The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-02-16
RATES COUNTY SCHOOLS
> AND TEACHERS
By Supt p. u. Allisou

The first school visited this week
was Summit Center in Summit town
ship. Mrs. E. T. Hines lind just
taken up the work here and had not
time to get her work in very good
order. She is going to try to make
this the very best school possible.
She is meeting with some difficulty
in getting her work well classified as
she has been out of the work for
some time.
Fry is moving very well excepting
light attendance caused by scarlet
fever. They are doing some good
thinking here and are making rec
ord that would be credit to any one
1t interesting to see how we'll they
can work. Miss May Fry, of Rich
Hill, is teacher and is doing good
work as usual.
Orchard Grove has very good at
tendance and the pupils are good
workers and have taken up some
work left for them to do that is worth
while. That they will succeed is as
sured. Miss Hazel Titus is teacher
and has done great work in organic
ing and classifying her school.
Marshall has a very good attend
ance and good interest, and some
pupils that are willing and can work.
The school board has done some i'm
proving and best of all have dug a
we'll, but if should be put in better
condition at the first opportunity.
Miss Pauline Porter is teacher and is
teaching her second term for them
which speaks well for her. She ex-
poets to attend summer school at
Warrensburg another very commend
able thing.
The greater part of the week was
spent with DR.. Hawkins of Warrens-
burg Normal, visiting Adrian, Butler,
Rich Hill and Hume. Meetings were
held at Adrian and Hume. These
schools are all doing we'll and the
pupils at each place gave DR.. Hawk
ms very close attention as he talked
to them. Rich Hill has the largest
enrolment of any school in the coun-
ty, having 1853. Adrian has the larg-
est enrolment of nonresident pupils,
but Butler will have the largest
graduating class.
The teachers meeting at Foster
was we'll attended and some excellent
papers were presented. The teach
ers were very much pleased with the
lesson given by Mr., E. T. Laughlln
and sons, Rutherford and David, on
corn Judging Mr.. Laughlin is one OF
our most scientific, and better still,
practical farmers He has made a
success of his work and is training
his BOYS for the same work. Miss
Mabel Bailey gave a talk on the
'Ideal Teacher, which was greatly
appreciated by all and the teachers
thank them for their their interest in
the work, in fact the great problem
in school work is to get patrons to
take as much interest as they should
and when such persons as they will
assist US we are doubly thankful.
The teachers from out of the town.
ship were Supt. Burke, Principals
Davis and Buckles, of Butler; Prof.
Smith, of Merwin; Prof. Howell, OF
Amoret: Prof Jas. Park. of Belmont
and Prof. Coonrod, principal of Rich
Hill High School.
In announcing the spelling contest
and county graduation examination
some of the papers got the dates
mixed little and they are given
again. The spelling contest will be
April 9Th; county graduation examina-
tions will be held April 18th and I'D,
at various places in the county.
Miss Maude Morgan, of Star school,
in Lone Oak township, reports the
following pupils as spelling all the
words in the contest: Flossie Med
lev. Christeen Warren, Nita Warren,
Luceil Geneva, Bernice Lawrence,
William Geneva, Ella Searfus, Clonie
Medley and Margaret Thomas, Ivan
Warren, Floyd and Opal Floyd did
not miss any while present but were
not present every day.
Miss Grace Moreland, of Fair View,
reports Francis Crabb, Joe Crabb,
Edith Cabb, Jimmie Burkhoder,
Charlie Burkholder, Roy Fitzpatrick,