The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-07-27
RATES COUNTY SCHOOLS
AND TEACHERS


is the employing of teachers from
other counties who do not hold GER
tificate in this county, but expect to
have their certificate endorsed in this
county. This has not been legal since
1901 and can not be done so please
do not ask for this. The next exam
nation for teachers will be- held
August 1926. Those not having GER
tificates must take this examination.
! Fair Play school house has been
treated to coat OF paint on the out
side and re-papered inside and as a
result is in better condition for4school
and ready whenever school opens
which of course will be September
4th. They have good blackboard
and expect to put in new seats anoth-
er year and then they will have every
thing in good repair.
Maple Grove school house has been
covered and painted both inside and
outside and they too are going to put
in a new slate blackboard. They al
ready have good library and will
soon have well equipped school.
The State Superintendent of Schools
writes that he will base all questions
on reading on the present reading
circle book, all questions on agrlcul-
ture on last year reading circle book
on that subject and one-half OF the
questions on pedagogy on the pres
ent reading circle book on the sub
iect. This will be quite help to the
teachers as they will have definite
line of work to review for the ex-
animation.
The program for the August meet
ing of teachers and school officers is
ready to be mailed out. All the teach
ers could not be given place on the
program and none of those whose
names do appear on this were con-
suited in regard to the matter but |
am very sure that every one will be
ready and give us something worth
while on their particular subject.
Those whose names do not appear on
the regular program will be expected
to take part in some of the discus
sions. We are very anxious that
every teacher should be present
Last year those who were not here
did not begin their work as well as
those who did attend and in many in
stances a week to month was lost
as result in the work. believe
school boards should require this OF
teachers. However, | must say that
most of those who did not attend
were from out the county. A grade
will be given on attendance at these
meetings after January /, 1912.
Teachers can fail on this subject as
we'll as others.
All, but two, of the district clerks
reports are in now and ! am very
much in hopes they will be in to-
morrow or soon at least. The clerks
have done well on this, better than
on any report since have been con-
nected with the work.
Inquiry is frequently made as to
why prefer that schools begin the
first Monday in September. Several
reasons might be given and among
them is that there is no good reason
for beginning later. The first two
weeks of September have been cooler
for the last five years than the last
two. The weather at this time is
better than it is in the spring of the
year. Pupils changing from one dis
trict to another enter without loss if
both schools begin the same time.
The county superintendent has bet
ter opportunity for checking up the
work when it is uniform. This is
necessary that we may grade our
schools better. / know that some
think if they have short term that it
does not make any difference and this
might be true if theirs was the only
school in the county. Pupils do bet
ter work when they are working in
harmony with other schools. Ques-
tons for examination can be mailed
out more systematically.
The compulsory attendance notices
have Just been received and will be
mailed to the clerks in few days.
The new school law will not be out
for some time, not before the middle
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