The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-04-13
RATES COUNTY SCHOOLS
AND TEACHERS
BY Supt r. v. Allison.

OkA i FAD SVOANA .NSAAOOo
AND TEACHERS
BY supt P. Y. Allison.
One very pleasing thing about oul
Annual Meetings is the number Of
districts that voted to build new
school houses or to repair their old
ones. Many others are going to dc
something along this line during the
vacation. am sure that this is a
good thing for children cannot be ex-
pected to do. their best unless COM
fortably situated.
Some school boards have employed
their teachers and others are making
inquiry about good teachers. The
securing of competent and capable
teacher is the most important duty
the board will have to consider dur,
ing the year. With such teacher
the school is sure to be a success in
part at least and without this there is
but little chance for success. Since
the public money is to be distributed
after this on the percentage of at
tendance it is more important than
ever that good teacher be secured
that the attendance may be better.
Hudson City district, in Hudson
township, is perhaps the most active
and wide awake one in the county.
They are not only going to have a
new house but have organized a
Mutual Improvement Club and have
meetings twice a month and have ar
ranged to have a fair next fall and
have $50 subscribed for prizes on
corn alone. That much good will
come of this cannot be questioned.
The questions for county gradua-
ton have been mailed out to the
teachers in the various parts Of the
county and it is hoped that the ones
selected for this can give it their best
attention and that all pupils who are
prepared to do the work will be on
hand. l really doubt the advisability
of high schools accepting pupils who
have not taken some kind Of test
on this work. Many pupils who have
taken ninth grade work in the country
schools will either have to enter some
high school now or drop out of the
work and this should not be done.
There are good high schools in the
county willing to accept this years
work and permit you to take up the
next grade and l hope to see a large
number do so.
Miss Maggie McCann reports the
following pupils as spelling all the
words in the contest: Amy Eggle-
son, Jessie Badgley, Maggie Vance,
Lee Hardinger and Norman Eggleson.
Miss Juanita Reese of North Muddy
in Usage township reports: Myrta
Ellis, William Ellis, Bertha Hall,
Mishie Freeze, Cassie Freeze, John
Lynn, Enos Hall, Claude Ellis, Craw-
ford Ellis, Marion Hall, Arthur Zim-
norman, Oris Hall and Emil VanBen-
thusen. She also reports $50. As as
the result of an entertainment for the
benefit of the library and other
equipments.
Miss Rosalie Wix of Hazel Dell, in
Hudson township reports: Burl
Browning, Camie Morgan, Blanche
Cordes, Ola Deller, Minnie Freeze,
Anna Dotson, Ada Deller, Walter
Taylor, Fred Duffield, George Hunt,
Trecy Dotson and Eta Deller.
Miss M. Kate Pharis of room three
Adrian reports the following third
grade: Clyde Kendrick, Elma Ken
mel, Nellie Ashcraft, Vela Brumley,
Francis Howard. Fourth grade:
Nellie Owen, Troas Lunn, Patrick
Thornton, Claud Six, Leila Stone and
Pearl Wolf.
The greater part of this and last
week has been given to grading
papers and l hope to be able to mail
out the results by the last of this
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