The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-09-14
BATES COUNTY SCHOOLS
AND TEACHERS

AMI 1EACHENS
BY Supt. p. M. Allison.
The State Superintendent spent one
day visiting schools with me this
week. We visited two country schools
and the schools of Adrian. Mrs. Evans
was with the Superintendent and had
the pleasure ofvisiting country school
for the first time in life. They have
promised to return in the near future
and spend a week with me-. We
visited Passaic first and found the
school we'll organized but there
had been no preparation for
school until the teacher reached the
school building. They have an en-
rollment of 26 and 26 were present.
Miss Laura Bolin is teacher and re-
ceives salary of $52 per month.
Mt Zion had been put in readiness
by the good ladies of the district.
The house had been cleaned, the
stove BACKED and the drinking uten-
sis put in readiness. This school has
an enrolment of IL and 12were pres
ent. Four families are represented
in the enrolment but after this
week they will have six districts
represented in their school. She re-
ceives a salary of $3.50 per month.
Patty has an enrolment of IS and
IS were present. They have a new
slate blackboard and have only part
of it up yet. This is one of our best
school yards. Mrs. Anna Osborne is
teacher and receiver $35 per month.
Rocky Point has an enrolment of
II and II were present. One very re-
markable thing about this school is
that none of the pupils in attendance
ever attended this school before and
none Of them are new beginners.
Three families are represented in the
school. Ernest Timmons is teacher
and receives $40 per month.
Wemott has an enrolment of IA
and IA were present. They have put
in new slate blackboard since last
year and are we'll pleased with it.
Miss Mary Wayland is teacher and
receives salary of $40 per month.
This is Miss Wayland's first term and
yet she has her school we'll organized.
Little Deer Creek has an enrolment
of 81 and Is were present. Several
in this school are out on account of
not having books enough. They have
just put in a new set Of maps in case
and are going to make other improve
ments soon. Miss Minnie Howell is
teacher and receives $50 per month.
Dillon has an enrolment of Is and
Is were present. This is one of our
best school buildings and they, too,
have slate blackboard. Miss Etha
Lincoln is teacher and taught this
school last year. She receives a
salary of $40 per month.
Mingo has an enrolment of AZ and
rs were present. This is a good
and the grounds are in fine
They have a good work.
ng library and keep it up we'll. Miss
Jessie MawSon is teacher and re-
'eives a salary of $55 per month.
This school has slate board.
Crawford is another good school
and is we'll furnished. They
ave slate blackboard, good maps
md very nice library. They have
m enrolment of 18 and IA were pres
mt. Miss Dora Rush is teacher and
eceives a salary of $50 per month.
Altoona has put in new floor and
S making quite an improvement in
he building in other ways. They
ave an enrolment of 81 and "a were
resent. Miss Eva Buckles is teacher
nd taught this school last year. She
eceives salary of $40 per month.
Coleville has an enrolment of %
nd 10 were present. This is another
yell equipped school and it is not
ecessary to say they have a slate
GARD, too. Miss Cleo Hartley is
eacher and has taught for the past
our years here. She receives a
alary of $50 per month.
Red, White and Blue has put in
ew pump and new covering over
ne we'll but have but little water.
hey have an enrolment of IA and IA
'ere present. Miss Bertha Sullins is
her first term. She receives
salary of $35 per month.