The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-02-03
BATES COUNTY SCHOOLS
AND TEACHERS.
By County Superintendent P. NJ. Allison.

By County Superintendent P. NJ Allison.
Valley school in Deep Water Wa
visited first this week and was foun
to be in the best of condition. Til
pupils are very good workers an
take fairly good interest in the
work. This is Miss Rodgers fir
school and she is putting forth a goo
effort
Over at Elm Grove they are doin,
most excellent work under the car
of Miss Estella Ritchey. This is on,
OF the small schools in the county ant
one OF the best. The pupils are gooc
workers and are very quiet and order
ly about it. They need some new
desk in this building and few sup,
Elementary books.
Down at Compton they are moving
along about as usual with their work.
They are going to have Prof. G. A.
Thellman and his pupils entertain
them on the night of Feb. 4th af ZOO
p. m. This is very commendable
thing to do; it is not only entertaining
but is also instructive.
Pleasant Ridge is doing fine under
the care of Prof. B. F. Wix. This
school has just ordered new diction-
airy, a set of maps and S35 worth of
library books. The pupils are doing
good work and the room is very quiet
and orderly, and Mr.. Wix is taking
up the work in a way that shows he
has not forgotten so much as might
have been expected.
Hudson City is moving very nicely
under Miss Nellie Sweger their new
teacher. This school has some of as
fine workers as there is in the county.
We played dare base and black-man
at noon and spent a very pleasant
stay with them. The pupils of this
school are very willing workers. All
work that has ever been given them
has been well done.
Miss Rosalie WiX is, doing very sat
lSiactory work for them down at
Hazel Bell in Hudson township. The
pupils OF this school attend very req
ularly and are doing good work. The
patrons OF this school take a good in
terest in the work which counts for
very much. AT the reading circle
meeting held at this place Tuesday
night quite number of the patrons
attended and took part in the discus
sions and helped to make this one of
the most interesting circles held. We
are pleased that we have such people
in our country.
Up at Harmony school in Shawnee :
township every thing is moving well
with Miss Mile Cole as teacher. This
school has the largest enrolment of
any school in the county, having one q
teacher The attendance is very :
good excepting one or two families.
The directors and Mr.. j. M. Green
are building new vestuble for the t
teacher and pupils. While the board Il
appears to be doing a great deal they Il
are really getting Mr.. Green to do s.
most of the work having elected him "
foreman and now he is trying to break IT
The record on fast work. Miss Cole n
S one OF our best teachers and finds "
no difficulty in managing a large d;
school, She will have several pupils W
axe part or all of county graduation. T
Over at Rocky Point they have Ill
'mall but Interesting school, the pupils
ire good workers and had several
questions to ask which indicates that
hey think instead of guess. Miss p,
)lxie Sharp is teacher and is satisfy G
ng all concerned. This school needs ~
ONE new desks and the building re- IN
aired.
The Cortland school closed the ~
ext day after we visited it and we 70
'ill wait until the spring term to m,
peak Of them. n.
Over at Lost Corner they have put do
fo'