The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-09-29
BATES COUNTY SCHOOLS
AND TEACHERS,
County superintendent P NJ. Allison

Board of Agriculture for Bates coun-
ty for the week beginning January
End. This will be free to all. There
will be two conductors-one for the
mems department and one for the
ladies. The place for holding this
has not been selected yet but will in
the near future and will be announc-
ed through these columns. Such
meeting was held at Appleton City
last year and proved very popular
and instructive. When we have de-
cided where to hold this, we hope to
have the cooperation of every farmer
in that part of the county, as the
meeting will be for their benefit.
So many inquiries are coming in
concerning the Domestic Science
Contest have decided to speak of
them again through these notes. On
cooking the best loaf of light bread
and the best cake of any kind a first
prize of S. and a second of 81. so is
offered ON each, and in addition to
this The Bennett-Wheeler Mercantile
Co. has offered 100 pounds of first
premium flour on the best loaf of
light bread. On the sewing there are
three first and second prizes of IS for
first and $3.50 second except the
drawn work and the first is to be a
SIS dress pattern offered by Hills
Cash Store; the pattern to be selected
by the pupil winning the prize. In
this department we have a bingham
dress both prizes being offered by
Miss Milhe Cole, of Edwards school.
Best apron S. offered by the Levy
Mercantile Co. all Others by one par
ty. We hope to have a pupil from
every school try on some one of these
and they can try on any one or as
many as they care to.
The first school visited this week
was North Muddy in Usage twp.
They have an enrolment of IS and 33
were present. They are going to try
in the domestic science contest in this
school. Miss Juanita Reese is teach
err, and she is her best to bring her
school up for approval. We are very
much in hopes she will succeed and
we are sure she will if the board will
only help some.
Green Castle has an enrolment of
20 with 10 present. Miss Lydia
Kelley is teacher, and while her school
is not very well classified, she is MAX
ing good effort to improve it and
will no doubt succeed.
Fair View has an enrolment of Is
with % present. Miss Grace More
land is teacher and has her work
very well. | think some of
the pupils here will enter the contest.
Montgomery has an enrolment of
10 with II present. Miss Hattie
Gault is teacher, and while this is her
first school, she has her work NOV
ing well and is willing to take up any
suggestion that might be offered on
her work. She needs some supple
mentary books to help in her work.
Sprague has an enrolment of 81
with 60 present. Mr.. g. w. Scheer
is principal and Miss Katie Frank as
sistant. The work is starting off well
and the pupils are taking good in
tereSt.
MontrOse has Is enrolled and Is
were present. Miss Hattie Lyle is
teacher and has her school working
very nicely. Her pupils take a good |
in the work, and she is one
teacher who does not believe in doing
all the work for her pupils.
Green Ridge has an enrolment of
20 with IS present. Miss Emily
Woodfin is teacher and is getting her
work well organized. Miss Woodfin
summer school at Warrens-
burg and feels that she is able to
teach much better school as a re-
suit. This school house needs some
repairs before winter comes on.
Standish has an enrolment of Is
with 8 present. Miss Edith Ward is
teacher and is doing very good work.
The light attendance is due to sick
ness in the community. Due no
doubt to bad water at school.
At Independence they have IA en-
rolled and IA were present. Miss
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