The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-05-12
BATES COUNTY SCHOOLS
AND TEACHERS
By County Superintendent P. NJ. Allison.

Rockville High School were held last
Wednesday night, May 4th. The
class consisted of two boys and six
girls. Each and every one acquitted
themselves well. Every citizen in
Rockville has reason to feel proud of
the occasion and the class. Miss
Hazel Garna Dalgeish was Saluta-
torian; Miss Hattie Marisco Brown
gave the Class History; Miss Lizzie
Irene Routsong the Glass Poem; Miss
Beatrice Avo LETTERS was Class Pro-
phetess and predicted a bright and
very successful future for each and
every member, which we hope and
believe is true. Miss Orba Anna Mel
ton was Valedictorian. The other
members of the class discussed their
chosen subjects very successfully.
The Rockville Orchestra furnished
most excellent music. Mr.. and Mrs.
Heyle contributed a great deal toward
the success of the occasion, in fact,
every citizen in Rockville lent a
helping hand and the young ladies of
the class are especially pleased with
Miss Ethel Finley's interest in them.
The opportunities for a good four
year high school at Rockville are
most excellent and we are quite sure
they will soon have such a school and
at least put the present work on the
approved list.
County graduation was well atten-
ded considering the weather. One
hundred twenty three graduates were
in attendance. We regret that so
stormy a time was selected but the
weather in Missouri is rather difficult
to guess on. DR.. A. Ross Hill has the
mumps and could not be with us and
this, toe, was quite a disappointment
to all, but he sent in his place Prof.
R. H. Emerson, Professor of Rural
Education in the University, who
talked on Capitalization of Rural
Schools and created quite an interest
on the subject.
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The class this year consisted of one
hundred eighty three members, being
double that of any former year. Nine
ty-two have started on the work for
next year and we are pleased to say
that the indications are that the class
for next year will exceed two-hun-
dred.
The class this year is composed of
as fine body of pupils as could be
found any where in the state and we
are quite sure that most of them will
be in school next year. Some will
likely attend the same school again
and take advanced work and part of
the eighth year again. In the scholar
ships for Adrian Lewis Hartley won
the boys and Miss Gertie Cox and
Miss Jewell Sigler tied on that for the
girl, but we are quite sure this can be
adjusted satisfactory to all parties.
The boys scholarship for Rich Hill
was won by John N. Lee and the
girls by Miss Ethel Skidmore. Hume,
for the girl by Miss Ruperta Summers
and for the boy Clyde Goodrum. But
Ter, for the boy Charles Crosswhite
and for the girl Una Judy. Miss
Judy, having made the highest aver
age, has won the flag offered by me.
Her grades are as follows: Spelling
80, Reading 81, Agriculture SO, Phys
iology SO, Geography 81, Civil Gov
eminent 98, U. S. History SO, Gram
mar So and Arithmetic 100. She at
tended Grand View school in Char
lotte township and the flag goes to
the school and not the pupil.
More teachers are being retained
in the same schools this year than
ever before. In Deer Creek township
every teacher has been re-employed
and most of them at an increase in
salary. Where the teacher has given
reasonably good satisfaction this is
the thing to do, for the teacher that
taught last year is better prepared to
take up the, work than any other
teacher.
After this week | shall make Satur.
day my office day and spend the
other five days visiting district clerks.
It will probably take until the last Of