacher and has been used to
grade work. Miss Ethel Dark, one
NJ the eighth year pupils, will attend
school In Rich IIlll next year.
AT MI. Zion. In Mound township,
Mrs. Kettle Crowder In teacher and i
IN not necessary 10 say that the school
Ia doing we'll for Mrs. Crowder does
moi teach any other kind. They have
n very interesting class of ninth year
pupils. All pupils are doing we'll
Al Adrian two rooms were visited
they having not been visited before
for lack oi time. The room under
the care of Miss l.oa Woods Is doing
most excellent work and the pupils
nf this room are Ia do some special
work when we visit them npain, The
other room visited was In charge OF
Miss Lucy Dowel who ls one OF the
beat instructors of the county, Miss
Dowel holds the attention and keeps
up the interest Of her pupils from tho
beginning To the close Of her recita-
tlon, We had the pleasure OF con-
ductinp the class In Pedagogy for
Prof Flower and we must say that
this N nm exceptionally bright class OF
young men and young ladies'
Miss Jessie Mawson, the teacher at
Clay nm school In Deer Creek town.
ship, has her pupils doing fine work
and teacher and pupils are alike In.
tercsted IN their work, Ruth McClar'
ON, Albert Sullins, Georgia Steven
sun, Pearl Sulllns, Leo Wcstoff Me-
lie Phillips. Carl Westoff, Herhc,,
Phillips, Elsie Sullins, Ray Philliss,
Mabel nruner and Ethel Sullins have
each sent In all work left aud each
one hns their work correct These
pupils are M willing workers as one
need want to see.
Miss tlossie McRoherts In teaching
Crescent lin school and Ia nj present
Interested IN spcnding the proceeds
oi n very successful pie supper given
Nv her school Miss McRobcrts Is
teaching very successful term Her
pupils n,e Interested and doing good
work and have sent IN the work left
but some Of them failed To give their
names,
Over at Red White and elue the,
are really anxious To work and they
know how h wnrk, We left some
work for this school to do and Il had
not been neglected. Those sending
In work from this school are, Fannie
Frishie, Amelia Gehhar and Harr.
Ficklm, Miss Della Stephenson y
teachiup the school and has her work
well organized and finds but little
trouble In following the course %
study. She had some regular class
work done by her pupils which is ~
s,s,d rs any We have seen,
Al Minpo school, in Grand River
township, they have the largest en-
nnllment Of any country school in tht
county, In the "A" Geography class
they have seventeen pupils and whes
they are called h recite L looks yer,
much like all the pupils are in Thu
class hut by hooking over the room
tits plain enough that the class i
none too large. Such classes reQulr
considerable skill On the part OF tn,
teacher 10 keep mp an interest ans
manage them successfully. but Mis-
Minnie Holwcll the teacher. is max
inp very decided sueveSs OF he
work, Some Of the pupils Of hi
school are preparing b take tn
teachers examination In March,
Down At Prairie City after the con
tessants Cor the County Spelling Con
test had been selected they had a
old time spelling match the pupil
spelling against the visitors and the
Mad more visitors than could get |
the house. and II Is not really neces
Nry 10 sAy that the pupils were sat
eeSefNl However. hey did not hav
an easy victory BY any means
Al Crawford school every pupil
interested in the work and the teAcl
cr, rrol. r. @. HackleN b niue
pleascd with his pupils and We a
cure sure that ne pAlplas have 4
hNN h NNd with their teecAer. TAs
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