The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-01-19
BATES COUNTY SCHOOLS
AND TEACHERS
BY Supt. p. n. Allison.

especially among tnOSe WHO Collle
from the country. The work is NOV
ing very we'll with Mr.. c. r. Biggs
as principal and Miss Ida Howman,
Mr.. G. H. Miller, Miss Georgia Davis,
Mrs. Kate Seymour and Miss Bessie
Aims as assistants. Miss Davis was
elected to fill out the term left vacant
by Miss Ethel Herrell. While this is
Miss Davis first term she is proving
to be one of their best teachers. |
think the board here would do well to
oil the floors of the school rooms.
Red Top, in Walnut township, has
good attendance and some good
workers. | left some work with
them to be sent in and am pleased
to say that it has been attended to
and is in good form. This school
will have some graduates. Miss
Edith Black, of near Adrian, is teacher
and is giving such good satisfaction
that they are going to extend the
term month for her.
Worland has done some improving
since visited them before and all are
we'll pleased with it. This school
will have some graduates, too. Miss
Myrtle McCann is teacher and is do
ing good work for them. The pupils
here going to try the spelling contest
for us. ~
Mt. Zion recently had box supper
and cleared about $28. They are
going to use this in securing equip
ment. This is one of our best schools.
They will have some graduates. Miss
Ellen MULES is teacher, and while
she has always attended school here
she is satisfying all concerned. She
expects to attend summer school at
Warrensburg, and the appearances
are that Bates county will have a
larger attendance this year than last.
Virginia is doing we'll under the d.
rections of Miss Jessie Miller. The
pupils of this school will try the spell
ling contest and there is but little
question about their succeeding for
they are not afraid of work. This
school will have some graduates.
They need a new building to work in
next year.
Adrian has very good attendance
and large enrolment of rural pupils,
the Ancient History class being large
ly made up from the country schools.
One very gratifying thing about our
last years class of graduates is that
out of 1856, 178 are enrolled in school
again this year and Adrian has a good
per cent. of them. The work is pro-
crossing very nicely with Mr.. w. T.
Hoover as principal and Miss Ethel
Grant, Mr.. j. H. Inman, Miss Estella
Dempsey, Miss Maggie Hammontree,
Miss M. Kate Pharis, Miss E. Ruth
Ziegler and Miss Eula Shelton as as
sistants.
Little Deer Creek is doing we'll, as
it always does, with Miss Ruby Rick
etts teacher. The pupils here are
good workers and are ready to try
a test any time. They have good
building and keep it in good repair.
Olive is one of our new buildings
and is good one but some of the
plastering is falling. The pupils here
are good workers and good spoilers,
Dovie Simms having won second
place in the seventh and eighth year
contest. This school won all in the
township contest and was represented
by Dovie Simms and Roxy Largent.
Miss Dora Rush is teacher and is do
ing good work as usual.
Griggs has light attendance due
to colds and grip. The pupils are
not anxious here for a contest and as
a result none was started. This is a
we'll equipped school, much of it
being due to the efforts of Mr.. Ray
mond Howell. Miss Ruth Rush is
teacher and is one of our most pro-
gressive teachers.
Harmony has light attendance
caused by sickness. This school has
a fine lot of workers and all that has
been left with them has been prompt
ly attendended to. Some work was
left this time and they were on it
when l left, some of them having
completed theirs. Miss Myrtle RAN
dali is teacher and is doing good
work.
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