The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-02-02
BATES COUNTY SCHOOLS
AND TEACHERS
By Supt. P. NJ. Allison.

was north Muddy in Usage township
This school has some good workers
and one of these pupils, Elsie Var
Benthusen, won first prize on ligh
bread in the domestic science contest
and we are expecting several from
this school to try next year as they
believe in trying on all things thai
will make for better. Miss Juanita
Reese, of Rich Hill, is teacher and is
well pleased with her school. -.
Over at Green Castle | left some
work to be sent in and l am pleased
to say that Ella Goret has sent hers
in and did we'll. This school will try
on special test next time visit
them. Miss Lydia Reilly is teacher
and am pleased to say she puts forth
good and successful effort to get
her pupils to think and to make work
ers of them.
Fair View is moving very nicely
with Msss Grace Moreland as teacher
These pupils are good workers and
take good interest in any and
all contests. They were represented
in the last spelling contest by Pattie
Burkholder and Edith Niswonger.
They are going to try the two
weeks contest and | am quite sure
they will be represented in both the
corn and domestic science contests
next year. They, of course, will have
some graduates.
Montrose has the best school this
year they have had in several and all
are pleased with it. They have a
larger enrolment and better attend
ance. They do good work and Miss
Hattie Lyle is teaching them fine
school. She expects to enter the
Normal as soon at this term closes.
Sprague is moving along very nice
ly under Mr.. G. w. Scheer and Miss
Katie Frank. They are beginning to
plan for their graduation exercises
and we are pleased to know they are
not leaving these things until the
very last. Both Of these teachers ex-
pect to attend summer school.
Montgomery has light enrolment
but all but one were present and those
who belong attend well. They have
lost several by their moving away and
only have five on roll. Miss Hattie
Gault is teacher and is doing we'll but
would like to have more'pupils. She
will attend summer school.
Mt. Leonard has light attendance
due to colds. They were late getting
started and as a result are behind
other schools in their work. This
was the first time a test had been
made in this school and most of the
pupils did very4well, and are going to
do some special work in arithmetic
and grammar. Miss Lizzie Chadwick
is teacher and is satisfying all con-
cerned.
Hume has a light attendance due to
colds and grippe. The teachers are
not escaping entirely either
Green Ridge is moving we'll with
Miss Emily Woodfin as teacher. The
following pupils have not been absent
or tardy this year: Harry Shaw,
Agnes Shaw, Earl Conley, Ester Con-
ley, Russell Thompson and Verna
ConIey. The following have not
been tardy and absent but few
times: Edith Shawgo, Roy Caraway,
Ola Hanna, Joseph Hanna, Myrtle
Hanna, Bertha Taylor, Frank Dunn
and frankie Shaw.
Standish has been repaired in the
way of new floor and new doors;
in fact which teacher and pupils ap-
preciate very much. The following
pupils have not been absent or tardy:
Leo Douglas and Ellen Linstrom Ru-
by Speaks and Ruth Speaks have not
been tardy. Miss Edith May Ward is
teacher and has her work we'll organ
lied and classified.
Independence has a very good at
tendance and good interest on the
part of the pupils. They are putting
forth good effort and the teacher,
Miss Bessie Boner is giving very
careful directions to their efforts.
Miss Boner will attend summer
school at Warrensburg again during
the summer. They have added a