The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-07-14
BATES COUNTY SCHOOLS
AND TEACHERS
By Prof p. n. Allison


The examination papers are graded
and the grades will be sent out as
soon as made up. Several teachers
failed to write their names on the
manuscripts and some are not in such
a condition as to be easily guessed.
II anyone is short some grades and
will let us know we shall be pleased
to apply these papers provided they
suit and if someone has grades that
do not belong to them it is very likely
due to a wrong guess on some of
these papers.
Cortland district is ready to begin
work on their new school house.
The spring term of school just closed
last Friday, July |, and they are going
to fix things up fine for Miss Lottie
Young next year. Miss Young seems
to have given entire satisfaction in
her work and the board did the right
thing in retaining her.
Mckinley school in Mingo township
is going to have new desks and a
general fix up. This is one of our
best buildings and they are going to
try to keep it the best. They are
already beginning to plan for clean
up day over there and all are think
ing how much they can do that day.
In fact, they look forward to this
with pleasure.
Eureka school board, in Walnut
township, paid off $500 of their debt
July LIST. They expect to refund the
remainder January LIST and get bet
ter rate and bring the debt nearer
home if they can. This is rather a
small district but they are going to be
out of debt in a few years. Mr.. L. A.
Eastburn will teach this school again
this year. Never before have so
many of our teachers been retained
in the same school.
Supt. Robinson of the Rich Hill
school has just returned from an ex-
tended trip through Texas where he
is interested in some fine real estate.
The Professor is very well pleased
with the country but thinks the
weather a little warm for man of
his avoirdupoise. He is now engaged
in moving, having sold his property
in Rich Hill. He is highly pleased
with the outlook for school work in
his school. They have selected a
strong faculty and everybody has the
right spirit for success.
The district clerks are sending ir
their reports in most excellent form
this month and for once we are very
much in hopes that all reports are
going to be in on time. Since have
had charge of this office every lady
clerk has had her reports in on time
and very generally in good form.
should like very much to have all
our clerks together once. | am quite
sure we could be of some benefit to
one another by getting together and
discussing our work in an informal
way. | shall be pleased to hear from
them on this and know what they
think of such a meeting.
Iexpect to 90 to Warrensbnrg the
18th inst. and will likely not be in the
office until August 9th. am moi
quite sure about the course there but
expect to remain as long as the
course lasts.
Quite a few have been asking about
the August meeting and | shall speak
of it here for the benefit of all. This
meeting will be held August 24-25 in
the court house in Butler. The pro.
grams will be mailed out in due time
and it is as much the duty of the
teachers to attend this meeting as ia
attend school where they are teach.
ing. In fact, school boards should in.
sist that their teachers be present.
This meeting is to plan the work and
many things will be announced here
that will not be given at any other
time and all interested in the schools
of the county are invited to attend.