The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-03-31
BATES COUNTY SCHOOLS
AND TEACHERS.

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Every thing is moving very well al
Rockville, but the attendance is moi
so good due to the nice weather and
the scarcity of help on the farms.
They are thinking of taking rural
graduation in this school for the first
time since its organization.
About all the townships were rep
resented in the spelling contest last
Saturday and all made a good show
ing in the work. In Usage and How
ard townships the chairmen did not
call for township contest and these
two were not represented.
Harry Mills, Of West Boone town.
ship, won the first prize having SPELL
ed every word. The second prize
was won by Mabel Sunquist, of West
Point township. The third by Thelma
Hill, of Butler school. Fourth prize
by Ella Anderson. The first prize OF
SIS in gold was given by the Missouri
State Bank and in addition to this he
secures a scholarship in Draughon's
Business College, of Kansas City.
The second prize by the Walker-Mc-
Kibben Mercantile Co. was $40. This
firm took both seconds in our two
contests and are taking an interest in
our school work that is worth while.
j, F. Ludwick gave the third prize of
S.. The fourth was offered by C. G.
Weeks, county clerk, and consisted
of a collegiate dictionary which cost
SIS.
The people, and especially the
teachers, appreciate very much the
interest these gentlemen have taken
in our school work and we feel that
much good has come to the pupils of
the county as a result of this.
The teachers examination was well
attended and as a result but few
schools will be visited soon since |
have about four hundred sets of pa
pers to grade and to report on.
Mr.. /. S. Koontz, of Freeze Out dis
trict, in Spruce township, was in town
Monday and delivered the term re-
port for their school, This district
has one of the best libraries in the
county and in fact one of the best
equipped buildings in the county in
every respect. They recently held a
pie supper which netted them $50. 80.
This will be used in making their
house more attractive and comfort
able than it is. Miss Bertha Angle
taught the school and all that is neces-
sary for her to get the position again
is for her to say she will accept it.
The next thing of importance in
our school work is county graduation
and we hope that every teacher in the
county will help to make this the
largest class the county has ever had.
The State Supt. has asked that we
have picture taken for his next re-
port Arrangements have been made
for examinations in various parts of
the county for the accommodation of
pupils and teachers. These examina-
tons will be held April 9th and 10Th.
have been asked to give the re-
quirements for approval of rural
schools by the State Superintendent.
Before school can be approved it
must be inspected and comply with
the following conditions: (a) Unjust
have an eight months term. (b)
The teacher must hold a second grade
or higher grade certificate. (c) Ii
brary must have twenty or more well
chosen books. (0 The state or
county course Of study must be fol-
lowed. (e) Agriculture must be
taught in the higher grades. (fl The
instruction and discipline must be sat
isfactory. (g) The organization and
classification must be satisfactory.
h) The school building and grounds
must be in good condition.
Twenty points may be allowed on
condition of school buildings; seven
teen on apparatus and equipment of
building; thirteen on grounds and
outbuildings; twenty-five on course
Of study and organization; twenty-five
on the teacher, making in all one
hundred points Of which fifty depends
on the teacher and fifty on the school
board. However, a district scoring
eighty points will be approved and