The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-04-28
BATES COUNTY SCHOOLS
AND TEACHERS.

fine if the weather is rather inclined
to be against them. We have sixty
five enrolled and others are going to
enter soon. All the townships are
represented except Hudson, Rock
vile, East Boone and West Point and
we are quite sure the teachers of
these townships will see that they are
represented. The teachers Of the
other townships have taken good
interest in this and in some instances
they are Arranging for a township
contest to be held the same time the
other is held.
Several girls have entered the
Domestic Science contest and others
are going to. Our contests are at
tracing the attention of the State
University and the State Superintend-
ent'S force each having written for
particulars concerning it,
Our notes are necessarily short this
week due to the fact that we have
been covered up with rural gradual
ton papers. Two hundred forty-five
took all or a part of the examination
making the largest class, we think,
that the county has ever had. OF
course, the graduating class will not
be so large as the number trying for
some were taking only part of the
work and some are sure to not quite
make the average required, but they
will be ready to do good work next
year. However, this is going to be
the largest class we have ever had.
Every township is represented in this
class for the first time, and we must
say that Adrian, Hume and Rockville
has rendered us much help in this
The spelling has been graded and
the following pupils spelled all the
words given in the spelling examina-
ton: Hazel Rice, Leola Rice and
Marie Cough, of Peru school in Lone
Oak Twp; Dovie Sims, of Olive
school; Gertie D. Cox and Tana M.
Wackerman, of Little Deer Creek
school, Shawnee Twp; Ethel Skid
more, of Mingo school, Grand River
Twp; Ethel Wolf and Nellie Wix, of
Pleasant Gap school, Pleasant Gap
Twp; Elmer Sheurich, of Passaic
school, Mound Twp; Margaret Green
up, Of Herrell school, Summit Twp;
Charles Crosswhite, of Enterprise
school, Charlotte Twp, and many
others missed but one.
The following are the words used:
Tariff, truly, geyser, meridian, mill
tary, Hayti, early, honorary, neces-
sary, granary, heather, sophomore,
ganglion, consul, biology, Suez,
rhombus, bacteria, decimal, separate,
icicle, intellectual, maiden, menace
and chloroform. The words counted
for half the grade. 1t is true that
those who did not take at the regular
time had another list Of words.
Mr.. Charles A. Carson, of Lexing-
ton, Kentucky, has been elected
teacher of Peru school, in Lone Oak
township, for next year. Mr.. Ear
som taught this school in l90S-l909
and the people are familiar with his
work. He is an excellent teacher and
most worthy young man, and Peru
is fortune to secure him.
T School Boards are now confronted
with the task of choosing a teacher
for next year. Nothing of equal i'm
portance will come before them dur
ing their term of office. AT least
half, and in many instances all, the
success of the school depends upon
the teacher for many boards quit
when the teacher is employed leav-
ing the teacher and pupils to do the
best they can. However, patrons as
well as boards are not as much inter-
ested as they should be in the sue
cess Of their schools, they no doubt
are anxious for good school but
leave too much to the teacher and
pupils.
Many of the schools closed last Fri
day, and many others will finish next
Friday. The teachers are very gen.
orally planning to attend summer
school, and this should be a recon-
mendation for a teacher to a school
board, for it at least shows a progress
sive spirit on the part of the teacher.
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