The Butler weekly times., 1909-12-23

r. gOoo showing on the work giveE
them
Edwards school, in Grand Rive
= township, has large enrolment anf
some very good pupils and some that
= are not quite so good They tried
the work given them and made very
good showings. The irregular atten.
= dance is the greatest fault with this
school Miss Florence Bates is teach.
ing and is quite anxious for few
library books to supplement with. A
few dollars spent this way would be
a great help to both teacher and
pupils
Over at Olive, in Shawnee town.
ship, the pupils are as willing work
ers as one need want to see. AT the
request Of Ada Largent the test in
the seventh and eighth years, in this
school, will be given in reading when
we visit them next time. Miss Dora
Rush is teaching the school and is do
ing good work. They have sent in
the work left for them to do and ii is
all correct.
AT Griggs the teacher, Prof. Ray
mond Howell. was sick and Miss
Gertrude Cole was substituting for
him for a few days. Mr.. Holwell
recently held very successful box
supper having cleared about $500
from it. He is using the money to
supply the school with library and
other equipments. Mr.. Howell is
one Of our most successful teachers
and it is hoped he will soon regain
his health.
AT Altona the attendance is very
light as well as in most other schools
last week. However, the pupils at
tending are the quietest and most or
derly of any school visited. They ,
have class Of ninth year pupils in
this school and they did good work
on the subjects recited in. The teach
er takes special interest in the read ,
ing work, which is very important s
for this is one Of the most important !
subjects in the course. Miss Kate $
Walker is teacher.
Over at Coleville, in Deer Creek, ?
we found the attendance very good
and the pupils willing and ready to 9
work. 1t is really pleasure to visit e
his school SO willing are they to p
work. Miss Cleo Hartley is teacher s
md interests her pupils by first being a
Interested herself. The pupils made
good showing on the work given P
hem. Both teacher and pupils take L
!reat pride in making their work the A
'ery best possible. E
Down at little Deer Creek the work 81
5 moving well on the part of both
eacher and pupils. Miss Ruby Rick
it's is teacher and is one of our best
lstructors. Her pupils made good VI
howing on the work given which is la
ne best test at last, for the schools
lission is to train pupils how to wi
'ork.
Prof. W. c. Dillon is teacher at bu
lemot and is doing good work as
sual. The fifth and sixth year pu- be
is OF this school made the best m,
lowing OF any pupils that tried the
st during the week. The pupils ho
e all willing workers. ,
Down at Herrell they were having tht
ciphering match and while there he,
ere only a few of them they had a [,
~ spirited contest. ffhhis school -.
s fine class Of ninth year pupils g. Co.
ing good work. -.
In the spelling contest Saturday H..
enty townships were represented oar o.,
d all pupils made good showing. ~, ~
pupil has any reason to feel that ''o'
~ did not do good work and their !
lchers and friends should feel 'oi
oud that they have such pupils in !
sir schools. Miss Laura Umstatd Hel
N the $500 prize offered by the the
oples Bank, Miss Iva Hurt the 11O \
re Offered by the Walker-McKib- Tn,
a Mercantile Co., both Of these pu- wa,
8 are from Spruce township, and hay
- Josephine Simpson the Is prize ]
cred by the Ellis Jewelry Co. II sto.
needless to say that the people and :
chers Of the county appreciate a., .
y much the interest Of those offer -
fha rarsxn II ~. $1,000 s--