The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-08-18
School Notes.
BV P. N. Allison County Supsdn-
isndsnt Of Schools.

Mr.. Jas. wendleton, OF Enterprise
district In Spruce township, was In
last week and reported that they
had cleaned up their yard and look
ed alter the fencing. They are go'
ing TO clean up and do their part
towards good school. We nrequite
sure they viii havea first class school
for where the patrons are interested
I'm the school work IL Is much easier
for the teacher.
Down at Happy hin, In Pleasant
Gap township they have had the
school house painted and the yard
well cleaned up and excepting the
cleaning OF the school Don they are
ready for school to open, sept. 9Th
Compton school, in Deepwater
township, Is ordering mor library
books and they are doing SO before
school opens that they may have
the use of them during the entire
term. This schoolshould have some
new furniture but we believe they
will secure this as soon as they are
able TO DO so, or at least we hope
they viii anyway.
olive, ia Shawnee township, is at
work ON the new building now, II
is to be one OF the most modern and
up-to-date In the county. THIS is
the district In which the proposition
carried without a dissenting vote.
The old building was not very good
but better than some that are in use
yet.
Quite a number have been making
inquiry concerning the subjects for
ninth grade work in the country
schools for this year. am suggest
ing the following: Ancient History,
Myers; Algebra, Marsh; English,
Stebbins First year; Agriculture,
Warren. Reading circle Edition,
The FIRST three must be used Ia all
schools IN the county excepting But
Ter which has adopted a different set
Of books. The Agriculture Is sug-
gested because the teachers will use
this in the reading circle work and
will become familiar with the book
through this work and willnot have
TO go to extra expense OF buying a
new book as a text IN teaching.
We are quite pleased TO know that
n number of our most up-to-datt
farmers have signided their intention
Of entering the reading circle of theil
township during the study Of agri
culture. We invite them 70 do thii
and assist in any way they can
This win do them much good anC
their actual experience on man!
things will be OF great benefit 10 tn,
teachers OF the county. They can
not do the teaching force a create
service than in this way and no
only viii they benefit the teachers
but we are quite sure they will ge
something worth while for them
selves. The teaching OF |agricultuy
is one OF the newest In our course
but one Of the most important, c.
pecially to the farmer and farmer
children and no one can help MOT
on getting good results than tn
farmer himself.
Miss Elsie Williams has been en-
ployed TO teach the johnson schoo
in Homer township. she taught N
primary grades at Merwin Inst yea
Miss Williams Is one Of our b5s
teachers and Johnson may fe,
proud TO secure her services,
The summer school grades M
coming in and we are pleased to IN
that our teachers have done we
and the grades indicate that the
We're In school for the purpose Of b.
coming bettet teachers. We canine
help but believe the schools win /
much better Hs IA result Of this fac
Prof. Rayborn. formerly schO,
commissions OF this county butuoN
OF Littleton Colo. was "a pleasur
caller Saturday. Mr.. Rayborf
feels an interest IA Bates count
schools and teachers yet. and man
Inquiries were made concerning a
teachers, who were I'm th wor
when he was at the head ~ a
schools, but we lind that most
them have changed occupations ,
entered the work insome other sta.
as Mr.. Kayborn has done. We O..
pleased TO announce That he Will
present mt at least m session Of Il
August meeting and give us AN a
dress.