The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-01-05
BATES COUNTY SCHOOLS
AND TEACHERS

AND TEACHERS
By Supt P. NJ. Alli.on.
We have not visited any schools
this week and as result the school
notes will not be so long.
Secretary Wilson has at last report
ed in part on the Farmers Institute
Meetings, and they will be held as
follows: Amsterdam January 16 and
II; Hume II and IS; Rich Hill 10 and
10; Adrian 10 and 20; Butler 20 and
81. Mr.. Jordan will be at each place
the first day, and the other speakers
are to be supplied yet. We are ask
ing for Good Roads man, a man on
Thing and one on Live Stock. Miss
Bailey has promised to talk on Home
Economics. Now these meetings are
for the benefit of any one who may
care to attend, and it is hoped that the
farmers will take an active interest
and attend each and every session.
Teachers and pupils have very gen.
orally taken vacation, and | feel quite
sure this is best and now that we be-
gin again with renewed energies it is
hoped that the work is going to be
more intense than ever; that teachers
will begin to think about how they
are going to leave their school for
next year, This has always been
great problem in our schools, and
many teachers in taking hold of a
school for the first time find fault
with the condition the former teacher
left the school in. Now to be sure
parents and pupils have quite a work
along this particular line and that is
on the attendance. Pupils who are
out of school much of the time, can't
expect to finish the work as well as
those who are in school every day.
The weather has been exceedingly
favorable during the months that
have passed, and whenever this
changes there will need to be great
err effort on the part of teacher, pupils
and parents to hold up this part Of the
work and especially on the part Of
parents. have known children who
were kept away from school on ac-
count of weather conditions and be
out and exposed more than if they
had attended school. 1t is true that
the health of children should be care
fully guarded but usually they are
better off at school than many think.
Miss Mary Davis, of Papinville
school, reports the following pupils
as having spelled all the words in the
two weeks spelling contest: Ruby
Hirni, Elliot Phelps, Edith Phelps,
Ella Burch, Irwin Coyle and John
Shockey. Miss Anna Smiser, of
Patty school, reports Ruth Jones,
Calvin Strange, Nina French, Winnie
LaFollet and Ralph Oummins. This
school has gone to work, and they
are not going to miss any during the
next quarter.
Miss Ella McCune, of Pleasant VAL
ley in Elkhart township, had only five
absent marks during the last two
months and not any during the last
month. This school does fine on all
work as we'll as this.
Miss Ida Dillon, of Wemot in Shaw
nee township, reports no tardies for
the quarter just ended. They have
had several absent, but this is due to
sickness in the district, one pupil
having died of diphtheria.
Miss Elsie Sullins, of Liberty school
in Deer Creek township, reports three
tardies for the last quarter and good
attendance.
Miss Laura Bolin, of Miller school
in Mt. Pleasant township, reports $22
as the proceeds of a pie supper which
they are using to equip their school.
Ruth Vandruff las not been absent or
tardy day this year. This is one Of
our very best schools, and Miss Bolin
is doing fine work for them.
Solves a leen Mystery.